Bjørn Sibbern

CEO SIX Group

Bjørn Sibbern has been the CEO of SIX since January 2025. Previously, since joining SIX in January 2024, he led the stock exchange business as Global Head Exchanges and a Member of the Executive Board. Bjørn Sibbern has experience managing large teams in the fields of trading, funds, post-trade, listings, IPOs, data, index business, and technology. Before joining SIX, he served as Executive Vice President and President of European Markets at Nasdaq. In this role, he led the Nasdaq markets and exchanges across the Nordic and Baltic regions. He was also responsible for trading, listing, clearing, settlement, and the data business in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, and the Baltic nations. Prior to this, Bjørn was Executive Vice President and responsible for Nasdaq global data, data & analytics and index business working out of Nasdaq headquarter in New York. Before joining Nasdaq, Bjørn Sibbern was CEO at E*TRADE Bank Denmark from 2006 to 2008 and held key roles at OMX and Stocknet Norway. The Danish citizen holds an Executive Master in Business Administration, a Graduate Diploma in Finance, and a Master in Business Administration and Commercial Law from Copenhagen Business School.

Day 2 | 15th May

10:50 AM Fireside Chat with Bjørn Sibbern, CEO, SIX Group: Navigating the future of European equities: Liquidity, competition, and the role of consolidation

The European equities landscape is undergoing a transformative shift. Market participants are grappling with increasing fragmentation, regulatory pressures, and technological disruption, all of which are reshaping liquidity dynamics. At the same time, consolidation within the exchange ecosystem is accelerating, influencing competition and the evolution of market structures.

As the newly appointed CEO of SIX, the operator of the Swiss and Spanish financial markets, Bjørn Sibbern is at the forefront of these changes. With extensive experience in market infrastructure and trading, he will share his insights on:

Market structure and liquidity trends: What challenges do market participants face in navigating increasing fragmentation, and how are exchanges responding to changing execution trends and buy-side demands?
The competitive landscape: What role do exchanges play in fostering competition and innovation?
M&A, consolidation, and the future of market structure: How does consolidation within the exchange ecosystem impact liquidity and trading strategies?
The role of technology in the next phase of market evolution: What innovations are exchanges focusing on to enhance market access and efficiency?

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Bjørn.

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