Teaching Team
Our teaching team is made up of six high-calibre professors with invaluable areas of expertise - which they share with enthusiasm and dynamism through our training courses.
Professor and founder
Mathias Schmit
Professor and founder
- Professor of Finance and Academic Director at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
- Doctorate in Management Science
- Founder of Sagora, a financial training platform
- Lecturer or former lecturer at INSEAD, TiasNimbas, the Amsterdam Institute of Finance, and the universities of Aix-en-Provence Marseille, Hanoi, Hô-Chi-Minh...
- Director and member of the management boards of several companies
Professor
Benjamin Lorent
Professor
- Professor of Finance and Accounting at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université Libre de Bruxelles), the University of Mons, the Universities of Rouen and Toulon and in Vietnam.
- Doctorate in Economics and Management Science
- Trainer for ExpertSuisse and numerous continuing education programmes
- Finance and Insurance Consultant
Professor
Laurent Gheeraert
Professor
- Professor of Finance and Accounting at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université Libre de Bruxelles) and Academic Director of the Master in Management of Banking and Finance in Hanoi
- Doctorate in Economics and Management Science
- Advisor to a number of public and private institutions
- Managing Director of the QTEM international network and the Master in Management of Banking and Finance, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Former management consultant at McKinsey & Company
Professor
Arnaud Wala
Professor
- Experienced consultant at BDO Belgium in the M&A department.
- Assistant at the Solvay Brussels School for courses in financial statement analysis and macro/microeconomics.
- Holds a Master's degree in Management Engineering, with Great Distinction (Solvay Brussels School).
- Holder of two bachelor's degrees in management engineering and economics (Solvay Brussels School), studied simultaneously.
Professor
Jean Laignelot
Professor
- Experienced consultant at EY Belgium in the Strategy and Transactions department (valuation and financial modelling).
- Assistant at the Solvay Brussels School for the 'Analysis of Financial Statements' (BA2) and 'Advanced Finance' (MA1) courses.
- Holds a Master's degree and a Bachelor's degree in Management Engineering (Solvay Brussels School).
Professor
Ghadi Kahil
Professor
- Lecturer in financial valuation and accounting at the Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
- Corporate finance consultant specialising in project appraisal and business plan modelling
Development Team
Our development team is made up of four members, each specialising in different areas of expertise, to meet Sagora's various development objectives, in particular the drafting ofarticles and the organisation of training courses.
Lucien Poivre
Business Developer
Roxana Dude
Training Portfolio Manager
Anne-Lise Amoretti
Programme Manager
Tanguy Maerten
Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Zoé Guelenne
Editor