HCE - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive Officer of LISER

Aline Muller is Chief Executive Officer of LISER (Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research), affiliate Professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Luxembourg and the University of Liège as well as Member of the Board of Directors of the Luxembourg Central Bank. LISER's mission is to provide well-grounded and clear-cut answers to policy relevant questions with the objective to advance knowledge in economic, social and spatial sciences. Since 2016, Aline demonstrates a fierce commitment to develop a strong research institution of international scientific standing as a driving force for Luxembourg's policy-making as well as societal and economic development. Aline's contributions in financial economics have been presented at numerous leading international conferences and have been published in top ranked journals like the Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Empirical Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, etc. She has been regularly teaching financial economics and applied econometric courses at the Radboud University of Nijmegen, Maastricht University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, University of Luxembourg and University of Liège. She has moreover been lecturing frequently at several universities in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Australasia. Aline Muller has developed over the last 20 years a solid experience in the strategic management of research and business projects and organisations across different countries and institutional environments. Aline was member of the Advisory Board of the Belgian Ministry of Cooperation focusing on the Coherence of Development Policies. In Luxembourg she was member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Research Fund (2010 - 2014). At an international level Aline is member of the European Network for Research Evaluation in the Social Sciences and the Humanities as well as member of many renowned academic financial economics associations. She will participate in the round table "How to manage in 2022: the essential role(s) of modern leaders".

Job Titles:

• Specialist, Talent Management and D & I, SES

Since I was a child I always wanted to make the world a better place. I found that travelling helped me to better understand the world, so in the beginning of my career I travelled a lot, and worked in different countries to better capture the needs of people and find impactful ways to help. Originally from Greece, I hold a bachelor's degree in sociology and a master's degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. I joined the space sector in 2019 with my main area of focus being Diversity and Inclusion and the progression of underrepresented talent at all levels in companies. I believe patience, empathy and resilience is the way to make the world a more equal place, especially when it comes to gender equality. Currently I am running Diversity and Inclusion projects at SES, one of them being the "equality and inclusion working groups" which won an award in 2021. We wanted to empower people to express their ideas and to create action oriented communities on D&I. I have a role in Talent Management and D&I, so now the challenge is how to incorporate processes that ensure unbiased progression and development, and looking into the People managers and employees relationship and how it was affected by the pandemic. Essentially, what is the new normal and what shift has been made into the work/life balance that affects this relationship. Outside of SES I co-lead the Luxembourg chapter of Women in Aerospace and I am a #IamRemarkable facilitator.

Job Titles:

• Head of Talent Management, Degroof Petercam Luxembourg

A French, History and Social Sciences teacher by training, Christopher Frères has spent almost all of his professional career in the financial sector. He started at Generali Belgium (11 years, including 7 years at the Generali Business School in Brussels) and then he worked for 10 years at BNP Paribas Luxembourg in various functions (Marketing and Human Resources). After a short period at PwC Luxembourg, Christopher joined Degroof Petercam Luxembourg 4 years ago where he's in charge, with his team, of Recruitment, Training and all topics related to Talent Management. He will be participating in the roundtable "HR strategies to solve talent shortage".