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9:00am Session 1.01: Panel: "Fintech ecosystems around the world" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Aadil Bundeally , BABL AI, Valutico & AI Risk, United KingdomPanelist: Yuki Kishi , Fintech Association of Japan, JapanPanelist: Sebastian Schäfer , House of Finance and Tech Berlin, GermanyPanelist: Marius Skuodis , Bank of Lithuania, LithuaniaSession 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 Session 5.01: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset , Demium, SpainFounders and academics team up to surface the newest, hottest, and most urgent fintech challenges. Real founder pain points are laid out, sharpened, and framed into high-impact prompts that set the stage for bold, innovation-ready solutions.
9:30am Session 1.02: Panel: "Communicating finance ideas I" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin , Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of AmericaPanelist: Ashwini Agrawal , LSE, United KingdomPanelist: Linas Beliunas , Oscilar, LithuaniaPanelist: Chris Crespo , Nordic Fintech Magazine, DenmarkHow can potentially complex financial ideas be communicated with clarity, credibility, and impact?
Session 2.02: The Growth and Performance of Artificial Intelligence in Asset Management 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 Session 5.02: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset , Demium, SpainFounders and academics team up to surface the newest, hottest, and most urgent fintech challenges. Real founder pain points are laid out, sharpened, and framed into high-impact prompts that set the stage for bold, innovation-ready solutions.
10:00am Session 1.03: Panel: "Communicating finance ideas II" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin , Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of AmericaPanelist: Victor Lyonnet , University of Michigan, United States of AmericaPanelist: Allan Mendelowitz , ACTUS Financial Research Foundation, United States of AmericaPanelist: Christel Rendu de Lint , Vontobel, SwitzerlandHow can potentially complex financial ideas be communicated with clarity, credibility, and impact?
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 Session 5.03: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset , Demium, SpainFounders and academics team up to surface the newest, hottest, and most urgent fintech challenges. Real founder pain points are laid out, sharpened, and framed into high-impact prompts that set the stage for bold, innovation-ready solutions.
10:30am Coffee 2: Coffee Location: Norma Conference hall
11:00am Session 1.04: Panel: "Payments" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Andra Sonea , University of Warwick, United KingdomPanelist: Christian Grothoff , Taler Systems SA, SwitzerlandPanelist: Alex Lakatos , Interledger Foundation, RomaniaSession 2.04: "Smart" Contracts and External Financing 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 5.04: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset , Demium, SpainFounders and academics team up to surface the newest, hottest, and most urgent fintech challenges. Real founder pain points are laid out, sharpened, and framed into high-impact prompts that set the stage for bold, innovation-ready solutions.
11:30am Session 1.05: Panel: "Future of money" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Chris Crespo , Nordic Fintech Magazine, DenmarkPanelist: Andrei Kirilenko , Cambridge Judge Business School, United KingdomPanelist: Siddharth Shetty , Finternet, IndiaStablecoins, tokenized deposits, and CBDCs; issuance and market distribution models; successes and failures; regulatory regimes around the world.
Session 2.05: Liquid staking Location: Carmen Conference hall Session 3.05: A Hierarchical State-Based Asset Pricing Model Location: Mikado Conference hall Session 5.05: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset , Demium, SpainFounders and academics team up to surface the newest, hottest, and most urgent fintech challenges. Real founder pain points are laid out, sharpened, and framed into high-impact prompts that set the stage for bold, innovation-ready solutions.
12:00pm Session 1.06: Panel: "Fintech lending" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Tibor Zavadil , DigFin, a.s., Slovak RepublicPanelist: Virginia Gianinazzi , Nova SBE, PortugalPanelist: Tymon Zastrzeżyński , Loando Group, PolandSession 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 5.06: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset , Demium, SpainFounders and academics team up to surface the newest, hottest, and most urgent fintech challenges. Real founder pain points are laid out, sharpened, and framed into high-impact prompts that set the stage for bold, innovation-ready solutions.
12:30pm Lunch 1: Lunch Location: Dining hall
2:00pm Session 1.07: Panel: "Tokenization I" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Aadil Bundeally , BABL AI, Valutico & AI Risk, United KingdomPanelist: Sven-Roger Baron von Schilling , svs Capital Partners GmbH, GermanyPanelist: Jiasun Li , United States of AmericaPanelist: Martynas Pilkis , Axiology, LithuaniaPanelist: Stefan Scharnowski , University of Mannheim, GermanySession 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: Optimal Portfolios for Socially Responsible Investors Location: Tosca Conference hall Session 5.07: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset , Demium, SpainMixed teams of founders, academics, and regulators form around the hottest challenges. They sprint through concept pods, test assumptions, and unlock unconventional angles under time pressure.
2:30pm Session 1.08: Panel: "Tokenization II" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Aadil Bundeally , BABL AI, Valutico & AI Risk, United KingdomPanelist: Sven-Roger Baron von Schilling , svs Capital Partners GmbH, GermanyPanelist: Jiasun Li , United States of AmericaPanelist: Martynas Pilkis , Axiology, LithuaniaPanelist: Stefan Scharnowski , University of Mannheim, GermanySession 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: Tradefeedr: Empowering Data-Driven Trading Decisions Location: Tosca Conference hall Session 5.08: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset , Demium, SpainMixed teams of founders, academics, and regulators form around the hottest challenges. They sprint through concept pods, test assumptions, and unlock unconventional angles under time pressure.
3:00pm Session 1.09: Panel: "What is Revenue Operations (RevOps) and why is it important for financial services?" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Sheila Mitham , Inbound FinTech, United KingdomPanelist: David Stolin , Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of AmericaPanelist: Ignas Zimaitis , Vilnius university, LithuaniaA fireside chat about marketing in fintech with Sheila Mitham, CEO of Inbound FinTech
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 Session 4.09: Bridging Asia and Europe: Japan’s Next-Generation FinTech Ecosystem & Cross-Border Collaboration Opportunities Location: Tosca Conference hall Session 5.09: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset , Demium, SpainMixed teams of founders, academics, and regulators form around the hottest challenges. They sprint through concept pods, test assumptions, and unlock unconventional angles under time pressure.
3:30pm Coffee 3: Coffee Location: Norma Conference hall
4:00pm Session 1.10: Panel: "Lithuania, a fintech powerhouse: Hows, whys, and nexts" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Skaiste Budbergyte-Zabielaite , CEO, LithuaniaPanelist: Laura Guobužaitė , Fintech Lithuania at INFOBALT, LithuaniaPanelist: Greta Ranonytė , FINTECH HUB LT, association, LithuaniaPanelist: Deimante Zemgulyte , Invest Lithuania, LithuaniaSession 2.10: Market Power and the Bitcoin Protocol Location: Carmen Conference hall Session 3.10: The Private Value of Open-Source Innovation Location: Mikado Conference hall Session 4.10: The Response of Debtors to Rate Changes Location: Tosca Conference hall Session 5.10: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset , Demium, SpainMixed teams of founders, academics, and regulators form around the hottest challenges. They sprint through concept pods, test assumptions, and unlock unconventional angles under time pressure.
4:30pm Session 1.11: Panel: "Green Finance" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Andra Sonea , University of Warwick, United KingdomPanelist: Antonio Gargano , University of Houston, United States of AmericaPanelist: Virginija Gecaite , European Investment Bank, LithuaniaPanelist: Nora Laurinaityte , Lithuania Green Finance Institute, LithuaniaPanelist: Anatoly Schmidt , NYU Tandon School, United States of AmericaSession 2.11: A Theory Model of Digital Currency with Asymmetric Privacy Location: Carmen Conference hall Session 3.11: The Different Networks Of Firms Implied By The News Location: Mikado Conference hall Session 4.11: What is an Effective Signal in Crowdfunding? Evidence from Expert Researchers and a Meta-Study Location: Tosca Conference hall Session 5.11: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset , Demium, SpainMixed teams of founders, academics, and regulators form around the hottest challenges. They sprint through concept pods, test assumptions, and unlock unconventional angles under time pressure.
5:00pm Session 1.12: Panel: "Natural language processing in financial services" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin , Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of AmericaPanelist: Francisco Webber , Cortical.io, AustriaSession 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 Session 4.12: Is Love Blind? AI-Powered Trading with Emotional Dividends Location: Tosca Conference hall Session 5.12: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset , Demium, SpainMixed teams of founders, academics, and regulators form around the hottest challenges. They sprint through concept pods, test assumptions, and unlock unconventional angles under time pressure.
5:30pm Dinner 2: Dinner Location: Dining hall
7:00pm 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 , ACTUS Financial Research Foundation, United States of America
7:30pm Plen. panel 3: Plenary panel: "Finance for the common good" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Aadil Bundeally , BABL AI, Valutico & AI Risk, United KingdomPanelist: Vladimir Atanasov , College of William and Mary, United States of AmericaPanelist: Virginija Gecaite , European Investment Bank, LithuaniaPanelist: Allan Mendelowitz , ACTUS Financial Research Foundation, United States of AmericaPanelist: Siddharth Shetty , Finternet, India
8:00pm Debrief - Tuesday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections Location: Aida Conference hall
