Sydney to host Sibos 2018, the world’s largest financial conference

Published on : Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Business_Events_Sydney_logoSydney’s position as a global professional services hub and leading destination for international business events has been confirmed after being announced as host of Sibos in 2018, NSW Premier Mike Baird said today.

Mr Baird said Sibos is the largest and most influential financial conference in the world.

“Sydney is home to Australia’s finance sector and we’re delighted to be hosting the world’s financial heavyweights in 2018,” Mr Baird said.
 

“Hosting Sibos will bring 6,000 delegates to Sydney and is worth an estimated $50 million to the NSW economy.

 
“Visitors to Sydney for Sibos 2018 will meet in the new $1.1 billion world-class convention facilities at Darling Harbour and be able to explore Sydney’s thriving new financial services district at Barangaroo – both of which are currently under construction.

 

“Without the new convention, exhibition and entertainment facilities we are building at Darling Harbour, Sydney would not have been able to host Sibos.
 

“This win shows the NSW Government’s strategy to attract major business events to Sydney is working.”
 

The International Convention Centre Sydney will be Australia’s largest convention and exhibition facility and is expected to be completed in late 2016.
 

This is the 14th event to be secured for the new ICC Sydney, and brings the combined estimated economic impact of these events to NSW to more than $128 million.
 

Lyn Lewis-Smith, CEO of Business Events Sydney (BESydney) said ICC Sydney was cementing Sydney’s future as a leading global business event destination.

 

“The NSW Government has made its commitment to the business event industry very clear and I’m proud to have been part of this amazing win for the city and for the new convention centre. The entire city pulled together for this bid – the local financial industry and our government and private sector partners all played a key part in the win.”

 

Alain Raes, Chief Executive, APAC & EMEA, SWIFT, said Sydney was truly a financial hub in the Asia-Pacific region.
 

“The investment into the financial industry is apparent and Sydney has a global reputation as a city that delivers above and beyond already high expectations.”
 

Sven Bossu, Head of Sibos at SWIFT said, “Business Events Sydney was instrumental in outlining what Sibos 2018 could achieve in Sydney. The team presented a highly coordinated city bid involving the government, the financial industry and the local community. We are pleased to bring Sibos back to the harbour city and look forward to working with the local community to deliver another high-quality Sibos event in the region.”
 

The local banking sector, which actively supported the city’s efforts to secure Sibos, pointed to benefits that the event would bring to Sydney and Australia.
 

“As a key member bank of SWIFT with significant presence at Sibos both as exhibitors and a speaker over many years, Westpac understands the importance of this event to Australia’s dynamic banking sector and is delighted to welcome Sibos back to Sydney in 2018,” Mrs Gail Kelly, CEO of Westpac said.

 

“Sydney’s position as a key financial centre in the Asia Pacific continues to grow, spurred by major government investments into key infrastructure, such as the $6 billion Barangaroo development, and the Australian industry’s commitment to retaining one of the world’s most stable banking sectors.”
 

Senior Managing Director, ANZ Banking Group Ltd and Chairman, NSW Export Investment Advisory Panel The Hon. Warwick Smith AM added, “Sibos is the world’s most influential financial services event. It’s where the global financial community gathers to debate and collaborate on the future of the industry, so it’s an incredible honour to welcome it back to our shores for the third time. This is Australia’s opportunity to shine and to play a key part in shaping that future.
 

“Sydney is well-suited to host Sibos. The city is home to 60 of the 64 banks that operate in Australia as well as the country’s key financial regulatory bodies. Australia’s banking sector is recognised as one of the strongest in the world and our local community stands to benefit greatly from hosting this event. Sibos is unparalleled in its reach of the global financial industry and I think its decision to come to Australia is recognition of our leadership in the region.”
 

Sibos 2014 takes place in Boston on 29 September – 2 October. Future Sibos venues include Singapore in 2015, Geneva in 2016 and Toronto in 2017.
 

Quotes attributed to Lyn Lewis-Smith, CEO of Business Events Sydney:

“Sibos is a highly sought after international event that draws the world’s banking and finance elite together and drives the future of the global industry. This is a major coup for Sydney and for our local sector.
 

“Sydney has proven itself as a global commercial and business centre, underpinned by a growing critical mass of creativity and innovation that is drawing the world’s best and brightest to our shores. We know that creativity underscores progress and cuts across sectors. Technology, science, professional services and everything in between are benefiting from our creative solutions.

 

“We are inventing the future here in Sydney and are attracting events, such as Sibos, that are also creating a better tomorrow.
 

“There is perhaps no event that better aligns with NSW’s competitive strengths and future direction than Sibos. The NSW Government has identified financial services as an area of strength and opportunity and has made a commitment to invest in developing the growth of the professional services sector, and others. BESydney is working in close partnership with the NSW Government, as part of its aligned economic development strategy, to support its plan to cultivate the state’s known competitive advantages.
 

“Collaboration, a key feature of business events, is widely recognised as critical to the innovation process. And as we continue to secure international events of this calibre, Sydney and NSW stand to play a key role in designing the future.
 

“Bidding for Sibos 2018 involved not only BESydney, but also a range of heavily invested stakeholders from the financial services industry, government, and of course the new International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney), which is being delivered by the Darling Harbour Live consortia in partnership with the NSW Government. The consortia, which comprises Lendlease, Capella, AEG Ogden and Spotless, is world class made up of leaders in their fields that are recognised globally for their involvement in some of the world’s major infrastructure projects. Those who choose to hold their events in this new facility are in safe hands.

 

“In addition to Sibos, NSW Government recently announced the city will host a support event for the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) in 2015. The BFA, permanently located in Bo’ao, Hainan Island, China, is the leading forum in Asia committed to promoting economic integration in the region. Next year’s event will attract some of the highest level leaders from government, business and academia throughout the Asia Pacific to Sydney and highlight NSW’s role as a global finaicial hub for the region.”

 

Source:- Business Events Sydney

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