ENTREPRENEUR IN FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY & TRAINER

Owner at IoT Nederland - owner at Intelligent Investment Solutions - owner at Research Unlimited
Keynotespeaker on Internet of Things | Innovation-expert at Kennispoort Drenthe. After studying Computer Science in Enschede I accidentally got the "Investment Virus" which would influence the rest of my life considerably. Started my first company in 1985 at the age of 21 which develops and markets financial software for investors (private investors but also Banks and Institutions).

Expertise in the field of Technical Analysis was something you could have gotten an exorcist at your door for... Nowadays TA is more accepted (people call it 'Big Data Analytics of Financial Markets' nowadays)... but still... I was on the board of our national TA-society VTA and for 6 years a board-member of the International Federation of Technical Analysts (ifta.org) and experienced first hand that the financial community is small at the top.

Since many years my second company, Research Unlimited, provides its customers with TA-signals and advice. We scan 12000 stocks worldwide 3 times a day for opportunities and make an average result of 16% per annum with those algorithms.

Specialties: Financial software, Technical Analysis, Algorithmic investment

The last years my knowledge of electronics, coding en data analysis combined with my experience of being a business founder/owner for mor than 30 years brought me on the path of "Internet of Things" an I started IoT Nederland. Providing an on-ramp for businesses that want to start with IoT.

I got involved in Smart Industry, Smart Cities and Circular Economy.. and started spreading the evangelism of technology (as a speaker at many events). Won first prize in a national Smart Industry competition by the Chamber of Commerce and started helping startups, big companies and small cities find their path in Sensortechnology, Communication Infrastructure, Data analysis and Smart-City-concepts.

DSI Senior Asset Manager, DSI Senior Investment Analyst & Trainer

Owner at Investment Academy
Bob is a Senior Asset Manager and Senior Investment Analyst with over 20 years of professional experience in equity analysis, management and sales.

Bob has founded Beta Research and Research Unlimited BV, both B2B investment boutiques established in respectively 2000 and 2003. Beta Research produced fundamental, technical and quantitative research with the primary goal of supporting the investment strategy and the dynamic asset allocation of institutional investors, asset managers, family offices and other investment professionals. Research Unlimited developed quantitative investment models for investment professionals, based on academically tested theories.

In 2003, Bob established the educational institute Investment Academy. In 2014, the Investment Academy was accredited by the Centrum voor Post Initieel Onderwijs Nederland (CPION) and was registered in the Centraal Register Kort Beroeps Onderwijs (CRKBO).

Bob has been teaching Intermarket Financial Analysis with the emphasis on all forms of quantitative market analysis, for more than three decades. Since 2012, Bob is providing guest lectures on ‘Behavioural Investing’, ‘Intermarket Technical Analysis’ and ‘High Probability Trading Strategies Based On Short-Term Price Patterns’ at the Department of Finance at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and the Vrije Universiteit van Amsterdam. Bob is also working as an independent instructor for a the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, one of Europe’s leading business schools in management and finance education and officially recognised as a higher education institution with the rank of a university. Bob also provided training and courses for Total Solutions, a wel-known Dutch knowledge centre in the field of financial markets. Bob is also still active as a Master of Financial Analysis & Trading Strategies at Intelligent Investment Solutions (I.I.S.).

Bob has been a lecturer at the educational program for Senior Investment Advisors (DSI) at Kluwer Opleidingen and currently works for the NCOI as a developer, instructor and assessor for various educational programmes and modules within the field of Financial Markets, Banking General and Banking Specific at the business unit NIBE-SSV.

Together with Frans van Laar, Bob has developped the annual ‘Asset Management Insight’ programme for young talent joining NN Investment Partners, the asset manager of the NN Group. Bob also provides courses and in-house training sessions for various investment professionals such as The European Central Bank (ECB), ING Group, NN Investment Partners, Van Lanschot Bank, Kempen & Co and FMO, the Dutch development bank. These trainings and workshops are about Behavioural Finance, Ethics, Rules and Regulations (such as EMIR), Asset Management, Derivatives Products & Operations, Foreign Exchange, Money Markets, Bonds & Fixed Income, Corporate Actions Data, Settlements, Money Management, Risk Management and Risk & Compliance.

VICE PRESIDENT - SENIOR CENTRAL BANK SALES & TRAINER

Vice president  Senior Central Bank Sales at ING Nederland BV - owner at FX Options World
FX Options World (FXOW) is a registered training and educational company offering FX Options, Interest Rate Derivatives Training, ACI, seminars and educational resources. FXOW provides high quality training for a wide audience. FXOW helps you to develop an understanding of what FX Options and Interest Rate Derivatives are about and to identify the benefits, pitfalls and to spot the opportunities.

At SCB (Standard Chartered Bank) Charley was heading a team of Structurers and responsible for growing the African Derivatives business on both Asset and Liability for sub-saharan Africa. Responsible for the derivatives P&L.

Responsible for pricing, structuring, execution, support, guide and push trade-product ideas to Sales. Build good relations with trading and sales to build the SCB derivatives capability.

Responsible for streamlining all processes relating to structured product sales. These include standardising Termsheets, liaise with Legal, Compliance & Market Risk on product approvals. Producing pitchbooks and termsheets with the structuring team. Trained FM Sales, RM’s and organized severa Risk lManagement Workshops for customers in Africa often followed by deal execution.

CAIA Charterholder & Trainer

MSc Economics - project manager at Saemor Capital
Erwin has been working within the alternative investment industry since 2005 and he has become a well-known specialist and CAIA Charterholder. Erwin has started his career in the investment industry in 1997 at ING, after which he moved on to NIBC Asset Management, specialized in fixed income credits.

In 2005 he he entered the alternatives industry at fund-of-hedge fund manager Finles Capital, where he had the opportunity to examine all hedge fund strategies from inside out. The last six years Erwin has honed his skills as Investor Relations Manager and Project Manager Operations for Saemor Capital, a prestigious and leading Dutch hedge fund. With his global experience and profound knowledge of alternative investments he has become the linking pin between customers and portfolio managers and key to the success of his company.

As a Master of Science in Economics Erwin was also employed as a lecturer at the Hogeschool Utrecht, where he qualified for the Pedagogic-Didactic Certificate (PDG), a Dutch governmental quality standard for teaching and education. After he got back into the asset management industry he kept on teaching, he gave some practical investment lectures in higher education for Financial Planners and Insurance Brokers. His classes excel due to their interactive nature, while at the same time keeping variation and learning objectives of paramount importance. Erwin takes great pleasure in teaching and sharing his knowledge of the investment industry in general and alternative investments in particular. This is why he still is a very welcome and esteemed guest-lecturer.

Investment Consultant, EFFAS Certified European Financial Analyst & Trainer

MSc Business Economics - owner at Van Laar Financial Training & Consultancy
In his training practice Frans focuses on Equity Valuation, Corporate Finance & Strategy, Financial Analysis, and Bank (Risk) Management. Frans is proud to have partnerships with Simdustry, a Germany based company concentrating on Business Strategy Simulations and with, Belgium based, Simarch. Simarch specialises in developing and marketing Bank Risk Management Simulations worldwide.

Before Frans entered into the training business in 2006 he worked for 17 years for the two leading banks in the Netherlands, ABN AMRO and ING, where he held several positions in Equity Markets and Investor Relations. Frans analysed hundreds of stock exchange listed companies and has given investment recommendations on tens of different companies. He was involved in Initial Public Offerings and follow up equity offerings and take-overs. Frans last held the role of Managing Director, Head of Equity Research of ING Markets in Amsterdam. Frans has an MSc in Business Economics and is an EFFAS certified Financial Analyst.

SPECIALIST  in PAYMENTS, FINANCIAL SUPPLY CHAIN & FINTECH

Owner at 2knowlab.com
 
Gregory Cronie provides over 20 years of experience within the financial services and payments industry. He currently is the sole owner and senior lead consultant for 2knowlab, an independent consultancy, focussed on payments, financial supply chain and fintech.
 
Gregory is also a mentor at Startupbootcamp Amsterdam for the Fintech program. Most recently, he served as the Senior Manager of Global Core Payments EMEA at Paypal, until November 2016, where he led PayPal's core payment business in Western Europe including new payment products and collaboration on partnerships with banks and card issuers throughout the region. In this role he also worked on regulatory topics like EU interchange regulation and PSD2.
 
Prior to this role, he served as the Head of Relationship Management Benelux, where he was responsible for the growth and retention of the strategic clients of the Benelux region. Prior to his time at PayPal, Gregory served as the Head of Sales, Corporate Clients, Payments and Cash Management at ING Commercial Bank in the Netherlands and prior to that served as the Manager of Financial Supply Chain at Orchard Finance Consultants.
 
Gregory is deeply knowledgeable on matters related to PSD2 regulation, Online payments, B2B payments, blockchain, order-to-cash and purchase-to-pay, as well FinTech innovations in payments.