Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Location: Carmen Conference hall
Meeting hall “Carmen”, which can accommodate up to 70 people
Date: Tuesday, 26/Aug/2025
9:00am
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9:30am
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 Lyonnet1, Prof. Amin Shams2, Prof. Shaojun Zhang2

1: University of Michigan, United States of America; 2: Ohio State University, United States of America

9:30am
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10:00am
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

Shuang Chen1, Clemens Sialm2, David Xiaoyu Xu3

1: University of Melbourne; 2: University of Texas at Austin; 3: Southern Methodist University

10:00am
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10:30am
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

GMU

11:00am
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11:30am
Session 2.04: "Smart" Contracts and External Financing
Location: Carmen Conference hall
 

"Smart" Contracts and External Financing

Prof. Katrin Tinn

McGill University, Canada

11:30am
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12:00pm
Session 2.05: Liquid staking
Location: Carmen Conference hall
 

Liquid staking

Prof. Alfred Lehar1, Prof. Christine Parlour2, Prof. Kathy Yuan3

1: University of Calgary, Canada; 2: UC Berkeley; 3: London School of Economics

12:00pm
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12:30pm
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

GMU

2:00pm
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2:30pm
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 Baeckstrom2, Prof. Akanksha Jalan1, Prof. Roman Matkovskyy1

1: Rennes School of Business, France; 2: King's College London, UK

2:30pm
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3:00pm
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

University of Oxford

3:00pm
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3:30pm
Session 2.09: Aggregate Confusion In Crypto Market Data
Location: Carmen Conference hall
 

Aggregate Confusion In Crypto Market Data

Prof. Gustavo Schwenkler1, Prof. Aakash Shah2, Prof. Darren Yang2

1: Santa Clara University, United States of America; 2: Indicia Labs, United States of America

4:00pm
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4:30pm
Session 2.10: Market Power and the Bitcoin Protocol
Location: Carmen Conference hall
 

Market Power and the Bitcoin Protocol

Prof. Alfred Lehar1, Prof. Christine Parlour2

1: University of Calgary, Canada; 2: UC Berkeley

4:30pm
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5:00pm
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

Prof. Katrin Tinn

McGill University, Canada

5:00pm
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5:30pm
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

University of Mannheim, Germany

Date: Wednesday, 27/Aug/2025
9:00am
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9:30am
Session 2.13: Fighting Climate Change with FinTech
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

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

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

Crowdfunded Microfinance

Prof. Tse-Chun Lin, Prof. Runtong Lin

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

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

Bitcoin Mining for Carbon Emission Reduction

Prof. Jiasun Li

GMU

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

12:00pm
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12:30pm
Session 2.18: Transmission Dynamics in Crypto Markets: Comparing Volatility and Liquidity Spillover Networks
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

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

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

Unbundling everyday banking industry and its implications on critical infrastructure resilience

Prof. Andra Sonea

University of Warwick, United Kingdom

3:00pm
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3:30pm
Session 2.21: Generative AI and Business Model Innovation in Banking
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

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

Can Event Study Methodology Keep Up with Cryptocurrencies?

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

Concordia University, Canada

4:30pm
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5:00pm
Session 2.23: Social Media Credibility and Financial Market Activity
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

5:00pm
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5:30pm
Session 2.24: The Influence of Social Media Bots on Financial Markets
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