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Mark Branson, President of Bafin, on Financial Stability in Turbulent Times

You took over the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority in Germany (Bafin) in the summer of 2021 with the task of giving it more assertiveness in the wake of the Wirecard scandal, as the then Finance Minister Olaf Scholz put it. If you were to take stock today, just under five years later: how would you most specifically describe the changes at Bafin, and in which areas do you continue to come up against structural limitations? I think the message was clear five-plus years ago: the German financial system, which is one of the most important in Europe, needs a supervisor

Beyond Cost and Hierarchy: Massimo Lusardi (Bain & Company) on the Changing Equation of Resilience and the Future of Consulting

Disclaimer: This interview was conducted on 11 December 2025. Mr. Lusardi, thank you very much for taking the time to speak with us today. To begin, we would like to ask you to briefly outline the key stages of your career that have shaped you most and to describe the responsibilities that come with your current role as Managing Partner Switzerland at Bain & Company. I started my career in Italy at a smaller consulting
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Bridging Continents: How Kudah Mushambi Connects African Tech Talent with the DACH Region 

First of all, thank you for taking the time for this interview. To start, you have held various positions in the tech space, including at Google, Microsoft, and several C-suite roles. Why did you decide to leave these positions and start your own company? Why did I leave these companies and start my own business? It just felt right. When I started the company, I had been working in big tech for about 20 years. I founded Adaire around four

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