ZOOM-IN ON THE FIRST-EVER SWISS FINTECH CORNER SETUP AT SIBOS 2016 IN GENEVA

Doctor Miriam Scaglione and Simone Dimitriou (co-author) recently published a case study  “Zoom-in on the first-ever Swiss Fintech Corner setup at Sibos 2016 in Geneva” on the Swiss Fintech Corner- made up of 24 of the most prestigious FinTech startups in Switzerland- which featured at Sibos 2016 in Geneva.  Sibos (Swift International Banking Operations Seminar), the annual conference, exhibition and networking event organised for the financial industry by SWIFT (Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication), a global provider of secure financial messaging services which took place in Geneva in 2016. It was the first time ever that such a setup featured in this event and research was carried out to analyse the benefits realized beyond those that are economic.

This study was made on the suggestion of Anja Loetcher, director of the Geneva Convention Bureau. Other stakeholders involved was Sven Bossu (Head of Sibos) Michael Kleiner (Economic Development Officer, State of Geneva), and John Hucker (President, Swiss Finance & Technology Association) who participated in semi-structured interviews carried out during the study.

This case study is a part of the Joint Meetings Industry Council Case Study Program which has been developed in order to identify and profile events that demonstrate the kinds of broader “output” values associated with meetings, conventions or exhibitions – thinks like economic, business, professional, academic and community benefits that such events create.  The program is being coordinated by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). More information on the program can be found here : http://www.themeetingsindustry.org/case-study-program/).The paper was published on the JMIC  website : http://www.themeetingsindustry.org/case-studies/. Miriam Scaglione was subsequently invited to IMEX in Frankfurt to meet the members of the board on the 17 May. The paper can be found with the following link: http://static1.1.sqspcdn.com