Building Bridges 2024 will take place on December 9-12 at the CICG in Geneva. This fith edition will create a vibrant space where cross-sector collaboration will help drive the alignment of capital flows with global sustainability goals. Over four days, we will delve into transformative discussions, engage in strategic networking and showcase financial innovations shaping the global financial system —with Switzerland and Geneva at the forefront.

The Summit, held on Monday, 9 December, serves as the marquee event to kick off the week, featuring an impressive line-up of speakers. The Action Days, from 10 to 12 December, feature unmissable High-Level Plenaries, bringing participants together at key moments, complemented by a compelling programme of crowd-sourced events.

Mobilising Private Capital to tackle Climate Change

Don't miss the joint event of Swissbanking, AMAS and the Geneva Financial Center on December 11, 2024, 10:00 - 11:30. With the expert collaboration of the World Bank Group, the Inter-American Development Bank, and SIFEM, this workshop aims to discuss these hurdles and solutions with involved stakeholders.

Today Geneva is universally recognized as a global financial center. Its reputation depends on the expertise and skills of the 37,900 people working in finance and banking. Innovation is another key success factor. The Geneva financial center is exploring many promising avenues to pioneer the finance of the future, including FinTech, sustainable finance and philanthropy.

Switzerland has no reason to be ashamed of its digital capabilities!

According to the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking 2024, "Switzerland progressed significantly in high-tech exports (9th), e-participation (up 11 positions to 27th), and cyber security (11th), and its key strengths are intellectual property rights, international experience, communications technology, knowledge transfer, and foreign highly skilled personnel".

In the latest edition of the Boston Consulting Group's (BCG) Global Wealth Report, published in July 2024, Switzerland continues to top the list of financial centres ranked according to the volume of cross-border assets.
 

With USD 2,600 billion in foreign-owned assets managed in Switzerland, Switzerland is ahead of Hong Kong (USD 2,400 billion) and Singapore (USD 1,700 billion).

Despite temporary concerns about sanctions and asset freezes, and a major bank merger, Switzerland continues to be a bastion of cross-border wealth, thanks to its neutrality, stable economy, low inflation and  a highly-developed financial infrastructure.