The Institute of Financial Studies, in partnership with the “Babeș-Bolyai” University in Cluj-Napoca through the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, invites you on November 7, 2022, at 17:30 to the SmartFIN@ISF Vocational Training Seminar. The seminar includes interactive presentations on career topics, case studies, and technical and practical aspects from the fields of insurance, capital markets, and pensions.
Special Guests at the November 7 Session:
Associate Professor Dr. Laura Elly NAGHI, PhD in Finance - Insurance, with over 20 years of experience in adult professional training. She completed postdoctoral studies at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies in the field of insurance. She has published several books in the financial field, BDI-indexed articles, and frequently participates in international conferences. As an ANC-authorized trainer with international certifications, she has contributed to the development of professional training manuals specific to non-banking financial markets. She delivers presentations at events organized in the financial market, including financial education projects for students (secondary school, high school) and pre-university teachers.
Aurel BERNAT is a graduate of the “Babeș-Bolyai” University in Cluj-Napoca, specializing in the Management of European Institutions, with postgraduate studies in Business Administration at the same university. On an international academic level, he completed an Executive MBA and is at the beginning of a long journey toward a PhD at the University of Hull (United Kingdom). Professionally, Aurel has been part of teams at Banca Transilvania (International Relations) and BRD-GSG (Corporate), joining the BT Asset Management team in 2007. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of BT Pensii and several locally listed companies. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Fund Administrators in Romania (AAF).
Dr. Alin T. BĂIESCU, MBA, has over 20 years of experience in the fields of insurance, private pensions, and banking, working in multinational companies such as Metropolitan Life, Eureko, Garanta Asigurări, Raiffeisen, and AEGON, in middle and top management positions. He holds a PhD in the financial field (2001 – “Lucian Blaga” University in Sibiu, RO) and an Executive MBA (2019 – University of Hull, UK). He is an associate professor at the University of Buckingham (UK) for the Executive MBA program delivered in Romania, as well as at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FSEGA) at the “Babeș-Bolyai” University in Cluj-Napoca (RO). To date, he is the author, co-author, or coordinator of 10 specialized books in the fields of economics, business, or insurance. His work has been recognized with numerous awards and distinctions, both nationally and internationally.
