Advances in Time Series Analysis, Stochastic Control, and Risk: Closing Conference of the Étoiles Montantes Project

Mohamed Bel Baraka is a seasoned executive with nearly 30 years of high-level experience in the insurance industry. He currently serves as Deputy General Manager (Corporate) at AtlantaSanad Assurance, where he leads the company’s overall strategy, governance, and corporate performance.   A recognized expert in actuarial science, risk management, and strategic leadership, he actively contributes to advancing the profession as President of the Moroccan Actuarial Association (AMA) and Vice-President of the Arab Actuaries League. He holds a Statistical Economist Engineering degree from ENSAE Paris and a Master’s degree from Paris Dauphine University, and is a Qualified Actuary and member of the International Actuarial Association (IAA).   

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Fatima Zohra IRAQUI is a graduate engineer from the Mohammadia School of Engineers, certified in Artificial Intelligence by MIT Sloan School of Management and in governance by the Moroccan Institute of Directors. She is a leader specializing in organizational transformation and digital innovation. Her career is marked by leading structural programs of organizational and digital transformation across various sectors, including asset management, market infrastructures, higher education, and reinsurance. She has notably led projects such as redesigning operational models (Target Operating Models), process reengineering, IT system modernization, and digitalization of operations, with change management at the core of her approach. After holding several executive positions, particularly at CDG Capital and the International University of Rabat, where she served as Secretary-General, she is now a member of the Executive Committee at Atlantic Re. There, she drives organizational and digital transformation, as well as the integration of artificial intelligence into reinsurance operations. She advocates for a pragmatic approach to transformation, combining strategic vision, technological innovation, and measurable value creation.

Marie Kratz is a Professor at ESSEC Business School (IDODepartment), directing the Risk Research Center CREAR (Paris–Singapore) and the ESSEC-ISUP Risk & Actuarial Track. A Fellow of the Institut des Actuaires and member (former president) of the SFdS - RisquesAEF  group, her research spans probability & statistics,  with emphasis on extreme value theory, and risk analysis & management for finance, insurance, and emerging risks. She leads CREAR WG Risk seminars, coordinates international projects, teaches at ESSEC and ISUP, serves on editorial boards, supervises research, and is regularly invited for research stays and presentations worldwide.