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Last update: 16/07/2025
At the 18th Santander International Banking Conference, global leaders will delve into the crucial role that policymakers, businesses and banks must play in driving growth in an era of intense geopolitical uncertainty, technology transformation and shifts in trade dynamics.
Every year since 2008, global leaders have gathered at the International Banking Conference to discuss hot topics, economic, financial and technological megatrends and sustainability against a backdrop of how to drive faster growth.
This live event is open to the general public and broadcast online. It attracts bankers, regulators, government officials, scholars and other stakeholders.
Since the first Santander International Banking Conference 15 years ago, several major events have altered the economic and social landscape.
The conference brings global experts to the Santander Group City in Madrid to pour over the challenges that economic, social and political trends bring. They come together every year to debate on, share opinions of, and propose alternatives to, these challenges.
Topics at past conferences included “Getting to Net-Zero: Same destination, different paths” (2022); ”Regulatory Reset: Financial services and rules of the game in an economy in transformation” (2021); and “Payments, competition and tech players in financial services” (2020).
The 18th International Banking Conference, to be held on 4 November, will bring together leading public and private sector figures to exchange views on the crucial role that policymakers, businesses and banks must play in driving sustainable economic growth to meet future needs.
Initially a private event, the conference opened to the public in 2019. Since then, it has sparked growing interest in several sectors and among analysts, journalists, students and the general public, who want to understand what issues affect them and how they will be addressed.
Guests can sign up to attend this year’s hybrid conference in person or watch it online.