Conference Agenda

Session Overview
Location: Aida Conference hall Meeting hall “Aida”, which can accommodate up to 180 people

Date: Monday, 25/Aug/2025
2:00pm - 2:30pm	Welcome: Welcome, introduction and housekeeping Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin
2:30pm - 3:00pm	Keynote 1: Keynote: "Lessons from fintech-academic collaborations" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Antonio Gargano
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Plen. panel 1: Plenary panel: "Bridging the gap between innovators and scholars in finance" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin Panelist: Antonio Gargano Panelist: Tibor Zavadil Panelist: Sebastian Schäfer
4:00pm - 4:30pm	Plen. pres. 1: Plenary presentation: "Animal spirits on steroids: Evidence from retail options trading" Location: Aida Conference hall Animal Spirits on Steroids: Evidence from Retail Options Trading in India Prof. Vikas Agarwal, Prof. Pulak Ghosh, Prof. Nagpurnanand Prabhala, Prof. Haibei Zhao
4:30pm - 5:00pm	Plen. pres. 2: Plenary presentation: "Digital transmission of financial knowledge: Evidence from stock market investment" Location: Aida Conference hall Digital Transmission of Financial Knowledge: Evidence from Stock Market Investment Prof. Xiaomin Guo, Prof. yi Huang, Prof. Qi Sun, Prof. Bernard Yeung
5:00pm - 5:30pm	Plen. sp. panel: Plenary panel: "Behavioral science and ethical banking" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Andra Sonea Panelist: Ben Goldin Panelist: Jakub Wieclaw Panelist: Nagpurnanand Prabhala Panelist: Bernard Yeung Panel: The Behaviour Science and Ethical Banking Prof. Ben Goldin
7:00pm - 7:30pm	Keynote 2: Keynote: "Why finance needs its own brand of leadership" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Emilia Bunea
7:30pm - 8:00pm	Plen. panel 2: Plenary panel: "Humans in finance" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin Panelist: Vikas Agarwal Panelist: Emilia Bunea
8:00pm - 8:30pm	Debrief - Monday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections Location: Aida Conference hall

Date: Tuesday, 26/Aug/2025
9:00am - 9:30am	Session 1.01: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall
9:30am - 10:00am	Session 1.02: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall some detail
10:00am - 10:30am	Session 1.03: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall
11:00am - 11:30am	Session 1.04: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall
11:30am - 12:00pm	Session 1.05: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall
12:00pm - 12:30pm	Session 1.06: Panel: "Communicating finance ideas" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin Panelist: Victor Lyonnet
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.
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.
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.
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
4:30pm - 5:00pm	Session 1.11: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall
5:00pm - 5:30pm	Session 1.12: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference 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

Date: Wednesday, 27/Aug/2025
9:00am - 9:30am	Session 1.13: Pacioli in the computer age Location: Aida Conference hall Pacioli in the computer age Prof. Willi Brammertz, Prof. Allan I. Mendelowitz, Prof. Willi Brammertz
9:30am - 10:00am	Session 1.14: Certainty, Risk and Uncertainty in Finance Location: Aida Conference hall Certainty, Risk and Uncertainty in Finance Prof. Willi Brammertz, Prof. Allan I. Mendelowitz, Prof. Robert Mark, Prof. Willi Brammertz
10:00am - 10:30am	Session 1.15: Panel: "Standardizing financial contracts" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Allan Mendelowitz Panelist: Willi Brammertz
11:00am - 11:30am	Session 1.16: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall
11:30am - 12:00pm	Session 1.17: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall
12:00pm - 12:30pm	Session 1.18: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall
2:00pm - 2:30pm	Session 1.19: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall
2:30pm - 3:00pm	Session 1.20: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall
3:00pm - 3:30pm	Session 1.21: Panel discussion: Financial interoperability Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Evelina Kvedaraviciute Panelist: Siddharth Shetty Panelist: Alex Lakatos
4:00pm - 4:30pm	Session 1.22: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall
4:30pm - 5:00pm	Session 1.23: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall
5:00pm - 5:30pm	Session 1.24: Parallel session Location: Aida Conference hall
7:00pm - 7:30pm	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
7:30pm - 8:00pm	Plen. panel 4: Plenary panel: "The future of finance" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin Panelist: Albert Menkveld Panelist: Allard Luchsinger
8:00pm - 8:30pm	Debrief - Wednesday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections Location: Aida Conference hall