(11 October 2022 – The Netherlands) Sibos 2022 celebrated its return to an in-person event for the first time since 2019 with almost 10,000 participants and a palpable sense of excitement among the global financial services community.
The conference opened with the premise that the world has now irrevocably changed. A special address by H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA) was followed by Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union.
From climate change to geopolitics, pandemics to rising energy costs, inflation and recessions, the mounting challenges of the last few years continue to have a major impact on people, communities and businesses the world over. Many sessions will be made available on demand for free following the event.
“There have been and remain lots of challenges to navigate. But in spite of this, our industry has proven itself to be highly adaptable, demonstrating great resilience under extraordinary pressure and an ability to innovate during difficult times” commented Chairman of the Swift Board, Yawar Shah.
“We have an important role to play, now more than ever, in driving progress in challenging times and that frames our theme for the week” Shah added.
“For transactions across borders, interconnection is everything. And our community, as the backbone of the financial industry, has always been a symbol of global cooperation” stated Swift CEO Javier Pérez-Tasso.
“To remain resilient, the financial community must continue to collaborate, innovate and adapt. And it’s with that spirit that we’ll be able to tackle the global challenges that we'll be discussing at Sibos. With November almost upon us, rich data through ISO 20022 is also part of the industry’s innovation journey, We are fully ready to support the coexistence period for cross-border payments. And what’s really great is that over time, this will contribute to a frictionless future and new areas of innovation” Pérez-Tasso added.