LHoFT Crisis Thought Leadership - Disruptive Negotiation in Disruptive Times
2020-04-23 16:00 - 17:00 UTC
Description
Negotiating the right deal for all stakeholders is an applied methodical art requiring self-and general awareness, considering what is at stake for all parties. Now, imagine your company being shaken by unprecedented circumstances causing potential devastating consequences to your business, in the midst of a financial crisis or pandemic.
What are the methods, mindsets, and approaches to rely on? Can you still maintain a solid frame and save those critical relationships essential to your business?
NEW TIME : Join us on April 23rd at 4:00pm and learn from an experienced professional and humanitarian with skin in the game, Frank Schmit.
Meet Frank
Frank Schmit started his professional life as a postman in Luxembourg, before building himself a strong experience in sales, marketing and communication. He was Head of Marketing, Sales, and Communication of Biopsytec, the first Luxembourgish Biotech Start-up, and managed to launch their innovative food-traceability solution all over Europe, before joining P&G as Sales & Business Manager. During his career he held executives’ roles in sales & marketing in highly competitive environments, trying to deliver paradigm changes by applying common sense as breakthrough initiative.

Global Talent and HR Challenges in a Time of Crisis
2020-04-24 12:00 - 15:00 UTC
Description
Hiring, recruiting and retaining global tech talent is an increasingly challenging mission for every startup and incumbent. Traditional recruitment best-practices for employers have drastically changed recently, forcing them to adapt their approaches and remain relevant in the chase and retention of great talent.
Learn from Luxembourg n°1 tech talent recruiter how to quickly achieve your recruitment and retention KPIs in difficult times, in three simple chapters:

5 golden nuggets to help your employees be engaged and perform well during the lockdown.
5 key facts, you should know about headhunting for Tech talent during epidemics.
Practical ways of seeing opportunities during crisis times.

Meet Valentina:
Valentina Brysina was born in Ukraine and moved to Luxembourg in 2016 to join the Docler Holding Tech Recruitment team. In 2018, she was promoted to the role of Services Manager to implement the Docler Recruitment Services project. Over the last few years, Valentina and the team have earned their reputation as 1of the leading Tech Talent Recruiter in Luxembourg.

LHoFT Crisis Thought Leadership - Communication Post-COVID19: Strategy & Tools
2020-04-29 11:00 - 17:00 UTC
Description
The LHoFT team is pleased to invite you to an exclusive workshop on “Communication Post-COVID19: Strategy & Tools” delivered by Pascale Kauffman, Managing Director of Apollo Strategists and reputable communication expert on Wednesday 29th of April from 11.00 am to 11.45am on Zoom.
Pascale and the Apollo Team strongly believe in opportunities that crisis and change provide. Due to the COVID19 unprecedented situation, we need to stay positive, seize opportunities, and take advantage of time to innovate, change and create new leadership.
What you will learn

Best practices in post-crisis communications planning
Building your post-crisis response team
Engaging key audiences
Effective messaging post-crisis
Techniques to control the narrative with media
Rebuilding confidence following a crisis

Meet Pascale
Pascale Kauffman is Managing Director of Apollo Strategists.
Prior to founding Apollo in 2012, Pascale gained a 12 years’ international experience in corporate and marketing communications and in marketing, market development and sales at SES Group, one of the world-leading satellite operators. After her experience in the private sector, she spent 5 years as head of communications & PR of the City of Luxembourg, which provided her with deep insights into and understanding of the Grand-Duchy’s administrative and political functioning.
Pascale has a master degree in communications and public relations from Université Libre de Bruxelles (Belgium), which she successfully concluded with a thesis on crisis communication in the chemical industry. She fluently speaks 5 languages, is an expert in financial and industrial communications and enjoys to accompany social, architectural and design projects.
Pascale Kauffman is a Luxembourg national. She is married and lives in Luxembourg with her husband and their two children.
For imminent crisis communication support you can send your questions to crisis@apollo.lu

LHoFT Webinar - Critical Leadership skills in uncertain times : From managing your team efficiently to better decision-making
2020-05-06 12:00 - 15:00 UTC
Description
Critical Leadership skills in uncertain times: From managing your team efficiently to better decision-making
In a time of crisis, unprecedented changes can affect your and your team’s emotional and physical well-being impacting the functioning of your startup or SME.
With Marion, international speaker on Leadership, current advisor on Crisis Management, and former SVP Competency Management at Telecom Germany, you will learn how to proactively take action on those missing clues and turn yourself, your team, and firm around in the midst of adversity.
Learning outcomes:

Being able to take sustainable and faster decisions privately and publicly
Being more attuned to your teams’ needs
Being psychologically more resilient and remaining healthy overall

Dr. Marion Bourgeois has 20 years of executive and leadership experience in IT, Marketing, Strategy, and Human Resources through her advisory ventures and as former SVP Competency Management at Telekom Germany. Marion’s empathetic style and practical experience enable clients to achieve sustainable high performance in complex business situations. She is an experienced Crisis and Change Management Adviser and serves as Associate Professor at the Luxembourg School of Business.

LHoFT Webinar: Optimize your Linkedin & attract opportunities
2020-05-08 12:00 UTC
Description
The LHoFT team is pleased to invite you to an exclusive workshop on “Optimize your Linkedin & attract opportunities” delivered by Christine Homolko Communications Consultant & Linkedin Coach on Friday, May 8th on Zoom.
COVID-19 has brought on new everyday challenges, job insecurities, and also…lots of time spent at home! Now is the perfect opportunity to sit down, give your LinkedIn profile a makeover, and learn how to use this powerful platform. Whether you’re looking for a job, to pivot careers, or to find new business opportunities — learn to harness the power of Linkedin today.
What you will learn

6 ways Linkedin can help you get what you want
How to optimize your profile
Why asking others for help is crucial
How to engage with your community
Free Linkedin goodies

Meet Christine
Christine Homolko is a Communications Consultant and Linkedin Coach.
She is all about communicating with impact, creative storytelling, and human leadership. Oh, and she is a big fan of Linkedin!
Christine has 10+ years of experience working in fields like fashion, automotive, education, and technology. She has collaborated with household names like Goodyear, the University of Cologne, and Hugo Boss, but also with lesser-known, unique companies. Brands trust her when it comes to building things: a strategy, a brand, a team, you name it!
This global citizen graduated with an MA in psychology and socio-cultural studies from Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Germany and studied business and economics at Harvard University. Her education, combined with her creative personality led her to the vast realm of communications. After about a decade in this field, she can tell you this: the secret sauce to a successful brand is a great story!
By day, Christine leads the communications team at SnT, a technology research center at the University of Luxembourg.
But entrepreneurship runs deep. In her “off-time”, Christine helps clients elevate their brand and professionals boost their careers. She regularly posts stories on Linkedin, speaks at events hosted the first Linkedin Local event in Luxembourg in 2018, is a contributor at Thrive Global and the first Linkedin Campus Editor in Luxembourg.
Amidst all this noise about leadership, she believes the most important lessons are:

Embrace change and see it as an opportunity to improve.
Send the elevator back down.
A leader is never finished learning.

Christine grew up in different countries, and so she has 3 native languages: English, German, French. Strange, isn’t it?
She lives in Luxembourg, loves to draw, and spends most of her time-off in Arizona these days. There’s just something soothing about the desert.
You can reach her at: goodpeoplelu@gmail.com

LHoFT Webinar: Thought Crisis Leadership: Cybersecurity Covid19 - A New Cyber Landscape
2020-05-13 12:00 UTC
Description
The LHoFT team is pleased to invite you to an exclusive workshop on “Thought Crisis Leadership: Cybersecurity Covid19 – A New Cyber Landscape” with Christophe Bianco, Managing Partner of Excellium and Pascal Steichen, CEO of securitymadein.lu on Wednesday, May 13 from 12h00 to 12h45
Agenda
Part 1 – “State of Cyber Threats during COVID19 crisis” with Pascal Steichen
First lesson of the Covid Crisis after 2 months of Remote working:
When safety and cybersecurity can go hand in hand with threats, phishing, and scams on the rise.
Part 2 – “Best Practices in Cybersecurity in a post COVID19 World”, with Christophe Bianco
Cybersecurity guide on how to transition back to normal – Best Practices to adopt:

What is the end of the contingency period?
What are the main risks we, as Fintech startups, can face?
Being startups which kind of questions we can be asked by our prospects when it comes to Cyber?

Part 3. – Cybersecurity – Post-Covid19
Open Q&A, with Pascal Steichen & Christophe Bianco
Don’t miss out on our upcoming Virtual Fintech Friday this week May, 15th starting at 6h45 by registering next at – The House Party Vol 2 on REMO

Speakers’ Bio:
Pascal Steichen, CEO of securitymadein.lu
Pascal holds a master degree in “astrophysics” and, in parallel of having his first work experience as a software engineer, he graduated in “applied information technology”. In 2002 he joined the Luxembourg government, first at the “Task Force eLuxembourg” and afterwards at the Ministry of the Economy as advisor and project manager in the area of network and information security. From 2003 to 2014 he was a member of the management board of ENISA (the European Network and Information Security Agency). Today, Pascal is CEO of SECURITYMADEIN.LU, the structure behind the main information security initiatives of the Luxembourg government: CASES, CIRCL, BEE SECURE and the Cybersecurity Competence Center (C3), launched in 2017 as a european-wide unique facility to empower the Luxembourg economy in the field of cybersecurity. He is a member of the Luxembourg Cyber Security Board, lecturer in information security at the University of Luxembourg, president of the CLUSIL (an association representing the information security landscape of Luxembourg) and member of the FIC advisory board.
Christophe Bianco, Managing Partner at Excellium
Christophe is the co-founder and the managing director of Excellium Services. Excellium was founded in 2012 by the willingness of people active in the Information Security field and currently have about 120 employees, present in 7 countries (across Europe and Africa) and realise about 15.5 MEuros in revenues. In December 2018, Excellium opened its equity to SonaeIM the investment arm of the Portuguese Group SONAE. Before Excellium, Christophe has been vice-president and General Manager for the European, Middle East & African region of Qualys, a Worldwide leader in computer vulnerability management solutions. In this job, he has been responsible for strategic, operational, sales and marketing activities. With about 20 years of experience in providing security, governance, security audits and penetration tests, his mission has been to support the company IPO in 2012. Beforehand, he managed the activities development of Verizon Business on the European Region for the security division during 10 years. Before that, he had a 1st experience as network administrator in Paribas Luxembourg Bank during 3 years. He is since September 2018 Associate professor at Telecom Nancy on the cybersecurity track and regularly speaks at conferences on Information Security issue, analysis of the economics of cybercrime or evolving threats. He is supporting the Institut Luxembourgeois des Administrateurs (ila.lu) on cybersecurity education and the cybersecurity Working Group at Association of Information professionals in Luxembourg.
Upcoming webinars

The Employment Landscape Covid19 and beyond with ADEM, Do Recruit Advisors & Moberries: “Learn about the latest aid schemes & opportunities to seize”, Friday, 12h00 – 13h00 pm
International Leadership Perspectives: “The Economics and Implications of Data Post-Covi19” with Vikram & Yan from the IMF, Friday, 6h00 – 6h40 pm
Fintech Friday – The House Party Vol 2, Fri, 6h45 – 8h85 pm
International Leadership Perspectives: “Regulation the day after COVID-19 and the role of technology”, with SantiagoSantiago Fernández de Lis, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs & Chief Economist Financial Systems and Regulation, BBVA (Madrid), Monday, May 18th at 5 pm
International Leadership Perspectives: “Building and scaling the next wave of financial services firms”, with Ramin Niroumand, CEO of FinLeap (Berlin), Wednesday, May 20th at 5 pm

LHoFT Webinar: The Employment Landscape Covid19 and beyond : “Learn about the latest aid schemes & opportunities to seize”
2020-05-15 12:00 UTC
Description
The LHoFT team is pleased to invite you to an exclusive workshop on “The Employment Landscape Covid19 and beyond : “Learn about the latest aid schemes & opportunities to seize” with experts from ADEM & Do Recruitment Advisors & MoBerries
Agenda
Part 1: Mr. Laurent Peusch – Deputy Head of Employer Services at Adem – The Luxembourg Employment Agency

Government perspective on the current employment aid schemes
Which companies are eligible for which schemes?
An outlook and trends on the employment market Post-Covid19

Part 2: Ms. Sinead O’Donnell – CEO Do Recruitment Advisors
A leading recruitment firm’s perspective on how they are managing the COVID crisis from a company standpoint and what they have put in place in conjunction with the ADEM

What are the major changes in the hiring, staffing, recruitment processes?
What are the recruitment opportunities in this current climate?

Part 3: Mo Moubarak – Head of Business Dev. of Moberries

An AI-driven Recruitment platform perspective on the current Covid19 crisis.
How can technology be leveraged to support solving employment issues now and Post-Covid19

Get your questions ready for the open Q&A
Don’t miss out on our upcoming Virtual Fintech Friday this week,May 15th starting at 6h45 by registering next at – The House Party Vol 2 on REMO
Meet the speakers:
Mr. Laurent Peusch – Deputy Head of Employer Services at Adem
After graduating from technical school for health profession in 2004, Laurent Peusch worked for a short time in the hospital sector. In 2005, Laurent Peusch joined the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, the Directorate of Immigration at the Department of third-country workers. In 2007, after 2 years Peusch Laurent joined the foreign employment department at the Luxemburgish Public Employment Services, where he was promoted head of department in 2012. In 2016, the foreign employment department has been integrated into the employer department where Laurent Peusch became the deputy head and still responsible for all matters related to the third-country nationals and the asylum seekers.
Ms. Sinead O’Donnell – CEO Do Recruitment Advisors
Sinead O’Donnell has become an expert in identifying and attracting the finest candidate talent available from both local and international sources by using her extensive and detailed knowledge of the Luxembourg employment market, knowledge that she has built up from working in the Grand Duchy for over two decades. She attained her 4-year management degree from the GMIT in Galway. Her first job was with the Irish Embassy in Luxembourg. In 1999, she moved to the financial sector until 2001 when she made the transition into recruitment. In 2008, with business partner Nathalie Delebois, she founded DO Recruitment Advisors, a highly renowned recruitment agency that has accumulated numerous industry awards.
Mr. Mo Moubarak – Head of Business Development
Mo Moubarak has over a decade of experience in business development. He helped scale startups across sectors in fintech, marketing, e-commerce, fashion & recruitment. He focuses on optimizing sales infrastructures as well as building & training teams. Currently, as the head of business development at MoBerries, he focuses on growth while creating an equal opportunity that works for everyone.
Upcoming webinars

International Leadership Perspectives: “The Economics and Implications of Data Post-Covi19” with Vikram & Yan from the IMF, Friday, 6h00 – 6h40 pm
Fintech Friday – The House Party Vol 2, Fri, 6h45 – 8h85 pm
International Leadership Perspectives: “Regulation the day after COVID-19 and the role of technology”, with SantiagoSantiago Fernández de Lis, Global Head of Regulatory Affairs & Chief Economist Financial Systems and Regulation, BBVA (Madrid), Monday May 18th at 5 pm
International Leadership Perspectives: “Building and scaling the next wave of financial services firms”, with Ramin Niroumand, CEO of FinLeap (Berlin), Wednesday, May 20 at 5 pm

The Employment Landscape Covid19 and beyond : “Learn about the latest aid schemes & opportunities to seize”
2020-05-15 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Description
The LHoFT team is pleased to invite you to an exclusive workshop on “The Employment Landscape Covid19 and beyond : “Learn about the latest aid schemes & opportunities to seize” with experts from ADEM & Do Recruitment Advisors & MoBerries
Agenda
Part 1: Mr. Laurent Peusch – Deputy Head of Employer Services at Adem – The Luxembourg Employment Agency

Government perspective on the current employment aid schemes
Which companies are eligible for which schemes?
An outlook and trends on the employment market Post-Covid19

Part 2: Ms. Sinead O’Donnell – CEO Do Recruitment Advisors
A leading recruitment firm’s perspective on how they are managing the COVID crisis from a company standpoint and what they have put in place in conjunction with the ADEM

What are the major changes in the hiring, staffing, recruitment processes?
What are the recruitment opportunities in this current climate?

Part 3: Mo Moubarak – Head of Business Dev. of Moberries

An AI-driven Recruitment platform perspective on the current Covid19 crisis.
How can technology be leveraged to support solving employment issues now and Post-Covid19

Get your questions ready for the open Q&A
Don’t miss out on our upcoming Virtual Fintech Friday this week,May 15th starting at 6h45 by registering next at – The House Party Vol 2 on REMO
Meet the speakers:
Mr. Laurent Peusch – Deputy Head of Employer Services at Adem
After graduating from technical school for health profession in 2004, Laurent Peusch worked for a short time in the hospital sector. In 2005, Laurent Peusch joined the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, the Directorate of Immigration at the Department of third-country workers. In 2007, after 2 years Peusch Laurent joined the foreign employment department at the Luxemburgish Public Employment Services, where he was promoted head of department in 2012. In 2016, the foreign employment department has been integrated into the employer department where Laurent Peusch became the deputy head and still responsible for all matters related to the third-country nationals and the asylum seekers.
Ms. Sinead O’Donnell – CEO Do Recruitment Advisors
Sinead O’Donnell has become an expert in identifying and attracting the finest candidate talent available from both local and international sources by using her extensive and detailed knowledge of the Luxembourg employment market, knowledge that she has built up from working in the Grand Duchy for over two decades. She attained her 4-year management degree from the GMIT in Galway. Her first job was with the Irish Embassy in Luxembourg. In 1999, she moved to the financial sector until 2001 when she made the transition into recruitment. In 2008, with business partner Nathalie Delebois, she founded DO Recruitment Advisors, a highly renowned recruitment agency that has accumulated numerous industry awards.

Mr. Mo Moubarak – Head of Business Development
Mo Moubarak has over a decade of experience in business development. He helped scale startups across sectors in fintech, marketing, e-commerce, fashion & recruitment. He focuses on optimizing sales infrastructures as well as building & training teams. Currently, as the head of business development at MoBerries, he focuses on growth while creating an equal opportunity that works for everyone.

International Leadership Perspectives : “The Economics and Implications of Data” with the IMF
2020-05-15 18:00 UTC
Description
Join us on Friday 15th of May at 6.00 PM for an exclusive webinar “The Economics and Implications of Data” as part of our International Fintech Leadership Network webinar series
with
Vikram Haksar, Assistant Director, Macro-Financial Analysis – Financial Services, IMF (Washington)
Yan Carrière-Swallow, Economist, Macro-Financial Analysis – Financial Services, IMF (Washington)

Context
Is data the new oil? Data has taken on a critical role with the rise of the digital economy. In the past decade, companies with data at the core of their business models have come to dominate the rankings of the world’s most valuable corporations. The proliferation of data in the economy presents a tremendous opportunity to boost growth through efficiency and innovation.
Agenda
6h00 – 6h30 pm

What is private data and public data?
Who owns data and what rights do actors have over data?
What role should the public sector play in the world of data?

6h30 – 6h40: Q&A with the audience
6h40 – 8h45: Join our Virtual Fintech Friday – The House Party Vol 2 on REMO

Meet our speakers

Vikram Haksar is an Assistant Director in the IMF’s Strategy Policy and Review department. In this role, he currently leads work on finance and technology, macro-financial analysis, and policies for assessing and addressing financial stability risk. He has been a lead author of the IMF’s main papers on fintech, and most recently, the Bali Fintech Agenda. Prior to this, he managed review work on global surveillance, G20 prospects, and spillover analysis. Vikram was earlier the IMF’s mission chief for Brazil during the ‘currency wars’ and lead the IMF team that set-up the $70 billion Flexible Credit Line agreement with Mexico in 2009 in the aftermath of the Lehman failure. He has worked on emerging economies in Asia––including Thailand during the Asian crisis––and Eastern Europe and was the Fund’s resident representative in the Philippines. Vikram received his Ph.D. from Cornell University.
Follow and connect with Vikram on Linkedin

Yan Carrière-Swallow is an economist in the Macro Financial unit of the IMF’s Strategy, Policy and Review Department. His research interests span various topics in international macroeconomics, with a focus on emerging markets and their policies. Prior to joining the IMF in 2012, he was an economist at the Central Bank of Chile in Santiago.
Follow and connect with Yan on Linkedin

International Leadership Perspectives : “The Economics and Implications of Data” with the IMF
2020-05-15 18:00 - 18:40 UTC
Description
Join us on Friday 15th of May at 6.00 PM for an exclusive webinar “The Economics and Implications of Data” as part of our International Fintech Leadership Network webinar series
with
Vikram Haksar, Assistant Director, Macro-Financial Analysis – Financial Services, IMF (Washington)
Yan Carrière-Swallow, Economist, Macro-Financial Analysis – Financial Services, IMF (Washington)
Context
Is data the new oil? Data has taken on a critical role with the rise of the digital economy. In the past decade, companies with data at the core of their business models have come to dominate the rankings of the world’s most valuable corporations. The proliferation of data in the economy presents a tremendous opportunity to boost growth through efficiency and innovation.
Agenda
6h00 – 6h30 pm

What is private data and public data?
Who owns data and what rights do actors have over data?
What role should the public sector play in the world of data?

6h30 – 6h40: Q&A with the audience
6h40 – 8h45: Join our Virtual Fintech Friday – The House Party Vol 2 on REMO

Vikram Haksar is an Assistant Director in the IMF’s Strategy Policy and Review department. In this role, he currently leads work on finance and technology, macro-financial analysis, and policies for assessing and addressing financial stability risk. He has been a lead author of the IMF’s main papers on fintech, and most recently, the Bali Fintech Agenda. Prior to this, he managed review work on global surveillance, G20 prospects, and spillover analysis. Vikram was earlier the IMF’s mission chief for Brazil during the ‘currency wars’ and lead the IMF team that set-up the $70 billion Flexible Credit Line agreement with Mexico in 2009 in the aftermath of the Lehman failure. He has worked on emerging economies in Asia––including Thailand during the Asian crisis––and Eastern Europe and was the Fund’s resident representative in the Philippines. Vikram received his Ph.D. from Cornell University.
Follow and connect with Vikram on Linkedin
Yan Carrière-Swallow is an economist in the Macro Financial unit of the IMF’s Strategy, Policy and Review Department. His research interests span various topics in international macroeconomics, with a focus on emerging markets and their policies. Prior to joining the IMF in 2012, he was an economist at the Central Bank of Chile in Santiago.
Follow and connect with Yan on Linkedin

Fintech Friday - The House Party Vol 2
2020-05-15 18:30 UTC
Description
Dear Innovators, Partners, and Friends,
In the last weeks, our lives have been drastically changed by an unprecedented state of emergency. Covid-19 has forced all of us to review our routines and find new ways to work and live. However, this period of quarantine has also brought us great things: more solidarity, more collaboration, and unprecedented creativity.
Since Luxembourg has declared its state of emergency, the LHoFT team has remained dedicated to supporting you to the best of its abilities. With our Fintech Friday – The LHoFT House Party Vol 2, we are inviting you to a unique virtual experience, meant to gather our amazing community of institutional partners and fintech Innovators.
Lët’z take also this opportunity to renew our sincere thanks to the healthcare professionals and every other essential worker who is truly supporting our communities. The best way to show them appreciation is that we stay safe in our houses enjoying our beloved ones and all the amazing beauties of life, like this House Party.
Agenda

18:00 – Live fireside chat with the IMF (Washington) on “The Economics of Data” on ZOOM
18:45 – Doors open to our Virtual House Party > Join us on REMO (Guide Line Below)
19:00 – Opening words by Nasir Zubairi, CEO of LHoFT
19:05 – Fintech Friday – Networking & Party Time with DJ Ben Leo supported by Fox Drinks Luxembourg

You are member, partner or LHoFT enthusiast, then apply the promo code LHOFT10 at FoxDrinks and get your 10% discounted Fox Drinks delivered to your doorsteps for free.
Have a seat in our theme lounges and have fun with your colleagues and friends.
How to use Remo, short and sweet guidelines:

1. Setup your profile and link it to your Linkedin account in less than 2 min
2. Login and enter the event
2. Join, switch on your camera, change tables, network, have a drink with our colleagues and friends.

See you there and stay safe 🙂
With love, the LHoFT team

International Leadership Perspectives: “Building and scaling the next wave of financial services firms”, with FinLeap
2020-05-20 17:00 UTC
Description
Join us on Wednesday 20th of May at 5.00 PM for an exclusive live fireside chat on “Building and scaling the next wave of financial services firms” as part of our International Fintech Leadership Network webinar series
with
Ramin Niroumand, CEO of Finleap (Berlin)
and
Nasir Zubairi, CEO of the LHoFT Foundation

Context
Fintech is all the rage. But to be successful requires a special sauce, some special people, and a great deal of determination. The vast majority of Fintech startups fail; how can we ensure that our startup does not burn out? Finleap, founded in 2014, is a tremendous success story in European Fintech. Many of the businesses that have been developed at Finleap HQ in Berlin have become some of the most prominent and successful in the European ecosystem; Solarisbank, Clark.de, Elinvar, Pairfinance, Penta, FinanceAds have raised multiple millions in financing and are going strong. Others have been tried and shut down. Hear from Ramin Niroumand, the CEO and founder of Finleap on his journey to build the most successful fintech conglomerate in Europe.

Learning Outcomes

What are the key elements of ensuring success?
How can you be razor sharp in Ideation and execution?
How do you deal with rapid scale?

How can you best deal with failure and speedbumps?

Meet our speakers
Ramin founded finleap – the leading fintech ecosystem in Europe – in Summer 2014. As Founder & CEO he is among others responsible for strategy, communications and group development. Acting as an active sparring partner and shareholder for finleap’s numerous founding teams, Ramin is forging an ecosystem of leading Fin- and Insurtechs. Built on one vision: making finance 100% digital. Ramin is also a member of the advisory board of solarisBank. Previously, Ramin was Innovation Manager at DKB Deutsche Kreditbank AG, where he led the bank’s electronic and mobile payment innovation projects alongside PayPal, Sofortüberweisung and Cringle. He holds a degree in Economics and at the age of 24, was named one of Deloitte Consulting’s youngest Senior Consultants. Ramin was elected by Forbes Magazine into the Top 30 young shapers of finance in Europe (#30under30) and by Capital, Germany’s leading business magazine, as “Junge Elite – top 40 unter 40” (“Young elite – top 40 under 40”) in 2016 and 2017. Handelsblatt named him among the 100 smartest people in Germany.
Follow and connect with Ramin on Linkedin and Twitter

International Leadership Perspectives: "Regulation the day after COVID-19 and the role of technology", with BBVA
2020-05-25 17:00 UTC
Description
Join us on Monday 25th of May at 5.00 PM for an exclusive live fireside chat on the “Regulation the day after COVID-19 and the role of technology” as part of our International Fintech Leadership Network webinar series
with
Santiago Fernández de Lis, Head of Regulation, BBVA (Spain)
and
Nasir Zubairi, CEO of the LHoFT Foundation

Context
The world of FInancial Services has gone through an unprecedented period of regulatory action and reform over the past decade since the last financial crisis. At this time, working through the global pandemic of Covid19 in an era of digital innovation and fast changing consumer behaviour, many see that regulation has a critical role to play in enabling the financial services sector, particularly in Europe, to evolve and deliver enhanced services to their customers. On the flip side, supervisors are required to quickly determine risks of new digital business models and create appropriate rules to protect consumers and ensure a level playing field.
Agenda

How will regulation change, if at all, as a consequence of our experiences of COVID19?
How is digital innovation in finance impacting regulation, what headaches/opportunities are there?
Are there lessons we can learn from Asia or other places to strike a balance between regulation and innovation?

Meet our speakers
Santiago Fernández de Lis is currently Head of Regulation at BBVA. He was also Chairman of the Banking Stakeholders Group of the European Banking Authority (EBA). From 2007 to 2011 he was partner and Director of the International Department of Afi, a consultancy and think tank. He joined the Banco de España in 1986, where he held several management positions, among them Head of the Monetary and Financial Division and Director of the International Department (2001-2007) Between 1998 and 2000 he worked in the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel, in the secretariat of the Committee of the Global Financial System (CGFS). He is an economist from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and he was a lecturer in Universidad Carlos III (Madrid). He is the author of several papers and publications on financial stability, financial regulation, monetary policy, international economics and central banking.
Follow and connect with Santiago on Linkedin adn Twitter

International Leadership Perspectives: "Regulation the day after COVID-19 and the role of technology", with BBVA
2020-05-25 17:00 - 17:40 UTC
Description
Join us on Thursday 25th of May at 5.00 PM for an exclusive live fireside chat on the “Regulation the day after COVID-19 and the role of technology” as part of our International Fintech Leadership Network webinar series
with
Santiago Fernández de Lis, Head of Regulation, BBVA (Spain)
and
Nasir Zubairi, CEO of the LHoFT Foundation
Context
The world of FInancial Services has gone through an unprecedented period of regulatory action and reform over the past decade since the last financial crisis. At this time, working through the global pandemic of Covid19 in an era of digital innovation and fast changing consumer behaviour, many see that regulation has a critical role to play in enabling the financial services sector, particularly in Europe, to evolve and deliver enhanced services to their customers. On the flip side, supervisors are required to quickly determine risks of new digital business models and create appropriate rules to protect consumers and ensure a level playing field.
Agenda

How will regulation change, if at all, as a consequence of our experiences of COVID19?
How is digital innovation in finance impacting regulation, what headaches/opportunities are there?
Are there lessons we can learn from Asia or other places to strike a balance between regulation and innovation?

Santiago Fernández de Lis is currently Head of Regulation at BBVA. He was also Chairman of the Banking Stakeholders Group of the European Banking Authority (EBA). From 2007 to 2011 he was partner and Director of the International Department of Afi, a consultancy and think tank. He joined the Banco de España in 1986, where he held several management positions, among them Head of the Monetary and Financial Division and Director of the International Department (2001-2007) Between 1998 and 2000 he worked in the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel, in the secretariat of the Committee of the Global Financial System (CGFS). He is an economist from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and he was a lecturer in Universidad Carlos III (Madrid). He is the author of several papers and publications on financial stability, financial regulation, monetary policy, international economics and central banking.
Follow and connect with Santiago on Linkedin adn Twitter

2020 Online Korea Fintech Week
2020-05-28 - 2020-05-30
Description
Curious about in Fintech in Korea for 2020?
Then the Online Korea Fintech Week is made for you. This virtual expo will be help in in Seoul from May 28 to 30 May due to public health and safety concerns amid the ongoing pandemic of COVID-19.
A call is launched to the Luxembourg-based Fintech companies who wish to get connected with major Korean fintech businesses. There is no fee for participation, but digital promotional materials* such as video or IR materials are needed to be submitted by participating companies.
How can I apply?

Download the form from Fintech Center Korea and submit it by e-mail.
Access: www.fintechcenter.or.kr/eng
[Information/Notice Board] and download the application form 2020 Korea Fintech Week
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Submit the Application form by e-mail to: fintechweek@fintechcenter.or.kr by Friday 8th of May morning.

International Leadership Perspectives: “Building and scaling the next wave of financial services firms”, with FinLeap
2020-05-28 17:00 - 17:40 (Europe/Helsinki)
Join us on Wednesday 28th of May at 5.00 PM for an exclusive live fireside chat on “Building and scaling the next wave of financial services firms” as part of our International Fintech Leadership Network webinar series
with…

Ramin Niroumand, CEO of Finleap (Berlin)
Nasir Zubairi, CEO of the LHoFT Foundation

Context:
Fintech is all the rage. But to be successful requires a special sauce, some special people, and a great deal of determination. The vast majority of Fintech startups fail; how can we ensure that our startup does not burn out? Finleap, founded in 2014, is a tremendous success story in European Fintech. Many of the businesses that have been developed at Finleap HQ in Berlin have become some of the most prominent and successful in the European ecosystem; Solarisbank, Clark.de, Elinvar, Pairfinance, Penta, FinanceAds have raised multiple millions in financing and are going strong. Others have been tried and shut down. Hear from Ramin Niroumand, the CEO and founder of Finleap on his journey to build the most successful fintech conglomerate in Europe.
Learning Outcomes:

What are the key elements of ensuring success?
How can you be razor sharp in Ideation and execution?
How do you deal with rapid scale?
How can you best deal with failure and speedbumps?

Meet our speakers
Ramin founded Finleap – the leading fintech ecosystem in Europe – in Summer 2014. As Founder & CEO he is among others responsible for strategy, communications and group development. Acting as an active sparring partner and shareholder for finleap’s numerous founding teams, Ramin is forging an ecosystem of leading Fin- and Insurtechs. Built on one vision: making finance 100% digital. Ramin is also a member of the advisory board of solarisBank. Previously, Ramin was Innovation Manager at DKB Deutsche Kreditbank AG, where he led the bank’s electronic and mobile payment innovation projects alongside PayPal, Sofortüberweisung and Cringle. He holds a degree in Economics and at the age of 24, was named one of Deloitte Consulting’s youngest Senior Consultants. Ramin was elected by Forbes Magazine into the Top 30 young shapers of finance in Europe (#30under30) and by Capital, Germany’s leading business magazine, as “Junge Elite – top 40 unter 40” (“Young elite – top 40 under 40”) in 2016 and 2017. Handelsblatt named him among the 100 smartest people in Germany.
Follow and connect with Ramin on Linkedin and Twitter.
