Bernard Nicolay

Adjunct Professor and Academic Director at Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (ULB), Guest Lecturer at Université Paris Dauphine-PSL and at Conservatoire national des arts et métiers (Cnam). Topics of interest include sustainable finance, financial markets and services, innovation in finance and emerging use cases relating to blockchain and digital assets.

Senior Advisor to scaleups and startups, including Telemedi (telemedicine), 4.5.6 (personalised skincare for darker skin tones), and several fintech companies. Focus on advising and mentoring impact and tech executive teams on strategy, finance and partnerships. Pre-seed and seed investor affiliated with Be Angels, a business angel network based in Brussels.

Capitalising on 25+ years' experience as a senior banking and insurance executive with BNP Paribas, Axa, Credit Suisse and Arthur D. Little.

Passionate about education and finance. Committed to lecture, to advise and to invest for sustainable value.

Graduate from Solvay Brussels School and MBA from INSEAD.

Fluent in French, English, Dutch and Italian.