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Session Overview
Location: Aida Conference hall Meeting hall “Aida”, which can accommodate up to 180 people
2:00pm Welcome: Welcome, introduction and housekeeping Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin , Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of America
2:30pm Keynote 1: Keynote: "Lessons from fintech-academic collaborations" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Antonio Gargano , University of Houston, United States of America
3:00pm Plen. panel 1: Plenary panel: "Bridging the gap between innovators and scholars in finance" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin , Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of AmericaPanelist: Dan Galai , The Hebrew University, IsraelPanelist: Antonio Gargano , University of Houston, United States of AmericaPanelist: Joanna Pousset , Demium, SpainPanelist: Sebastian Schäfer , House of Finance and Tech Berlin, GermanyPanelist: Tibor Zavadil , DigFin, a.s., Slovak Republic
4:00pm Plen. pres. 1: Plenary presentation: "Animal spirits on steroids: Evidence from retail options trading" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Nagpurnanand Prabhala , Johns Hopkins University, United States of AmericaPanelist: Vikas Agarwal , Georgia State University, United States of America
4:30pm Plen. pres. 2: Plenary presentation: "Prompting Participation: Digital Nudging to Reduce Investment Inertia" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Bernard Yeung , NUS business school, Singapore
5:00pm Plen. sp. panel: Plenary panel: "Behavioral science and ethical banking" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Andra Sonea , University of Warwick, United KingdomPanelist: Ben Goldin , Plumery B.V., Netherlands, ThePanelist: Jakub Wieclaw , Magnetiq Bank, LatviaPanelist: Nagpurnanand Prabhala , Johns Hopkins University, United States of AmericaPanelist: Bernard Yeung , NUS business school, SingaporeThe panel will examine how banks can ethically use nudges, gamification, personalization, and behavioral design to help consumers spend more mindfully, save more consistently, and make financial decisions that support long-term well-being.
7:00pm Keynote 2: Keynote: "Leadership for finance professionals: A CEO-turned-leadership-scholar perspective" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Emilia Bunea , Ed.movie Inc., United States of America
7:30pm Plen. panel 2: Plenary panel: "Humans in finance" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin , Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of AmericaPanelist: Vikas Agarwal , Georgia State University, United States of AmericaPanelist: Emilia Bunea , Ed.movie Inc., United States of AmericaPanelist: Daumantas Dvilinskas , TRANSFERGO, LithuaniaPanelist: Christel Rendu de Lint , Vontobel, SwitzerlandThe panel will address what it means to be human in a world of numbers, models, and markets – be it as leader, employee, customer, investor, or scholar.
8:00pm Debrief - Monday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections Location: Aida Conference hall
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, Lithuania
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?
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?
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, Romania
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.
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, Poland
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, Germany
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, Germany
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
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, Lithuania
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 America
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, Austria
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
9:00am Session 1.13: Pacioli in the computer age Location: Aida Conference hall
9:30am Session 1.14: Certainty, Risk and Uncertainty in Finance Location: Aida Conference hall
10:00am Session 1.15: Panel: "Finance should speak one language" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Allan Mendelowitz , ACTUS Financial Research Foundation, United States of AmericaPanelist: Willi Brammertz , Ariadne, SwitzerlandPanelist: Ralf Kubli , Ariadne, SwitzerlandPanelist: Matt Schaffnit , Casper Association, Switzerland
11:00am Session 1.16: "Panel: Publishing fintech-related work - a meeting with journal editors" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Arman Eshraghi , Cardiff Business School, United KingdomPanelist: David Feldman , UNSW Sydney, AustraliaPanelist: Zvi Wiener , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, IsraelJournals represented:
- International Review of Economics and Finance
- Quarterly Journal of Finance
- Journal of Fintech
11:30am Session 1.17: Panel: "Financial interoperability" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Evelina Kvedaraviciute , Vilnius University, LithuaniaPanelist: Siddharth Shetty , Finternet, India
12:00pm Session 1.18: Panel: "Future of capital markets" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Ralf Kubli , Ariadne, SwitzerlandPanelist: Albert Menkveld , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, ThePanelist: Alexei Jiltsov , Tradefeedr, United Kingdom
2:00pm Session 1.19: Workshop: EU COST programme application Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Roman Matkovskyy , Rennes School of Business, FrancePanelist: Alfreda Šapkauskienė , Vilnius University, LithuaniaFor those interested in joining a digital finance-related application for EU funded "Cooperation in Science Technology" programme.
2:30pm Session 1.20: Workshop: EU COST programme application Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Roman Matkovskyy , Rennes School of Business, FrancePanelist: Alfreda Šapkauskienė , Vilnius University, LithuaniaFor those interested in joining a digital finance-related application for EU funded "Cooperation in Science Technology" programme.
3:00pm Session 1.21: Workshop: EU COST programme application Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Roman Matkovskyy , Rennes School of Business, FrancePanelist: Alfreda Šapkauskienė , Vilnius University, LithuaniaFor those interested in joining a digital finance-related application for EU funded "Cooperation in Science Technology" programme.
4:00pm Session 1.22: Workshop: Turning fintech challenges into academic research, turning academic research into fintech innovation Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset , Demium, SpainWhat 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.
4:30pm Session 1.23: Workshop: Turning fintech challenges into academic research, turning academic research into fintech innovation Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset , Demium, SpainWhat 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.
5:00pm Session 1.24: Workshop: Turning fintech challenges into academic research, turning academic research into fintech innovation Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset , Demium, SpainWhat 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.
7:00pm Keynote 4: Keynote: "What we can learn today about the markets of tomorrow: Crypto, crashes and credible research" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Albert Menkveld , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, The
7:30pm Plen. panel 4: Plenary panel: "The future of finance" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin , Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of AmericaPanelist: Allard Luchsinger , Techstars, Netherlands, ThePanelist: Albert Menkveld , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, ThePanelist: Ruta Merkeviciute , FrancePanelist: Sheila Mitham , Inbound FinTech, United Kingdom
8:00pm Debrief - Wednesday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections Location: Aida Conference hall
