Luca Gelsomino is the Academic Director of the Supply Chain Finance Community and an Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen. He has been a senior researcher at Windesheim University of Applied Sciences since 2016.

Dr. Gelsomino’s research focuses on supply chain finance, especially in studying the interface between finance, logistics and supply chain management, the involvement of Logistics Service Providers in supply chain finance and the role of technology in innovating the supply chain finance market.

Friedemann Kirchhof has worked in Finance for over 10 years and currently works as the Head of Supply Chain Finance at Siemens. Throughout these years, he gained a lot of experience in working with proprietary bank solutions and fintechs.

Vilhelm Otterheim is an experienced Sourcing Manager with a history of working in the FMCG industry (both in sourcing and finance). Currently, he is responsible for the roll-out and development of the ICA Group Supply Chain Finance program.

Since 2007, Diego has been working for Assifact – Associazione Italiana per il Factoring, the Italian Factoring Association where he is currently Head of Research, Technical Committees and International Affairs Department.