CHRIS SKINNER is known worldwide as a leading commentator and strategist on the financial markets. He works full-time as the Chief Executive of the think tank Balatro, as well as being the Chairman of the Financial Services Club and a co-founder of the website Shaping Tomorrow. He writes a regular column in the Banker magazine, and blogs on theFinanSer and Finextra. Chris is a regular key note speaker at the world’s largest financial services conferences including SWIFT’s SIBOS, BAI, IIR and the Financial Times and the author of several other books published by John Wiley, including "The Future of banking in a globalised world" and "The Future of investing in Europe’s markets after MiFID".