Call for Papers
Conference on “Contemporary financial research in a transforming world”
Keynote Speaker:
Professor Sabri Boubaker, EM Normandie Business School (Paris, France)
Professor Sabri Boubaker
Our keynote speaker will be Professor Sabri Boubaker from the EM Normandie Business School (Paris, France). He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of International Financial Management &
Accounting (Wiley, Impact Factor of 9.4, CiteScore: 12.5). He is the recipient of "The Economic Research Foundation's Research Award 2022" from the "Centrum för Forskning om Ekonomiska
Relationer, Sweden," the best corporate finance paper award at the 2023 Asian Finance Conference, and has been featured in the list of "World Ranking of Top 2% Researchers" database (Stanford University). Sabri Boubaker has recently published many academic papers (+120 papers) in international refereed journals including Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of International Money and Finance, Financial Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Auditing: A Journal of
Theory & Practice, British Journal of Management, British Accounting Review, and Journal of Financial Research Pr. Boubaker serves on editorial boards of many accounting and finance academic journals, such as British Journal of Management, Journal of International Financial
Markets, Institutions & Money (Subject Editor), International Review of Financial Analysis (Associate Editor), Journal of Accounting Literature (Specialist Editor – Europe), and International Journal of Finance & Economics (Associate editor).
This online conference aims to explore and discuss the latest financial research during this time of great change. Since its foundation in 1973, the Institute of European Finance (IEF) has a mission of leading cutting-edge research that has a real impact on the banking and finance industries. Since the 1970s, the world has undergone major social, technological, political, and environmental transformations. Currently, we're experiencing exponentially rapid change, and this event will seek to advance our understanding of how finance can drive positive outcomes in a transforming world.
This conference invites contributions relating to contemporary financial research in a
transforming world. Topics considered should relate to the themes of the four research groups within the IEF:
Accounting and Governance: Accounting quality and governance in the era of AI
Credit Risk: The impact of technology and climate changes on credit risk and credit rating
Data Analytics and Financial Innovation: AI and forecasting
Responsible Banking: Responsible banking in an era of uncertainty
We anticipate that contributions to this conference will advance the understanding of the complex interactions between finance and social, technological, political, and environmental transformation. Submissions are invited that represent a variety of perspectives and methods, encompassing econometric and theoretical research.
Proposals for papers to be presented at the conference are to be submitted to iefconference@bangor.ac.uk.
There are no submission fees.
Each participant may present at most one paper. Members of the IEF will serve as discussants for the chosen papers during the event.
Important dates
Deadline for Submissions of Proposals: Monday 1st September 2025
Confirmation of Successful Submissions: Friday 3rd October 2025
Registration Open: Monday 6th October 2025
Online Conference Date: Wednesday, 5th November 2025
Please direct any queries about the event to: e.t.jones@bangor.ac.uk (Dr Edward Thomas Jones, Director of The Institute of European Finance) or iefconference@bangor.ac.uk