3 times e-invoicing at SIBOS 2011, Toronto

Every year, the financial and banking organisation SWIFT organises SIBOS. Sibos is said to bring together 8,000 professionals from financial institutions, market infrastructures, multinational corporations and technology partners. Sibos claims to reach the entire financial services industry.

And like last year, Sibos facilitates several e-invoicing sessions.

SESSION 1: E-invoicing - a fast evolving landscape

• Where?
  Community room 1
• When?
  Tuesday, September 20 at 9:50 AM
• Topic?
  E-invoicing is starting to boom. Corporates are implementing electronic invoicing across the world. Most e-invoicing service providers are now linking up together to speed up adoption. How much faster will corporate adoption take place? How should banks react?

  An insight into the critical role that invoicing plays within cash life-cycle management and how banks can use e-invoicing as an opportunity for customer growth and retention.

• Panellists?
  Chris Bozek, Managing Director, Head of Global Trade and Supply Chain Products, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
  - Eric Campbell, Chief Technology Officer, Bottomline Technologies
  - Ifor Williams, Senior Vice President, Fundtech FSC
  - Keijo Kettunen, Head of payment transactions, State Treasury of Finland
  - Susie West (Moderator) , CEO, sharedserviceslink.com

SESSION 2: Understanding E-Invoicing Options and Revenue Opportunities

• Where?
  Open Theatre 1
• When?
  Tuesday, September 20 at 2:00 PM
• Topic?
  Electronic invoicing is clearly on the minds of corporate treasurers, banks and SWIFT. But for banks, where is the revenue? And how can banks leverage the SWIFT network for e-invoicing? During this session, learn about all the options for creating an innovative offering to meet the needs of corporate customers today and tomorrow. Also, attendees will receive tips on creating a business case to help drive an e-invoicing from idea to conception.
• Panellists?
  - Eric Campbell, Chief Technology Officer, Bottomline Technologies
  - Marcus Hughes, Business Development Director, Bottomline Technologies

SESSION 3: e-invoicing – banks and non-banks pushing for interoperability

• Where?
  Community room 3
• When?
  Thursday, September 22 at 11:00 AM
• Topic?
  E-invoicing service providers have identified the growing need for interoperability amongst themselves to meet evolving customer demand for better reach between trading parties. Shift from a single service provider specific three corner model to a truly interoperable four corner model is inevitable, but this will only happen if parties join forces. In this session you will learn from established service providers how the customer demand is moving forward and what industry development has already taken place and what is still required to meet the market demands.
• Panellists?
  - Erkki Poutiainen, Head of Payments Infrastructure, Nordea Bank Finland Plc
  - John Salter, Head of Trade, Payments and Cards, Transactional Banking, Lloyds Banking Group

- Markus Hautala, Director, Value Networks, Tieto Finland Oy
- Marcus Hughes (Moderator), Business Development Director, Bottomline Technologies
- Paul Johnson, Director, Senior Product Manager, Global Trade & Supply Chain Products, Bank of America Merrill Lynch