The Institute of Financial Studies in partnership with the University of Oradea invites you on October 26, 2021, at 14:30, to the SmartFIN@ISF Vocational Improvement 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 October 26 session:
Valentin IONESCU, General Manager of the General Insurance Directorate within the ASF and President of the Institute of Financial Studies. He worked for 18 years in various private companies in the country and abroad, in the field of capital market investments. He held the position of Director of the Strategy and Financial Stability Department within ASF. He also held the position of Director of the Integrated Supervision Department (2013 - 2014) and Director of the Insurance Regulatory Authorization Department (2017-2019). The professional activity also includes positions such as General Manager of the Bucharest Stock Exchange, Member of the Board of Directors at Sibex, SIF Moldova (2012 - 2013) and Chairman of the Board of the Central Depository, but also international experience - Euro Invest Bank Gmbh Austria (Head of Sales, 2009 - 2010) and Wood & Co Czech Republic (Senior Sales Trader, 2007-2009). Mr. Valentin Ionescu graduated from the Academy of Economic Studies, Faculty of Commerce, has an MBA from CNAM Paris, a Master in Business Development from ASE and a Diploma in Finance from George Town University US. He is an active member of various ESMA and EIOPA committees. He participates as a guest at CNSM meetings. He graduated from the Aspen Institute and attended the Financial Sector Surveillance and External Vulnerabilities and Early Warning Exercise courses at the Joint Vienna Institute. He has published articles and opinions in various publications in the country and abroad and has been interviewed by Bloomberg on several occasions.
Gerke Anno Witteveen is currently the vice president of UNSAR, the Romanian insurance association. He has an extensive experience in the roles of financing and risk management in the insurance industry and in addition to his position at UNSAR, Mr. Witteveen joined NN Romania in 2016 as CFO and is now the company's interim executive director.
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 nonzero AIS, 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. Assoc. 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. She completed postdoctoral studies at ASE Bucharest in the field of insurance. She 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. She gives presentations at events organized in the financial market, including financial education projects among students (middle school, high school) and pre-university teachers.
