Four-University Rotating FinTech Conference: KAIST University

PRESENTATION

In the context of the fourth revolution, the digital revolution, which is likely to have a dramatic impact on the investment industry, four prominent academic institutions renowned for the quality and relevant of their educational and research programmes in finance and technology – EDHEC-Risk Institute, KAIST, Princeton and Tsinghua Universities – are partnering for the first time. Together, they will host an international series of rotational conferences on financial technologies and offer a forum that will facilitate discussion among all interested parties (academics, practitioners and regulators) around the world.

The conferences will take place annually. The first event took place on 26 April 2017 with the Four-University Rotating FinTech Conference: Wealth Management Systems for Individual Investors, on Princeton Campus, jointly organised by EDHEC-Risk Institute and Princeton University ORFE department.

The second conference has been held by KAIST University in Seoul on 12-13 April 2018. The agenda is available here.

The third conference will be held by EDHEC-Risk Institute in Spring 2019.

Date

Thursday 12/04/2018 - Friday 13/04/2018

12 (Thursday) 9:00 am - 13 (Friday) 6:30 pm

Place

KAIST University, Seoul, South-Korea

Contact us

KAIST KAIST University

[email protected]

About EDHEC

Operating from campuses in Lille, Nice, Paris, London and Singapore, EDHEC is one of the world’s top 15 business schools. Fully international and directly connected to the business world, EDHEC commands a strong reputation for research excellence and the ability to train entrepreneurs and managers capable of breaking new ground. EDHEC functions as a genuine laboratory of ideas and produces innovative solutions valued by businesses. The School’s teaching is inspired by its research work and a focus on “learning by doing”, all with the aim of equipping people with the skills to succeed in business.

About EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute

Marking the priority assigned by the School to sustainability issues and building on its research programmes exploring the relationships between climate change and finance, EDHEC-Risk Institute became EDHEC-Risk Climate Impact Institute in October 2022. The Institute's mission is to help private and public decision-makers manage climate-related financial risks and make the best use of the financial tools available to transition to low-emission and climate-resilient economies. The Institute’s research programmes explore the relationships between climate change and finance and our key ambition is to become a leading academic reference point for long-term investors, helping them to manage the asset-pricing implications of climate change as well as mitigation and adaptation efforts.