The Institute of Financial Studies (ISF) and the Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF), in partnership with the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Bucharest, invite you on March 13, 2024, at 16:00 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 from the fields of insurance, capital markets, and pensions.
Special guests at the March 13, 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, 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.
Vlad Gabriel NICOLĂESCU is an economist, a graduate of the University of Bucharest, holds a doctorate in Management, and has over 16 years of experience in the financial market, working in both the banking system and the non-banking financial sector. Since 2013, he has been working at the Financial Supervisory Authority, holding various positions within the institution’s structure. He has completed a Master’s degree in the financial-banking field and is the author of several specialized articles. He has participated in teaching activities and delivered presentations at several universities in Romania. Additionally, he has given lectures at various conferences and seminars.
Kristof KONDRAT attended the Faculty of Business in Cluj-Napoca. He began exploring investments at a young age, opening his first trading account with a local broker in 2017. Starting in 2018, he ran a video blog called “Minutul financiar”, where he promoted financial education in a way accessible to students through short videos. Since March 2021, he has held the position of Stock Broker, participating in the listing processes of companies and private placements. Since March 2023, he has been a Regional Manager at BT Asset Management SAI SA.
