International Risk Management Conference 2026 (IRMC 2026)

19th Annual Meeting of the Risk, Banking and Finance Society
Warsaw, Poland – University of Warsaw
June 22–23, 2026

Call for Papers

“Risks, Resilience and Governance in an Uncertain World: Financial Stability in an AI World”

Following the success of previous editions of the International Risk Management Conference, which gathered more than 150 international scholars and professionals, the Risk, Banking and Finance Society is pleased to announce the 19th edition of the International Risk Management Conference (IRMC 2026).

The conference is organized by the Risk, Banking and Finance Society in collaboration with its permanent academic partners — University of Florence and NYU Stern School of Business — the co-organizer Joint Research Centre (European Commission), and the host institution University of Warsaw

IRMC 2026 aims to bring together leading academics, researchers, policymakers, and finance professionals to foster dialogue and collaboration on the most pressing challenges in risk management, banking, and finance, with special emphasis on resilience, governance, and financial stability in an AI-driven world.

We welcome high-quality theoretical, methodological, and empirical contributions addressing contemporary challenges and innovations in financial systems and markets.

Conference Topics

Both theoretical and empirical papers are encouraged in areas including, but not limited to:

• Asset Pricing
• Banking and Financial Intermediation
• Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance
• Financial Econometrics
• Capital Markets and Market Microstructure
• Financial Regulation and Supervision
• Risk Management and Systemic Risk
• Financial Crises and Macro-Financial Linkages
• International and Emerging Markets Finance
• Sustainable Finance and Climate Risk
• ESG and Financial Stability
• Mathematical and Computational Finance
• Stochastic Optimization in Finance
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Liquidity Risk and Market Liquidity
• High-Frequency Data and Anomaly Detection
• Digital Finance and Artificial Intelligence
• Behavioral Finance
• Financial Integration and Global Risk Markets

Special attention will be given to papers related to financial stability in AI-driven markets, governance and trust, climate risk and sustainability, policy responses to systemic risk, and market resilience and stress testing.

Submission Guidelines

• Full papers must be submitted by March 31, 2026.
• Accepted papers will be presented in parallel sessions.
• Minor final revisions are allowed.
• A maximum of two papers per author may be submitted; however, only one accepted paper per author will be scheduled for presentation.
• Abstract submissions are eligible for participation in the Poster Session only.

Publication Opportunities

Selected papers presented at IRMC 2026 will be considered for publication in special issues of leading journals, including:

• The Review of Asset Pricing Studies (Q1 Scimago Ranking – 3* ABS)
• Editor-in-chief: Zhiguo He (Stanford University)
• Journal of Corporate Finance (Q1 Scimago Ranking; 4* ABS Ranking)
  Editor-in-Chief: Heitor Almeida (University of Illinois)
• Journal of Credit Risk — Special Issue
  Editors-in-Chief: Jens Hilscher (University of California, Davis) and Linda Allen (CUNY)
• Journal of Banking and Financial Economics (JBFE)
  Editor-in-Chief: Malgorzata Olszak (University of Warsaw)
  Guest Editors: Jacek Jastrzębski (University of Warsaw; Chairman of the Polish Financial Supervisory Authority, KNF) and Katarzyna Niewińska (University of Warsaw)

Best Paper Awards

The following awards will be granted:

• IRMC 2026 Best Conference Paper: $2,000
• Best Market Risk-Related Paper: $1,000
• Best Young Researcher Award: $1,000
• Best Corporate Finance Paper: $1,000

Organizing Committee

Permanent Conference Organizers:

• Edward I. Altman (NYU Stern)
• Oliviero Roggi (University of Catania & Fundação Dom Cabral)
• Celso Brunetti (Federal Reserve Board)
• Alessandro Giannozzi (University of Florence)

Scientific Committee Chair:
Menachem Brenner (NYU Stern)

Social Events

• • Welcome Reception
  • Gala Dinner