Freddy Van den Spiegel is Adjunct Professor at Vlerick Business School. He built an extensive career in the financial sector. He was amongst others member of the board of directors of The Brussels Stock Exchange, Managing Director of Fortis Investments and Chief Economist at BNP Parisbas Fortis. He obtained important roles in several European Institutions related to the financial sector, for example as president of the consultative panel of the ‘Committee of European Banking Supervisors’, as member of the ‘Inter Institutional Monitoring Group’, as president of the regulatory committee of the ‘European Financial Services Round Table’ and as president of the ‘Global Banking Committee’ of the European Bank Federation.