Photo credit - Dirk Massbaum</sub></sup></p> This year’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) focused networking event will feature the highly accomplished Katarina Witt as keynote speaker.</em></p> A dual Olympic gold medallist and four-time World Champion figure skater, Emmy Award winner and champion of gender equality, Katarina Witt will address this year’s Sibos networking event.</p> An icon of world sport and one of figure skating’s all-time greats, Katarina is also a published author, television presenter, producer, and philanthropist through her charitable foundation.</p> She’s a trailblazer for women in sport and as a speaker draws on her life experience to advocate for inclusion and combat discrimination. She discusses the challenges facing women in elite sport and leadership, and the grit and determination required to reach and compete at the highest levels of world sport.</p> Our DE&I networking event at Frankfurt is open to all Sibos participants. Last year’s event was a highlight for many and featured Dr. Dawn-joy Leong, researcher, multi-artist, TEDx speaker and co-founder of K9 Assistance.</p> Dawn-joy touched on her lived experience as a proudly autistic person, how we can collectively develop resilience and creating a truly inclusive working environment.</p> Melissa Sternberg, Global Head of ESG, Swift, said: “We’re incredibly excited to welcome Katarina to Frankfurt and build on the success of previous Sibos DE&I events.</p> “Promoting diversity, equity and inclusion is a core pillar of the Sibos ESG strategy. In collaboration with our global network, we aim to develop an inclusive and diverse Sibos community that reflects the global financial sector.”</p> The event will run from 17:00 to 19:00 CEST on Wednesday 1 October at the Westside bar, Hall 3.1 exhibition. Find out more</a> about how Sibos brings the financial services community together, including additional networking opportunities.</p> Sibos 2025 heads to Frankfurt from 29 September to 2 October. Follow us on </em>X</em></a>, </em>LinkedIn</em></a> and </em>Instagram</em></a> for all the latest updates.</em></p>