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Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
| Date: Monday, 25/Aug/2025 | |
| 10:00am - 12:00pm |
Vilnius tour: Free tour of Old Town Vilnius Meet in front of the Artis Centrum Hotel entrance |
| 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, Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of America |
| 2:30pm - 3:00pm |
Keynote 1: Keynote: "Lessons from fintech-academic collaborations" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Antonio Gargano, University of Houston, United States of America |
| 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, Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of America Panelist: Dan Galai, The Hebrew University, Israel Panelist: Antonio Gargano, University of Houston, United States of America Panelist: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Panelist: Sebastian Schäfer, House of Finance and Tech Berlin, Germany Panelist: Tibor Zavadil, DigFin, a.s., Slovak Republic |
| 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 Moderator: Nagpurnanand Prabhala, Johns Hopkins University, United States of America Panelist: Vikas Agarwal, Georgia State University, United States of America Animal Spirits on Steroids: Evidence from Retail Options Trading in India 1: Georgia State University, United States of America; 2: Indian Institute of Management Bangalore; 3: John Hopkins University; 4: Lehigh University |
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm |
Plen. pres. 2: Plenary presentation: "Prompting Participation: Digital Nudging to Reduce Investment Inertia" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Bernard Yeung, NUS business school, Singapore Prompting Participation: Digital Nudging to Reduce Investment Inertia 1: NUS business school, Singapore; 2: Bank for International Settlements; 3: Southern university of Science and Technology Business School; 4: Shanghai University of Finance and Economics |
| 5:00pm - 5:30pm |
Plen. sp. panel: Plenary panel: "Behavioral science and ethical banking" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Andra Sonea, University of Warwick, United Kingdom Panelist: Ben Goldin, Plumery B.V., Netherlands, The Panelist: Jakub Wieclaw, Magnetiq Bank, Latvia Panelist: Nagpurnanand Prabhala, Johns Hopkins University, United States of America Panelist: Bernard Yeung, NUS business school, Singapore The panel will examine how banks can ethically use nudges, gamification, personalization, and behavioral design to help consumers spend more mindfully, save more consistently, and make financial decisions that support long-term well-being. |
| 5:30pm - 7:00pm |
Dinner 1: Dinner Location: Dining hall |
| 7:00pm - 7:30pm |
Keynote 2: Keynote: "Leadership for finance professionals: A CEO-turned-leadership-scholar perspective" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Emilia Bunea, Ed.movie Inc., United States of America |
| 7:30pm - 8:00pm |
Plen. panel 2: Plenary panel: "Humans in finance" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin, Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of America Panelist: Vikas Agarwal, Georgia State University, United States of America Panelist: Emilia Bunea, Ed.movie Inc., United States of America Panelist: Daumantas Dvilinskas, TRANSFERGO, Lithuania Panelist: Christel Rendu de Lint, Vontobel, Switzerland The panel will address what it means to be human in a world of numbers, models, and markets – be it as leader, employee, customer, investor, or scholar. |
| 8:00pm - 8:30pm |
Debrief - Monday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections Location: Aida Conference hall |