The symposium organizers welcome submissions of theoretical and empirical research papers (English only and in PDF files) in all areas of banking and finance for presentation. See the Call for Papers for more details on the potential topics.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Professor Douglas Cumming, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University, United States
Douglas Cumming, J.D., Ph.D., CFA, is DeSantis Distinguished Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at the College of Business, Florida Atlantic University. Douglas has published over 150 articles in leading refereed academic journals in finance, management, and law and economics, such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of International Business Studies and the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. He is the incoming Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Corporate Finance, effective January 2018. He is the Founding Editor of Annals of Corporate Governance, and Co-Editor of Finance Research Letters, and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. He is the coauthor of Venture Capital and Private Equity Contracting (Elsevier Academic Press, 2nd Edition, 2013), and Hedge Fund Structure, Regulation and Performance around the World (Oxford University Press, 2013). He is the Editor of the Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurial Finance (Oxford University Press, 2013), the Oxford Handbook of Private Equity (Oxford University Press, 2013), the Oxford Handbook of Venture Capital (Oxford University Press, 2013), the Oxford Handbook of Sovereign Wealth Funds (Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2017), and the Oxford Handbook of IPOs (Oxford University Press, forthcoming 2017). Douglas’ work has been reviewed in numerous media outlets, including The Economist, The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Globe and Mail, Canadian Business, the National Post, and The New Yorker.
Professor Xavier Freixas, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Spain
Xavier Freixas is a Professor at UPF, Research Professor at the Barcelona GSE, and a research fellow at CEPR. He is director of the UPF Department of Economics and Business and a member of the Steering Committee of the Barcelona GSE Master Program in Finance.
Professor Freixas is former President of the European Finance Association and Chairman of Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) Risk Based Regulation Program. He has previously been Deutsche Bank Professor of European Financial Integration at Oxford University, Houblon Norman Senior Fellow of the Bank of England and joint executive director of Fundación de Estudios de Economía Aplicada (FEDEA), and a professor at Montpellier and Toulouse Universities.
He has been a consultant for the European Investment Bank, the New York Fed, the European Central Bank, the World Bank, the Interamerican Development Bank, and MEDD.
Professor Freixas is associate editor of the Journal of Financial Intermediation and the Journal of Financial Services Research.
SPECIAL WORKSHOPS
Central Banking and Regulation
Organizers: Maria-Eleni K. Agoraki (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece), Georgios P. Kouretas (Athens University of Business and Economics, Greece & IPAG Business School, France), Duc Khuong Nguyen (IPAG Business School, France)
Invited Speakers: Xavier Freixas (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Spain), Sándor Gardó (European Central Bank), Prakash Loungani (International Monetary Fund), Francisco Nadal De Simone (Luxembourg School of Finance, University of Luxembourg), Frank Packer (Bank for International Settlements)
Cryptocurrencies: Technology, Risks, and Regulatory Framework
Organizers: Dominique Guégan (University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Labex RéFI, & IPAG Business School, France), Hans-Jörg von Mettenheim (Acanto Research & IPAG Business School, France)
Invited Speakers: Stéphane Blemus (University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - Sorbonne Law School, France), Dominique Guégan (University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Labex RéFI, & IPAG Business School, France), Hans-Jörg von Mettenheim (Acanto Research & IPAG Business School, France), Nir Vulkan (Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, United Kingdom), AMF Regulator (TBA), Fintech Expert (TBA)
Important Dates
Extended submission deadline July 31, 2018
Notification of review results July 31, 2018
Registration deadline September 10, 2018
Conference event October 25-27, 2018
Program Co-chairs
Sabri Boubaker, South Champagne Business School & University of Paris Est, France
Special Issue of Annals of Operations Research on "Neural Networks, Nonlinear Dynamics, and Risk Management in Banking and Finance" under the Guest Editorship of Duc Khuong Nguyen (IPAG Business School, France), Charalampos Stasinakis (University of Glasgow, United Kingdom) and Hans-Jörg von Mettenheim (IPAG Business School & Acanto SAS, Le Rheu, France)
Special Issue of Economic Modelling on "Advances on Banking and Finance", under the Guest Editorship of Maria-Eleni K. Agoraki (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece), Georgios P. Kouretas (Athens University of Business and Economics, Greece & IPAG Business School, France), Duc Khuong Nguyen (IPAG Business School, France)
