Hear from Microsoft at Sibos: Conference Sessions
As we shared in earlier blogs, Microsoft is excited to return to Sibos this year with a rich program focused on enabling you to drive your digital transformation. We have an extensive suite of events planned and opportunities to meet Microsoft executives during the show.
Hear from Microsoft at the following conference sessions:
Sibos Closing Keynote: Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft
October 19 | 16:00 – 17:00 | Plenary Room
We are delighted to announce that Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, will deliver the closing plenary address at Sibos. The confluence of technology advances, cyberthreats, and regulatory change has brought the financial services industry to a pivotal moment. At Sibos, Satya will share how technology is profoundly impacting every aspect of our society and economies, and how digital technologies spanning the cloud, AI and mixed reality are enabling financial institutions around the world to transform and seize the opportunities ahead.
Sibos Innotribe: Creating Space for Innovation
Toni Townes-Whitley, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Industry, Microsoft
October 17 | 14:00 to 15:00 | Innotribe
As financial institutions navigate changing customer expectations and new market entrants, they are looking at how technology innovations can help to transform the way they do business. This session will explore how technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain are starting to change the face of businesses across organizations in both the commercial and public sectors. We will examine how companies in other regulated industries are leveraging cloud solutions to reimagine the customer experience, empower employees, transform products, and evolve their business models. Listen to how companies are leveraging technology to address their biggest issues and how they overcame blockers in their respective industries. Draw inspiration on how you too, can lead your organization to successfully achieve digital transformation.
How can middle and back-offices make use of artificial intelligence?
Sean Foley, Chief technology Officer, Worldwide Financial Services, Microsoft
October 16 | 15:30 to 16:30 | Conference room 3
Artificial Intelligence is not new to the financial industry, but it is developing fast; it is estimated that AI will surpass human intelligence by 2019! Experts say AI can take routine, repetitive processes and make them more efficient and effective, removing the risk of manual handling and reducing costs. Are you prepared? Given the industry is not quite ready for blockchain, can we cope with AI technology running our middle and back office systems in a not so distant future?
Are capital markets more secure than payments?
Rupesh Khendry, Capital Markets Director, Worldwide Financial Services, Microsoft
October 17 | 14:00 to 15:00 | Conference room 2
The financial market is one of the major targets for cyber-attacks. It is easy to understand why; it is where the money is. But how much more cyber-proof is the securities industry? Has the digitalization of data in the securities industry created potential opportunities for cybercriminals? What can be done to protect against fraud and cyber-attacks?
The state of global treasury – untangling the knots
Joseph Vasen, Treasury Group Manager, Microsoft
October 18 | 09:30 to 10:30 | Conference room 3
As market conditions such as negative interest rates and the evolution of oil prices add uncertainty to global treasury operations, corporates also face a myriad of geopolitical and operational uncertainties when considering their longer-term strategy. The unclear impact of the new US administration on financing global treasury businesses, the unknown impact of Brexit, the uncertainty of taxation, new legislation and increased competition all add to the decision-making challenge. Cybersecurity risk is a rapidly growing concern for larger corporates – are banks still the trusted advisor? In this session, a panel of corporates and bankers will explore these challenges and also discuss influence of new players in the financial industry and the impact on global treasury operations.
The New Banking Ecosystem: Understanding the True Potential of Open Banking
Alma Cardenas, Senior Business Manager, Financial Services, Microsoft
Inês Maurício, Worldwide Financial Services Industry Advisor, Microsoft
October 18 | 16:15 to 16:45 | Open Theatre 2
In the digital era, innovation requires agility, and agility depends on openness—an openness of data and services, shared across business boundaries. This is why open banking should not be seen merely as a regulatory mandate for certain parts of the world, or a concern mainly on the retail side of the business, but as a call to action for transformation in the industry globally—and across all segments. In the commercial context of trade finance, capital investments, or specialized credit management, however, it may be difficult to see its potential. How can open banking make possible new business models, accelerate your time to market, and help you leapfrog the competition? This dynamic session will use illustrative scenarios to explore how commercial banks, fintechs, and their partners can combine their respective strengths to reach new commercial markets, offer new services to business customers, and create the new banking ecosystem.
SWIFT for corporates – cutting through the complexity of multi-banking
Joseph Vasen, Treasury Group Manager, Microsoft
October 19 | 13:00 to 13:45 | SWIFT Auditorium
As the Treasurer of an international corporation, you need to be able to move cash around the globe in a reliable, easy and secure way. To do that, you most probably have to deal with multiple banks to support your payments, treasury and trade finance needs, with each one of them having their own reports and formats. How can you keep a consistent view on your cash positions across the globe – and across your banks? How can you comply with regulations across the regions and more importantly, how do you manage associated risks? Come and hear from Treasurers how they have cut through the complexities of multi-banking with SWIFT for Corporates. Be the first to discover future enhancements to the portfolio and how banks and corporates can collaborate to go even further together.
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