Innotribe is SWIFT’s innovation initiative. Since 2009, Innotribe has provided powerful insights on innovation to all Sibos delegates, and introduced them to the emerging trends poised to transform the financial service industry. This year is no exception.</p> From 29 September to 2 October, Innotribe will explore the fringes of our ecosystem, dedicating each day of its four-day programme to a particular set of phase-changes, disruptions and innovations. This year, the topics covered are crypto-currencies, network effects, innovation capabilities, and the Fintech ecosystem itself.</p> Our tagline is ‘building bridges’: bridges between core and non-core, disruptors and incumbents, Fintech startup ecosystems and the financial community, and between what’s happening in the InnoTRIBE space and the rest of the Sibos conference.</p> Peter Vander Auwera, Architect and Content Curator of Innotribe at Sibos explains, “Innotribe Sibos 2014 is all about content, exploring new ways of doing business, and creating immersive learning experiences for our audience. Not by polarizing, but by including. The old world is about exclusion. The new world is about inclusion. Our world is about building bridges, and explores the richness between the extremes.”</p> The notable list of experts who will address the Innotribe audience throughout the week includes:</p> Jon Matonis, Executive Director and Board Member, Bitcoin Foundation</li> Chris Larsen, Co-founder and CEO, Ripple Labs</li> Jeremy Allaire, Founder and CEO, Circle Internet Financial</li> Barry Silbert, Founder, SecondMarket and Creator, Bitcoin Investment Trust</li> Dirk Haubrich, Head of Consumer Protection and Financial Innovation, European Banking Authority</li> Mark Buitenhek, Global Head Transaction Services, ING</li> Peter Hinssen, Thought leader and Co-founder, nexxworks</li> John Sheldon, SVP, Group Head of Innovation Management, MasterCard</li> Vanessa Colella, Managing Director, Head of Global Venturing, Citi Ventures</li> Christophe Chazot, Group Head of Innovation, HSBC</li> </ul>Don’t miss these must-attend sessions</h4> Future of Money – 29 September from 9:30-10:30</strong> Bitcoin, Ripple and other cryptocurrencies have been the talk of the town in 2013/2014. The question is: will financial institutions ignore this phase-change, or will they hopefully embrace for the greater interest for the industry and the customers it serves? Two host moderators will guide you through this exercise and will ensure a deep interaction between audience and speakers in an exciting TV Studio type format.</p> Regulation – 29 September – from 11:00-12:00</strong> Cryptocurrencies have reached a critical — and delicate — moment in their evolution. Regulators and law enforcement are increasingly focused on their potential use to finance criminal activities. Why, when, and how will cryptocurrencies be regulated? How to address and mitigate AML risks? How to deal with KYC? Is self-regulation possible? Join the debate, together with regulators and innovators, believers and sceptics.</p> The network always wins – 30 September from 9:30-10:30</strong> What does it mean to become a network organisation? What happens when markets evolve faster than you can control, or even observe? When markets stop being markets and become networks of intelligence? What’s the impact on architecture, governance, and security when millions of devices will join the conversation? One of the best extrovert speakers worldwide will team up with the wisdom of one of the greatest introvert design thinkers about pervasive computing.</p> 2014 Startup Challenge Grand Finale – 1 October from 13:30-17:00</strong> Certainly one of the key highlights of this year’s Innotribe at Sibos. The top 15 finalists of our Startup Challenge – 9 startups and 6 innovators - will only get 6 minutes to pitch their business idea and convince the audience they will transform current business models. The result: a fast paced competition, a powerful mix of innovative ideas, and the selection of this year’s winner.</p> Thursday 2 October. The last day of our programme will be dedicated to the Fintech ecosystem. During four sessions, we will gather heads of Innovation and CEOs of major financial institutions, representatives from accelerators, incubators and boot camps, angel investors, venture capitalists, captive (bank) funds, early-stage and growth-stage start-ups.</p> Have a look at the full Innotribe programme</a></li> Follow us on Twitter: @Innotribe</a> #Innotribe</li> Follow us on LinkedIn</a></li> </ul>