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Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
Date: Monday, 25/Aug/2025 | |
10:00am - 12:00pm |
Vilnius tour: Free tour of Old Town Vilnius Meet in front of the Artis Centrum Hotel entrance |
1:00pm - 2:00pm |
Arrival: Arrival and coffee Location: Norma Conference hall |
2:00pm - 2:30pm |
Welcome: Welcome, introduction and housekeeping Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin, Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of America |
2:30pm - 3:00pm |
Keynote 1: Keynote: "Lessons from fintech-academic collaborations" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Antonio Gargano, University of Houston, United States of America |
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, Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of America Panelist: Dan Galai, The Hebrew University, Israel Panelist: Antonio Gargano, University of Houston, United States of America Panelist: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Panelist: Sebastian Schäfer, House of Finance and Tech Berlin, Germany Panelist: Tibor Zavadil, DigFin, a.s., Slovak Republic |
3:30pm - 4:00pm |
Coffee 1: Coffee Location: Norma Conference hall |
4:00pm - 4:30pm |
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 America Panelist: Vikas Agarwal, Georgia State University, United States of America |
4:30pm - 5:00pm |
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 - 5:30pm |
Plen. sp. panel: Plenary panel: "Behavioral science and ethical banking" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Andra Sonea, University of Warwick, United Kingdom Panelist: Ben Goldin, Plumery B.V., Netherlands, The Panelist: Jakub Wieclaw, Magnetiq Bank, Latvia Panelist: Nagpurnanand Prabhala, Johns Hopkins University, United States of America Panelist: Bernard Yeung, NUS business school, Singapore The 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. |
5:30pm - 7:00pm |
Dinner 1: Dinner Location: Dining hall |
7:00pm - 7:30pm |
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 - 8:00pm |
Plen. panel 2: Plenary panel: "Humans in finance" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin, Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of America Panelist: Vikas Agarwal, Georgia State University, United States of America Panelist: Emilia Bunea, Ed.movie Inc., United States of America Panelist: Daumantas Dvilinskas, TRANSFERGO, Lithuania Panelist: Christel Rendu de Lint, Vontobel, Switzerland The 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 - 8:30pm |
Debrief - Monday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections Location: Aida Conference hall |
Date: Tuesday, 26/Aug/2025 | |||||
9:00am - 9:30am |
Session 1.01: Panel: "Fintech ecosystems around the world" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Aadil Bundeally, BABL AI, Valutico & AI Risk, United Kingdom Panelist: Yuki Kishi, Fintech Association of Japan, Japan Panelist: Sebastian Schäfer, House of Finance and Tech Berlin, Germany Panelist: Marius Skuodis, Bank of Lithuania, Lithuania |
Session 2.01: What Do Early Stage Investors Ask? An LLM Analysis of Expert Calls Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.01: ESG Metrics in Executive Compensation: a Multitasking Approach Location: Mikado Conference hall |
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 |
Session 5.01: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Founders and academics team up to surface the newest, hottest, and most urgent fintech challenges. Real founder pain points are laid out, sharpened, and framed into high-impact prompts that set the stage for bold, innovation-ready solutions. |
9:30am - 10:00am |
Session 1.02: Panel: "Communicating finance ideas I" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin, Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of America Panelist: Ashwini Agrawal, LSE, United Kingdom Panelist: Linas Beliunas, Oscilar, Lithuania Panelist: Chris Crespo, Nordic Fintech Magazine, Denmark How can potentially complex financial ideas be communicated with clarity, credibility, and impact? |
Session 2.02: The Growth and Performance of Artificial Intelligence in Asset Management Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.02: Political Influence on Green Innovation Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 4.02: Mandatory Central Clearing and Derivative Offsetting Location: Tosca Conference hall |
Session 5.02: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Founders and academics team up to surface the newest, hottest, and most urgent fintech challenges. Real founder pain points are laid out, sharpened, and framed into high-impact prompts that set the stage for bold, innovation-ready solutions. |
10:00am - 10:30am |
Session 1.03: Panel: "Communicating finance ideas II" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin, Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of America Panelist: Victor Lyonnet, University of Michigan, United States of America Panelist: Allan Mendelowitz, ACTUS Financial Research Foundation, United States of America Panelist: Christel Rendu de Lint, Vontobel, Switzerland How can potentially complex financial ideas be communicated with clarity, credibility, and impact? |
Session 2.03: Is Generative AI an Existential Threat to Human Creatives? Insights from Financial Economics Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.03: Does Social Media Help Level the Playing Field in Director Labor Markets? Evidence from Twitter Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 4.03: A Comprehensive Business Intelligence Analysis for Cryptocurrency Anomalies Detection Location: Tosca Conference hall |
Session 5.03: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Founders and academics team up to surface the newest, hottest, and most urgent fintech challenges. Real founder pain points are laid out, sharpened, and framed into high-impact prompts that set the stage for bold, innovation-ready solutions. |
10:30am - 11:00am |
Coffee 2: Coffee Location: Norma Conference hall |
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11:00am - 11:30am |
Session 1.04: Panel: "Payments" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Andra Sonea, University of Warwick, United Kingdom Panelist: Christian Grothoff, Taler Systems SA, Switzerland Panelist: Alex Lakatos, Interledger Foundation, Romania |
Session 2.04: "Smart" Contracts and External Financing Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.04: The Unintended Consequences of Investing for the Long Run: Evidence from Target Date Funds Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 5.04: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Founders and academics team up to surface the newest, hottest, and most urgent fintech challenges. Real founder pain points are laid out, sharpened, and framed into high-impact prompts that set the stage for bold, innovation-ready solutions. |
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11:30am - 12:00pm |
Session 1.05: Panel: "Future of money" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Chris Crespo, Nordic Fintech Magazine, Denmark Panelist: Andrei Kirilenko, Cambridge Judge Business School, United Kingdom Panelist: Siddharth Shetty, Finternet, India Stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and CBDCs; issuance and market distribution models; successes and failures; regulatory regimes around the world. |
Session 2.05: Liquid staking Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.05: A Hierarchical State-Based Asset Pricing Model Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 5.05: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Founders and academics team up to surface the newest, hottest, and most urgent fintech challenges. Real founder pain points are laid out, sharpened, and framed into high-impact prompts that set the stage for bold, innovation-ready solutions. |
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12:00pm - 12:30pm |
Session 1.06: Panel: "Fintech lending" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Tibor Zavadil, DigFin, a.s., Slovak Republic Panelist: Virginia Gianinazzi, Nova SBE, Portugal Panelist: Tymon Zastrzeżyński, Loando Group, Poland |
Session 2.06: On the Incentive Compatibility of Optimistic Blockchain Mechanisms Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.06: Forecasting Stock Prices with a News-Based Model Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 5.06: Challenge-building brainstorm Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Founders and academics team up to surface the newest, hottest, and most urgent fintech challenges. Real founder pain points are laid out, sharpened, and framed into high-impact prompts that set the stage for bold, innovation-ready solutions. |
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12:30pm - 2:00pm |
Lunch 1: Lunch Location: Dining hall |
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2:00pm - 2:30pm |
Session 1.07: Panel: "Tokenization I" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Aadil Bundeally, BABL AI, Valutico & AI Risk, United Kingdom Panelist: Sven-Roger Baron von Schilling, svs Capital Partners GmbH, Germany Panelist: Jiasun Li, United States of America Panelist: Martynas Pilkis, Axiology, Lithuania Panelist: Stefan Scharnowski, University of Mannheim, Germany |
Session 2.07: Behavioural Foundations of Individual Cryptocurrency Adoption (Evidence from the Nordic countries and France) Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.07: An Analytical Model for Loan Commitments Facing the Material Adverse Change Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 4.07: Optimal Portfolios for Socially Responsible Investors Location: Tosca Conference hall |
Session 5.07: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Mixed teams of founders, academics, and regulators form around the hottest challenges. They sprint through concept pods, test assumptions, and unlock unconventional angles under time pressure. |
2:30pm - 3:00pm |
Session 1.08: Panel: "Tokenization II" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Aadil Bundeally, BABL AI, Valutico & AI Risk, United Kingdom Panelist: Sven-Roger Baron von Schilling, svs Capital Partners GmbH, Germany Panelist: Jiasun Li, United States of America Panelist: Martynas Pilkis, Axiology, Lithuania Panelist: Stefan Scharnowski, University of Mannheim, Germany |
Session 2.08: Tracing the learning curve: On cryptocurrency prices, volatility, and eventual adoption Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.08: Intangible Liabilities Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 4.08: Tradefeedr: Empowering Data-Driven Trading Decisions Location: Tosca Conference hall |
Session 5.08: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Mixed teams of founders, academics, and regulators form around the hottest challenges. They sprint through concept pods, test assumptions, and unlock unconventional angles under time pressure. |
3:00pm - 3:30pm |
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 Kingdom Panelist: David Stolin, Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of America Panelist: Ignas Zimaitis, Vilnius university, Lithuania A fireside chat about marketing in fintech with Sheila Mitham, CEO of Inbound FinTech |
Session 2.09: Aggregate Confusion In Crypto Market Data Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.09: Operating Leverage and Risk Premium Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 4.09: Bridging Asia and Europe: Japan’s Next-Generation FinTech Ecosystem & Cross-Border Collaboration Opportunities Location: Tosca Conference hall |
Session 5.09: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Mixed teams of founders, academics, and regulators form around the hottest challenges. They sprint through concept pods, test assumptions, and unlock unconventional angles under time pressure. |
3:30pm - 4:00pm |
Coffee 3: Coffee Location: Norma Conference hall |
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4:00pm - 4:30pm |
Session 1.10: Panel: "Lithuania, a fintech powerhouse: Hows, whys, and nexts" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Skaiste Budbergyte-Zabielaite, CEO, Lithuania Panelist: Laura Guobužaitė, Fintech Lithuania at INFOBALT, Lithuania Panelist: Greta Ranonytė, FINTECH HUB LT, association, Lithuania Panelist: Deimante Zemgulyte, Invest Lithuania, Lithuania |
Session 2.10: Market Power and the Bitcoin Protocol Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.10: The Private Value of Open-Source Innovation Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 4.10: The Response of Debtors to Rate Changes Location: Tosca Conference hall |
Session 5.10: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Mixed teams of founders, academics, and regulators form around the hottest challenges. They sprint through concept pods, test assumptions, and unlock unconventional angles under time pressure. |
4:30pm - 5:00pm |
Session 1.11: Panel: "Green Finance" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Andra Sonea, University of Warwick, United Kingdom Panelist: Antonio Gargano, University of Houston, United States of America Panelist: Virginija Gecaite, European Investment Bank, Lithuania Panelist: Nora Laurinaityte, Lithuania Green Finance Institute, Lithuania Panelist: Anatoly Schmidt, NYU Tandon School, United States of America |
Session 2.11: A Theory Model of Digital Currency with Asymmetric Privacy Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.11: The Different Networks Of Firms Implied By The News Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 4.11: What is an Effective Signal in Crowdfunding? Evidence from Expert Researchers and a Meta-Study Location: Tosca Conference hall |
Session 5.11: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Mixed teams of founders, academics, and regulators form around the hottest challenges. They sprint through concept pods, test assumptions, and unlock unconventional angles under time pressure. |
5:00pm - 5:30pm |
Session 1.12: Panel: "Natural language processing in financial services" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: David Stolin, Future Finance Fest (3f), United States of America Panelist: Francisco Webber, Cortical.io, Austria |
Session 2.12: Behavior on Blockchains: Trading Activity in Tokenized Financial Assets Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.12: Economic Drivers of Investor Search Behavior in Financial Information Markets Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 4.12: Is Love Blind? AI-Powered Trading with Emotional Dividends Location: Tosca Conference hall |
Session 5.12: Ideas development Location: Nabucco Conference hall Moderator: Joanna Pousset, Demium, Spain Mixed teams of founders, academics, and regulators form around the hottest challenges. They sprint through concept pods, test assumptions, and unlock unconventional angles under time pressure. |
5:30pm - 7:00pm |
Dinner 2: Dinner Location: Dining hall |
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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, ACTUS Financial Research Foundation, United States of America |
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7:30pm - 8:00pm |
Plen. panel 3: Plenary panel: "Finance for the common good" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Aadil Bundeally, BABL AI, Valutico & AI Risk, United Kingdom Panelist: Vladimir Atanasov, College of William and Mary, United States of America Panelist: Virginija Gecaite, European Investment Bank, Lithuania Panelist: Allan Mendelowitz, ACTUS Financial Research Foundation, United States of America Panelist: Siddharth Shetty, Finternet, India |
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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 |
Session 2.13: Fighting Climate Change with FinTech Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.13: Implied Impermanent Loss: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Decentralized Liquidity Pools Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 4.13: frntr-X - Tokenizing Africa: Unlocking Capital for High-Impact Real Assets through Blockchain Location: Tosca Conference hall |
Session 5.13: Refinement&pitching 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. |
9:30am - 10:00am |
Session 1.14: Certainty, Risk and Uncertainty in Finance Location: Aida Conference hall |
Session 2.14: Do Gamified Social Interactions on a Green Fintech App Nudge Users’ Green Investments? Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.14: Collateral Choice Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 4.14: Breaking the Rules: How Open Source can be used as a competitive edge in Finance Location: Tosca Conference hall |
Session 5.14: Refinement&pitching 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. |
10:00am - 10:30am |
Session 1.15: Panel: "Finance should speak one language" 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 2.15: Crowdfunded Microfinance Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.15: Hidden Liquidity - Evidence from the Introduction of Iceberg Orders Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 4.15: Hybridized Human-AI Financial Decision-Making via a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) Location: Tosca Conference hall |
Session 5.15: Refinement&pitching 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. |
10:30am - 11:00am |
Coffee 4: Coffee Location: Norma Conference hall |
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11:00am - 11:30am |
Session 1.16: "Panel: Publishing fintech-related work - a meeting with journal editors" 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 2.16: Bitcoin Mining for Carbon Emission Reduction Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.16: Smart Advice? A Case-Based Analysis of Robo-Advisory Efficiency Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 4.16: Unlocking Digital Mortgages: Opportunities and Challenges Across the EU Location: Tosca Conference hall |
Session 5.16: Refinement&pitching 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. |
11:30am - 12:00pm |
Session 1.17: Panel: "Financial interoperability" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Evelina Kvedaraviciute, Vilnius University, Lithuania Panelist: Siddharth Shetty, Finternet, India |
Session 2.17: The regulation of cryptocurrency markets: an exchange-centric view of illicit activity on the Bitcoin blockchain Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.17: Human preferences and frequency of interaction with algorithmic advisers Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 4.17: BSM Model, VIX and the Evolution of Risk Management Location: Tosca Conference hall Moderator: Dan Galai, The Hebrew University, Israel |
Session 5.17: Refinement&pitching 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. |
12:00pm - 12:30pm |
Session 1.18: Panel: "Future of capital markets" Location: Aida Conference hall Moderator: Ralf Kubli, Ariadne, Switzerland Panelist: Albert Menkveld, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, The Panelist: Alexei Jiltsov, Tradefeedr, United Kingdom |
Session 2.18: Transmission Dynamics in Crypto Markets: Comparing Volatility and Liquidity Spillover Networks Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.18: Minimal dynamic equilibria Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 5.18: Refinement&pitching 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. |
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12:30pm - 2:00pm |
Lunch 2: Lunch Location: Dining hall |
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2:00pm - 2:30pm |
Session 1.19: Workshop: EU COST programme application 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 2.19: Mapping the Perspectives of Central Bankers, Centralised Finance and Decentralised Finance Industries on CBDC Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.19: ETF (Mis)pricing Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 4.19: "GNU Taler: Privacy for Inclusion, Free Software for Innovation" Location: Tosca Conference hall Moderator: Christian Grothoff, Taler Systems SA, Switzerland |
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2:30pm - 3:00pm |
Session 1.20: Workshop: EU COST programme application 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 2.20: Unbundling everyday banking industry and its implications on critical infrastructure resilience Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.20: Corporate Bond ETFs & Volatility Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 4.20: Workshop: GNU Taler Location: Tosca Conference hall Moderator: Christian Grothoff, Taler Systems SA, Switzerland |
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3:00pm - 3:30pm |
Session 1.21: Workshop: EU COST programme application 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 2.21: Generative AI and Business Model Innovation in Banking Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.21: Drawing the Line between Bond Dealer and Bandit Location: Mikado Conference hall |
Session 4.21: Workshop: GNU Taler Location: Tosca Conference hall Moderator: Christian Grothoff, Taler Systems SA, Switzerland |
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3:30pm - 4:00pm |
Coffee 5: Coffee Location: Norma Conference hall |
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4:00pm - 4:30pm |
Session 1.22: Workshop: Turning fintech challenges into academic research, turning academic research into fintech innovation 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 2.22: Can Event Study Methodology Keep Up with Cryptocurrencies? Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.22: Another Look at the Tail Risk Premium Anomaly Location: Mikado Conference hall |
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4:30pm - 5:00pm |
Session 1.23: Workshop: Turning fintech challenges into academic research, turning academic research into fintech innovation 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 2.23: Social Media Credibility and Financial Market Activity Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.23: Do Lenders Price Firms’ Cybersecurity Risks? Location: Mikado Conference hall |
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5:00pm - 5:30pm |
Session 1.24: Workshop: Turning fintech challenges into academic research, turning academic research into fintech innovation 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 2.24: The Influence of Social Media Bots on Financial Markets Location: Carmen Conference hall |
Session 3.24: AI Boost and Demographic Bust: Is “Hi-Tech Feudalism” inevitable? Location: Mikado Conference hall |
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5:30pm - 7:00pm |
Dinner 3: Dinner Location: Dining hall |
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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, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, The |
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7:30pm - 8:00pm |
Plen. panel 4: Plenary panel: "The future of finance" 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 |
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8:00pm - 8:30pm |
Debrief - Wednesday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections Location: Aida Conference hall |