Sibos (conference)

Sibos (previously known as SWIFT International Banking Operations Seminar), is an annual banking and financial conference organized by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) in various cities around the world. It has been held most frequently in cities in Europe, such as Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Berlin, and Helsinki, as well as other cities (such as Boston) in North America and Sydney in Australia. In recent years, it has also been held more frequently in Asia, Oceania, and other regions.[1]

History

The first Sibos was held in 1978 in Brussels.[1] The Sibos in 1990 was held in Berlin shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The conference has an annual turnout of over 7,000 participants from around the world representing the financial services industry. The highest turnout was in the 2010 conference held at Amsterdam which had about 9,600 participants.

Purpose

People who work in financial markets around the world participate as exhibitors and attendees and discuss issues relevant to the financial industry.[2] Topics at the 2009 event in Hong Kong were integrated risk management, innovation, and cash/treasury management.[3]

YearLocationRegionDatesNotes
1978Brussels, BelgiumEuropeFive years after its foundation, SWIFT organises the first “SIBOS” with 300 participants to maintain contact with its growing user base."
1979Amsterdam, The NetherlandsEurope
1980Copenhagen, DenmarkEurope
1981Düsseldorf, GermanyEurope
1982Washington D.C., United StatesNorth AmericaThe first Sibos outside of Europe
1983Montreux, SwitzerlandEurope
1984Barcelona, SpainEurope
1985Brighton, United KingdomEurope
1986Nice, FranceEurope
1987Montreal, CanadaNorth America
1988Vienna, AustriaEurope
1989Stockholm, SwedenEurope
1990Berlin, GermanyEurope
1991Hong Kong, Hong KongAsiaThe first Sibos in Asia
1992Brussels, BelgiumEurope
1993Geneva, SwitzerlandEurope
1994Boston, United StatesNorth America
1995Copenhagen, DenmarkEurope
1996Florence, ItalyEurope
1997Sydney, AustraliaOceania
1998Helsinki, FinlandEurope
1999Munich, GermanyEurope
2000San Francisco, United StatesNorth America
2001Singapore, SingaporeAsiaCancelled following the 11 September attacks
2002Geneva, SwitzerlandEurope
2003Singapore, SingaporeAsia
2004Atlanta, United StatesNorth America
2005Copenhagen, DenmarkEurope
2006Sydney, AustraliaOceania
2007Boston, United StatesNorth America
2008Vienna, AustriaEurope15–19 September
2009Hong Kong, Hong KongAsia14–18 September
2010Amsterdam, The NetherlandsEurope25–29 OctoberThe largest Sibos to date with 8,900 delegates, now surpassed by London 2019
2011Toronto, CanadaNorth America19–23 SeptemberThe largest Sibos in the Americas to date with 7,600 delegates
2012Osaka, JapanAsia29 October–1 NovemberThe largest Sibos in Asia Pacific to date with 6,250 delegates
2013Dubai, United Arab EmiratesMiddle East16–19 September
2014Boston, United StatesNorth America29 September–2 October
2015Singapore, SingaporeAsia12–15 October
2016Geneva, SwitzerlandEurope26-29 September8,300 delegates from 158 countries
2017Toronto, CanadaNorth America16 - 19 October
2018Sydney, AustraliaOceania22 - 25 October7,500 attendees
2019London, United KingdomEurope23 - 26 SeptemberLargest attendance with 11,500 delegates
2020Boston, United StatesNorth America5 - 8 OctoberCancelled due to Covid-19
2021Singapore, SingaporeAsiaTBA
2022 Amsterdam, The Netherlands Europe TBA

References
  1. About Sibos Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine Swift. Retrieved February 26, 2011
  2. Conference overview. RBC Dexia Investor Services. Retrieved on 2011-02-26 from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2011-02-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
  3. IDC Financial Insights Community (2009, September 21). "Thoughts on 2009 SWIFT SIBOS Conference". Retrieved on 2011-02-26 from http://idc-insights-community.com/posts/5ca0fd2daa.
  • SWIFT official website. Retrieved February 26, 2011
  • Sibos Official Website. Retrieved October 4, 2012
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