François Baratte is a Senior Industry Affairs Adviser at ALFI (Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry). He joined the association in September 2017 to coordinate the Market Infrastructures and Depositaries regulatory portfolios.
Before joining ALFI, François was Director at FBA Conseil, a consultancy firm he created in 2005. He has fulfilled a dozen of significant assignments on regulatory and valuation aspects covering the full scope of financial instruments and transactions. He has led these missions across 10 countries for 5 Globally Systematically Important banks (GSIBs) and a National Competent Authority. Prior to joining FBA, François has been a consultant for CSC Peat Marwick, then Manager at Accenture.
François holds a Master degree and a Post Graduate degree in Business Administration from the University Paris Dauphine (France).

Matt Barnett is the Head of Operations of Sharegain, a UK based fintech startup opening up and democratising the $2.5 trillion Securities Lending market. He has 20 years of experience in Operations at top tier institutions, including Deutsche Bank, Lehman Brothers and Barclays, with the last role as the EMEA Head of Equity Finance Middle Office at Barclays – incorporating Trade Support, Collateral Management and Financing teams.

Hermann is the head of the Investment Management group of Linklaters Luxembourg where he has been a partner since 1998. Besides his decades-long UCITS practice, he is renowned for his work on cross-border financial services regulation, international private placements and outsourcing arrangements. He advises on the structuring of complex alternative investment fund set-ups and socially responsible fund structures. He is further active in several industry committees (ABBL/ALFI/CSSF) and a regular conference speaker.

Aurélie Cassou is a Senior European Affairs Adviser at the Brussels joint representative office of the Luxembourg Banks and Bankers Association (ABBL) and the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI). She has over 10 years of experience in EU public affairs representing the financial industry. She joined ABBL and ALFI in 2011 and focuses on UCITS, financial markets, retail banking, investor protection, sustainable finance and FinTechs. Prior to this, Aurélie worked as a European Affairs consultant at a law firm and did an internship with the European Commission.

Aurélie holds a Master degree in EU Law (Universidad Complutense de Madrid). She graduated in French and English Law at King’s College London and the Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne. She speaks French, English, Spanish.

Nils joined BBH Luxembourg in 1997, having spent the previous 5 years in the financial industry in Luxembourg and the Isle of Man. Prior to joining BBH, Nils worked for State Street Bank and for Global Asset Management. During his 22 years at BBH, Nils has held various posts and has gained extensive experience in Custody, Fund Accounting, Transfer Agency, Client Service, Relationship Management, and Internal Audit, serving banks, asset managers and alternatives clients. Nils graduated from Warwick University with a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in French studies.

Adrian Dale joined ISLA in January 2019 and is Director, Regulation & Market Practice. In this role, his focus is on all regulatory matters that impact Securities Lending and the technical processes that support and underpin that market.

He has over 30 years of experience in financial services including roles in product development, business analysis, trading, operations and IT development. Prior to joining ISLA, Adrian headed up product development and relationship management of the SFTR product at IHS Markit.

Anna joined FleishmanHillard Brussels in October 2019 as Senior Vice President in Financial Services. She specialises in banking, asset management and markets. She previously worked for 13 years in the European Parliament, the last 10 years as an Advisor on the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) covering markets, banking, asset management and sustainable finance legislation. Anna holds a Bachelor of Science degree with honours in Politics and Modern History from Bristol University.

Ernst is responsible for ensuring the team maximize revenue generation and optimize funding for funds and clients by utilising Securities Financing techniques (Stock Lending, Repo/Reverse Repo) and liquidity solutions– Book of more than €200Bn lendable assets. His role is also to support the investment management activity by increasing market information transparency and facilitating specific fund/client management strategies.

Ernst joined AXA IM in 2006 as a Senior Quantitative Analyst. He gradually took different responsibilities as Senior Risk Manager, Senior Structurer between 2006 and 2013. He became Head of Structuring and Solutions Development in 2013, focusing on multi-asset, alternatives investments, and OTC derivatives solutions.

Prior to joining AXA IM, Ernst spent one year as a Quantitative Analyst at CDC IXIS AM and one year in a similar position at QuantElligence.

Ernst holds an Msc. in Mathematics and Computer Sciences from University Lyon II and a Msc. Financial Engineering from ESLSCA Paris.

Andy joined ISLA in 2013 and took over as Chief Executive in mid-2016. As well as leading our advocacy efforts with policymakers and regulators, he is also responsible for defining the aims and objectives of the Association and ensuring that we meet the needs and requirements of our member firms across Europe, Middle East & Africa. He regularly participates in panel discussions at conferences and events, representing the interests of the industry and advocating the importance of securities lending to the efficient functioning of the broader capital markets.

Prior to joining ISLA, he held senior product and account management roles across the securities finance industry including Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Prudential M&G and IHS Markit (formerly Data Explorers).

Before joining the world of capital markets, Andy worked in commercial and corporate finance banking including aerospace finance.

Jacques Elvinger is a partner at the Luxembourg law firm Elvinger Hoss Prussen. He specializes in the field of undertakings for collective investment, pension funds, and other investment vehicles and is head of the asset management and investment fund department at Elvinger Hoss Prussen. He is a member of the High Committee for the Development of the Financial Centre lead by the Luxembourg Ministry of Finance. He is a member of the Advisory Committee on Investment Fund Managers of the Commission for the Supervision of the Financial Sector (CSSF). He is chairman of the Regulatory Board of the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) and chair and member of a number of ALFI Working Groups. He is a member of a number of Working Groups of the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA).

Ingrid Garin is a heading the BNY Mellon Markets business development team in Europe. She is responsible for business development in EMEA centered around delivering collateral management and segregation solutions.

In her over 20 years professional career she held previous managerial positions in collateral management operational groups both at BNY Mellon and JP Morgan Chase.

She holds a BA in translation and a BA in international politics.

Mr Hervé began his career with BNP Paribas where he worked for in Paris, New York and London and held different roles in the field of market risk before spending a number of years in the Equity Derivatives arm of the bank as an Equity Finance Trader. In 2012 he moved to the French Central Bank working on the regulation of derivatives and the supervision of CCPs. Since 2017 Mr Hervé has been seconded to the European Commission in the Financial Markets Infrastructure Unit where he works on derivatives, CCPs, and collateral.

Stefan is responsible for Securities Lending clients in EMEA and APAC within BlackRock’s Trading & Liquidity Strategies Group. This includes all securities lending client relationships across Retail, ETF and Institutional clients as well as regulatory engagement. Mr. Kaiser’s service with the firm dates back to 2005, including his years with Barclays Global Investors (BGI), which merged with BlackRock in 2009. Prior to joining BGI, Mr. Kaiser worked for Commerzbank in a variety of positions, including Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Banking, Investor Relations and Asset Management in London, Shanghai, Frankfurt and Singapore. Mr. Kaiser represents BlackRock on the board of the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA). He earned a BA degree in finance from University of Cooperative Education Mosbach and an MSc in business management and economics from University of Trier.

Jonathan Lombardo is a member of the Deutsche Boerse Global Funding & Financing Sales team. He is responsible for sales and relationship management and is leading the securities lending initiative with a focus on Eurex Clearing’s Lending CCP – its Central Counterparty service for securities lending. Jonathan has over 25 years’ experience in the securities lending market and has had previous roles at Citibank, Secfinex and Pirum.

Olivia Moessner’s practice concentrates on collective asset management and investment funds. She advises a number of investment fund promoters and other financial institutions in relation to the set-up and structuring of their Luxembourg investment fund operations. Her practice encompasses a broad range of investment funds (UCITS, UCIs, SIFs and RAIFs) implementing various investments strategies including hedge fund strategies. She has been a member of the Luxembourg Bar since 2001 and joined Elvinger Hoss Prussen the same year. Olivia holds a DESS (“Diplôme d’Etudes Supérieures Spécialisées”) in European Business Law from the “Université Jean Monnet”, Sceaux (Paris XI), a Master’s degree in European law from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) and a maîtrise en droit from the Université Robert Schuman in Strasbourg (France). Olivia Moessner is member of the various groups of ALFI (Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry) on various key European topics such as UCITS eligible assets, SFTR, ETFs, MIFID, PRIIPs, ELTIFs, money market funds and pension funds.

Elisabeth joined Schroders as Deputy Head of Public Policy in March 2018 focusing on EU developments and broader engagement on international level.

She started her professional career at the Austrian Ministry of Finance, holding various positions including Senior Expert for AML/CFT and Head of Delegation to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Between 2011 and 2014, Elisabeth worked as Financial Services Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU, and then joined Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) as Head of the EU Liaison Office. Elisabeth holds a law degree from Vienna University.

Mr. Vitali Schetle is Head of Legal Asset Management (Luxembourg) and a Member of the Executive Management with Vontobel Asset Management S.A., a UCITS management company and an external AIFM for Luxembourg domiciled investment funds promoted by Vontobel Group. Vitali Schetle’s responsibility area encompasses legal support and day-to-day management over the whole life cycle of both UCITS and AIFs as well as of both in-house and third-party funds (white labeling and private labeling).In his capacity as Conducting Officer of Vontobel Asset Management S.A., Vitali Schetle is responsible for the areas of legal and product governance, portfolio management (ex-quant), compliance and AML/CFT as well as distribution.

Prior to joining Vontobel, Vitali Schetle spent several years in the legal departments of Credit Suisse Asset Management (Luxembourg) and UBS Asset Management (Luxembourg).

Benoit Uhlen is Head of Client Management for Market and Financing Services (MFS) at BNP Paribas Securities Services.

This division provides a range of solutions, including securities lending, to support the increasingly sophisticated requirements of institutional investors. For over 15 years, Benoit has accompanied BNP Paribas clients in enhancing their performance.
Benoit began his career in 1998 at Banque Paribas, working in securities finance. After 6 years of trading equities and then heading the Securities Services’ equities trading desk in Paris, Benoit took on the responsibility for the Client Management and Solutions team for securities lending and repo. His role has recently been extended to include Client Management responsibilities for Forex and Passive Currency Overlay.

Benoit holds an MBA from McGill University, Montreal.