We are delighted to announce that Mr Piyush Gupta, Chief Executive Officer and Director of DBS Group, one of the leading financial services groups in Asia, will deliver the Sibos opening plenary address on Monday 12 October at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre.</p> Piyush Gupta is one of Asia’s most inspiring business leaders with a track record of success across India and Asia-Pacific, initially spending 27 years in various leadership roles with Citigroup, before joining DBS as CEO in 2009. </p> Since then, DBS, which is headquartered and listed in Singapore, has significantly grown its presence across Asia and was named ‘Best Bank, Asia Pacific’ in 2014, by Global Finance, and ‘Safest Bank in Asia’, from 2009 – 2014, also by Global Finance. </p> With DBS posting record profits and seeing robust growth across India and Asia-Pacific, this is an exciting time for Sibos to welcome Piyush Gupta to open the 2015 conference and present his view on the global banking environment and the leading issues which will dominate the financial services agenda over the next few years. </p> Sibos brings together more than 7,000 global business leaders annually. With nearly a dozen conference tracks, hundreds of speakers and conference sessions, about 200 exhibitors, and multiple networking events, Sibos is the place to discuss business strategy, build networks and collectively shape the future of the financial industry.</p>