SiGMA welcomes a record breaking 12,500 through its doors.

SiGMA welcomed a record number of attendees through its doors. 12,500 delegates, speakers and sponsors converged for the SiGMA 2018 Summit, breaking previously held attendance records and setting the standard for future events. Held on the 28th to 30th of November, the event saw intense interest from both local and global quarters, bringing a truly worldwide perspective to proceedings.

Gartner predicts the business value-add of blockchain will grow to around $176bn by 2025 and exceed to $3.1tn by 2030. This is a giant leap for a technology that, although developing fast, still has significant gaps in meeting business challenges to generate value. CIOs are under pressure to guide decisions on ‘if’ and ‘how’ they should implement blockchain, but struggle with how to apply this technology to meet new business challenges. Cryptocurrencies, themselves require a degree of financial and technical knowledge to understand.

But there is a growing focus on the business challenges that blockchain could solve and soon it will be able to show real business value, real-world applications and an ecosystem of organisations supporting it.

Join the biggest health and safety event, HSE 360° Summit on the 7th and 8th of February, 2019 in the most vibrant city of Frankfurt, Germany!

Hear from over 30 industry experts across a wide range of topics including safety culture & leadership, technology, behavioural safety, regulatory updates, risk management, how to engage employees and have your say in our debate sessions. You will also have the opportunity to meet and network with over 200 likeminded industry professionals whilst exploring the many stands in our exhibition area.

As part of Malta Gaming Week, the third edition of the Malta Gaming Awards will be held on the 27^th of November at the MFCC, Ta’ Qali.

One of the biggest events in the iGaming calendar, the awards will kick off SiGMA 2018 in style. One thousand of the most influential and innovative individuals in the industry will gather for a decadent night geared towards recognising the best and brightest to illuminate the Maltese iGaming sphere. Setting the tone for the evening is guest of honour, Her Excellency, the President of Malta, Marie-Louise Coleiro-Preca. Adding a touch of class to the evening is internationally acclaimed opera star, Joseph Calleja.

The inaugural edition of the Malta Blockchain Summit has been a resounding triumph. Held on the 1st to 2nd November, at the Intercontinental Hotel, St. Julian’s - the Summit saw intense interest, from both local and global quarters, with 8,500 attendees turning up for the event.

The success of the show means the Summit will likely move to a larger venue better equipped to handle the scale of a growing Summit.