ICBFS 2025 - Sciencesconf.org

OVERVIEW

Following the success of 2024 edition hold at Catania, Sicily IItaly, we invite submissions for the 2025 edition of the International Conference in Banking and Financial Studies, scheduled to be held on 11-12 September 2025 at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Piacenza), Italy. This conference serves as a dynamic platform for scholars, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to delve into the latest advancements, obstacles, and prospects within the realm of banking and finance. Through insightful debate and collaborative engagement, the conference endeavors to chart the course for navigating the complex landscape of contemporary financial systems. We welcome papers that delve into several pertinent topics, aiming to foster comprehensive discussions and shed light on the multifaceted nature of the banking and finance domain. These topics include, but are not limited to:

Accounting, auditing, and taxation
Asset allocation and valuation
Banking regulation and financial services
Behavioral and experimental finance/economics
Big data in finance, artificial intelligence, and cyber security
Climate finance and sustainability
Corporate finance, IPOs, SEOs, M&A, and crowdfunding
Corporate governance
Country funds, sovereign funds, and hedge funds
Debt issues
Digital finance, cryptocurrency finance, and blockchain
Emerging markets finance
Energy finance and environment Issues
Entrepreneurial finance, venture capital, and private equity
Ethical finance, green finance, ESG and CSR
Financial accounting and regulation
Financial crises, contagion, integration, and global risks interconnection
Financial engineering and derivatives
Foreign currency issue
Global imbalances & sustainability
Household finance, real estate finance, and microfinance
Market behavior efficiency
Multinational financial management
Portfolio management and optimization
Risk management and compliance
Small business finance

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Thorsten Beck

Thorsten Beck is a renowned economist specializing in banking, financial stability, and economic development. He is a professor at the European University Institute and has held prominent academic and policy advisory roles. His research focuses on financial inclusion, regulatory frameworks, and the impact of financial systems on economic growth. Beck has contributed extensively to policy discussions and has collaborated with international institutions such as the IMF and the World Bank.

Hans Degryse

Hans Degryse is a Professor of Finance at KU Leuven’s Department of Accountancy, Finance, and Insurance. A distinguished researcher, he is a fellow at CEPR, CESifo, and several financial research institutions. His expertise lies in financial intermediation, covering both empirical banking and market microstructure. He has published extensively in top-tier journals such as the Journal of Finance and Review of Financial Studies and has presented at leading global finance conferences. He also co-authored Microeconometrics of Banking, a key textbook in the field. Currently, he serves as an associate editor for multiple finance journals and will join the Advisory Scientific Committee of the European Systemic Risk Board in 2024.

Brian Lucey

Brian Lucey is a Professor of Finance at Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin. A graduate of TCD with a First-Class degree in Economics in 1984, Professor Lucey worked as a statistician in the Department of Health and as an Economist in the Central Bank prior to joining TCD. He has studied at the graduate level in Canada, Ireland, and Scotland and holds a PhD from the University of Stirling.

Pr. Lucey has published over 400 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, commentaries, etc., which have been cited more than 32,000 times, giving him an h-index of 82.

TOPICS

These topics include, but are not limited to:

Accounting, auditing, and taxation
Asset allocation and valuation
Banking regulation and financial services
Behavioral and experimental finance/economics
Big data in finance, artificial intelligence, and cyber security
Climate finance and sustainability
Corporate finance, IPOs, SEOs, M&A, and crowdfunding
Corporate governance
Country funds, sovereign funds, and hedge funds
Debt issues
Digital finance, cryptocurrency finance, and blockchain
Emerging markets finance
Energy finance and environment Issues
Entrepreneurial finance, venture capital, and private equity
Ethical finance, green finance, ESG and CSR
Financial accounting and regulation
Financial crises, contagion, integration, and global risks interconnection
Financial engineering and derivatives
Foreign currency issue
Global imbalances & sustainability
Household finance, real estate finance, and microfinance
Market behavior efficiency
Multinational financial management
Portfolio management and optimization
Risk management and compliance
Small business finance

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