Our Governance 

Consists of: • All WP leaders - BBU, WWU, BFH, UNA, UTW • Project Coordinator - Jörg Osterrieder  (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/joerg-osterrieder) • Project Co-coordinator - Branka Hadji Misheva (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/branka-hadji-misheva) • Project Manager - Frédérik Sinan Bernard (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9rik-sinan-bernard) • Diversity Coordinator - Codruta Mare (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/codruta-mare) The Executive Board is responsible for: • Overall management of the training and research program • Monitoring of Individual Research Project progress • Implementation of training activities with associated partners • Ensuring integration of the training and research agenda with the career development plan of the doctoral candidates • Monitoring best practices on dissemination of Individual Research Project results • Reporting to the Supervisory Board on common issues and proposing an agenda for their meeting

Consists of: • One representative of each partner - UTW, BBU, UNA, CAR, ASE, WWU, KUT, ROY, ARC, EIT, FRA, DEL, SWE, RAI, ECB • All supervisors - two supervisors from each partner • All WP leaders - BBU, WWU, BFH, UNA, UTW • Two annually rotating doctoral candidates • Diversity coordinator - Codruta Mare • Project Manager - Frédérik Sinan Bernard • Co-chaired by the project coordinator and the EU representative - Jörg Osterrieder and Gergana Simeonova-Arida Is responsible for: • Approving and supervising the financial, marketing, and communication strategies • Monitoring and evaluating the progress of training and research milestones • Serving as an internal audit team for the EB when it decides on budget allocation, organisational structure, and consortium strategy

Consists of: • Five prominent academics • Five senior executives with dual responsibilities Is responsible for: • Issue recommendations and brainstorm ideas for training and research programs • Propose corrective measures

Consists of: • Two members and one doctoral candidate representative from each beneficiary - UTW, BBU, UNA, CAR, ASE, WWU, KUT • It’s chair is chosen annually by the DCC members Is responsible for: • Supervising training and facilities issues • Ensuring DIGITAL's policies are consistent with their implementation • Engaging in discussions and voicing ideas and concerns to their representative on the SB • Ensuring engagement of the DIGITAL network by promoting social events for doctoral candidates and all consortium members

Consists of: • Two members from the academic sector: - Ioana Coita (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/ioana-coita)(chair; University of Oradea) - Audrius Kabasinskas (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/audrius-kabasinskas)(Kaunas Institute of Technology) • Two members from the non-academic sector: - Aidas Malakauskas (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/aidas-malakauskas)(co-chair, Swedbank) - Renato Rocha Souza (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/renato-rocha-souza)(Raiffeisen Bank International) • A representative from an associated partner: - Gennaro Di Brino (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/gennaro-di-brino)(Cardo AI) Is responsible for: • Setting the strategy on organising courses and training activities • Creating an individual training plan for doctoral candidates that takes into account their career development • Assisting the consortium with supervision-related issues and conflicts

Consists of: • Chair: Branka Hadji Misheva (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/branka-hadji-misheva)(Bern University of Applied Sciences) • Members: - Codruta Mare (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/codruta-mare)(Babes-Bolyai University) - Monica Achim (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/monica-violeta-achim)(Babes-Bolyai University) - Rubin Haxhiymeri (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/rubin-haxhiymeri)(Cardo AI) - Aidas Malakauskas (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/aidas-malakauskas)(Swedbank) - Ioana Coita (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/ioana-coita)(University of Twente) - Christina Kolb (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/christina-kolb)(University of Twente) - Joerg Osterrieder (https://www.digital-finance-msca.com/people/joerg-osterrieder)(University of Twente) Is responsible for: • Ensuring that multiple and appropriate audiences are targeted throughout various communication campaigns • Monitoring the implementation of communication and dissemination strategies • Monitoring engagement from different audiences in order to maximise the impact of DIGITAL results • A media communication officer will be appointed

Consists of: • Project Coordinator – Chair - Jörg Osterrieder   • Financial Manager • Technical Manager • Communication Coordinator Is responsible to: • Establish the network, manage the relationships with the external advisory board and coordinate the overall work of the project and its implementation (PC) • Maintain internal communications within the consortium, the supporting external partied and for reporting to the EC (PC) • Monitor the content and progress of each work package as well as coordinate the cooperation among work packages, assure the effectiveness of the project (PC) • Ensure that milestones are respected, and deliverables are submitted in time with high quality (PC + TM) • Check with each partner ahead of the planned milestones and deliverables whether they are going to be completed in time and with the required quality (TM) • Monitor how the financial resources allocated to each partner are employed (PC) • Work in coordination with the administrative offices of UTW to ensure financial compliance and transparency (FM) • Check with the technical manager in advance whether each partner respects the milestones and deliverables and in which proportion; and will assign the corresponding budget (FM)