Certificate Ceremony International Treasury Management and Corporate Finance Program

By François de Witte

22/06/2026

On June 15, 2026, the House of Training in Luxembourg hosted the official Award Ceremony for the International Treasury Management and Corporate Finance Program — now in its 7th consecutive edition, co-organized by ATEL (Luxembourg Association of Corporate Treasurers) and the House of Training.

For the past four years, the program has offered two distinct paths — the Fundamental Program and the Advanced Program — delivered in hybrid format combining remote and on-site training, with the option to enroll in individual courses. Both paths demand a serious commitment from participants, who must pass rigorous exams. Candidates pursuing the Advanced certification face an additional challenge: presenting a group case study before an expert jury composed of François Masquelier (Simply Treasury and Chairman of ATEL), Benjamin Defays (Head of Treasury at Proxity, and Board Member of ATEL), Didier Lang (Financial Management Consultant), and myself.

This year’s results were outstanding. In the Fundamental Program, 10 out of 11 participants successfully passed their exams. In the Advanced Program, all 7 participants passed both the exam and the case study presentation.

The ceremony opened with a speech by Muriel Morbé, CEO of the House of Training, who emphasized that lifelong learning is the foundation of long-term competitiveness and the most powerful response to the evolving demands of the workplace. She also paid tribute to the strong and enduring partnership with ATEL, which since 2019 has been instrumental in co-creating high-quality, market-driven treasury programmes tailored to Luxembourg’s market – and to the programme’s ongoing evolution in response to a rapidly changing treasury landscape.

Benjamin Defays delivered a compelling personal testimony, reflecting on how fortunate he was that his employer funded an expensive training programme for him fifteen years ago – and noting how programmes like this one now make that same level of professional development accessible at a far more affordable price.

Looking Ahead

The next intake is just around the corner:

Fundamental Course – Starting Q4 2026 → More information: https://www.houseoftraining.lu/training/international-treasury-management-and-corporate-finance-fundamentals-15763

Advanced Path – Starting Q1 2027 → More information https://www.houseoftraining.lu/training/international-treasury-management-and-corporate-finance-advanced-9918

Future editions will also expand coverage of emerging topics, with a particular focus on new technologies shaping the treasury profession — including Artificial Intelligence.

Meet your Trainer: François de Witte

After having worked for more than 30 years in banking, François launched his own consultancy activity, FDW Consult, Services BV, specialized in banking, finance and treasury consulting. From 2014 to 2016, he was also Solution Partner Treasury & Finance at USG Professionals. Since then, he took up several assignments, including one in the automotive sector with Louyet Group, with Ibanity, part of Isabel Group in the area of PSD2 and open banking, and with Gaming1 (In House Bank and Transfer Pricing Project). He has been independent Director at CKV, a small niche player mortgage and savings bank from 2019 until 2022, and worked from February 2023 to October 2023 as Group Treasurer ad interim with Bosal International.

François is lecturer of the course “Advanced Treasury” and “Cash and Working Capital Management” in the Master program “Finance and Treasury” at the IAE Management School (part of the University of Lille), and at Febelfin Academy. He also teaches and has a leading role in the Certificate in International Treasury and Corporate Finance Management organized by ATEL and the House of Training in Luxembourg. François is also member and mentor of Fintech Belgium.

François has a master’s degree both in Law and Economics from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

Francois de Witte

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