ATEB Summit

Mark is passionate about what makes people tick. A fascination with psychology, organisational behaviour and innovation led to the establishment of ING Digital Trust and a team which aims to solve complex issues around cyber security. 

The focus is on the human element, and the first product the team have developed is Wyse, the online solution that tackles employee cyber security by combining behaviour change research with cyber expertise in an engaging, fun way. The team learned very early on that e-learning does not change behaviour and for employees to be a first line of defence, rather than a first line of risk, we need to focus on behaviour, not just ‘awareness’. 

Mark spent twenty-five years in Financial Markets for a number of institutions in the US, Asia, Australia and Europe, running credit portfolio management and derivatives exposure management functions, during which he also provided training, leadership coaching and team-work workshops. Mark has a BSc in Economics and Finance, a Masters’ degree in International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management and has just completed a BSc (Honours) in Psychology (Open University (UK)). His research was on information security behaviour and personality factors.

Mark Buitenhek (1966, Dutch nationality) is a seasoned banker.
He is Head ING Transaction Services, with overall responsibility for payments, cash management, trade finance, working capital solutions and commercial cards for Wholesale Banking.
His knowledge of banking combined with his endless energy and swift‘out of the box’ thinking, makes him a reliable partner for traditionalway of banking and a sparring partner for innovative accelerator projects and start-ups.
Mark is a recognised international keynote speaker, specialising in banking industry disruption, industry (Fintech) innovation, predictive analytics and artificial intelligence. He also addresses how digital banking can meet customer needs and expectations.
Mark is a member of the SWIFT board of directors, member of the MasterCard Board, Chairman of the Supervisory Board Payconiq and Chairman of the Supervisory Board Payvision.

Valentin works as a senior consultant in Deloitte’s Treasury Advisory Services team in Belgium.  He has more than 4 years of experience within Corporate Treasury.  He started his career at HSBC where he supported the Belgian corporate sales team with corporate finance decisions. He moved on to specialize in Treasury Consulting implementing different TMS systems like Sage XRT’s Treasury System, IT2 and FIS Quantum. Valentin also has a good understanding of general Treasury processes which he gained by providing general Treasury support to FO, CO & BO.

ACT qualified treasury professional with experience gained both at corporate and regional HQ levels, Jérôme started his career in the UK before relocating to Belgium where he is currently working as Treasury Director for Tenneco Inc. (US automotive company). In his current role, Jérôme oversees Tenneco’s international treasury operations across 34 countries.

Sebastian is responsible for shaping the Corporates at SWIFT global product offering. In 13 years with the company, he has held various positions from product management and sales roles to global account management responsibilities. Based on his wide experience in global banking services and the financial industry, he is currently leading the global community engagement in regards to The KYC Registry for Corporates solution as well as the partner management for the integration of Alliance Lite2 into various ERP- and TMS-applications.

Tarek provides EU public affairs and government relations support to buy-side and sell-side firms as well as non-financial corporates, with a focus on wholesale financial market and market infrastructure regulation. Before joining FleishmanHillard in 2015, he worked at Deutsche Bank’s Alfred Herrhausen Society in Berlin. Tarek holds a dual degree in Political Science and Law from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the University of Muenster. He also holds a Master’s degree in Politics and Government in the EU from the LSE. 

Hatem Soua is a passionate Treasury Professional. He received his MA in Business Engineering from the Solvay Brussels School in 2012, started his career as a Financial Advisor and Auditor at Ernst & Young and has been an FX and Cash Manager at Solvay Group since 2014. He collaborated on treasury projects ranging from cross-border cash pool implementation in China to FX centralization across APAC and LATAM. In 2016, he actively contributed to the recognition of Solvay as Best Practice in Treasury by CFO Magazine and ATEB. He currently resides in Brussels and can be contacted at Hatem.Soua@Solvay.com or on LinkedIn.

Kenzo Tomita has a master’s degree in civil engineering (specialised in secure software and AI) from KU Leuven, complemented with a management degree from Vlerick and is a CFA Charterholder. He has been working at ING for 9 years and has ample of experience in process/project management, treasury and risk management. For the past 5 years, he has been working in the dealing room where he has frequent discussions on risk quantification and portfolio optimisation with treasures and CFOs across the globe. His work together with his colleagues, has been awarded the TMI Award for Best FX Risk Management in 2017 and has been presented at EuroFinance in 2018.