Conference Agenda

Session Overview

Date: Monday, 25/Aug/2025
1:00pm - 2:00pm	Arrival: Arrival and coffee Location: Norma Conference hall
2:00pm - 2:30pm	Welcome: Welcome, introduction and housekeeping Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin
2:30pm - 3:00pm	Keynote 1: Keynote: "Lessons from fintech-academic collaborations" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Antonio Gargano
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Plen. panel 1: Plenary panel: "Bridging the gap between innovators and scholars in finance" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin Panelist: Antonio Gargano Panelist: Tibor Zavadil
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Coffee 1: Coffee Location: Norma Conference hall
4:00pm - 4:30pm	Plen. pres. 1: Plenary presentation: "Animal spirits on steroids: Evidence from retail options trading" Location: Aida Conference hall
4:30pm - 5:00pm	Plen. pres. 2: Plenary presentation: "Digital transmission of financial knowledge: Evidence from stock market investment" Location: Aida Conference hall
5:00pm - 5:30pm	Plen. sp. panel: Plenary panel: "Behavioral science and ethical banking" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Andra Sonea Panelist: Ben Goldin Panelist: Jakub Wieclaw Panelist: Nagpurnanand Prabhala Panelist: Bernard Yeung
5:30pm - 7:00pm	Dinner 1: Dinner Location: Dining hall
7:00pm - 7:30pm	Keynote 2: Keynote: "Why finance needs its own brand of leadership" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Emilia Bunea
7:30pm - 8:00pm	Plen. panel 2: Plenary panel: "Humans in finance" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin Panelist: Vikas Agarwal Panelist: Emilia Bunea
8:00pm - 8:30pm	Debrief - Monday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections Location: Aida Conference hall

Date: Tuesday, 26/Aug/2025
9:00am - 9:30am	Session 1.01: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.01: What Do Early Stage Investors Ask? An LLM Analysis of Expert Calls Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.01: ESG Metrics in Executive Compensation: a Multitasking Approach Location: Mikado Conference hall	Session 4.01: More Than Meets the Eye (or Ear): Surprising Microstructure Effects of Fed Chair Nonverbal Cues in High-Frequency Markets Location: Tosca Conference hall
9:30am - 10:00am	Session 1.02: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall some detail	Session 2.02: Artificial Intelligence Across Asset Management: Evidence from Registered Investment Advisers Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.02: Political Influence on Green Innovation Location: Mikado Conference hall	Session 4.02: Mandatory Central Clearing and Derivative Offsetting Location: Tosca Conference hall
10:00am - 10:30am	Session 1.03: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.03: Is Generative AI an Existential Threat to Human Creatives? Insights from Financial Economics Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.03: Does Social Media Help Level the Playing Field in Director Labor Markets? Evidence from Twitter Location: Mikado Conference hall	Session 4.03: A Comprehensive Business Intelligence Analysis for Cryptocurrency Anomalies Detection Location: Tosca Conference hall
10:30am - 11:00am	Coffee 2: Coffee Location: Norma Conference hall
11:00am - 11:30am	Session 1.04: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.04: Market Power and the Bitcoin Protocol Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.04: The Unintended Consequences of Investing for the Long Run: Evidence from Target Date Funds Location: Mikado Conference hall	Session 4.04: Workshop: GNU Taler Location: Tosca Conference hall
11:30am - 12:00pm	Session 1.05: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.05: Liquid staking Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.05: A Hierarchical State-Based Asset Pricing Model Location: Mikado Conference hall	Session 4.05: Workshop: GNU Taler Location: Tosca Conference hall
12:00pm - 12:30pm	Session 1.06: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.06: On the Incentive Compatibility of Optimistic Blockchain Mechanisms Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.06: Forecasting Stock Prices with a News-Based Model Location: Mikado Conference hall	Session 4.06: Workshop: GNU Taler Location: Tosca Conference hall
12:30pm - 2:00pm	Lunch 1: Lunch Location: Dining hall
2:00pm - 2:30pm	Session 1.07: Workshop: EU COST programme application Location: Aida Conference hall For those interested in joining a digital finance-related application for EU funded "Cooperation in Science Technology" programme.	Session 2.07: Behavioural Foundations of Individual Cryptocurrency Adoption (Evidence from the Nordic countries and France) Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.07: An Analytical Model for Loan Commitments Facing the Material Adverse Change Location: Mikado Conference hall	Session 4.07: Using Net-Zero Alignment Strength for Sustainable Portfolio Choice Location: Tosca Conference hall
2:30pm - 3:00pm	Session 1.08: Workshop: EU COST programme application Location: Aida Conference hall For those interested in joining a digital finance-related application for EU funded "Cooperation in Science Technology" programme.	Session 2.08: Tracing the learning curve: On cryptocurrency prices, volatility, and eventual adoption Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.08: Intangible Liabilities Location: Mikado Conference hall	Session 4.08: Modelling Japanese firms’ dividend payout policies using new data Location: Tosca Conference hall
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Session 1.09: Workshop: EU COST programme application Location: Aida Conference hall For those interested in joining a digital finance-related application for EU funded "Cooperation in Science Technology" programme.	Session 2.09: Aggregate Confusion In Crypto Market Data Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.09: Operating Leverage and Risk Premium Location: Mikado Conference hall
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Coffee 3: Coffee Location: Norma Conference hall
4:00pm - 4:30pm	Session 1.10: COST Action application Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.10: The Response of Debtors to Rate Changes Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.10: The Private Value of Open-Source Innovation Location: Mikado Conference hall
4:30pm - 5:00pm	Session 1.11: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.11: What is an Effective Signal in Crowdfunding? Evidence from Expert Researchers and a Meta-Study Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.11: The Different Networks Of Firms Implied By The News Location: Mikado Conference hall
5:00pm - 5:30pm	Session 1.12: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.12: Behavior on Blockchains: Trading Activity in Tokenized Financial Assets Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.12: Economic Drivers of Investor Search Behavior in Financial Information Markets Location: Mikado Conference hall
5:30pm - 7:00pm	Dinner 2: Dinner Location: Dining hall
7:00pm - 7:30pm	Keynote 3: Keynote: "The promise of digital finance: Greater transparency, enhanced efficiency, and more effective and less burdensome regulation" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Allan Mendelowitz
7:30pm - 8:00pm	Plen. panel 3: Plenary panel: "Finance for the common good" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin Panelist: Vladimir Atanasov Panelist: Virginija Gecaite Panelist: Briana Marbury Panelist: Allan Mendelowitz
8:00pm - 8:30pm	Debrief - Tuesday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections Location: Aida Conference hall

Date: Wednesday, 27/Aug/2025
9:00am - 9:30am	Session 1.13: Pacioli in the computer age Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.13: Fighting Climate Change with FinTech Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.13: Implied Impermanent Loss: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Decentralized Liquidity Pools Location: Mikado Conference hall
9:30am - 10:00am	Session 1.14: Certainty, Risk and Uncertainty in Finance Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.14: Do Gamified Social Interactions on a Green Fintech App Nudge Users’ Green Investments? Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.14: Collateral Choice Location: Mikado Conference hall
10:00am - 10:30am	Session 1.15: Panel: "Standardizing financial contracts" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Allan Mendelowitz Panelist: Willi Brammertz	Session 2.15: Crowdfunded Microfinance Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.15: Hidden Liquidity - Evidence from the Introduction of Iceberg Orders Location: Mikado Conference hall
10:30am - 11:00am	Coffee 4: Coffee Location: Norma Conference hall
11:00am - 11:30am	Session 1.16: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.16: Bitcoin Mining for Carbon Emission Reduction Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.16: Smart Advice? A Case-Based Analysis of Robo-Advisory Efficiency Location: Mikado Conference hall
11:30am - 12:00pm	Session 1.17: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.17: The regulation of cryptocurrency markets: an exchange-centric view of illicit activity on the Bitcoin blockchain Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.17: Human preferences and frequency of interaction with algorithmic advisers Location: Mikado Conference hall
12:00pm - 12:30pm	Session 1.18: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.18: Transmission Dynamics in Crypto Markets: Comparing Volatility and Liquidity Spillover Networks Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.18: Parallel session Location: Mikado Conference hall
12:30pm - 2:00pm	Lunch 2: Lunch Location: Dining hall
2:00pm - 2:30pm	Session 1.19: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.19: Mapping the Perspectives of Central Bankers, Centralised Finance and Decentralised Finance Industries on CBDC Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.19: ETF (Mis)pricing Location: Mikado Conference hall
2:30pm - 3:00pm	Session 1.20: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.20: Unbundling everyday banking industry and its implications on critical infrastructure resilience Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.20: Corporate Bond ETFs & Volatility Location: Mikado Conference hall
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Session 1.21: Panel discussion: Financial interoperability Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Evelina Kvedaraviciute Panelist: Siddharth Shetty Panelist: Alex Lakatos	Session 2.21: Generative AI and Business Model Innovation in Banking Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.21: Drawing the Line between Bond Dealer and Bandit Location: Mikado Conference hall
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Coffee 5: Coffee Location: Norma Conference hall
4:00pm - 4:30pm	Session 1.22: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.22: Can Event Study Methodology Keep Up with Cryptocurrencies? Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.22: Another Look at the Tail Risk Premium Anomaly Location: Mikado Conference hall
4:30pm - 5:00pm	Session 1.23: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.23: Social Media Credibility and Financial Market Activity Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.23: Do Lenders Price Firms’ Cybersecurity Risks? Location: Mikado Conference hall
5:00pm - 5:30pm	Session 1.24: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.24: The Influence of Social Media Bots on Financial Markets Location: Carmen Conference hall	Session 3.24: Forecasting of default risk: machine learning application on SMEs financial data Location: Mikado Conference hall
5:30pm - 7:00pm	Dinner 3: Dinner Location: Dining hall
7:00pm - 7:30pm	Keynote 4: Keynote: "What we can learn today about the markets of tomorrow: Crypto, crashes and credible research" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Albert Menkveld
7:30pm - 8:00pm	Plen. panel 4: Plenary panel: "The future of finance" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin Panelist: Albert Menkveld Panelist: Allard Luchsinger
8:00pm - 8:30pm	Debrief - Wednesday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections Location: Aida Conference hall