The Institute of Financial Studies in partnership with the University of Petroleum and Gas from Ploiești invites you on March 30, 2021, at 10:00 to the SmartFIN @ ISF Vocational Training Seminar. The seminar includes interactive presentations on the subject of career and presentations of case studies, technical and practical aspects in the field of insurance, capital market, pensions.
Special guests at the March 30 session:
Phd. Prof. Marian SIMINICĂ, Executive Director of ISF and PhD professor at the University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, teaches courses in Economic and Financial Analysis and Financial Diagnosis of the company and is a PhD supervisor in Accounting. He has a rich experience in university management, holding the position of Vice Dean of the Faculty (2008 - 2012), responsible for scientific research and quality assurance of education, as well as Dean, in 2012 - 2016. He was Vice President of the Board of the Association Romanian Faculties of Economics (2012-2016). He is a member of several professional associations in the economic field, respectively: expert evaluator ANEVAR, being General Secretary of the association in the period 2016-2017; expert accountant, CECCAR member; tax consultant, CCFR member. Since 2014 he is Vice President of the Romanian Society of Economic - Financial Analysis (SRAEF). Since 2017 he is a member of the CNATDCU Commission "Economic Sciences and Business Administration", and since 2018 a member of the Commission of permanent experts ARACIS, contributing to the external evaluation of numerous undergraduate and master's degree programs in economics. He has extensive experience in scientific research materialized in the publication of 7 books and university textbooks, over 60 articles in specialized journals, including 12 articles in journals indexed Web of Science with AIS nenul, participation in national and international conferences, participation in scientific research contracts as a grant director or member of the research team. He is a reviewer for several Web of Science indexed journals and a member of the editorial board for several indexed journals in International Databases. The main research directions are: financial performance and business risks; sectoral economic-financial analyzes; business behavior research models.
PhD. Associate Prof. Laura Elly NAGHI, doctor in the field of Finance - Insurance with an experience of over 15 years in the field of professional training of adults. He completed postdoctoral studies at ASE Bucharest in the field of insurance. He has several books published in the financial field, BDI articles and participations in international conferences frequently. ANC authorized trainer, with international certifications, participated in the elaboration of professional training manuals specific to non-banking financial markets. He gives presentations at events organized in the financial market, including financial education projects among students (middle school, high school) and pre-university teachers.
Alexandru CIUNCAN, UNSAR Director General, has over 18 years of experience in the field of insurance and private pensions in Central and Eastern Europe, with expertise especially in the area of business conduct, regulation, consumer protection, media and financial journalism. Starting with September 2018, Alexandru holds the position of General Director of UNSAR - National Union of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies in Romania, and since August 2019 he is a Member of the Board of Directors of ISF-Institute of Financial Studies. Between 2013 and 2018, Alexandru was member of IRSG and OPSG, the two groups of Stakeholders within EIOPA - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Supervisory Authority, participating in the elaboration and debate of legislative acts with long-term impact on the insurance and private pension industries. At the same time, he held the positions of Secretary General of APPA - Association for Insurance Promotion - the NGO that developed the first national consumer information and education campaigns - and Managing Partner of XPRIMM, a Romanian media company specialized in the insurance industry. EEC and SEE. Alexandru CIUNCAN attended the Faculty of Management at the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, holds a Professional Certificate in Management (OPEN University Business School, UK) and is licensed PMP-Project Management Professional and ACP-Agile Certified Professional (Project Management Institute, USA).
Radu TOIA is an ISF and AAF lecturer. He has over 20 years of experience in the capital market. He was Executive Director of the Association of Fund Administrators (AAF), member of the Coordination Board of the Entity for the amicable Settlement of Non-Bank Financial Disputes (SAL-FIN), independent administrator of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB), Vice President of SIF Transilvania , Director within CNVM and ASF.
Leonard LACHE, CFA, FRM, PhD, graduated with a bachelor's, master's and doctorate in economics from the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest. Leonard's academic interests are: financial instruments and markets, financial modeling and risk management. He has 11 years of experience in the corporate environment, in the banking sector and, since April 2020, in the private pension sector. His hobbies are reading, the car universe, planespotting, scenery and cuisine in the Orient.
