Since 2018, Jochen Biedermann serves as Managing Director of the World Alliance of International Financial Centers (WAIFC), an international non-profit association registered in Brussels, representing 26 leading international financial centers across four continents. WAIFC members are government agencies, associations, and similar institutions developing and promoting their financial centers. WAIFC facilitates cooperation between its members, exchanging best practices, and communication with the general public.
Also, Jochen is the CEO of Blockchain Asia Ltd., a Blockchain company founded in Hong Kong in 2016.
He serves as an expert to the Sino-German Center for Finance and Economics in Frankfurt, backed by the central banks, government institutions, and leading universities in China and Germany. He is also a Fellow of the Think Tank of the Asian Financial Cooperation Association, based in Beijing.
Jochen is a long-standing advisor at Frankfurt Main Finance, the Frankfurt financial center initiative. Furthermore, he is a mentor at OneEleven in Toronto, the Plug and Play Tech Center, and the Accelerator Frankfurt.
From 1999 to 2013, Jochen worked for Deutsche Boerse Group. As SVP for International Affairs, he oversaw its business in emerging markets.
Jochen holds a diploma in mathematics & computer science from the University of Goettingen and a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Cottbus, Germany.
Jochen BIEDERMANN
Managing Director, WAIFC
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Paris Europlace gathers more than 600 players in the financial ecosystem – banks, insurance companies, asset managers, brokers, fintechs, industrial and commercial companies, consulting firms, law firms, regulatory and public authorities… : a unique network to bring together all the stakeholders of the Paris financial center and discuss their priorities. Paris Europlace promotes the Paris financial center in France and globally in order to foster its development in all its dimensions. With its committees and working groups gathering the best professionals, the association defines market participants positions and promotes them to public authorities and other stakeholders in France, Europe and internationally.
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