- Keynote Speakers 2024
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- Organising Committee 2024
- Scientific Committee 2024
Professor
London School of Economics and Political Science
Ane Tamayo is a Professor of Accounting at the London School of Economics and the current Head of the Accounting Department.
Professor
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Neil D. Pearson is the Harry A. Brandt Distinguished Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Research Fellow of the Canadian Derivatives Institute.
Associate Professor
The University of Texas at Dallas
Maria Loumioti is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Professor
University of Bristol
Mark's research interests are in financial reporting, including the links between accounting information and capital markets and audit markets.
Associate Professor
Nova School of Business & Economics
Irem Demirci is an Associate Professor of Finance at Nova School of Business & Economics.
Associate Professor
ESADE
Luca Del Viva is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Department of Financial Management and Control at ESADE.
Associate Professor
Cyprus University of Technology
Dr Andreou’s main interests are related to financial management, credit risk management, banking, behavioural finance and financial literacy.
Professor | Head
King's College London
Paul Guest is Professor of Corporate Finance and Head of Department, Accounting & Financial Management at King's Business School.
Professor
King’s College London
Tarik Driouchi is Professor of Financial Management at King's Business School.
Professor
Cyprus University of Technology
Neophytos Lambertides holds the position of Professor in Finance in the Department of Commerce, Finance and Shipping.
Associate Professor
Cyprus University of Technology
Dr Andreou’s main interests are related to financial management, credit risk management, banking, behavioural finance and financial literacy.
Professor
Cyprus University of Technology
Neophytos Lambertides holds the position of Professor in Finance in the Department of Commerce, Finance and Shipping.
Associate Professor
The University of Texas at Dallas
Maria Loumioti is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Professor
Imperial College London
Alexander Michaelides is a Professor of Finance at Imperial College Business School since September 2013, and Research Fellow at CEPR (International Macroeconomics and Financial Economics Programmes).
Associate Professor
London School of Economics
Maria Correia is an associate professor in the accounting department at the renowned London School of Economics.
Canada Research Chair in Corporate Governance
UBC Sauder School of Business
Dr. Li holds the Canada Research Chair in Corporate Governance and W. Maurice Young Endowed Chair in Finance at the UBC Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia.
Professor
WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management
Prof. Dr. Aktas holds the Chair for Mergers & Acquisitions at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. He is also co-director of the Executive Education Program for Mergers & Acquisitions at WHU.
Professor
University of Arkansas
Kris is a professor and the Doyle Z. Williams Chair in Professional Accounting in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.
Professor
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Heitor Almeida is Stanley C. and Joan J. Golder Chair in Corporate Finance and academic director of I-degrees at Gies College of Business.
Associate Professor
University of Warwick
Constantinos' research focuses on behavioural finance, addressing issues related to learning and the formation of expectations in the context of portfolio choice, corporate decisions and empirical asset pricing.
Research Economist
Bank of Greece
Sofia Anyfantaki is a Research Economist with specialisation in econometrics at the Department of Research and Economic Analysis of the Bank of Greece (Special Studies Division).
Associate Professor | Researcher
Stockholm School of Economics
Ramin Baghai holds the position of Associate Professor within the Department of Finance at Stockholm School of Economics.
Professor
University of St. Gallen
Prof. Dr. Martin Brown's research is focused on Financial intermediation, Finance & Development and Experimental economics and has been published e.g. in Econometrica, Economic Journal, Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Financial Intermediation, and Journal of Money, Credit and Banking.
Professor
University of Toronto
Jeffrey L. Callen is the Inaugural Rotman Chair in Accounting. His research interests include corporate valuation, accounting information and capital markets, efficiency measurement and the economics of the non-profit firm.
Associate Professor
London School of Economics and Political Science
Stefano Cascino is an Associate Professor of Accounting in the Department of Accounting at the London School of Economics.
Professor
University of Bristol
Mark's research interests are in financial reporting, including the links between accounting information and capital markets and audit markets.
Professor
Florida Atlantic University
Douglas Cumming, J.D., Ph.D., CFA, is the DeSantis Distinguished Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at the College of Business, Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida.
Associate Professor
Imperial College Business School
Cláudia Custódio is an Associate Professor of Finance at Imperial College since 2016. She was awarded her PhD from the London School of Economics in 2010.
Associate Professor
Nova School of Business & Economics
Irem Demirci is an Associate Professor of Finance at Nova School of Business & Economics.
Director
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Ralph De Haas is the Director of Research at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and a part-time Professor of Finance at KU Leuven.
Associate Professor
ESADE
Luca Del Viva is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Department of Financial Management and Control at ESADE.
Professor
Audencia Business School
Manthos Delis is a Professor of Financial Economics at Audencia Business School and Member of the Board of Directors at the University of Ioannina.
Economist
Bank for International Settlements
Sebastian Doerr is an economist at the Bank for International Settlements, with research interests in the areas of financial intermediation and macroeconomics.
Professor
TCU Neeley School of Business
George Drymiotes is a professor in the Accounting Department at TCU Neely School of Business.
Professor
Alliance Manchester Business School
Marie Dutordoir is a Professor of Finance at Alliance Manchester Business School. She has a PhD in Applied Economics from the Catholic University of Leuven (Louvain), Belgium (2006).
Professor
University of Liverpool
Chris Florakis is a Professor of Finance in the Management School of the University of Liverpool. He has previously held part-time positions at the Universities of York and Bristol.
Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Dr. Floros’ academic research appears in the in the following journals: Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Review of Accounting Studies, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Financial Management and Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting.
Professor
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Juan Manuel holds a Ph.D. in Accounting by the University of Valencia. Before joining Carlos III he was a lecturer (assistant professor) in the Department of Accounting and Finance at Lancaster University.
Professor
IE Business School
Prof. Gete’s research focuses on credit markets with applications to topics including Real Estate, Finance, International Economics, and Macroeconomics.
Dean | Professor
Essex Business School
Claudia Girardone is Dean of Essex Business School and Professor of Banking and Finance.
Professor | Chair
Fox School of Business and Management
Elizabeth A. Gordon is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Accounting at the Fox School.
Professor
King’s College London
Jens Hagendorff is Professor of Finance and Executive MBA Programme Director at King's College London.
Professor | Chair
Goethe University
Haliassos holds the Chair of Macroeconomics and Finance at Goethe University Frankfurt. He is Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR, UK), Founding Director of the CEPR Network on Household Finance (2015- ), Research Professor and Executive Board member of the IMFS.
Professor
Fordham University
Iftekhar Hasan holds the title of university professor at Fordham University, where he also serves as the E. Gerald Corrigan Chair in Finance, academic director of the Ph.D. program, and co-director of the Center for Research in Contemporary Finance at the Gabelli School of Business.
Economist
Bayes Business School
Vasso Ioannidou is a financial economist and academic specialising in banking and finance.
Associate Professor
Florida Atlantic University
Sofia Johan is an Associate Professor of Finance at the College of Business, Florida Atlantic University and a Phil Smith Fellow at The Phil Smith Center for Free Enterprise at the College of Business.
Associate Professor
Cyprus University of Technology
Dr Elena Kalotychou is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Commerce, Finance and Shipping at the Cyprus University of Technology.
Professor
Essex Business School
Neil Kellard is a professor in Finance at the University of Essex.
Professor
Essex Business School
Sotirios Kokas is a Professor in Finance at the Essex Business School and Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Professor
Miami Herbert Business School
George Korniotis is a professor of finance at the Miami Herbert Business School at the University of Miami. He is also a research fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research.
Associate Professor
Cyprus University of Technology
Christodoulos Louca is Associate Professor in Finance at the Cyprus University of Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Cyprus.
Associate Professor
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Dr. Juan Mao is an associate professor of accounting at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Mao earned her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas and has received training in both accounting and information systems.
Professor
Indiana University
Ken Merkley is a professor in Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.
Professor
Durham University Business School
Duc Duy (Louis) Nguyen is Professor in Finance at Durham University Business School. He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Edinburgh.
Professor
Vanderbilt University
Professor Olson is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Vanderbilt. His research interests include capital markets, taxation, corporate governance, and institutional investors.
Professor
Durham University Business School
Professor Dimitris Petmezas is a Professor of Finance in his second tenure at Durham University Business School as he also held the position of Lecturer in Finance over the period 2005-2007.
Professor
Durham University Business School
Dennis Philip holds a PhD in Finance. His research contributes to the understanding of the interactions between firm characteristics and financial markets.
Professor
University of Cambridge
Raghavendra Rau is a professor of finance at the University of Cambridge.
Professor
Athens University of Economics and Business
Plutarchos Sakellaris is Professor at Athens University of Economics and Business. Professor Sakellaris conducts research on banking, business investment, business cycles, economic growth and education.
Professor
University of Zurich
Zacharias is Professor of Sustainable Finance at University of Zurich and Senior Chair at the Swiss Finance Institute.
Professor
Cyprus University of Technology
Christos is a lecturer at the Cyprus University of Technology. He has published in various international refereed journals.
Professor
Arizona State University
Denis Sosyura is a professor of Finance at Arizona State University.
Professor
University of Glasgow
After completing his undergraduate studies at the Technological Educational Institute of Athens (BSc in Business Administration), Yannis undertook the MBA Programme at the University of Stirling with specialisation in Corporate Finance. In November 2009, he completed his PhD in Accounting at the University of Edinburgh.
Associate Professor
Washington University in St. Louis
Margarita Tsoutsoura is an Associate Professor of Finance at Olin Business School, at the Washington University in St. Louis.
Professor
Erasmus School of Economics
Patrick Verwijmeren is Professor of Corporate Finance at the Erasmus School of Economics (Erasmus University Rotterdam). He is also a research fellow at the Tinbergen Institute and a part-time Research Professor at the University of Melbourne and Glasgow.
Chair
WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management
Dr. Mei Wang is the Chair of Behavioural Finance at WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management.
Professor
Tel Aviv University
Avi Wohl is a professor of Finance. He holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Sciences from Tel Aviv University, an M.Sc in Management Sciences - Operations Research from Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Management and a Ph.D in Finance, also from Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Management.
Professor
Western University in Canada
Professor Geoffrey Wood is Professor and DanCap Private Equity Chair of Innovation, and Department Chair DAN Management at Western University in Canada.
Professor
New York University
David L. Yermack is the Albert Fingerhut Professor of Finance and Business Transformation at New York University Stern School of Business.
Economist
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Mengxin Zhao is a Financial Economist at the Office of Corporate Finance.
Associate Professor
University of Illinois in Chicago
Rustam Zufarov is an assistant professor in the Department of Accounting at the University of Illinois in Chicago.
Associate Professor
The University of Oklahoma
Marios Panayides holds the position of Associate Professor of Finance within the Finance division at the University of Oklahoma.
Professor
National University of Singapore
Dr. Ke is a Professor of Accounting and Provost’s Chair at the NUS Business School since 2015.
Professor
The University of Melbourne
Yu (Flora) Kuang is Professor of Accounting at the University of Melbourne. She earned her PhD in Accounting from Tilburg University.
Professor
EMORY College of Arts and Sciences
Maasoumi is considered by some as an intellectual leader of the Empirical/Statistical “Income Inequality” literature, with influential works on multidimensional well-being, mobility, and poverty.
Professor
The University of Manchester
Konstantinos is a corporate governance scholar. He holds a Chair in Accounting and Finance at AMBS since 2015.
Associate Professor
CUHK Business School
Paul Whelan is an associate professor of Finance at CUHK Business School.
Chief Economist
IMD World Competitiveness
Christos Cabolis is the IMD World Competitiveness Center’s Chief Economist and Head of Operations and Adjunct Professor of Economics and Competitiveness at IMD.
Professor
Durham University
Francesco is a Professor of Finance at Durham University.