Conference Agenda

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Wed27Aug
Aida Conference hall
Carmen Conference hall
Mikado Conference hall
Nabucco Conference hall
Norma Conference hall
Tosca Conference hall
Dining hall
8:00am
9:00am
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
8:00pm
9:00pm
Session 1.13: Pacioli in the computer age
9:00am - 9:30am
Aida Conference hall
Location: Aida Conference hall

Pacioli in the computer age

Prof. Willi Brammertz, Prof. Allan I. Mendelowitz, Prof. Willi Brammertz

Ariadne, Switzerland

Session 1.14: Certainty, Risk and Uncertainty in Finance
9:30am - 10:00am
Aida Conference hall
Location: Aida Conference hall

Certainty, Risk and Uncertainty in Finance

Prof. Willi Brammertz, Prof. Allan I. Mendelowitz, Prof. Robert Mark, Prof. Willi Brammertz

Ariadne, Switzerland

Session 1.15: Panel: "Finance should speak one language"
10:00am - 10:30am
Aida Conference hall
Allan Mendelowitz, Willi Brammertz, Ralf Kubli, Matt Schaffnit
Location: Aida Conference hall
Moderator: Allan Mendelowitz, ACTUS Financial Research Foundation, United States of America
Panelist: Willi Brammertz, Ariadne, Switzerland
Panelist: Ralf Kubli, Ariadne, Switzerland
Panelist: Matt Schaffnit, Casper Association, Switzerland
Session 1.16: "Panel: Publishing fintech-related work - a meeting with journal editors"
11:00am - 11:30am
Aida Conference hall
Arman Eshraghi, David Feldman, Zvi Wiener
Location: Aida Conference hall
Moderator: Arman Eshraghi, Cardiff Business School, United Kingdom
Panelist: David Feldman, UNSW Sydney, Australia
Panelist: Zvi Wiener, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

Journals represented: 

- International Review of Economics and Finance

- Quarterly Journal of Finance

- Journal of Fintech

Session 1.17: Panel: "Financial interoperability"
11:30am - 12:00pm
Aida Conference hall
Evelina Kvedaraviciute, Siddharth Shetty
Location: Aida Conference hall
Moderator: Evelina Kvedaraviciute, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Panelist: Siddharth Shetty, Finternet, India
Session 1.18: Panel: "Future of capital markets"
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Aida Conference hall
Ralf Kubli, Albert Menkveld, Alexei Jiltsov
Location: Aida Conference hall
Moderator: Ralf Kubli, Ariadne, Switzerland
Panelist: Albert Menkveld, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, The
Panelist: Alexei Jiltsov, Tradefeedr, United Kingdom
Session 1.19: Workshop: EU COST programme application
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Aida Conference hall
Roman Matkovskyy, Alfreda Šapkauskienė
Location: Aida Conference hall
Moderator: Roman Matkovskyy, Rennes School of Business, France
Panelist: Alfreda Šapkauskienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania

For those interested in joining a digital finance-related application for EU funded "Cooperation in Science Technology" programme.

Session 1.20: Workshop: EU COST programme application
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Aida Conference hall
Roman Matkovskyy, Alfreda Šapkauskienė
Location: Aida Conference hall
Moderator: Roman Matkovskyy, Rennes School of Business, France
Panelist: Alfreda Šapkauskienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania

For those interested in joining a digital finance-related application for EU funded "Cooperation in Science Technology" programme.

Session 1.21: Workshop: EU COST programme application
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Aida Conference hall
Roman Matkovskyy, Alfreda Šapkauskienė
Location: Aida Conference hall
Moderator: Roman Matkovskyy, Rennes School of Business, France
Panelist: Alfreda Šapkauskienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania

For those interested in joining a digital finance-related application for EU funded "Cooperation in Science Technology" programme.

Session 1.22: Workshop: Turning fintech challenges into academic research, turning academic research into fintech innovation
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Aida Conference hall
Joanna Pousset
Location: Aida Conference hall
Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain

What problems do fintechs face that academics could help solve? This interactive workshop brings together fintech innovators and researchers to identify and refine real-world challenges worth exploring. The session lays the groundwork for a future online hackathon where academic teams will tackle these issues head-on.

Session 1.23: Workshop: Turning fintech challenges into academic research, turning academic research into fintech innovation
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Aida Conference hall
Joanna Pousset
Location: Aida Conference hall
Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain

What problems do fintechs face that academics could help solve? This interactive workshop brings together fintech innovators and researchers to identify and refine real-world challenges worth exploring. The session lays the groundwork for a future online hackathon where academic teams will tackle these issues head-on.

Session 1.24: Workshop: Turning fintech challenges into academic research, turning academic research into fintech innovation
5:00pm - 5:30pm
Aida Conference hall
Joanna Pousset
Location: Aida Conference hall
Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain

What problems do fintechs face that academics could help solve? This interactive workshop brings together fintech innovators and researchers to identify and refine real-world challenges worth exploring. The session lays the groundwork for a future online hackathon where academic teams will tackle these issues head-on.

Keynote 4: Keynote: "What we can learn today about the markets of tomorrow: Crypto, crashes and credible research"
7:00pm - 7:30pm
Aida Conference hall
Albert Menkveld
Location: Aida Conference hall
Moderator: Albert Menkveld, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, The
Plen. panel 4: Plenary panel: "The future of finance"
7:30pm - 8:00pm
Aida Conference hall
David Stolin, Allard Luchsinger, Albert Menkveld, Ruta Merkeviciute, Sheila Mitham
Location: Aida Conference hall
Moderator: David Stolin, Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of America
Panelist: Allard Luchsinger, Techstars, Netherlands, The
Panelist: Albert Menkveld, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, The
Panelist: Ruta Merkeviciute, France
Panelist: Sheila Mitham, Inbound FinTech, United Kingdom
Debrief - Wednesday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections
8:00pm - 8:30pm
Aida Conference hall
Location: Aida Conference hall
Session 2.13: Fighting Climate Change with FinTech
9:00am - 9:30am
Carmen Conference hall
Location: Carmen Conference hall

Fighting Climate Change with FinTech

Prof. Antonio Gargano1, Prof. Alberto Rossi2

1: University of Houston, United States of America; 2: Georgetown University, United States of America

Session 2.14: Do Gamified Social Interactions on a Green Fintech App Nudge Users’ Green Investments?
9:30am - 10:00am
Carmen Conference hall
Location: Carmen Conference hall

Do Gamified Social Interactions on a Green Fintech App Nudge Users’ Green Investments?

Prof. Chuwen Chen1, Prof. Tse-Chun Lin2, Prof. Xingguo Luo1

1: Zhejiang University, China, People's Republic of; 2: The University of Hong Kong

Session 2.15: Crowdfunded Microfinance
10:00am - 10:30am
Carmen Conference hall
Location: Carmen Conference hall

Crowdfunded Microfinance

Prof. Tse-Chun Lin, Prof. Runtong Lin

University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong S.A.R. (China)

Session 2.16: Bitcoin Mining for Carbon Emission Reduction
11:00am - 11:30am
Carmen Conference hall
Location: Carmen Conference hall

Bitcoin Mining for Carbon Emission Reduction

Prof. Jiasun Li

GMU

Session 2.17: The regulation of cryptocurrency markets: an exchange-centric view of illicit activity on the Bitcoin blockchain
11:30am - 12:00pm
Carmen Conference hall
Location: Carmen Conference hall

The regulation of cryptocurrency markets: an exchange-centric view of illicit activity on the Bitcoin blockchain

Prof. Hossein Jahanshahloo1, Prof. Paul Momtaz2, Prof. Andrew Urquhart3, Prof. Amin Shams4

1: Alliance Manchester Business School, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom; 2: Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom; 3: School of Management, Technical University of Munich, Germany; 4: Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University, United States

Session 2.18: Transmission Dynamics in Crypto Markets: Comparing Volatility and Liquidity Spillover Networks
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Carmen Conference hall
Location: Carmen Conference hall

Transmission Dynamics in Crypto Markets: Comparing Volatility and Liquidity Spillover Networks

Prof. Barbara Będowska-Sójka1, Prof. Aleksander Mercik2

1: Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland; 2: Wrocław University of Economics, Poland

Session 2.19: Mapping the Perspectives of Central Bankers, Centralised Finance and Decentralised Finance Industries on CBDC
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Carmen Conference hall
Location: Carmen Conference hall

Mapping the Perspectives of Central Bankers, Centralised Finance and Decentralised Finance Industries on CBDC

Prof. Evelina Kvedaraviciute1,2, Prof. Alfreda Šapkauskienė1, Prof. Mikhail Oet3

1: Vilnius University, Lithuania; 2: Bank of Lithuania; 3: Northeastern University, US, Boston

Session 2.20: Unbundling everyday banking industry and its implications on critical infrastructure resilience
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Carmen Conference hall
Location: Carmen Conference hall

Unbundling everyday banking industry and its implications on critical infrastructure resilience

Prof. Andra Sonea

University of Warwick, United Kingdom

Session 2.21: Generative AI and Business Model Innovation in Banking
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Carmen Conference hall
Location: Carmen Conference hall

Generative AI and Business Model Innovation in Banking

Prof. Deepak Ravichandran1, Prof. Markus Bick2

1: ESCP Business School, United Kingdom; 2: ESCP Business School, Berlin, Germany

Session 2.22: Can Event Study Methodology Keep Up with Cryptocurrencies?
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Carmen Conference hall
Location: Carmen Conference hall

Can Event Study Methodology Keep Up with Cryptocurrencies?

Prof. Juliane Proelss, Prof. Denis Schweizer, Prof. Weiyu Gao

Concordia University, Canada

Session 2.23: Social Media Credibility and Financial Market Activity
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Carmen Conference hall
Location: Carmen Conference hall

Social Media Credibility and Financial Market Activity

Prof. Mahnaz Paydarzarnaghi1, Prof. David Rakowski2, Prof. Mahmut Yasar2

1: Roger Williams University, United States of America; 2: University of Texas at Arlington

Session 2.24: The Influence of Social Media Bots on Financial Markets
5:00pm - 5:30pm
Carmen Conference hall
Location: Carmen Conference hall

The Influence of Social Media Bots on Financial Markets

Prof. Mahnaz Paydarzarnaghi1, Prof. David Rakowski2

1: Roger Williams University, United States of America; 2: University of Texas at Arlington, United States of America

Session 3.13: Implied Impermanent Loss: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Decentralized Liquidity Pools
9:00am - 9:30am
Mikado Conference hall
Location: Mikado Conference hall

Implied Impermanent Loss: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Decentralized Liquidity Pools

Prof. Lorenzo Schoenleber1, Prof. Andrew Papanicolaou2, Prof. Tom Li3, Prof. Siddharth Naik4

1: Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy; 2: North Carolina State University; 3: NYU - Courant Institute of Mathematical Science; 4: Independent Portfolio Managers

Session 3.14: Collateral Choice
9:30am - 10:00am
Mikado Conference hall
Location: Mikado Conference hall

Collateral Choice

Prof. Benedikt Fabian Ballensiefen1,2

1: University of Cologne; 2: Centre of Financial Research

Session 3.15: Hidden Liquidity - Evidence from the Introduction of Iceberg Orders
10:00am - 10:30am
Mikado Conference hall
Location: Mikado Conference hall

Hidden Liquidity - Evidence from the Introduction of Iceberg Orders

Prof. Stefan Scharnowski

University of Mannheim, Germany

Session 3.16: Smart Advice? A Case-Based Analysis of Robo-Advisory Efficiency
11:00am - 11:30am
Mikado Conference hall
Location: Mikado Conference hall

Smart Advice? A Case-Based Analysis of Robo-Advisory Efficiency

Prof. Gustavo Adolfo Mota Salinas1, Prof. Jelena Stankevičienė1, Prof. Michael Christofi2,1

1: Vilnius University, Lithuania; 2: Cyprus University of Technology

Session 3.17: Human preferences and frequency of interaction with algorithmic advisers
11:30am - 12:00pm
Mikado Conference hall
Location: Mikado Conference hall

Human preferences and frequency of interaction with algorithmic advisers

Prof. Elena Asparouhova1, Prof. Milo Bianchi2, Prof. Debrah Meloso3

1: University of Utah, USA; 2: Toulouse School of Economics, France; 3: TBS Business School, France

Session 3.18: Minimal dynamic equilibria
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Mikado Conference hall
Location: Mikado Conference hall

Minimal dynamic equilibria

Prof. David Feldman1, Prof. Dietmar Leisen2

1: UNSW Sydney, Australia; 2: University of Meinz, Germany

Session 3.19: ETF (Mis)pricing
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Mikado Conference hall
Location: Mikado Conference hall

ETF (Mis)pricing

Prof. Andrei Kirilenko

Cambridge Judge Business School, United Kingdom

Session 3.20: Corporate Bond ETFs & Volatility
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Mikado Conference hall
Location: Mikado Conference hall

Corporate Bond ETFs & Volatility

Prof. Caitlin Dannhauser1, Prof. Egle Karmaziene2

1: Villanova University, The USA; 2: VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Session 3.21: Drawing the Line between Bond Dealer and Bandit
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Mikado Conference hall
Location: Mikado Conference hall

Drawing the Line between Bond Dealer and Bandit

Prof. Vladimir Atanasov1, Prof. John Merrick1, Prof. Philipp Schuster2

1: William & Mary, United States of America; 2: University of Stuttgart

Session 3.22: Another Look at the Tail Risk Premium Anomaly
4:00pm - 4:30pm
Mikado Conference hall
Location: Mikado Conference hall

Another Look at the Tail Risk Premium Anomaly

Prof. Evarist Stoja

University of Bristol, United Kingdom

Session 3.23: Do Lenders Price Firms’ Cybersecurity Risks?
4:30pm - 5:00pm
Mikado Conference hall
Location: Mikado Conference hall

Do Lenders Price Firms’ Cybersecurity Risks?

Prof. BOK MIN CHOI, Prof. Hans Degryse, Prof. Kristien Smedts

KU Leuven, Belgium

Session 3.24: AI Boost and Demographic Bust: Is “Hi-Tech Feudalism” inevitable?
5:00pm - 5:30pm
Mikado Conference hall
Location: Mikado Conference hall

AI Boost and Demographic Bust: Is “Hi-Tech Feudalism” inevitable?

Haim Kedar-Levy

Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

Session 5.13: Refinement&pitching
9:00am - 9:30am
Nabucco Conference hall
Joanna Pousset
Location: Nabucco Conference hall
Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain

Teams refine their most promising ideas into bold, evidence-backed solutions. With quickfire pitches and live feedback, concepts are sharpened into prototypes ready to inspire real-world action.

Session 5.14: Refinement&pitching
9:30am - 10:00am
Nabucco Conference hall
Joanna Pousset
Location: Nabucco Conference hall
Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain

Teams refine their most promising ideas into bold, evidence-backed solutions. With quickfire pitches and live feedback, concepts are sharpened into prototypes ready to inspire real-world action.

Session 5.15: Refinement&pitching
10:00am - 10:30am
Nabucco Conference hall
Joanna Pousset
Location: Nabucco Conference hall
Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain

Teams refine their most promising ideas into bold, evidence-backed solutions. With quickfire pitches and live feedback, concepts are sharpened into prototypes ready to inspire real-world action.

Session 5.16: Refinement&pitching
11:00am - 11:30am
Nabucco Conference hall
Joanna Pousset
Location: Nabucco Conference hall
Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain

Teams refine their most promising ideas into bold, evidence-backed solutions. With quickfire pitches and live feedback, concepts are sharpened into prototypes ready to inspire real-world action.

Session 5.17: Refinement&pitching
11:30am - 12:00pm
Nabucco Conference hall
Joanna Pousset
Location: Nabucco Conference hall
Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain

Teams refine their most promising ideas into bold, evidence-backed solutions. With quickfire pitches and live feedback, concepts are sharpened into prototypes ready to inspire real-world action.

Session 5.18: Refinement&pitching
12:00pm - 12:30pm
Nabucco Conference hall
Joanna Pousset
Location: Nabucco Conference hall
Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain

Teams refine their most promising ideas into bold, evidence-backed solutions. With quickfire pitches and live feedback, concepts are sharpened into prototypes ready to inspire real-world action.

Coffee 4: Coffee
10:30am - 11:00am
Norma Conference hall
Location: Norma Conference hall
Coffee 5: Coffee
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Norma Conference hall
Location: Norma Conference hall
Session 4.13: frntr-X - Tokenizing Africa: Unlocking Capital for High-Impact Real Assets through Blockchain
9:00am - 9:30am
Tosca Conference hall
Location: Tosca Conference hall

frntr-X - Tokenizing Africa: Unlocking Capital for High-Impact Real Assets through Blockchain

Prof. Sven-Roger Baron von Schilling

svs Capital Partners GmbH, Germany

Session 4.14: Breaking the Rules: How Open Source can be used as a competitive edge in Finance
9:30am - 10:00am
Tosca Conference hall
Location: Tosca Conference hall

Breaking the Rules: How Open Source can be used as a competitive edge in Finance

Prof. Alex Lakatos

Interledger Foundation, USA

Session 4.15: Hybridized Human-AI Financial Decision-Making via a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)
10:00am - 10:30am
Tosca Conference hall
Location: Tosca Conference hall

Hybridized Human-AI Financial Decision-Making via a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)

Ben Kogan, Dan Furman, Eitan Kay, Kuan-Jung Chiang

Arctop, Inc., United States of America

Session 4.16: Unlocking Digital Mortgages: Opportunities and Challenges Across the EU
11:00am - 11:30am
Tosca Conference hall
Location: Tosca Conference hall

Unlocking Digital Mortgages: Opportunities and Challenges Across the EU

Tibor Zavadil

DigFin, a.s., Slovak Republic

Session 4.17: BSM Model, VIX and the Evolution of Risk Management
11:30am - 12:00pm
Tosca Conference hall
Dan Galai
Location: Tosca Conference hall
Moderator: Dan Galai, The Hebrew University, Israel
Session 4.19: "GNU Taler: Privacy for Inclusion, Free Software for Innovation"
2:00pm - 2:30pm
Tosca Conference hall
Christian Grothoff
Location: Tosca Conference hall
Moderator: Christian Grothoff, Taler Systems SA, Switzerland

GNU Taler: Privacy for Inclusion, Free Software for Innovation

Prof. Christian Grothoff1,2,3,4

1: Taler Systems SA, Luxembourg; 2: Taler Operations AG, Switzerland; 3: Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland; 4: The GNU Project

Session 4.20: Workshop: GNU Taler
2:30pm - 3:00pm
Tosca Conference hall
Christian Grothoff
Location: Tosca Conference hall
Moderator: Christian Grothoff, Taler Systems SA, Switzerland
Session 4.21: Workshop: GNU Taler
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Tosca Conference hall
Christian Grothoff
Location: Tosca Conference hall
Moderator: Christian Grothoff, Taler Systems SA, Switzerland
Lunch 2: Lunch
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Dining hall
Location: Dining hall
Dinner 3: Dinner
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Dining hall
Location: Dining hall