Sibos brings together thousands of members of the financial services community from around the world to connect, collaborate and create. Whether it’s rekindling old connections or forging new relationships, there’ll be unparalleled opportunities to strengthen your network at Sibos 2024 Beijing.</em></p> Sibos is more than just a conference. Our community is the beating heart of the event, coming together to drive innovation and positive change across the financial sector.</p> This is our first visit to the Asia Pacific region since 2018, and we’ll be hosting several networking events to ensure you maximise the opportunity to exchange ideas, develop your network and find new ways to work together.</p> Key dates for your diary </h4> Kickstart the week with the Sibos welcome drinks</strong>Monday 21 October, 16:30 CST</strong> in the exhibition hall</strong></p> To mark the start of Sibos 2024, we’ll be celebrating in the exhibition hall and on the Swift stand. Whether over a cocktail, mocktail or locally themed bites to eat, this is the perfect time to catch-up with familiar faces and make new connections.</p> Expand your contact base at the Discover welcome event</strong>Tuesday 22 October, 16:30 CST in the Discover area</strong></p> Spend the evening connecting with fintechs, banks, software vendors, speakers and corporate partners. Following another packed day of conference sessions, this is a chance to meet some of the most innovative minds in fintech at the Discover exhibition space.</p> Celebrating diversity for a more inclusive future</strong>Wednesday 23 October, 17:00 CST, level 4 lobby</strong></p> Join us for our diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) focused networking event, where you’ll hear proudly autistic research, multi-artist and TEDx speaker Dr. Dawn-joy Leong share her lived-experience and insights on building resilience and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.</p> Grab your running shoes for the Sibos 5K run and walkWednesday 23 October, 06:00 CST</strong></p> For a motivational start to the day, join us to stretch your legs and explore Beijing’s Olympic Forest Park. Once you’ve registered for Sibos you can sign up for this event, which is sponsored by Wise, via sibos.com</a> or the app.</p> Innotribe networking event</strong>Wednesday 23 October, 19:00 CST</strong></p> Meet leading innovators, entrepreneurs and investors from across the sector at the Innotribe networking event, which showcases the most forward-thinking names at Sibos. The evening will be hosted at Aoya the City, and feature local entertainment, food and drink. </p> Advance registration will be required, follow our social media channels and sign up to the Sibos Insider newsletter</a> for all the details!</p> Wrap the week up in style at the Sibos closing eventThursday 24 October, 17:00 CST, plenary hall B</strong></p> Don’t miss out on this year’s closing event, where we’ll celebrate a successful week with a host of entertainment. There’ll be special performances from a live band and DJ, and a dancefloor of course! This last opportunity to gather as a community is not to be missed!</p> Click and connect</strong></p> Our digital tools are here to help you plan meetings outside of our organised events. Registered participants can use the Sibos app to identify other attendees with similar interests, send messages and schedule meetings. </p> There’ll be plenty of spaces for one-to-one or small group meetings around the venue, including our many meeting pods, the Sibos food hall and, new for 2024, the Connections lounge. In Beijing, the Connections lounge will offer a welcoming – and free – space to host your meetings (for up to four people). Connections lounge bookings</a> are now open in the Sibos app. Once you've connected with a participant, click the handshake icon to start a meeting request.</p> Whether you’re joining us in-person or remotely from your home or office, the Sibos tools will make managing Sibos week a breeze. As well as elevating your networking experience, you can use them to navigate the conference programme and view a wide selection of Sibos content on-demand.</p> Download the latest version of the Sibos app now from Google Play</a> or the App Store</a>.</p> Register </a>for Sibos 2024 now to join us in Beijing from 21 – 24 October. Don’t forget to sign up to the Sibos Insider newsletter</a> and follow us on LinkedIn</a>, X</a> and Instagram</a></em> for all the latest updates.</em></p>