Meet the 2025 STAR Scholars
The Sibos Talent Accelerator Route (STAR) scholarship recognises individuals who’ve made an outstanding contribution to their organisation, and are championing gender representation.
The programme offers an unrivalled learning experience that empowers participants, accelerating their knowledge, skills and confidence to thrive as future leaders in the financial industry.
A global initiative
This year we're welcoming 40 women from 20 countries to benefit from a special Sibos 2025 programme, including curated meetings with senior industry leaders and STAR alumni, networking opportunities and development experiences.
The programme is one of the Sibos initiatives designed to foster an inclusive financial ecosystem, expanding equitable access to opportunities for career progression.
2025's STARs are:
Learn more about the STAR scholarship, as well as insights and experiences from STARs themselves.
Watch the STARs speak to Sibos TV about their careers.
Read the STARs’ views on a range of issues.
Feedback from previous STAR scholars:
The STAR programme has benefitted our careers in many ways, from enhancing our industry and diversity and inclusion knowledge, understanding and experiencing what Sibos is all about, making us feel included and so much more. Best of all has been the network it enabled us to create, and the connections we made with fellow STAR participants from around the world.”
Sofie Petersen, Barclays
I have taken some amazing notes and kept the one-liners at my desk from the inspirational speakers. Hearing the journeys of these outstanding individuals made me feel really motivated and reiterated not to worry when challenges show up.”
Gurpreet Saluja, Wells Fargo
The daily mentoring sessions left the best impression – their advice and anecdotes will stay with me for some time to come when planning and navigating my career.”
Mona Tan, Standard Chartered Bank
I was very inspired by some mentors and colleagues from the programme who emphasised that it is not your position or rank that matters, but the skills that we acquire by taking on a variety of different assignments. This changed my approach to my personal development.”
Monika Leśniak, Euroclear
The speakers were great and I really liked the fact that they were holding very diverse functions, within very different organisations, from financial crime studies to fintechs.”
Camille Papillard, BNP Paribas