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Conference Agenda

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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 What Do Early Stage Investors Ask? An LLM Analysis of Expert Calls Prof. Victor Lyonnet, Prof. Amin Shams, Prof. Shaojun Zhang	Session 3.01: ESG Metrics in Executive Compensation: a Multitasking Approach Location: Mikado Conference hall ESG Metrics in Executive Compensation: a Multitasking Approach Prof. Vikas Agarwal, Prof. Juan-Pedro Gomez, Prof. Kasra Hosseini, Prof. Manish Jha	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 Prof. John Paul Broussard, Prof. Andrei Nikiforov
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 Artificial Intelligence Across Asset Management: Evidence from Registered Investment Advisers Prof. Shuang Chen, Prof. Clemens Sialm, Prof. David Xiaoyu Xu	Session 3.02: Political Influence on Green Innovation Location: Mikado Conference hall Political Influence on Green Innovation Prof. Hsiu-I Ting, Prof. Yun-Chi Lee, Prof. J. Jimmy Yang, Prof. Vincent F. Yu	Session 4.02: Mandatory Central Clearing and Derivative Offsetting Location: Tosca Conference hall Mandatory Central Clearing and Derivative Offsetting Prof. John Zhang
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 Is Generative AI an Existential Threat to Human Creatives? Insights from Financial Economics Prof. Jiasun Li	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 Prof. Lixiong Guo, Prof. Shawn Mobbs	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 Prof. Dima Alberg, Prof. Elroi Hadad
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 Market Power and the Bitcoin Protocol Prof. Alfred Lehar, Prof. Christine Parlour	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 Prof. Massimo Massa, Prof. Rabih Moussawi, Prof. Andrei Simonov	Session 4.04: Workshop: GNU Taler Location: Tosca Conference hall GNU Taler: Privacy for Inclusion, Free Software for Innovation Prof. Christian Grothoff
11:30am - 12:00pm	Session 1.05: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall	Session 2.05: Liquid staking Location: Carmen Conference hall Liquid staking Prof. Alfred Lehar, Prof. Christine Parlour, Prof. Kathy Yuan	Session 3.05: A Hierarchical State-Based Asset Pricing Model Location: Mikado Conference hall A Hierarchical State-Based Asset Pricing Model Prof. Yulia Malitsky	Session 4.05: Workshop: GNU Taler Location: Tosca Conference hall
12:00pm - 12:30pm	Session 1.06: Panel: "Communicating finance ideas" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin Panelist: Victor Lyonnet	Session 2.06: On the Incentive Compatibility of Optimistic Blockchain Mechanisms Location: Carmen Conference hall On the Incentive Compatibility of Optimistic Blockchain Mechanisms Prof. Jiasun Li	Session 3.06: Forecasting Stock Prices with a News-Based Model Location: Mikado Conference hall Forecasting Stock Prices with a News-Based Model Prof. Anatoly Schmidt	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 Behavioural Foundations of Individual Cryptocurrency Adoption (Evidence from the Nordic countries and France) Prof. Ylva Baeckstrom, Prof. Akanksha Jalan, Prof. Roman Matkovskyy	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 Prof. Dan Galai, Prof. Zvi Wiener	Session 4.07: Using Net-Zero Alignment Strength for Sustainable Portfolio Choice Location: Tosca Conference hall Using Net-Zero Alignment Strength for Sustainable Portfolio Choice Prof. Budha Bhattacharya, Prof. Maxime Kirgo, Prof. Anatoly Schimdt
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 Tracing the learning curve: On cryptocurrency prices, volatility, and eventual adoption Prof. Michael Wulfsohn	Session 3.08: Intangible Liabilities Location: Mikado Conference hall Intangible Liabilities Prof. Hamid Boustanifar, Prof. Arnt Verriest	Session 4.08: Modelling Japanese firms’ dividend payout policies using new data Location: Tosca Conference hall Modelling Japanese firms’ dividend payout policies using new data Prof. Clinton Watkins
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 Aggregate Confusion In Crypto Market Data Prof. Gustavo Schwenkler, Prof. Aakash Shah, Prof. Darren Yang	Session 3.09: Operating Leverage and Risk Premium Location: Mikado Conference hall Operating Leverage and Risk Premium Prof. Leonid Kogan, Prof. Jun Li, Prof. Harold Zhang, Prof. Yifan Zhu
3:30pm - 4:00pm	Coffee 3: Coffee Location: Norma Conference hall
4:00pm - 4:30pm	Session 1.10: Panel: "Women leading fintech communities" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Skaiste Budbergyte-Zabielaite COST Action application Prof. Roman Matkovskyy	Session 2.10: The Response of Debtors to Rate Changes Location: Carmen Conference hall The Response of Debtors to Rate Changes Prof. Virginia Gianinazzi, Prof. Andreas Fuster, Prof. Andreas Hackethal, Prof. Philip Schnorpfeil, Prof. Michael Weber	Session 3.10: The Private Value of Open-Source Innovation Location: Mikado Conference hall The Private Value of Open-Source Innovation Prof. Logan P. Emery, Prof. Chan Lim, Prof. Shiwei Ye
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 What is an Effective Signal in Crowdfunding? Evidence from Expert Researchers and a Meta-Study Prof. Lars Hornuf, Prof. Johannes Voshaar	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 Prof. Victor Hilt, Prof. Gustavo Schwenkler
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 Behavior on Blockchains: Trading Activity in Tokenized Financial Assets Prof. Stefan Scharnowski	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 Prof. José Gabriel Astaiza-Gómez
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