Bill Gates to speak at Sibos 09 April 2014 Boston Reporter: Georgina Lavers
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Bill Gates and Jamie Forese are set to open and close Sibos this year. Jamie Forese will be speaking as co-president of Citi and Bill Gates will be speaking as the co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Boston.
Forese will give the Sibos opening plenary address. He is a member of the Citigroup operating committee, and CEO of the institutional clients group, which encompasses the markets and securities services business, treasury and trade solutions business, and corporate and investment banking activities as well as the Citi Private Bank.
Bill Gates will give the Sibos closing plenary address, providing his insights on the foundation’s work to bring financial services to the poor, and highlight how digital financial services and partnerships can provide opportunities for financial institutions to sustainably serve people in the developing world.
Gottfried Leibbrandt, CEO of SWIFT, said: “SWIFT is known for attracting high calibre speakers from across the spectrum to participate in Sibos. We are delighted to have secured Jamie Forese and Bill Gates to help us drive the debate at Sibos and beyond.”
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