Janos Barberis Email & Phone Number

London, GB

Building the single best EdTech accelerator in the world, to help founders reshape how education is performed.

Founders Taboo was started because I couldn't find help for my own mental health as a founder. The frustrations of months of waiting list to see a professional when my need where instant. We are building the worlds largest online course & community on the topic. We want to strengthen the start-up ecosystem by empowering founders to support their mental.

Paris, île-de-france, FR

• Teaching the RegTech & FinTech Regulation component of the Master Finance technology & data at La Sorbonne University
• Delivering 18h of content, primarily via group interaction
• Supervising thesis of Master students for their final year project
• 3 years in a row with a satisfaction rate of 90%, and countingA lot of the teaching is based on the great work done with Douglas Arner & Ross Buckley.

Building rockets with tenacious entrepreneurs. Prefered sector FinTech / EdTech / Mental Health - Wellbeing Neat, a modern alternative to a bank, designed to support entrepreneursKnow Your Customer, digital onboarding solutions to financial institutions around the worldEmotics, fixing Online compliance training by using behaviour monitoringNeuros, making.

Istanbul, TR

1st Global Crowdsourced Book on EdTech Currently being edited. Questions: karen@edtechbook.com

London, England, GB

Providing the worlds best online courses in Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship. CFTE is delivering actionable and modular courses to finance professional. Courses are certified and accredited.

London, England, GB

• Working on the application of a Higher Institution Licence
• Developing 3 new courses in 2020 to assist MSc in Digital Finance
• Opening 2 new countries and increase our presence in Asia
• Leading Special Projects: Ventures with medium-term hedge & long term upside for CFTE

London, England, GB

Hong Kong, Pokfulam, HK

• Founded in 1911 the University of Hong Kong is a world leading university and its law faculty is ranked the best in Asia. Selected examples:
• "The Evolution of FinTech" ranks SSRN All Journals Top Ten List with over 12'000 views
• FinTecch Policy drafting, regulatory framework setting for national regulators implementation
• In the top 10 of 43 different publication categories, ranked 26th law schoolar out of 3000 globally

SG

Join me at SFF 2020 on 7-11 December, the world’s first week-long24-hour hybrid digital & physical event! Learn more at fintechfestival.sg

Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, MY

• The SuperCharger was Asia FinTech Accelerator (2018) founded Hong Kong and expanded in Malaysia. It focused on B2B FinTech companies expanding in the region. Selected examples:
• Founded SuperCharger, scaled it to an amazing team of 20, Alumni Network of 49 startups
• Bootstrapped the venture into 6-figure recurring revenue business backed by 10+ tier 1 financial firms
• Co-developed series of world's first & largest (1st BSc in FinTech, Largest MooC, Largest Demo Day)

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA

• The Digital Finance Institute (DFI) is a think tank devoted exclusively to the nexus between FinTech, financial innovation, financial regulation and financial inclusion. Selected Examples:
• Responsible for the Digital Finance Institute operations within Asia
• Promote the Banking on Refugee Project which sits with the DFI
• Co-ordinating FemTech Leaders within Asia with a particular focus on Hong Kong and China

Hong Kong, HK, HK

• FinTechHK was founded to spur Hong Kong's FinTech eco-system by focusing on human capital development. Selected examples:
• Produced Hong Kong's first dedicated FinTech report, viewed over 12,000 times.
• Co-Created the first series of FinTech videos on Hong Kong
• Scaled the platform across 7 cities and reached over 700 members within 5 months

Cologny, Geneva, CH

• The Wold Economic Forum is committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic, and other leaders of society to shape global, regional, and industry agendas:
• Board Member for the Future of Finance FinTech Committee
• Primarily contributing to the regulatory aspects covered within the committee
• Providing a coverage for FinTech developments within Asia in particular Hong Kong and China

London, GB

• The FinTech Book is the world's first globally crowd-sourced book on FinTech and is published by Wiley. It was co-Created and edited with Susanne Chishti ( FinTech Circle). Selected examples:
• Compiled expert insights of over 160 authors and 40 companies across more than 190 entrie
• Launched international promotion campaign attracting over 25'000 views in a month
• Preparing for the publication of the Book in Q1 of 2016 followed by roadshow

London, GB

• A to be authorised and new UK retail bank which is helpful, different and better. Selected examples:
• Reviewed & structured the business plan supporting the application for a banking licence.
• Prepared investment presentation to secure necessary working and regulatory capital.
• Produced the financial modelling and the Recovery & Resolution Plan sections.
• Developed the recruitment process at both the senior (eg: NED) and junior (eg: graduate) levels.
• Speaker to promote challenger banks during public events hosted by industry & regulators.

• ClearlySo helps social entrepreneurs raise capital. Its goal is to grow the social investment marketplace and help build a more social economy. Selected examples:
• Researched and produced a sales pitch for a non-listed company with a turnover of £15M p.a.
• Increased traffic by 220% on a specific section of website after a targeted marketing campaign.
• Developed and presented an exciting opportunity for the development of a new business line.
• Started as an Intern and re-hired in April, as a consultant to assist the completion of a project.

• Medusa is a family owned investment vehicle that aims to protect the interest of its members. Selected examples:
• Managed a portfolio of Investments (media production, artist development, Pan-African lottery).
• Reviewed the most suitable trust-fund locations by means of a cost-benefit analysis.
• Included special share clauses so as to fit varying partner requirements.

• Villagedigs is an service platform, that aims to enhance students’ quality of life by offering both online and offline solutions: Selected examples:
• Secured and negotiated a contract to provide Villagedigs to a first user base of 20,000.
• Hired and coordinated of a team of 10 (i.e. design, marketing, developers, freelance).
• Prepared business plan and financial modeling necessary for investors

• Amip is a production company that finances both short and long format movies and documentaries for national and international audiences. Selected example.
• First Assistant Director for the documentary “Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb”.
• Organised and participated in the interviews of 5 experts (e.g. journalists, military officers)
• Contributed to the editing process of the final version of the film

London, GB

• EY provides global services to help clients retain the confidence of investors, manage their risk, strengthen their controls and achieve their potential. Selected examples:
• With a £500 endowment, created events with the profit going to charities, Finished 2nd.
• Business model reassessment and restructuring the team during adverse external events.
• Use of a problem-solving framework for evaluation of business proposals (i.e. SWOT).

• SME based in France offering carpentry services to private individuals as well as larger organisations. Selected Examples:
• Prepared building materials and did roofing of private houses.
• Allowed to lead a team of two in regards to the isolation of a supermarket roof.
• Responsible for reviewing the employee payslips and place orders with suppliers.
• Re-hired fives times during various school holidays so as to partly finance university fees.

Paris, Île-de-France, FR

• Gide is a premier international law firm with 17 offices spread throughout the world, with offers services to businesses, public and private sector institutions, investment funds and governments.Selected example:
• Translated from French to English articles published in “Gazette Vietnamienne”.
• Reviewed acquisitions contracts of local firms by foreign groups.
• Presented to Europeans the importance of Vietnamese traditions in conducting negotiations
• Internship repeated in August 2006

• Openasia Group is an investment firm with seven core businesses, including: Luxury Retail, Aeronautics, IT & Management, Hotels & Tourism, Craft, Smiles Cards and Corporate Investment Porfolios. Selected examples:
• Conducted market research to evaluate the potential demand and growth of luxury services.
• Organised files for a corporation which had several subsidiaries.
• Initiated reports and memos for company shareholders.

• Local jewellery witch mainly uses silver and stones as a main material, has international tourist as a market. Selected examples:
• First entrepreneurial venture, proposed to create a promotional video for the store and website.
• Visited the store 3 times/week to understand clients requirement and get necessary pictures.
• Edited and published the promotional clip and demonstrated how it can attract customers.

Master Of Laws (Ll.M.), Corporate And Financial Law

Bachelor Of Laws (Llb), Law

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Economics & Finance

Phd, Financial Regulation: Fintech / Regtech