Holding a PhD in applied Econometrics, Wolfgang Schwerdt worked for seven years for the European Central Bank on the Centralised Securities Database (CSDB) project. Today, Wolfgang is based in Geneva, Switzerland, working on a start-up project in internet finance. He can be contacted via email at [email protected]

Marcelle von Wendland, MSI has over 15 year of experience in the investment management and banking industry, specializing in portfolio accounting, performance, and risk management. She studied Economics and International Relations at the London School of Economics. Marcelle holds a number of professional qualifications in the area of Risk and Investment Management and is a very active member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment where she was, until recently, deputy chairwoman of the Risk Forum. Marcelle is a co-founder and director of Bancstreet Capital Partners Ltd, and Vice President at Fincore Ltd, a fast-growing, medium-sized software house headquartered in London, UK. She can be reached via email at [email protected]