Last update: 03/11/2022

The first International Banking Conference took place in 2008 against a different backdrop, with prominent figures in finance, politics and law coming together to discuss the challenges of the time and how to overcome them. Since then, it’s become a key event on the banking industry calendar.

Amid a new economic landscape, initiatives to bridge the social gap and ways to drive more sustainable growth, the International Banking Conference brings together public and private sector experts from all four corners of the globe every year to dissect the present and future of the economy. 

After years of holding the conference behind closed doors, we opened it to the public in 2019; since then, anyone has been able to sign up. These timely and pertinent debates help the attendees draw up strategies and make decisions.

2022 International Banking Conference

The theme of the 2022 International Banking Conference is “Growth in a fragmenting world”. Guest speakers discussed ways to better ensure prosperity in this changing landscape.

Banco Santander Executive Chair Ana Botín kicked off the event, which featured Banco de España Governor Pablo Hernández de Cos, Banque de France Deputy Governor Sylvie Goulard, European Commissioner for Budget and Administration Johannes Hahn, Spanish Deputy PM and Minister of Economy and Digitalization Nadia Calviño, Banco Central do Brasil Governor Roberto Campos Neto, and other distinguished guests.