At the 19th Santander International Banking Conference, global leaders will delve into how businesses, banks and governments can drive the investment, innovation and productivity needed to stimulate future growth and foster a more resilient economy.
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).
2026 International Banking Conference
The 19th International Banking Conference, to be held on 3 November, will bring together leading public and private sector figures to delve into how businesses, banks and governments can drive the investment, innovation and productivity needed to stimulate future growth and foster a more resilient economy amid vast financial, technological and geopolitical change.
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.
