08:00 AM - 09.00 AM
Building Smarter Regulation: The Role of RegTech in Modern Finance

Douglas W. Arner
University of Hong Kong
Decentralized Prediction Markets (DePMs): Landscape and Future Directions

Jeremy Clark
Concordia University
FinTech Meets Quantum: Rewiring the New Competitive Edge, Use Cases, Risks, and Strategic Opportunities

Dimitrios Salampasis
Swinburne University of Technology
10:30 PM - 11:00 AM
Claude, est-ce que tu peux m’aider à gérer mes finances personnelles?

Sandrine Prom-Tep
UQAM

Martin Aubut
NESTO GROUP

Arach Tchoupani
META

Damien Philippon
AGELY

Thien Duy Tran
T-RIZE

Inès Gargouri
UQAM
The Evolution of Market Networks in Venture Capital

Jan Arp
Holt Xchange
Crypto in Canada: Bridging Digital Assets and Traditional Finance

Laure Fouin
Coinbase
IA Multi-agents et avenir de l’investissement institutionnel

Ali Al-Fallouji
Mirabaud Canada

Mélissa Fortin
UQAM
Monetary Policy Announcements and Stablecoin Returns

Hsuan Fu
Université Laval

Issoumaila Sylla
Université Laval
Le cadre juridique des jetons stables au Canada

Foli Fabrice Ekue
Université Laval

David Kouadio
Université Laval
Ambition versus Oversight: FinTech Development in Europe’s Small Financial States

Ramona Rupeika-Apoga
University of Latvia

Svetlana Saksonova
University of Latvia
12:00 PM - 13.30 PM
PayTech : ce qui change, ce qui résiste, ce qui s'impose

Hamid Nach
UQAR

Elsa Vande Voorde
Finance Montréal

Vahideh Gholami
Université de Montréal

Emilio Boulianne
Université Concordia

Georges Gay
Banque Nationale

Annie Lecompte
UQAM
When the Bot Stays Cold: How Non-Empathic Insurance Chatbots Shape Trust, Disclosure and User Experiences

Massilva Dekkal
UQAM

Sandrine Prom-Tep
UQAM

Manon Arcand
UQAM
Between Parents and Digital Sources: How Adolescents Navigate Financial Information

Virginie Gagné
UQAM

Sandrine Prom-Tep
UQAM

Sylvain Sénécal
HEC Montréal
Impact des plateformes de paiement mobile sur l’adoption et l’usage des services de l’économie du partage: une analyse d’utilisateurs marocains

Jean Jeaslin Decossa
Université Internationale de Rabat

Geneviève Ingrid Aldanis
Université d'Etat d'Haiti
Digital Network Interoperability As Driver of Digital Financial Inclusion Sustainability in Rural Financial Market in Sub-Saharan Africa in The Fintech Age

George Okello Candiya Bongomin
Université Laval

Elie Chrysostome
Ivey Business School

Emmanuel Komakech
Makerere University

Jamil Abdu Naburri Nyango
Makerere University

Pierre Yourougou
Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny de Yamoussoukro
Are Municipals Finances Protected in Mexico? Cybersecurity and Data Governance in the Fintech Era

Tirado Gálvez Reyna Araceli
Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa
AI-Based Robo-Advisors in Financial Services: Implications for Shariah-Compliant Finance

Muhammad Izzul Syahmi Zulkepli
University of Malaya

Haris Rushdan
University of Malaya

Mohammad Taqiuddin Mohamad
University of Malaya
14:30 PM - 15 .00 AM

Elie Elia
UQAM
Deviations from Tradition: Stylized Facts in the Era of DeFi

Daniele Maria Di Nosse
Scuola Normale Superiore

Federico Gatta
Scuola Normale Superiore

Fabrizio Lillo
Scuola Normale Superiore

Sebastian Jaimungal
University of Toronto
Risk disclosure and consumer protection in non-custodial DeFi lending: A functional policy framework informed by EU MiCA

Shan Ali
University of Padova
A High-Frequency Approach to Realized Risk Measures

Federico Gatta
Scuola Normale Superiore

Fabrizio Lillo
Scuola Normale Superiore

Piero Mazzarisi
University of Siena
FinTech and Order Book Dynamics: Analyzing Liquidity and Volatility in Regular vs. Extended Market Hours

Janhavi Shankar Tripath
St. Bonaventure University

Erick W Rengif Nyango
Fordham University
A Cognitive Agentic AI Model for Adaptive Automation in Complex Financial Environments

Girish Wali
CitiBank

Praveen Sivathapandi
Health Care Service Corporation

Jessy Christadoss
Integral Ad Science

Chetan Bulla
CitiBank
Making Quantum Real for Finance: Unlocking Business Value in the Age of AI

Sébastien Le Corre
QbitSoft
Quantum-Resistant Secure Transport Protocol for Fintech Infrastructure

Suresh Kumar Balakrishnan
Marex
Financial Inclusion and Its Socio-Economic Impacts: A Case Study from Egypt and Selected MENA Countries

Kerollos Wagih Zaki Kamel
AMAN Holding

Hamid Nach
UQAR

Douglas W. Arner
University of Hong Kong

Komlan T. Sedzro
ESG-UQAM