The Institute of Financial Studies (ISF) and the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF), in partnership with “Aurel Vlaicu” University in Arad, invite you on 11 October 2024, at 13:30, to the SmartFIN@ISF Vocational Training Seminar & ASF Academic Laboratory. The seminar includes interactive presentations on career topics and case studies, as well as technical and practical aspects related to artificial intelligence in the financial market, insurance market, and capital market.
Special Guests at the 11 October 2024 session:
Prof. univ. dr. Marian SIMINICĂ – Executive Director of ISF and university professor at the University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, teaching courses in Economic-Financial Analysis and Financial Diagnosis of the Firm. He is a PhD 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 education quality assurance, and as Dean from 2012–2016. He was Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Association of Economics Faculties in Romania (AFER) from 2012–2016. He is a member of several professional associations in the economic field: ANEVAR expert evaluator, serving as General Secretary 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 degree programs in the economic field. He has extensive experience in scientific research, with 7 books and university textbooks published, over 60 articles in specialized journals (including 12 articles in Web of Science-indexed journals with non-zero AIS), participation in national and international conferences, and involvement in 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 journals indexed in international databases. His main research areas include financial performance and risks of enterprises, sectoral economic-financial analyses, and models for researching enterprise behavior.
Paul DUMITRU – works within the Financial Supervisory Authority, Monitoring and Financial Education Service. With a career spanning over 20 years (of which 15 years in insurance), Mr. Dumitru has worked for various multinational and local companies in corporate and entrepreneurial financial services, holding several managerial positions at both local and regional levels (in Central and Eastern Europe). He is a graduate, top of his class, of the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, holds a PhD from Manchester Metropolitan University (UK), an MBA (ASE/University of Ottawa), and is a Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter, a certification in insurance from The Institutes (US).
Laurențiu RIVIȘ – Director at Lion Capital SA (formerly SIF Banat-Crișana) and Vice-President at Central Depository. He graduated from the Faculty of Law at “Vasile Goldiș” West University in Arad (2002). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the capital market.
Ștefan MUSGOCIU – active in the capital market since 2007. Initially, he worked as a capital market journalist at the Mediafax press agency until 2014, when he joined the Bucharest Stock Exchange team.
Roxana BĂLUȚĂ – Program Coordinator and Life and Health Insurance Specialist at UNSAR – National Union of Insurance and Reinsurance Companies in Romania, with a career of over 15 years in insurance, including 8 years of extensive experience in reshaping and improving operational processes and developing insurance products. Before joining the professional association of insurers, Roxana was responsible for project management at one of the most well-known companies in the industry. Currently, she manages several programs within UNSAR, while also coordinating the activities of the Marketing, Communication, and PR Group, the Digitalization and Innovation Group, and the Life and Health Insurance Section.
Ieronim ȘTEFAN – Coordinator of the Financial Education Department at ISF – Moderator.
