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Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
| Date: Tuesday, 26/Aug/2025 | |||||
| 9:00am - 9:30am |
Session 1.01: Panel: "Fintech ecosystems around the world" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Aadil Bundeally, BABL AI, Valutico & AI Risk, United Kingdom Panelist: Yuki Kishi, Fintech Association of Japan, Japan Panelist: Sebastian Schäfer, House of Finance and Tech Berlin, Germany Panelist: Marius Skuodis, Bank of Lithuania, Lithuania |
Session 2.01: What Do Early Stage Investors Ask? An LLM Analysis of Expert Calls Location: Carmen Conference hall What Do Early Stage Investors Ask? An LLM Analysis of Expert Calls 1: University of Michigan, United States of America; 2: Ohio State University, United States of America |
Session 3.01: ESG Metrics in Executive Compensation: a Multitasking Approach Location: Mikado Conference hall ESG Metrics in Executive Compensation: a Multitasking Approach 1: Georgia State University, United States of America; 2: IE Business School, IE University, Madrid, Spain; 3: School of Industrial Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands |
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 More Than Meets the Eye (or Ear): Surprising Microstructure Effects of Fed Chair Nonverbal Cues in High-Frequency Markets Rutgers University, United States of America |
Session 5.01: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Founders 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 - 10:00am |
Session 1.02: Panel: "Communicating finance ideas I" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin, Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of America Panelist: Ashwini Agrawal, LSE, United Kingdom Panelist: Linas Beliunas, Oscilar, Lithuania Panelist: Chris Crespo, Nordic Fintech Magazine, Denmark How 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 The Growth and Performance of Artificial Intelligence in Asset Management 1: University of Melbourne; 2: University of Texas at Austin; 3: Southern Methodist University |
Session 3.02: Political Influence on Green Innovation Location: Mikado Conference hall Political Influence on Green Innovation 1: National Taipei University of Technology; 2: Soochow University; 3: Oregon State University; 4: National Taiwan University of Seince and Technology |
Session 4.02: Mandatory Central Clearing and Derivative Offsetting Location: Tosca Conference hall Mandatory Central Clearing and Derivative Offsetting Audencia Business School, France |
Session 5.02: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Founders 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 - 10:30am |
Session 1.03: Panel: "Communicating finance ideas II" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin, Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of America Panelist: Victor Lyonnet, University of Michigan, United States of America Panelist: Allan Mendelowitz, ACTUS Financial Research Foundation, United States of America Panelist: Christel Rendu de Lint, Vontobel, Switzerland How 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 Is Generative AI an Existential Threat to Human Creatives? Insights from Financial Economics GMU |
Session 3.03: Does Social Media Help Level the Playing Field in Director Labor Markets? Evidence from Twitter Location: Mikado Conference hall Does Social Media Help Level the Playing Field in Director Labor Markets? Evidence from Twitter 1: University of Mississippi, United States of America; 2: University of Alabama, United States of America |
Session 4.03: A Comprehensive Business Intelligence Analysis for Cryptocurrency Anomalies Detection Location: Tosca Conference hall A Comprehensive Business Intelligence Analysis for Cryptocurrency Anomalies Detection SCE Shamoon College of Engineering |
Session 5.03: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Founders 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 - 11:00am |
Coffee 2: Coffee Location: Norma Conference hall |
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| 11:00am - 11:30am |
Session 1.04: Panel: "Payments" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Andra Sonea, University of Warwick, United Kingdom Panelist: Christian Grothoff, Taler Systems SA, Switzerland Panelist: Alex Lakatos, Interledger Foundation, Romania |
Session 2.04: "Smart" Contracts and External Financing Location: Carmen Conference hall "Smart" Contracts and External Financing McGill University, Canada |
Session 3.04: The Unintended Consequences of Investing for the Long Run: Evidence from Target Date Funds Location: Mikado Conference hall The Unintended Consequences of Investing for the Long Run: Evidence from Target Date Funds 1: Michigan State University, United States of America; 2: INSEAD; 3: Villanova U; 4: CEPR |
Session 5.04: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Founders 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. |
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| 11:30am - 12:00pm |
Session 1.05: Panel: "Future of money" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Chris Crespo, Nordic Fintech Magazine, Denmark Panelist: Andrei Kirilenko, Cambridge Judge Business School, United Kingdom Panelist: Siddharth Shetty, Finternet, India Stablecoins, 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 Liquid staking 1: University of Calgary, Canada; 2: UC Berkeley; 3: London School of Economics |
Session 3.05: A Hierarchical State-Based Asset Pricing Model Location: Mikado Conference hall A Hierarchical State-Based Asset Pricing Model Université Toulouse Capitole, Toulouse Business School Research Centre |
Session 5.05: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Founders 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. |
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| 12:00pm - 12:30pm |
Session 1.06: Panel: "Fintech lending" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Tibor Zavadil, DigFin, a.s., Slovak Republic Panelist: Virginia Gianinazzi, Nova SBE, Portugal Panelist: Tymon Zastrzeżyński, Loando Group, Poland |
Session 2.06: On the Incentive Compatibility of Optimistic Blockchain Mechanisms Location: Carmen Conference hall On the Incentive Compatibility of Optimistic Blockchain Mechanisms GMU |
Session 3.06: Forecasting Stock Prices with a News-Based Model Location: Mikado Conference hall Forecasting Stock Prices with a News-Based Model NYU Tandon School, United States of America |
Session 5.06: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Founders 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. |
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| 12:30pm - 2:00pm |
Lunch 1: Lunch Location: Dining hall |
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| 2:00pm - 2:30pm |
Session 1.07: Panel: "Tokenization I" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Aadil Bundeally, BABL AI, Valutico & AI Risk, United Kingdom Panelist: Sven-Roger Baron von Schilling, svs Capital Partners GmbH, Germany Panelist: Jiasun Li, United States of America Panelist: Martynas Pilkis, Axiology, Lithuania Panelist: Stefan Scharnowski, University of Mannheim, Germany |
Session 2.07: Behavioural Foundations of Individual Cryptocurrency Adoption (Evidence from the Nordic countries and France) Location: Carmen Conference hall Behavioural Foundations of Individual Cryptocurrency Adoption (Evidence from the Nordic countries and France) 1: Rennes School of Business, France; 2: King's College London, UK |
Session 3.07: An Analytical Model for Loan Commitments Facing the Material Adverse Change Location: Mikado Conference hall An Analytical Model for Loan Commitments Facing the Material Adverse Change The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel |
Session 4.07: Optimal Portfolios for Socially Responsible Investors Location: Tosca Conference hall Using Net-Zero Alignment Strength for Sustainable Portfolio Choice 1: University College London; 2: Lombard Odier Investment Management; 3: Tandon School of Engineering, New York University |
Session 5.07: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Mixed 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 - 3:00pm |
Session 1.08: Panel: "Tokenization II" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Aadil Bundeally, BABL AI, Valutico & AI Risk, United Kingdom Panelist: Sven-Roger Baron von Schilling, svs Capital Partners GmbH, Germany Panelist: Jiasun Li, United States of America Panelist: Martynas Pilkis, Axiology, Lithuania Panelist: Stefan Scharnowski, University of Mannheim, Germany |
Session 2.08: Tracing the learning curve: On cryptocurrency prices, volatility, and eventual adoption Location: Carmen Conference hall Tracing the learning curve: On cryptocurrency prices, volatility, and eventual adoption University of Oxford |
Session 3.08: Intangible Liabilities Location: Mikado Conference hall Intangible Liabilities 1: EDHEC Business School, France; 2: KU Leuven |
Session 4.08: Tradefeedr: Empowering Data-Driven Trading Decisions Location: Tosca Conference hall Tradefeedr: Empowering Data-Driven Trading Decisions Tradefeedr, United Kingdom |
Session 5.08: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Mixed 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 - 3:30pm |
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 Kingdom Panelist: David Stolin, Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of America Panelist: Ignas Zimaitis, Vilnius university, Lithuania A 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 Aggregate Confusion In Crypto Market Data 1: Santa Clara University, United States of America; 2: Indicia Labs, United States of America |
Session 3.09: Operating Leverage and Risk Premium Location: Mikado Conference hall Operating Leverage and Risk Premium 1: MIT; 2: UT Dallas, United States of America; 3: BI Norwegian Business School |
Session 4.09: Bridging Asia and Europe: Japan’s Next-Generation FinTech Ecosystem & Cross-Border Collaboration Opportunities Location: Tosca Conference hall Bridging Asia and Europe: Japan’s Next-Generation FinTech Ecosystem & Cross-Border Collaboration Opportunities Fintech Association of Japan, Japan |
Session 5.09: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Mixed 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 - 4:00pm |
Coffee 3: Coffee Location: Norma Conference hall |
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| 4:00pm - 4:30pm |
Session 1.10: Panel: "Lithuania, a fintech powerhouse: Hows, whys, and nexts" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Skaiste Budbergyte-Zabielaite, CEO, Lithuania Panelist: Laura Guobužaitė, Fintech Lithuania at INFOBALT, Lithuania Panelist: Greta Ranonytė, FINTECH HUB LT, association, Lithuania Panelist: Deimante Zemgulyte, Invest Lithuania, Lithuania |
Session 2.10: Market Power and the Bitcoin Protocol Location: Carmen Conference hall Market Power and the Bitcoin Protocol 1: University of Calgary, Canada; 2: UC Berkeley |
Session 3.10: The Private Value of Open-Source Innovation Location: Mikado Conference hall The Private Value of Open-Source Innovation 1: Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University; 2: School of Management, University at Buffalo |
Session 4.10: The Response of Debtors to Rate Changes Location: Tosca Conference hall The Response of Debtors to Rate Changes 1: Nova SBE, Portugal; 2: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL); 3: Goethe University Frankfurt; 4: University of Chicago Booth School of Business |
Session 5.10: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Mixed 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 - 5:00pm |
Session 1.11: Panel: "Green Finance" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Andra Sonea, University of Warwick, United Kingdom Panelist: Antonio Gargano, University of Houston, United States of America Panelist: Virginija Gecaite, European Investment Bank, Lithuania Panelist: Nora Laurinaityte, Lithuania Green Finance Institute, Lithuania Panelist: Anatoly Schmidt, NYU Tandon School, United States of America |
Session 2.11: A Theory Model of Digital Currency with Asymmetric Privacy Location: Carmen Conference hall A Theory Model of Digital Currency with Asymmetric Privacy McGill University, Canada |
Session 3.11: The Different Networks Of Firms Implied By The News Location: Mikado Conference hall The Different Networks Of Firms Implied By The News 1: Santa Clara University, United States of America; 2: Wellington Management, United States of America |
Session 4.11: What is an Effective Signal in Crowdfunding? Evidence from Expert Researchers and a Meta-Study Location: Tosca Conference hall What is an Effective Signal in Crowdfunding? Evidence from Expert Researchers and a Meta-Study 1: Technische Universität Dresden, Germany; 2: University of Bremen, Germany |
Session 5.11: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Mixed 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 - 5:30pm |
Session 1.12: Panel: "Natural language processing in financial services" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin, Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of America Panelist: Francisco Webber, Cortical.io, Austria |
Session 2.12: Behavior on Blockchains: Trading Activity in Tokenized Financial Assets Location: Carmen Conference hall Behavior on Blockchains: Trading Activity in Tokenized Financial Assets University of Mannheim, Germany |
Session 3.12: Economic Drivers of Investor Search Behavior in Financial Information Markets Location: Mikado Conference hall Economic Drivers of Investor Search Behavior in Financial Information Markets Universidad EAFIT, Colombia |
Session 4.12: Is Love Blind? AI-Powered Trading with Emotional Dividends Location: Tosca Conference hall Is Love Blind? AI-Powered Trading with Emotional Dividends 1: Arizona State University, United States of America; 2: Yuan Ze University; 3: National University of Singapore |
Session 5.12: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Mixed 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 - 7:00pm |
Dinner 2: Dinner Location: Dining hall |
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| 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, ACTUS Financial Research Foundation, United States of America |
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| 7:30pm - 8:00pm |
Plen. panel 3: Plenary panel: "Finance for the common good" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Aadil Bundeally, BABL AI, Valutico & AI Risk, United Kingdom Panelist: Vladimir Atanasov, College of William and Mary, United States of America Panelist: Virginija Gecaite, European Investment Bank, Lithuania Panelist: Allan Mendelowitz, ACTUS Financial Research Foundation, United States of America Panelist: Siddharth Shetty, Finternet, India |
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| 8:00pm - 8:30pm |
Debrief - Tuesday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections Location: Aida Conference hall |
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