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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 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
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 AmericaPanelist: 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 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.
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 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 - 8:30pm
Debrief - Monday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections Location: Aida Conference hall
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 KingdomPanelist: Yuki Kishi , Fintech Association of Japan, JapanPanelist: Sebastian Schäfer , House of Finance and Tech Berlin, GermanyPanelist: 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, SpainFounders 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 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?
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, SpainFounders 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 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?
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, SpainFounders 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
11:00am - 11:30am
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
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, SpainFounders 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.
11:30am - 12:00pm
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.
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, SpainFounders 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.
12:00pm - 12:30pm
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
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, SpainFounders 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.
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Lunch 1: Lunch Location: Dining hall
2:00pm - 2:30pm
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
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, SpainMixed 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 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
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, SpainMixed 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 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
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, SpainMixed 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
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, LithuaniaPanelist: Laura Guobužaitė , Fintech Lithuania at INFOBALT, LithuaniaPanelist: Greta Ranonytė , FINTECH HUB LT, association, LithuaniaPanelist: 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, SpainMixed 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 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
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, SpainMixed 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 AmericaPanelist: 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, SpainMixed 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
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
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 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 - 8:30pm
Debrief - Tuesday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections Location: Aida Conference hall
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, SpainTeams 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, SpainTeams 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 AmericaPanelist: Willi Brammertz , Ariadne, SwitzerlandPanelist: Ralf Kubli , Ariadne, SwitzerlandPanelist: 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, SpainTeams 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
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 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
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, SpainTeams 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, LithuaniaPanelist: 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, SpainTeams 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, SwitzerlandPanelist: Albert Menkveld , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, ThePanelist: 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, SpainTeams 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.
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Lunch 2: Lunch Location: Dining hall
2:00pm - 2:30pm
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.
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
2:30pm - 3:00pm
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.
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
3:00pm - 3:30pm
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.
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
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Coffee 5: Coffee Location: Norma Conference hall
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, 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.
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
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, 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.
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
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, 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.
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
5:30pm - 7:00pm
Dinner 3: Dinner Location: Dining 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 , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, The
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 AmericaPanelist: Allard Luchsinger , Techstars, Netherlands, ThePanelist: Albert Menkveld , Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands, ThePanelist: Ruta Merkeviciute , FrancePanelist: Sheila Mitham , Inbound FinTech, United Kingdom
8:00pm - 8:30pm
Debrief - Wednesday: Announcements, housekeeping, reflections Location: Aida Conference hall