Sibos 2022 Amsterdam brought the financial community together again for our first in-person event in three years, with over 10,100 participants joining us in Amsterdam and online. Take a look at our wrap-up of a brilliant four days and rewatch </a>select sessions on demand</a> until the end of the year.</em></p> Conference</strong></u></p> Sibos 2022 featured over 550 speakers delivering expert insights across 230 sessions in RAI Amsterdam. These included our standout Inside Leadership sessions led by global finance leaders and the return of Swift Innotribe, with familiar sessions such as ‘Future of Money’ and brand new debates including ‘Metaverse: Journey or destination?’ both drawing big crowds. This year’s Big Issue Debates included sessions such as, ‘How to enable instant and frictionless payments’ and ‘Hype vs reality: how can digital value solve real world problems’, both of which were particular highlights of the week.</p> Participants were also drawn to sessions exploring the theme of digitalisation and the increasing prevalence of data, with industry sessions such as ‘Flipping the digital coin: CBDCs, stablecoins and cryptocurrencies’ and ‘Powering payments: The dawning of a data-rich era’ proving popular. With these sessions facilitating an exchange of innovative ideas and concepts in finance, the Sibos 2022 conference programme was certainly one to remember!</p> </figure> </p> Sibos experiences</u></strong></p> Community and networking were at the forefront of Sibos 2022, giving participants the chance to rekindle old connections and make new ones. Park spaces returned to the exhibition floor, including screens that relayed conference content and Sibos TV, allowing participants to stay updated on the day’s events while they networked.</p> There were also some exciting new features to accompany the return of an in-person Sibos. Special themed networking spaces such as the Amsterdam lounge celebrated The Netherlands with a blast of orange and the ‘My First Sibos’ lounge allowed participants to stamp the year of their first Sibos, showing just how much the Sibos community has evolved since our first event in 1978.</p> Sibos 2022 also included lunch as part of participant passes, offering delicious food from a range of cuisines, against a backdrop of musical performances, magic shows, games and more. This gave participants the chance to recharge between sessions and sample a fantastic selection of locally sourced food.</p> </figure> </p> #LeadTheChange</a></u></strong> </p> Sustainability was a key focus of Sibos 2022, both across the conference programme and exhibition. Sessions like ‘Harnessing big data towards ESG compliance’ and ‘Spotlight on Sustainable Finance; Stronger ESG, better future’ reflected on difficult issues such as the lack of data in ESG and how we can make finance more sustainable for everyone.</p> The STAR programme returned to Sibos 2022, bringing 25 women from 16 countries to Amsterdam to offer growth opportunities and help propel careers to the next level. These industry rising stars were involved in activities such as facilitated networking and mentoring alongside senior industry figures. </p> Sibos 2022 was also the most sustainable event we have ever hosted; we scrapped the use of PVC, foam board and vinyl from signage and stand branding and used 100% recyclable carpet. We surpassed all of our pre-event sustainability targets, reducing waste per by 84% and the overall energy consumption of the event by 66%.</p> Making Sibos 2022 more environmentally-friendly wasn’t the only way that we endeavoured to #LeadTheChange. We also supported the local Amsterdam community by featuring incredible art pieces from local street artists and ensured that all food was locally sourced. Participants and exhibitors also helped raise over €20,000 for the Samen Lachen (Smile Together) foundation, which provides activities and days out for local underprivileged children. This has been a fantastic year of sustainable activity for Sibos 2022, but we want to go even further in Sibos 2023 Toronto</a> and ensure that we continue to #LeadTheChange!</p> Do you miss Sibos 2022? Catch select sessions on demand</a></em> until the end of the year with your sibos.com log-in details, and check out all of our Sibos TV content </a></em> from Sibos 2022.</em></p>