Hyperledger Project, a collaborative cross-industry effort created to advance blockchain technology, has announced that it will be a sponsor of Sibos 2016, to be held on September 26-29 at PALEXPO in Geneva, Switzerland.

Sibos is the annual conference, exhibition and networking event organised by SWIFT for the financial industry. The theme for the 2016 conference programme is “Transforming the landscape” and is structured around four streams: Banking, Compliance, Culture and Securities.  It will explore evolving payments and securities industry trends, the latest from the financial crime compliance world, innovation, opportunities and challenges in technology, disruptive competition and cultural shifts, as well as other trending topics impacting the financial landscape.

Hyperledger Project will be at booth #C90 in the expo center. It will sponsor the Sibos Innotribe Networking event on the evening of Wednesday, September 28, which will include opening remarks from Behlendorf and video demos of the technology. Additional speaking engagements will include:

• September 26: Behlendorf will speak on the "Blockchain 2020 - What is Next for Adoption by the Financial Industry" panel designed to help attendees understand the technical and business impediments holding back the adoption of distributed ledger and blockchain technology and what needs to be done for it to have a transformative impact on the financial industry.
   
• September 27: Behlendorf will join "Business Standards in the DLT Stack," a session that will explore the place of standards in the "stacks" of potentially-disruptive technology-led initiatives, such as distributed ledger, using real-world experience as well as "what-if" theory.
   
• September 29: Behlendorf will join "Forward Compatibility," a session focused on industry disruption and how to plan ahead for gradual adoption by an ecosystem.

Hyperledger Project will also be involved in two SWIFT Labs sessions "Discover R&D@SWIFT: Distributed Ledger Technology during the event.

"We're thrilled to have a presence at a well recognized event like Sibos," said Brian Behlendorf, Executive Director of Hyperledger Project. "As the world's premier event for financial services, we're looking forward to discussing open source distributed ledger technology and its potential to transform the industry with leading companies and experts."