SIBOS 2016 PREVIEW


Exhibitor vox pops Sibos 2016 exhibitors discuss the topics set to dominate the event, including regulation, Brexit, shared utilities and blockchain technology


IBS Journal August 2016


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BNP Paribas, Stand E48 Philippe Ruault,


Head of Innovation & Digital Lab, BNP Paribas


Innotribe really took centre stage in 2015 in what was a highly engaging week of debate about FinTech. We expect this to continue in 2016. FinTech and the big strides the industry has taken over the past 12 months is clearly going be a key talking point for Sibos participants in Geneva, although this year we expect to hear more on topics such as artificial intelligence (AI) and its potential uses in asset management and other FS fields, and also about the engagement of regulators within this space.


There are a number of presentations which I think will be unmissable this year. In particular, I’m looking forward to the ‘Audience Discussion’ on day two entitled ‘What should we learn – or reject – from disrupters?’ This session should reflect the FinTech debate that I expect to see dominate the week.


Barclays, Stand A18 David Scola,


Head of FI Origination


I see the key themes for Sibos 2016 as being a mix of existing issues and new developments. For instance, blockchain technology featured prominently in discussions last year in Singapore and I expect it to again be one of the hot topics in Geneva. However, where last year’s sessions focused on the concept of blockchain, I think this year participants will be looking more closely at how we move to real-world implementation. This change towards end uses


Geneva has long been synonymous with stability, privacy and security; a haven from which Sibos attendees can share the rising tide of technologies for financial services. For Misys, we believe the debate this year will focus on three crucial topics: How finance technology can drive value creation for all, from furthering financial inclusion, to more sustainable trade; How FIs can leverage digitalisation and cloud to put their clients’ experience first – across corporate banking, retail banking and treasury and capital


demonstrates how quickly the conversation is evolving around this technology.


Bank de-risking remains high on the agenda of international institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, so we can expect to hear lots on this subject too. Finally, it’s inevitable that the impact of Brexit will be front-of- mind for many Sibos attendees. The longer-term consequences of UK voters’ decision to leave the EU will likely shape many of the discussions in panel sessions, as well as on the conference floor. It’s too soon to say what the potential impact will be on the UK’s access to the single market; European clearing


Misys, Stand F10 Simon Paris, President, Misys


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