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At the 18th Santander International Banking Conference, global leaders delved 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.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Every year since 2008, global leaders have gathered at the International Banking Conference to discuss hot topics, economic, financial and technological megatrends and\u00a0sustainability<\/a>\u00a0against a backdrop of how to drive faster growth.\u00a0<\/p>\n This live event is open to the general public and broadcast online. It attracts bankers, regulators, government officials, scholars and other stakeholders.<\/p>\n Since the first Santander\u00a0International Banking Conference<\/a>\u00a015 years ago, several major events have altered the economic and social landscape.<\/p>\n The conference brings global experts to the\u00a0Santander Group City<\/a>\u00a0in 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n Topics at past conferences included\u00a0\u201cGetting to Net-Zero: Same destination, different paths\u201d<\/a> (2022); \u201dRegulatory Reset: Financial services and rules of the game in an economy in transformation\u201d<\/a> (2021); and \u201cPayments, competition and tech players in financial services\u201d<\/a> (2020).<\/p>\n 2025 International Banking Conference<\/p>\n