As Event Director, Raf will assume leadership for content programming and sales for all our major event initiatives including Fintech Connect in December, FutureGen - our new fintech grad event in February next year as well as our flagship festival during London Tech Week.

Fintech Week London is a week-long series of events that highlight and celebrate London's innovative fintech scene, including a flagship conference which will bring together 1000+ senior decision makers from leading fintechs, banks, investment firms, regulatory bodies, media companies and service providers. Fintech Week London is where traditional financial institutions come together with new fintechs in one of the world’s oldest financial districts, London. From high-street banks to challengers, technology giants to disruptors, this five-day event is your opportunity to understand the global themes of fintech, with sessions available both in-person and virtually.This is a unique opportunity to engage with some of London’s key influencers, decision makers and innovators. This city-to-city event spans some of the most current themes in fintech and answers those burning questions in a fast-paced and dynamic way – from keynote presentations and interactive panel debates, to workshops, roundtables and of course plenty of networking opportunities. To learn more about Fintech Week London please visit our website : www.fintechweek.london

Symnetic is a fusion of "symposium" and "network," encapsulating our core mission. We're not just event organizers; we're architects of experiences that unite thought leaders and professionals across various fields. "Symnetic" symbolises our commitment to providing a platform where individuals and experts can convene, share knowledge, and ignite synergies that drive innovation.Symnetic Ltd is the worldwide licensee of Fintech Week London.

I'm a seasoned self-employed consultant with over a decade of experience, specializing in leadership, people management, and event production and coordination. My dynamic career journey has taken me through diverse industries and departments, moving from business to IT to and sales and management, equipping me with a profound understanding of business operations, sales strategies, and the art of translating customer inquiries into deliverables.My expertise lies in harnessing robust communication skills to excel in business development, sales, and stakeholder/account management. I thrive in both short- and long-term project environments. Some highlights from my past and current projects include: - Leadership Roles: I have successfully served as a Business Development and Sales Manager/Director in the FinTech sector and CEO of Fintech Week London, where I exhibited exceptional leadership and team management skills. - Event Production: I orchestrated strategic sales workshops, small events and large conferences, crafted compelling commercial propositions within the event sector, showcasing my talent for event production and coordination. - Project Management: my experience includes the proficient management and implementation of IT projects and events, demonstrating my ability to lead and coordinate project teams effectively. - Salesforce Expertise: I have contributed to strategic analysis, remodelling, and implementation of the Salesforce platform (SaaS), showcasing my proficiency in technology leadership. - Account Management: As a Freelance Business Development & Account Director, I honed my skills in nurturing client relationships and driving business growth. - Consulting Acumen: I've provided advisory consultancy on the creation of Ecosystems, Incubators, and Accelerators across diverse industries, highlighting my ability to guide and lead transformational initiatives.

Established in 2016, The Fintech Times is a global multimedia news outlet centred around the world’s first leading Fintech newspaper. We report on the latest and brightest ideas from the Fintech world as an authoritative and trusted voice of the industry, focused on high-quality content and distributed to a global network helping our partners to achieve their goals.

The Power 50 is a media platform and a networking hub for the most influential, innovative and powerful figures in the industry.It acts as a much needed reminder of all the great things we are achieving in the world of technology and shines a spotlight on those who are transforming the industry for the better.Our mission is to help leading companies and individuals maximise the impact of their communications to customers, partners, investors and policymakers.

Launching ScaleHealth Belgium together with the team and partners, and helping the Health Tech ecosystem in Belgium grow. ScaleHealth Belgium is a health innovation market place, supporting Medtech, Biotech and Digital Health companies to develop their products and services, and supporting their Go-To-Market. ScaleHealth Belgium is set up in collaboration with the US.

When integrated, surgical training and technological innovation will yield the highest possible level of surgical care. To drive this concept, Orsi InnoTech wants to create a new paradigm for translational research in innovative surgical technologies.Talk to me about innovation projects or events in Minimal Invasive Surgery or reach out if you want to know more about Orsi to being your partner and location for Preclinical Development & Preclinical Studies.

In my role as Director Business Development & Ecosystem at B-Hive Europe I was responsible for the BD, Sales and the Ecosystem of the B-Hive platform.Together with my team we took care of Business Development, Sales, Communications, Events, International Hubs and Community & Partner Management.B-Hive was a European collaborative innovation fintech platform that brought together major banks, insurers and market infrastructure players. Together, we worked on common innovation challenges and building bridges to the start-up and scale-up community.

In my role as Business Developer, I joined the team in identifying awesome companies to join the ecosystem as Partner or Member, making contact with innovative people in Belgium, Europe and all around the world. I followed up on the contacts and managed the company pipeline, monitored sales KPI's and reported on these. Next to this I also functioned as Partner Manager, making sure our partners got the full advantage of being part of the B-Hive community.

As customer success manager, I was responsible for maintaining sustainable customer relations and making sure our customers were fully engaged and getting the value that they expect out of salesforce. I helped our customers with staying up to date on the latest developments and best practices and supported them to find ways for increasing user adoption. By offering our customers professional services, business consultancy, analysis, training and support, we made sure they git the most out of the salesforce platform.I also helped new potential clients on their way to success by giving demos and helping them analyse their requirements, together with the sales and marketing team.Next to these externally focused tasks, I also worked on internal optimisations and administration and acted as a project manager for a number of customers.

On September 21, 2016, the digital research and incubation center iMinds has merged with imec into one high-tech research and innovation hub for nanoelectronics and digital technologies.As Process & information analyst for imec Ghent, I was responsible for two business applications: the ERP system (Unit 4 Business World) and the CRM (Salesforce).

As Process and Information Analyst, I focused on bridging the gap between IT and the business units. I focused on streamlining information processes (both business- and IT-wise) within several projects such as the salesforce CRM (a.o. data quality), the Agresso Business World ERP system (Sales orders, training and absences, new milestone, system administration) and the DPL - MyProjects (Digital Project Life Cycle, new online tool for iMinds project monitoring, submission and reporting, based on the Salesforce Platform).

As member of the Project Admin & Control team (PAC), I was responsible for the administrative, financial and paralegal aspects and control of project calls coordinated by iMinds and this from the submission of the abstract until the approval of the project.I was part of the team responsible for new developments of the ERP system (Agresso Business World) and was also the system administrator.In addition to this I joined the BI-team and the team responsible for setting up a Digital Project Life Cycle to digitize the project proposal process and life cycle.

I was responsible for booking and paying all supplier invoices as well as booking the bank statements. My job included regular reporting to the GL manager and Accounting manager.