Archives: Speakers

Ivan Bagaliyski, develops innovative value propositions for the equipment and automotive finance sectors. He’s passionate about translating customer requirements into strategic software solutions to drive business growth and efficiencies for banks, independents, and captives.

Bagaliyski previously worked in investment banking, wealth management, regulatory reporting, and risk management software organizations. He also holds an MBA from the London Business School and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from DePauw University.

Thomas has acquired a strong expertise in software development. He has worked particularly in the financing, private equity and venture sector and has held the position of CTO on several occasions. He is a graduate engineer from the École Polytechnique.

Ian joined Auto Trader in 2017, with over 20 years of experience in the automotive industry. In his current role, he is responsible for leading Auto Trader’s relationships with automotive manufacturers, lenders as well as franchised retailers to ensure value and revenue for them in new and used car sales. Since joining Auto Trader, Ian has also been central to the growth of its new car business and also championing the environmental agenda within the company and externally.

Prior to joining Auto Trader, Ian worked at Volkswagen where he was Director of Sales Operations in the UK. He also spent 16 years at Renault-Nissan where, among other senior management roles, he was Managing Director of Renault Retail Group, responsible for 25 Renault and Nissan dealerships. He also held various international roles in marketing, after-sales and e-business at Renault’s headquarters in Paris. Ian holds a BA (Hons) from Loughborough University in Economics, Politics and French, and an MBA from IMD-Theseus Institute in France.

Jendrik Herfurth has more than 6 years of experience in consulting transformation projects for banks and financial service providers. With his in-depth process knowledge in the banking environment, he forms the interface between the technical IT implementation and the business requirements in the finance environment in a large number of customer projects. He focuses on IT transformation and implementation, requirements engineering, business analysis as well as IT architecture and data management, taking into account regulatory and supervisory requirements.