EFMA 2025 Special Sessions & Events

June 25, 2025, Wednesday, 18:00-19:15
EFM "Merton H. Miller" Doctoral Special Session : “Hype in Financial Markets: Evidence and Implications”, Open to All Conference Delegates

Organizer : Professor Arman Eshraghi, University of Cardiff
Moderator : Professor Arman Eshraghi, University of Cardiff
Venue : AC Auditorium
Panelists :

Retail Trading, Markets, and Real Investment
Professor Clifton Green, Emory University, Goizueta Business School

Decoding Signals in Social Media
Professor J. Anthony Cookson, University of Colorado Boulder

Technology Hype in Financial Markets”
Professor Arman Eshraghi, Cardiff University

June 26, 2025, Thursday, 10:45-12:30
EFMA2025 Special Session I: “Innovations in Financial Intermediation” , Open to All Conference Delegates

Organizer : Emeritus Professor George G. Pennacchi, University of Illinois
Moderator : Emeritus Professor George G. Pennacchi, University of Illinois
Venue: 7th Level Auditorium
Panelists :

Shadow Banking and Household Finance
Dr. Karen M. Pence,Federal Reserve Board, Washington

Reforming Bank Regulatory Accounting
Emeritus Professor George G. Pennacchi,University of Illinois

Greek Financial Market Returns: The Full History Since 1880
Professors Elroy Dimson and Professor Spyros Skouras , University of Cambridge and Athens University of Economics and Business

Pension Fund Management under the Current Global Economic Environment
Professor Panos Xidonas,ESSCA École de Management & Director of Research (HDR)

June 26, 2025, Thursday, 15:15-16:30
EFMA2025 Special Session II: “FinTech and AI in Finance”, Open to All Conference Delegates

Organizer : Professor Douglas Cumming, DeSantis Distinguished Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at the College of Business, Florida Atlantic University
Moderator : Professor Douglas Cumming, Florida Atlantic University
Venue: 7th Level Auditorium
Panelists :

Do AI-Algorithmic Traders Lead to Market Instability? A Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning Approach
Professor Markus Pelger,Stanford University

On Quantum Ambiguity and Potential Exponential Computational Speed-Ups to Solving Dynamic Asset Pricing Models
Professor Eric Ghysels,University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The Effects of AI on Firms and Workers
Professor Anastassia Fedyk,UC Berkeley Haas

June 27, 2025, Friday 28, 13:00–14:45
EFMA2025 Special Session III: "Private Markets and Venture Capital in the Era of AI”, Open to All Conference Delegates

Organizer : Professor Ludovic Phalippou, Oxford University, Said Business School
Moderator : Professor Ludovic Phalippou, Oxford University, Said Business School
Venue: 7th Level Auditorium
Panelists :

Forecasting Private Equity Cash Flows
Professor David Robinson ,Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business Presentation

Foreign Limited Partner Investments in Private Funds: Committee Decision Making and Realized Performance
Professor Alon Brav ,Duke University, The Fuqua School of Business

Would I lie to you? AI & Private Equity Intermediary NAV Reports
Professor Ludovic Phalippou,Oxford University, Said Business School

Private Equity for Pension Plans? Evaluating Private Equity Performance from an Investor's Perspective
Professor Stavros Panageas,UCLA, Anderson School of Management

June 27, 2925, Friday, 18:15-19:15
EFMA2025 Keynote Address , Open to All Conference Delegates

Speaker : Professor René M. Stulz, The Ohio State University
Do Public Markets have a Future?
Venue : Megaron Mousikis, Vas. Sofias & Kokkali Street, 115 21, Athens