Amsterdam, 2 November 2010 – The world’s largest annual international financial conference SIBOS, which was held in Amsterdam RAI for the first time, was a great success. Any doubts that the organisers SWIFT may have had over whether Amsterdam RAI could match the performance of last year’s venue in Hong Kong were quickly dispelled. In fact, SWIFT stated after the event that Amsterdam RAI had raised the bar considerably for upcoming SIBOS events. An important factor in the success of the financial conference was the involvement of the Amsterdam RAI employees.
“I have rarely seen such a level of commitment to the organisation of SIBOS as we experienced from the personnel at the RAI,” says Panos Tzivanidis, head of SIBOS. “Amsterdam RAI employees at all levels were available on the exhibition floor throughout the day and night, were exceptionally proactive in providing information and very hospitable.”
“SIBOS is held in a different country every year, so when we were given the green light to organise the 2010 edition some eight years ago we knew we had to have a meticulous approach,” explains Hans Bakker, Chairman of the Board at Amsterdam RAI. “Our careful preparations have reaped the rewards. The edition in Amsterdam RAI attracted the highest visitor number ever; a milestone we achieved together with the SIBOS organisers.”
SIBOS
SIBOS is an international conference for the financial sector that is organised annually by SWIFT. Over the years, SIBOS has become an authoritative forum where commercial banks, financial service providers and central banks from around the world meet and discuss current developments, for instance in the field of money transfer. As a result SIBOS also offers central banks an excellent platform for announcing new decisions or initiatives.
SWIFT
SWIFT, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, is mainly known for processing millions of international payments via its global network of over 9,000 banks, investment funds and multinationals.
