People

 

Zeliha Sayar is research assistant at the Yildiz Technical University. Her research fields are History of economics, history of finance, history of banks. She graduated with a thesis on "The role of State Banks in the process of Economic Development in Turkey.

Afke Schaart is the Vice President Europe for GSMA. Before joining GSMA in February 2015 Afke led the EU Institutional Relations Team of Microsoft in Brussels responsible for Microsoft’s engagement with the EU Institutions, Council of Europe and the OECD. Before joining Microsoft Afke served as a Member of Parliament in the Netherlands and was the spokesperson for Economic Affairs and Innovation, Technology and ICT for the People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). Prior to that she was responsible for KPN's policy interests and governmental affairs in Europe. She started her professional life at Shell and has studied Political Sciences with a specialization in International Relations in Amsterdam. Afke Schaart was also a Council Member of the Municipality of Wassenaar (the Netherlands) for the VVD. She has been a board member of ECP-EPN, platform for public-private cooperation in the information society and a board member of the European Internet Foundation (EIF). She is a current board member of the E-Society Platform and a member of the Women in Leadership (WiL) organisation.

Agustín Márquez Dorsch is a Senior Telecommunications Engineer, with a Masters in Economics and Business Management from IESE. He began his professional career at Banco de Bilbao. In 1990 he directed the creation of the Securities Clearing and Settlement Service, of which he was General Manager. He is currently Deputy General Manager of Cecabank, managing payment services, electronic banking, outsourcing, business intelligence and systems. He was President of the European Banking Standardization Committee (ECBS) for 5 years. He is Managing Director of EURO 6000 and MasterCajas, adviser to MasterCard Europe, Trionis, Eufiserv Payments and LICO Corporation.

Aimée Suárez es Senior Advisor para la región de América Latina y el Caribe en el Departamento de Relaciones Internacionales e Institucionales de WSBI. Anteriormente, fue Asesora del Director General de WSBI-ESBG de 2012-2013. Antes de unirse a WSBI, Aimée fue Coordinadora en el Foro Parlamentario Europeo de Servicios Financieros (EPFSF). También fue Legal Adviser Trainee de la Federación Bancaria Europea (FBE). Aimée tiene un Master en Banca Responsable del Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles (España) en colaboración con la London School of Economics (LSE) y WSBI, un LLM en Derecho Internacional con Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad de Kent, la Escuela de Bruselas de Estudios Internacionales, y una licenciatura en Derecho de la Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) en República Dominicana.

Economic and Political advisor - AMConseil.

Mr Minc joined Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in 1979, as chief Financial officer. In 1986, he became Vice-Chairman of CIR International (Compagnie Industriali Riunite International) and General Manager of Cerus, which were the non-Italian affiliates of Benedetti Group. In 1991, he founded its own consultancy firm AM Conseil. He has been Board member of numerous companies and the chairman of the supervisory board of Le Monde, the leading French newspaper (19/12/94 to 11/02/2008). He is Commandeur de la Légion d’Honneur (France); Commander of the British Empire; Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (Spain). Alain Minc wrote more than 30 books since 1978.

Albert Morales es responsable de producto en digital money management solutions de Strands. Tras su paso previo por Kantox, desde su fundación hasta su incorporación en Strands, Albert ha sido testigo directo de la evolución tecnológica en la industria financiera donde ha participado de manera directa y actualmente sigue contribuyendo en acercar, desarrollar y promover estas nuevas tecnologías para facilitar el uso de herramientas financieras para que sean accesibles a todos los usuarios.

Álvaro Naranjo Valencia realizó prácticas empresariales en Lloyds Bank en New York y Bancafé en Miami. En el 2004 realizó un curso de “Intermediate Securities Analisis” en New York University (NYU). Ese mismo año obtuvo un certificado en Bloomberg en instrumentos financieros de Renta Fija, Nueva York-EEUU. En el 2005 realizó una Diplomatura en Operación Bursátil, Bolsa de Valores de Colombia, en la Universidad EAFIT. En mayo del 2007 se trasladó a Panamá, donde reside desde ese momento.
Cuenta con 15 años de experiencia en el mercado bursátil. Actualmente se desempeña como Vicepresidente Senior de Gestión Patrimonial en Geneva Asset Management, es columnista del periódico La Prensa de Panamá y cuenta con un segmento en análisis financiero en el programa de televisión Banca al Día.
 

Ingeniera Industrial, Ana Lucia es actualmente responsable de Proyectos y Cooperación Técnica Financiera en la Federación Peruana de Cajas Municipales de Ahorro y Crédito. Cuenta con una amplia experiencia en la línea de negocios del sistema financiero: Banca Empresa, Riesgo Crediticio, Administraciòn de Riesgos y Cuentas Especiales. Ha trabajado como consultora para América Latina de Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (UNEP-Finance Initiative), Suiza. Expertise en el análisis económico y financiero de la mediana y gran empresa. Trabajó en el Área de Administración de Riesgos, en proyectos de riesgo operacional para el cumplimiento de normas internacionales como Sarbanes Oxley y Basilea II. Cuenta con un MBA de la Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez de Chile y un Master en Medio Ambiente de la Universidad Albert Ludwigs Freiburg de Alemania. Ha realizado el programa de Microfinanzas Boulder en Turìn, Italia.

Chairman - European Banking Authority (EBA).

Andrea Enria is the first Chairperson of the European Banking Authority (EBA). He took up office on 1 March, 2011 and is serving a term of five years. He represents the EBA and is responsible for preparing the work of the Board of Supervisors and chairs its meetings as well as those of the Management Board. Prior to taking up this role, Andrea Enria was the Head of the Regulation and Supervisory Policy Department at the Bank of Italy. He had previously served as Secretary General of the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (the EBA's predecessor). In the past, he also held the position of Head of Financial Supervision Division at the European Central Bank. Before joining the ECB, he worked for several years in the Research Department and in the Supervisory Department of the Bank of Italy.