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Masterclasses

As part of the SCHUMANN Conference, we offer you the opportunity to take part in one of the five masterclasses. 

You can only take part in a masterclass if you attend in person!

AI-powered financial statement analysis

AI-enhanced financial statement analysis enables the rapid and automated capture and evaluation of annual financial statements. In addition to the structured processing of financial statement data, company metrics can be compared with industry-specific information—such as data from web sources—to make informed assessments. Building on this, the system for example enables the creation of SWOT analyses based on financial data and management reports. The simple upload and rapid processing of financial statements make analysis processes significantly more efficient. Additionally, anomalies and trends can be identified across multiple fiscal years—both on a quantitative and qualitative level.

Speaker
Dr. Tobias Vinhoven

Tobias Nießner holds a PhD in Business Information Systems from the Georg-August University of Göttingen. He studied mathematics and business information systems with a focus on data science. During his PhD, he worked on risk use cases in accounts receivable management.

He joined SCHUMANN in 2023 as Product Owner to enable the product landscape with AI capabilities

Product Owner AI, SCHUMANN

Nießner Tobias
Speaker Jakob Eilts

Product Owner FINOYO, SCHUMANN

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The Warning Signs Were There: Finding Fraud Through Financial Analysis

Are you a trade credit insurer, a factoring company or any other company exposed to credit risks? Did you already have fraud cases or do you fear being victim of a fraud from one of your buyers, customers or other business partners? Or you are just interested to learn about interesting real fraud cases that caused large losses.

We will

  • Show, how the balance sheet can be used to intendify red flags
  • Share some practical workshop exercises
Speaker
Mike Holley

Mike is an innovative, entrepreneurial Chartered Director with a strong track record of creating and growing businesses across Europe, USA and emerging markets.

Mike has 39 years’ experience in trade credit and political risk insurance, as well as in trade finance. He has been at the forefront of innovation in the industry and has been active in the Dutch and German markets as well as the UK and the US. He was a founder and CEO of trade credit insurer Equinox Global Limited.

Mike’s recent activities include being a director at Nexus Trade Credit, a consultant at Charles Taylor Adjusting, a director of a motor insurance MGA; providing advice to the Irish Government on credit insurance, and acting as Deputy Chair of the London Handel Festival (of classical music).

Mike recently became a Chartered Director after studying with the Irish Institute of Directors.

Strategic Advisor, SCHUMANN

Mike Holley

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Register for the conference now!

For over 25 years, the SCHUMANN Conference has been the industry event for knowledge exchange among credit risk decision-makers. Only here do experts from different sectors such as leasing, factoring, industry, wholesale, credit and surety insurance come together.

This year, we welcome you to a new, spectacular location above the rooftops of Frankfurt. Participants from all over the world are expected to attend the bilingual, hybrid online and offline conference. The exclusive evening event that follows will bring the conference day to an unforgettable close.