Helie started his career as a currency option trader in New York. He joined
the Peugeot Citroën group in
Geneva, where he
was in charge of currency hedging. In 1998 Helie founded Overlay Asset
Management, the first european
currency
management business offering currency overlay services, managed accounts and
pooled fund programmes. By
2012,
in partnership with BNP Paribas, the business had grown to over USD 23b of
assets under management, with a
client
base from 16 different countries. Since 2010 Helie has focused his research
on the creation and management
of
the Global Reserve Currency Index, an innovative systematic virtual currency
that mirrors the world global
economy.
In 2014 he created Globcoin to extend the scope of client users thanks to
Blockchain technology. Helie
graduated
from HEC Paris.
Dr. Giuseppe Ballocchi, CFA, is a consultant specializing in overlay
strategies and a member of the Board of
Governors of
CFA Institute, where he chairs the Audit and Risk Committee. Dr. Ballocchi
was head of financial engineering
and
risk analytics at Pictet & Cie, chief investment officer at Olsen Ltd and a
high-energy physicist at CERN.
Dr.
Ballocchi is a past president of the CFA Society of Switzerland. Dr.
Ballocchi holds a laurea (MS) in
physics
from the University of Bologna (Italy), an MBA from the Open University
(United Kingdom), and a PhD in
high-energy
physics from the University of Rochester (United States).
Eva specialises in online writing/editing, Social Media, Global Community
Management and Content Marketing,
having worked
for several magazines and digital newspapers in South America and then
Europe. She brings fresh vision to
explaining
and unravelling Emerging Technologies for a mass audience across diverse
media. Eva holds a BA in Mass
Communication
with a major in print journalism from Venezuela, she is now based in Buenos
Aires.
Maverick joined the Globcoin team in 2019, he is the youngest team member and he is completing his master’s degree in Computer Science at Orleans University (France). He is passionate about computing and IT development, and has already established a track record in this field. He works very closely with the CTO of Globcoin across all IT needs. Maverick is based in France.
Kevin Falhon is a Film Director based in London who specialises in Brand
Strategy and has produced bespoke
digital content
and corporate videos for a range of clients in a wide array of fields
including finance, construction,
fin-tech,
media and education. His current focus is Blockchain and emerging
technologies. Kevin also teaches in his
role
as Creative Producer at Groupe INSEEC London, and contributes at Ztudium,
and Startup Manufactory.
Sally combines experience as a CTO, Practising Professor of Blockchain,
Founder and Global Strategic
Advisor, specialising
in the application of disruptive technologies for business and societal
benefit. She is recognised by the
United
Nations for her work in advancing technological change and building social
impact at scale, and is a member
of
the Forbes Technology Council. Sally is an international keynote speaker on
Blockchain, AI, FinTech, the
future
of work and innovation trends, and a respected online influencer across
multiple channels. She has a strong
belief
in technology being an enabler for social good and has founded Aspirational
Futures to guide the next
generation
of interdisciplinary talent and enable social impact on an international
scale.
William Mougayar is a prolific researcher, writer and theorist who has been
described as the most
sophisticated blockchain
business thinker. William is a direct participant in the crypto-technology
market, working alongside
startups,
entrepreneurs, pioneers, leaders, innovators, enterprise executives and
practitioners, alongside his public
speaking
and publishing roles. He is the General Partner at Virtual Capital Ventures,
an early stage venture capital
fund,
and currently on the Board of Directors of OB1, a Board Advisor to the
Ethereum Foundation, a member of
OMERS
Ventures Board of Advisors, and founder of Startup Management.
Anuj is a highly respected Fintech industry influencer and expert in
cryptocurrencies with developed
relationships with blockchain,
crypto and ICO investors. For the past two decades, Anuj Khanna has been
helping over 50 financial
technology,
mobile applications and telecom businesses in 80 countries to achieve
success, enjoy exponential growth and
reach
their Peak State. He has published regular research papers and reports. Anuj
holds an MBA in Marketing from
the
University of Sheffield, UK and graduated in Economics from the University
of Mumbai.
With over 25 years of international experience in successfully building
private banking and family office
entities for reputable
banks, Heiner specialises in creating strategic alliances. His focus
currently is the IIoT the Industrial
Internet
of Things. He has lived in the US, Singapore, Japan, the UK and Europe. His
extensive networks prove very
valuable
in cross-border and cross-continental facilitation activities. Heiner holds
a BA Economics from Williams
College,
US.
Joris is the founder and CEO of Quantaraxia, LLC, a registered investment advisor based in the US, implementing sophisticated systematic quantitative investment strategies supported by advanced technology.
Previously, Joris had an extensive and successful career in portfolio management across major investment banks and hedge funds, in Europe and US.
Joris has already partnered with GlobCoin founder Hélie d'Hautefort, and led the research and IT for Overlay Asset Management, between 2004 and 2007.
He started gaining strong interest in cryptocurrencies relative to trading since 2017.
Joris is graduated from Pierre et Marie Curie University in Paris, France, with a Msc in Applied Probabilities.