The Institute of Financial Studies, in partnership with the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest through FABBV, invites you on January 10, 2024, at 15:00 and 16:30 to the SmartFIN@ISF Vocational Training Seminar. The seminar includes interactive presentations on career topics and case studies, as well as technical and practical aspects from the fields of insurance, capital markets, and pensions.
Special guests at the January 10 session:
Prof. univ. dr. Marian SIMINICĂ, Executive Director of ISF and university professor at the University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, teaches courses in Economic-Financial Analysis and Firm Financial Diagnosis and is a doctoral supervisor in the field of Accounting. He has extensive experience in university management, having served as Vice-Dean of the Faculty (2008 – 2012), responsible for scientific research and quality assurance in education, and as Dean from 2012 to 2016. He was Vice-President of the Board of the Association of Economics Faculties in Romania (2012-2016). He is a member of several professional associations in the economic field, namely: ANEVAR expert evaluator, serving as Secretary General of the association from 2016-2017; certified accountant, member of CECCAR; tax consultant, member of CCFR. Since 2014, he has been Vice-President of the Romanian Society for Economic-Financial Analysis (SRAEF). Since 2017, he has been a member of the CNATDCU Commission “Economic Sciences and Business Administration,” and since 2018, a member of the ARACIS Permanent Experts Commission, contributing to the external evaluation of numerous undergraduate and master’s programs in the economic field. He has extensive experience in scientific research, materialized through the publication of 7 books and university manuals, over 60 articles in specialized journals, of which 12 are in Web of Science-indexed journals with non-zero AIS, participation in national and international conferences, and involvement in scientific research contracts as grant director or research team member. He is a reviewer for several Web of Science-indexed journals and a member of the editorial board for several journals indexed in International Databases. His main research directions are: financial performance and risks of enterprises; sectoral economic-financial analyses; and models for researching enterprise behavior.
Oana BĂLAN (ANC-authorized Trainer & Coach) - Training Coordinator at BCR Asigurări de Viață VIG since 2018, Manager at the Society for Training in Insurance (STA) - a provider of professional training programs for insurance distributors since 2019. She has 14 years of experience in the banking sector and over 10 years in the fields of bancassurance and adult professional training.
