Conference Agenda

Session Overview
 
Date: Monday, 25/Aug/2025
1:00pm
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2:00pm		 Arrival: Arrival and coffee
Location: Norma Conference hall
2:00pm
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2:30pm		 Welcome: Welcome, introduction and housekeeping
Location: Aida Conference hall
Moderator: David Stolin
2:30pm
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3:00pm		 Keynote 1: Keynote: "Lessons from fintech-academic collaborations"
Location: Aida Conference hall
Moderator: Antonio Gargano
3:00pm
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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
Panelist: Sebastian Schäfer
3:30pm
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4:00pm		 Coffee 1: Coffee
Location: Norma Conference hall
4:00pm
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4:30pm		 Plen. pres. 1: Plenary presentation: "Animal spirits on steroids: Evidence from retail options trading"
Location: Aida Conference hall
 

Animal Spirits on Steroids: Evidence from Retail Options Trading in India

Prof. Vikas Agarwal, Prof. Pulak Ghosh, Prof. Nagpurnanand Prabhala, Prof. Haibei Zhao
4:30pm
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5:00pm		 Plen. pres. 2: Plenary presentation: "Digital transmission of financial knowledge: Evidence from stock market investment"
Location: Aida Conference hall
 

Digital Transmission of Financial Knowledge: Evidence from Stock Market Investment

Prof. Xiaomin Guo, Prof. yi Huang, Prof. Qi Sun, Prof. Bernard Yeung
5:00pm
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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
 

Panel: The Behaviour Science and Ethical Banking

Prof. Ben Goldin
5:30pm
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7:00pm		 Dinner 1: Dinner
Location: Dining hall
7:00pm
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7:30pm		 Keynote 2: Keynote: "Why finance needs its own brand of leadership"
Location: Aida Conference hall
Moderator: Emilia Bunea
7:30pm
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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
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8:30pm		 Debrief - Monday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections
Location: Aida Conference hall