[RESEARCH] Clermont Financial Innovation Workshop

April

2023

The financial innovations in the wake of recent crises have unquestionably transformed ways financial issues are addressed by financial practitioners and scholars. Over the past three year, there is a growing literature on Financial Technology (FinTech) and sustainable finance, ranging from characterizations of new technologies and new social and environmental standards to how these tools affect financing and investing behavior.

The objective of the workshop « The Financial Industry and the Crisis: The Role of Innovation » organized by ESC Clermont Business School is to present theoretical and empirical academic research on Financial Technology and ESG & Sustainable Finance. The committee welcomes studies that provide forward-thinking insights into current research. Specific topics can include, but are not limited, financial technology (e.g., FinTech’s funding and development, financial inclusion, blockchain, cryptocurrency, non-fungible token, machine learning, and artificial intelligence), ESG & Sustainable finance (e.g., Corporate responsibility, climate finance, green banking and accounting, responsible investment, green and social bonds, greenwashing) as well as the interplay of these topics with corporate governance and financial regulation.

Workshop Program

Keynote speakers:

Julapa Jagtiani, Federal Reserve of Philadelphia, USA.
Duc Khuong Nguyen, IPAG Business School, France.
Lin Peng, City University of New York, USA.

Scientific and program committee (Alphabetical Order):

Jean-François Boulier, Chief Editor of Bankers, Markets & Investors, France.
Jinzhao Chen, ESC Clermont Business School, France.
Sébastien Dereeper, IAE Lille University School of Management, University of Lille, France.
Jean-François Gajewski, University of Jean Moulin Lyon, France.
Tatiana Garanina, School of Accounting and Finance , University of Vaasa, Finland.
Ahmed Imran Hunjra, Rabat Business School, International University of Rabat, Morocco.
Julapa Jagtiani, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, USA.
Anil Savio Kavuri, School of Business and Economics, Loughborough University, UK.
Nawazish Mirza, Chief Editor Journal of Risk Finance, and Chief Editor Review of Accounting and Finance, France.
Narmin Nahidi, University of Central Lancashire, UK.
Duc Khuong Nguyen, IPAG Business School, France.
Pascal Nguyen, University of Montpellier, France.
Lin Peng, Baruch College, City University of New York, United States.
Yves Rannou, ESC Clermont Business School, France.
Robert Rieg, Aalen University, Germany.
Armin Schwienbacher, Skema Business School, France.
Nisha Mary Thomas, Int. School of Management Excellence, India.
Aymen Turki, ESC Clermont Business School, France.
Thomas Walther, Utrecht School of Economics, Utrecht University.
Imran Yousaf, Wenzhou-Kean University, China.

Program

Session 1. Opening session 9.00—9.20 am
Session 2. Keynote speaker 9.20—10.00 am
“The Financial Industry and the Crisis: The Role of Fintechs”.
Julapa Jagtiani, Economist at Federal Reserve Bank, Philadelphia, USA.
Session 3. Coffee Break 10.00—10.20 am
Session 4. Fintech, DeFi and Crypto 10.30 am —1.00 pm
Session 5. Lunch 1.00 pm —2.00 pm
Session 6. Keynote speaker 2.00 pm —3.00 pm
“The Financial Industry and the Crisis: The Role of ESG”.
Duc Khuong Nguyen, dean and professor at IPAG Business School, France.
Lin Peng, Professor and Krell Chair, City University of New York, USA.
Session 7. ESG & Sustainable Finance 3.00 pm —6.00 pm
Session 8. Closing session 6. pm —6.15 pm

Workshop Program

Best paper awards

The “Best Paper Awards” will be given to the selected studies by the scientific committee and workshop chairs among the presented papers. In consultation with the Editors-in-Chief of Bankers, Markets, and Investors (BMI), authors of the two selected papers (FinTech, ESG & Sustainable Finance) will be invited to submit their manuscripts to a regular issue of the journal with fast-track review. Other selected papers by the scientific committee will be recommended for a publication in Journal of Risk Finance and Review of Accounting and Finance.

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About Clermont-Ferrand:

Clermont-Ferrand is located at the heart of Auvergne, surrounded with volcanoes. The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region is the 2nd economic region and the 1st industrial region in France. Clermont-Ferrand is the headquarters of several large companies such as Michelin and Limagrain. It has also seen the birth of start-ups that have today become international companies. A young and dynamic city, Clermont-Ferrand offers a pleasant living environment to its citizens. Along with its highly distinctive black lava stone Gothic Cathedral, Clermont-Ferrand’s most famous site includes the public square Place de Jaude and Puy-de-Dome Volcano among others. It’s not surprising to find Clermont-Ferrand on a list of “Best Places to Live in France”. It’s not Paris, but for anyone looking for all the amenities of city life in a spectacular natural setting, this is the place to be!

Did you know?

Experts in their field, the school’s permanent professors are involved in research activities. The works of teacher-researchers, are published in French and English top-level scientific journals, as well as in books.

Teacher-researchers may also coordinate the preparation of books in collaboration with other researchers, speak at conferences as guests or present their work at national and international conferences.

The quality of research conducted by ESC Clermont Business School faculty members is also measured in terms of impact. This scientific work must be able to shed light on current issues and be addressed to the greatest number of people. This is one of the reasons why the school collaborates with “The Conversation”, a public media, 100% free of charge and under a Creative Commons license.

The ESC Clermont Business School research deals with innovation in management and is divided into three axes of CleRMA (Clermont Research Management), a joint research laboratory in Management Sciences at ESC Clermont BS and UCA:

AMPHI axis (Alter Management, Human Potential, Innovation)
STeRA (Strategy, Territory and Networks of Actors)
FIRE (Finance, Information and Corporate Responsibility)

Today, the school’s permanent teaching staff is made up of 53 professors, all of whom are working to promote the school’s reputation and establish its expertise and authority in France and abroad.

Research, a real strategic axis of ESC Clermont BS