Tony Bulcaen

Innovation Performance Director, ExCom member

2023 - Current

@Ayming, we advise and service our clients in their R&D financing strategy, enabling them to make the most out of the tax incentives and financial levers available for R&D and innovation investments. We work with all company sizes (startups, SMEs and large corporates) across all industries. My key responsibilities as head of the Innovation Performance business unit include : - Budget forecasting and management - Business strategy and planning - Product and service offerings management - Team management - Client relationship Our Brussels entity combines a strong start-up spirit with the powerhouse of a large business performance consulting group comprised of ca. 1,400 employees across 15 countries.

Co-Founder

2021

IQ x EQ is an advisory, coaching and training firm focused on creating the right conditions for innovation to thrive. Our expertise areas include : - Strategy & Business Transformation, - Innovation, - Product & Service Design, - Corporate Development, - Coaching and Training Discover our online training « Design Thinking : Unlock Innovation & User-centricity » https://www.udemy.com/course/the-ultimate-guide-to-mastering-and-applying-design-thinking/?referralCode=C3113C0AFC66AE5FB445

Investor

2020

Network of 100+ successful entrepreneurs, angel investors and consultants who support promising startups through funding, mentoring and networking

Senior Manager Banking & Insurance

2023 - 2023

Senior Manager

2017 - 2022

• Factoring bank : structured and ran an innovation programme ; articulated and drove the digital transformation strategy in line with the corporate strategy and transformation plan ; designed new services based on user-centered methods • Factoring bank : qualified and prioritized AI use cases across all business and support functions and worked with tech teams to define a 3-year AI roadmap, taking into account the dependencies with the transformation projects and roll-out of AI / Data capabilities • Securities Services : defined a 3-year client services digital transformation roadmap leveraging discovery and ideation processes ; conducted a "proof-of-concept" testing of two client query management softwares in a cross-functional team and based on user stories, delivering a recommendation based on a functional, technological, financial and project planning analysis • Insurance company : defined a coherent and prioritized 3-year strategic plan and mapped out its operationalization roadmap ; conducted interviews and facilitated workshops with board members to build a shared perspective of the key strategic questions • Insurance company : defined a newly merged insurance group's purpose, vision and ambition through a series of workshops with board members ; performed cross-analysis and synthesized the results into a 20-page corporate manifesto #SecuritiesServices #Asset Management #Insurance #TransactionBanking (trade finance, cash management) #Factoring

Round-the-world trip

2017 - 2017

- Took time out to travel to new places across North America and Asia Pacific with my family (two girls aged 10 and 3) to spark new synapses and revitalize brain activity - Got out of my comfort zone, learned to bootstrap, became more resourceful, increased my adaptability, expanded perspectives, learned to find more than one way to solve a problem, further strengthened my global mindset, learned to focus on making it through a situation vs. worrying about « failure » - Volunteered on organic farms (WOOFF) in the U.S. and New Zealand - Partnered with Circul’R to connect with circular economy startups, incubators and scholars; and more broadly with the innovation, digital and startup ecosystem - Conducted an introductory session on the Business Model Canvas at Hubub (Bali), member of the League of Extraordinary Coworking Spaces - Home schooled my eldest daughter for 7 months

Head of Strategic Planning & Innovation, Asset & Fund Services

2014 - 2017

- Leading the strategic product roadmaps across 9 Global Products. Prioritizing against actual plans and resources to seize market and customer-led opportunities and sustain growth - Managing transversal projects related to strategic product expansions (new products, new markets, acquisitions, partnerships) - Member of the business line’s steering board for digital transformation: defining the digital strategy and executing against it by running programmatic initiatives, managing a pipeline of digital projects from ideation to industrialisation and building the enabling platforms such as the infrastructure, methodologies and processes, open innovation ecosystem of FinTechs, incubators, labs, digital agencies... - Facilitating innovation workshops (incubation, acceleration, hackathons…) throughout the company combining innovation methodologies and driving an innovation culture within the business line

Strategy & Corporate Development

2010 - 2014

- Lead transaction execution: assess strategic fit, value target (DCF, multiples...), conduct due diligence, develop appropriate structuring, negotiate all aspects of transaction (financial, legal and governance), follow up on post-merger integration - Present strategic memos and offers to the Bank’s executive decision-making committees and internal acquisition committees - Drive project management, develop action plans and oversee large internal and external execution teams - Responsible for active portfolio management (acquisition, disposal, joint venture, partnership): drive strategic assessment and liaise extensively with senior management worldwide to source strategic investments - Create internal engagement and develop relationships throughout the business community to generate leads and deals. Provide insight into sector developments to anticipate new opportunities

Product Head, Regional Custody

2009 - 2010

- Responsible for defining, enhancing and scaling the Regional / Global Custody offering, with the objective of building a sustainable new revenue stream for Securities Services - Defined the business strategy and product roadmap, streamlining the operating model, ensuring clear product development agenda, sales and client segment strategies and service delivery performance - Acted as key contact point in RFP process - Ensured that all key product requirements were identified and prioritized for strategic investment

Global Product Performance Manager

2007 - 2008

- Key advising role to the Global Head of Product Management, Transaction Banking, in redesigning the Product Management function to deliver increased specialisation and focus across core product components, client segments and markets. - The change management agenda encompassed the activities of Securities Services, Cash Management & Clearing, and Trade Finance in 70 countries across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. - Acting as key liaison point with the regional product heads

Global Relationship Manager

2005 - 2005

Managed Paris-based BNP Paribas’ equities and fixed income trading and brokerage entities for the provision of clearing and custody services across 15 European markets

Euronext Relationship Manager

2002 - 2004

Managed a portfolio of top-tier international broker-dealers providing clearing & custody, liquidity management and securities lending across the Euronext markets

Client Services Officer

2001 - 2001