This year’s Innotribe, our innovation focused ‘conference within a conference’, is looking far into the future, asking what the next 50 years hold in store for the financial industry.</em></p> In the decades ahead, change will be a constant. With the rise of AI and numerous other disruptive technologies, our world will transform rapidly. </p> The Innotribe programme is designed to help us prepare for these changes and ensure we navigate them effectively. For our industry to succeed, we need to look ahead and forge a path of collaborative consensus together.</p> The future cannot be predicted, but futures can be invented.</p>— Dennis Gabor, the electrical engineer and physicist who invented holography</cite></blockquote> Our speakers will share their knowledge, insights and wisdom to inform our decision making for the coming years and shape our strategy for the longer term.</p> Breaking boundaries</h4> As always, Innotribe will feature a range of high-impact, thought-provoking sessions, addressing the most challenging questions we need to consider as an industry. </p> Our key themes for 2024 are:</p> Emerging technologies, governance and ethics</li>Economy and prosperity</li>Education and the future of knowledge</li>Environment and climate</li></ul> Our opening keynote speaker is Dr. Dawn-joy Leong</strong>, a proudly autistic artist, researcher, TEDx speaker and co-founder of K9 Assistance, a charity promoting the benefits of assistance dogs for the disabled, who’ll share her perspectives on technology and entrepreneurship.</p> Our panel sessions throughout the week will explore areas such as the future of financial inclusion in APAC</strong>, discussing how new technology and collaborative partnerships can empower the unbanked, nomadic and migratory finance</strong>, considering how physical and emotional migration, prompted by climate change and sustainability ideals, will impact individuals’ prospects and economic wealth, and decoding the future economics of a virtual life, </strong>a groundbreaking analysis of the symbiotic relationship between technology, the metaverse, virtual reality and decentralised finance.</p> Our popular future of value</strong> session is back, considering the impact of China's expanding influence in global trade and investment. There’ll be Swift Sensemaker sessions on understanding the significance of advancements in generative AI and large language models </strong>and the transformational potential of tokenisation</strong>, plus sessions on synthetic minds</strong> and tech in APAC</strong>.</p> On the final day of Sibos week, we’ll explore digital twins and trusting entities</strong>. As our digital selves become our primary connection to companies, we’ll look at how this will impact the way we build trust with our customers. A session not to be missed. </p> To close out the week we’ll hear from Charlie Ang</strong>, a business futurist, innovation strategist and disruption adviser who analyses, imagines and explains the future, especially how technology will impact, disrupt and empower businesses, industries, professions and economies. </p> This is just a flavour of the fascinating discussions we have in store, and more details on sessions and speakers will be available in the coming weeks. Registered participants can log in on sibos.com</a> or the Sibos app to view the full Sibos conference programme, and a public preview is available here</a>.</p> Community spirit</h4> Two fiercely competitive challenges also feature at Innotribe. In the Discover Perfect Pitch</a> </strong>final (Wednesday 23 October), fintechs from around the globe will showcase their innovation across three competition categories: banking and payments, innovation and inclusion, and currencies, tokens and wallets. Please join us to cast your vote and help determine the winners! </p> The Swift Hackathon</a></strong> is also back. On Thursday 24 October you can watch innovators, creative minds and tech enthusiasts share their best ideas on how we can redefine post-trade transactions with cutting-edge solutions.</p> Also not to be missed is the Innotribe networking event</strong> on Wednesday 23 October (from 18:30 CST) at Aoya Guanchen. This is the ideal opportunity to meet leading innovators, entrepreneurs and investors from across the sector, while enjoy local entertainment, food and drink. Note, registration is essential and is now closed.</strong></p> We’re looking forward to seeing you in Beijing and online from 21-24 October!</p> Register today</a> to secure your spot in Beijing. For all the latest Sibos updates, sign up to the Sibos Insider newsletter</a> and follow us on LinkedIn</a>, X</a> and Instagram</a></em>!</em></p>