Meet the 2024 STAR Scholars
The Sibos Talent Accelerator Route (STAR) scholarship returned at Sibos 2024, bringing together women in finance and championing the leaders of tomorrow.
The scholarship not only recognises women who have made outstanding contributions to their organisations, it also provides a platform to foster meaningful professional connections and learning opportunities.
A global initiative
More than 30 scholars from around the world gathered in Beijing to enjoy special access to the Sibos 2024 conference programme.
They also attended facilitated networking and mentoring activities alongside senior industry figures to help them maximise their full potential.
2024's STARs are:
Learn more about the STAR scholarship, as well as insights and experiences from STARs themselves.
Watch the STARs speak to Sibos TV about their careers.
Read the STARs’ views on a range of issues via the Sibos Insider blog.
Feedback from previous STAR scholars:
The STAR programme has benefitted our careers in many ways, from enhancing our industry and diversity and inclusion knowledge, understanding and experiencing what Sibos is all about, making us feel included and so much more. Best of all has been the network it enabled us to create, and the connections we made with fellow STAR participants from around the world.”
Sofie Petersen, Barclays
I have taken some amazing notes and kept the one-liners at my desk from the inspirational speakers. Hearing the journeys of these outstanding individuals made me feel really motivated and reiterated not to worry when challenges show up.”
Gurpreet Saluja, Wells Fargo
The daily mentoring sessions left the best impression – their advice and anecdotes will stay with me for some time to come when planning and navigating my career.”
Mona Tan, Standard Chartered Bank
I was very inspired by some mentors and colleagues from the programme who emphasised that it is not your position or rank that matters, but the skills that we acquire by taking on a variety of different assignments. This changed my approach to my personal development.”
Monika Leśniak, Euroclear
The speakers were great and I really liked the fact that they were holding very diverse functions, within very different organisations, from financial crime studies to fintechs.”
Camille Papillard, BNP Paribas