Arnoud van Zelderen is a seasoned financial professional with almost two decades of experience in the banking industry. Full Bio

Arnoud van Zelderen is a seasoned financial professional with almost two decades of experience in the banking industry. He is currently serving as the Managing Director of New10, a fast-growing scaleup that offers online financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Netherlands.

Arnoud's leadership at New10 has been instrumental in accelerating the company's growth and increasing customer satisfaction. He joined the company in September 2021, during its transition from a start-up to a scaleup. Arnoud has a strong personal drive to foster innovation within a big corporate environment, despite the challenges of maintaining strict regulatory compliance and governance expectations. His commitment to creating an innovative environment in a regulated industry is reflected in the successful collaboration between New10 and ABN AMRO.

Arnoud has a solid background in credit and risk management having served in various roles in the Risk management domain at ABN AMRO bank prior to his appointment at New10. Within the risk management domain, Arnoud has played a leading role in defining overall risk management and risk appetite framework, enterprise risk management reporting to the Executive/Supervisory Board, external risk reporting to investors/rating agencies, and Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP) for the European Central Bank (ECB). He played an important role in shaping the overall strategy of ABN AMRO in both 2016, when New10 was initiated, and in 2020.

In addition, Arnoud has served in various positions in the business domain of the bank being responsible for corporate customers. Through these experiences, he has developed a deep understanding of lending to SMEs and corporates. Arnoud's personal vision is to create a sustainable and profitable business model that serves the interests of both the bank and the clients. He strongly believes that long-term success can only be achieved when both parties feel like they are winning. By creating a solution that fosters a win-win situation, Arnoud aims to unlock the potential for exponential growth for the company. Minimize

Chris joined S&P Global Market Intelligence in May 2012 and has held the global leadership role for Credit & Risk Solutions sales since January 2022. Chris worked in various commercial leadership roles at S&P Global Market Intelligence, including Head of Sales, Europe 2016 – 2021. Chris has worked both as sales and sales leadership across sales & trading, investment & advisory, middle/back-office and risk management within the data, analytics and software industry serving financial and corporate segments. Chris is a problem solver, unafraid to test new ideas and has successfully taken on new commercial teams and organizations, implementing change or restructuring to drive improved performance both at S&P Global as well as previously in his career at various stages and roles he has held. Full Bio

Chris joined S&P Global Market Intelligence in May 2012 and has held the global leadership role for Credit & Risk Solutions sales since January 2022. Chris worked in various commercial leadership roles at S&P Global Market Intelligence, including Head of Sales, Europe 2016 – 2021. Chris has worked both as sales and sales leadership across sales & trading, investment & advisory, middle/back-office and risk management within the data, analytics and software industry serving financial and corporate segments. Chris is a problem solver, unafraid to test new ideas and has successfully taken on new commercial teams and organizations, implementing change or restructuring to drive improved performance both at S&P Global as well as previously in his career at various stages and roles he has held.

Before joining S&P Global, Chris worked at Thomson Reuters (now Refinitiv/LSEG) for 8 years in Middle East & Africa and London progressing from individual sales to leadership roles for EMEA, including Practice Lead for Investment & Advisory Solutions. Chris started his commercial career in Financial Advisory, opening a regional office in Sweden for a Norwegian investment firm back in 2001. He has also ventured out on his own for a short period of time with a financial training business.

Chris has an Msc in Economics and Finance from the Stockholm School of Economics (SSE). Minimize

Dr. Sylvain Broyer is the Chief EMEA Economist at S&P Global Ratings.

Before that, Sylvain was Head of Economics at the French investment bank Natixis and a member of the General Management of its German Branch. Sylvain has been a member of the "ECB shadow Council", a panel of leading European economists formed by German economic daily Handelsblatt since November 2012, and is a member of different public sector advisory groups (European Investment Bank, European Security Markets Authority, French Markets regulation authority). Full Bio

Dr. Sylvain Broyer is the Chief EMEA Economist at S&P Global Ratings.

Before that, Sylvain was Head of Economics at the French investment bank Natixis and a member of the General Management of its German Branch. Sylvain has been a member of the "ECB shadow Council", a panel of leading European economists formed by German economic daily Handelsblatt since November 2012, and is a member of different public sector advisory groups (European Investment Bank, European Security Markets Authority, French Markets regulation authority).

Sylvain holds doctorate degrees in Economics from the Universities of Frankfurt and of Lyon as well as a certification from the International Capital Market Association (ICMA). He teaches at the Paris Dauphine University for the Master in Banking & Finance. Minimize

Giorgio Baldassarri is Global Head of the Analytic Development Group (ADG). His team is responsible for the analytical development, maintenance and on-going validation of all credit risk models and products across Risk Services.  These products are used by financial institutions and companies to measure and manage credit risk within regulatory frameworks such as Basel II/III or Solvency II. Full Bio

Giorgio Baldassarri is Global Head of the Analytic Development Group (ADG). His team is responsible for the analytical development, maintenance and on-going validation of all credit risk models and products across Risk Services.  These products are used by financial institutions and companies to measure and manage credit risk within regulatory frameworks such as Basel II/III or Solvency II.

Prior to joining S&P Global Market Intelligence in 2011, Giorgio worked at Barclays for three years as Associate Director in Group Risk (Operational Risk and Credit Risk). 

Giorgio holds a Ph.D. in Quantum Mechanics and Semiconductor Physics from Sapienza University of Rome. Minimize

Mr. Brons has over 15 years of experience working in the market data space, both as vendor and as user. Full Bio

Mr. Brons has over 15 years of experience working in the market data space, both as vendor and as user. He joined S&P Global Market Intelligence in 2013 and has served in various product management and sales roles since. Currently he focuses on helping clients best utilise S&P Global Market Intelligence’s data feed products and data offerings in Europe. Prior to joining S&P Global Market Intelligence, Mr. Brons held positions at ING Bank and Markit Group (now IHS Markit). He holds a Master’s in Business Economics from VU University Amsterdam. Minimize

Karl is a leader in credit, counterparty and market risk management with over 25 years of practitioner experience in the finance and energy sectors. He has held Chief Risk Officer, Chief Credit Officer and Global Head of Counterparty Risk roles at major investment banks and brokerages. Full Bio

Karl is a leader in credit, counterparty and market risk management with over 25 years of practitioner experience in the finance and energy sectors. He has held Chief Risk Officer, Chief Credit Officer and Global Head of Counterparty Risk roles at major investment banks and brokerages. Karl has been with CubeLogic for 6 years and is currently responsible for Global Product Strategy and Pre-Sales. He also manages strategic partnerships as part of CubeLogic’s vision to accelerate the digitisation of clients’ risk management functions through the combination of complementary technologies, workflow data and analytics. Minimize

Nicolas Charnay is a Senior Director in S&P Global Ratings’ Financial Services Ratings team. Based in Frankfurt, he is a Sector Lead for European FIs and regularly publishes analytical commentaries on key sectoral trends and topics. Full Bio

Nicolas Charnay is a Senior Director in S&P Global Ratings’ Financial Services Ratings team. Based in Frankfurt, he is a Sector Lead for European FIs and regularly publishes analytical commentaries on key sectoral trends and topics.

Before joining S&P Global Ratings in January 2022, Nicolas was an Adviser in banking supervision at the ECB.

He holds a M.Sc. in Management from HEC Paris and an M.Sc. in Public Law from Sorbonne University. Minimize

Paul Watters is head of corporate credit research at S&P Global Ratings. He has held a number of senior roles in S&P Global’s leveraged finance group since joining the rating agency in January 2002. Prior to that, he spent 15 years working in debt capital markets at both Lehman Brothers and Nomura International. He is also a fellow of the ACT. Full Bio

Paul Watters is head of corporate credit research at S&P Global Ratings. He has held a number of senior roles in S&P Global’s leveraged finance group since joining the rating agency in January 2002. Prior to that, he spent 15 years working in debt capital markets at both Lehman Brothers and Nomura International. He is also a fellow of the ACT. Minimize

Robin Willing is a Sustainability Director at NIBC. He is overall responsible for sustainability at NIBC including in the bank’s own operations as well as in regard to the bank’s loans and investments.  Full Bio

Robin Willing is a Sustainability Director at NIBC. He is overall responsible for sustainability at NIBC including in the bank’s own operations as well as in regard to the bank’s loans and investments. 

He chairs the ESG Risk Expert Pool at the Dutch Banking Association (NVB) and is active in the Sustainable Finance and Extended Taxonomy working groups at the European Banking Federation (EBF). He represents NIBC in numerous external initiatives including PCAF Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials Energy Efficient Mortgages Netherlands (EEM-NL), and the Equator Principles. Prior to joining NIBC Robin was director of an Amsterdam-based NGO focused on financial education and financial inclusion and previously worked within the wholesale bank and structured finance at ABN AMRO. Minimize

Sid Dawuda leads the Go-To-Market (GTM) efforts for the Credit Analytics product globally, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Credit Risk Solutions division. Full Bio

Sid Dawuda leads the Go-To-Market (GTM) efforts for the Credit Analytics product globally, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Credit Risk Solutions division. He is responsible for defining S&P Market Intelligence’s GTM Strategy for the core Credit Analytics and ProSpread offering.

Sid’s team engage in sales support, market development, external engagement and thought leadership efforts for Credit Analytics and ProSpread, working with our partners across commercial, product strategy, marketing, and product specialists. He also supports Credit Risk Solutions ESG initiative with EMEA market development efforts for our Climate Credit Risk offerings.

Prior to his current position, Sid was the Director for Credit Analytics Market and Product Strategy in EMEA and has also held positions within Market Strategy and Product Management, including the role of Regional Head of Product Management.

Sid regularly represents S&P Global at several internal and external events including speaking at industry conferences and S&P organized webinars on topics including IFRS 9, Transfer Pricing, Climate Credit Analytics, Counterparty and Supply Chain Risk. Minimize

Stuart has worked on many aspects of risk in his career and has held senior positions in risk management, quantitative analytics and system development. Over a 15-year career, Dr. Stuart has worked for Barclays Capital, UBS Investment Bank and Detica (a data analytics consulting firm). He has a passion for developing risk software that solves business problems in a simple and elegant way. Full Bio

Stuart has worked on many aspects of risk in his career and has held senior positions in risk management, quantitative analytics and system development. Over a 15-year career, Dr. Stuart has worked for Barclays Capital, UBS Investment Bank and Detica (a data analytics consulting firm). He has a passion for developing risk software that solves business problems in a simple and elegant way.

Stuart has a first class honours degree and Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Cambridge. Minimize

Wim is Head of Credit Risk at Goldman Sachs Asset Management B.V. Full Bio

Wim is Head of Credit Risk at Goldman Sachs Asset Management B.V.. He is responsible for managing Credit Risk for all Alternative Credit strategies. Minimize