Call for Papers

International Risk Management Conference 2025

18^th Annual Meeting of The Risk, Banking and Finance Society

Bari (Italy) – LUM Libera Università Mediterranea, Giuseppe Degennaro

June 23-24, 2025

www.therisksociety.com

CALL FOR PAPERS

“Modelling the Future of Risk Management, Banking and Finance”

KEY DATES:                                                                                                            SUBMIT HERE

Call for Papers Deadline: March 31, 2025 (Full papers – Final Draft)

Paper Acceptance: April 14, 2025

Special topic: “Building Trust in Markets: Safe Assets for the Future of Global Stability”

In light of the successful event held in Milan, which featured presentations from 150 esteemed colleagues, we are pleased to announce the IRMC2025 edition. The Risk Banking and Finance Society, in collaboration with the IRMC’s permanent organizers—the University of Florence, NYU Stern Salomon Center and this year’s host institution, LUM – Libera Università Mediterranea – Giuseppe Degennaro, invite you to engage in the 18th International Risk Management Conference from June 23-24, 2025 in Bari, Italy. This conference aims to bring together leading academics, researchers, and finance professionals to foster dialogue and collaboration on pressing issues in risk management. We welcome all relevant theoretical, methodological, and empirical contributions.

Keynote and Invited Speakers:

Keynotes speakers of the 18^th edition are Jose-Luis Peydro (Imperial College London), Edward I. Altman (NYU Stern), Menachem Brenner (NYU Stern). Other prominent speakers will be announced as soon as they confirm their participation.

Best Paper Awards:

We are happy to announce the following awards:

– IRMC2025 BEST CONFERENCE PAPER

– MARKET RISK-RELATED PAPER

– BEST YOUNG RESEARCHER AWARD

Each paper will receive a prize of €1000.

Publication opportunities:

Special Issue of The Review of Asset Pricing Studies
Executive editor: Zhiguo He (Stanford University)
The Review of Asset Pricing Studies will publish a special issue devoted to IRMC2025. Selected papers presented at IRMC2025 will be considered through a dual submission process. A paper is eligible for the dual submission option if it has not been previously rejected from RAPS and if the paper is not currently under review at another journal. Dual-submitted papers will be reviewed for possible inclusion on the IRMC conference program and for possible invitation to submit to the RAPS.

Special Issue of The Quarterly Journal of Finance

The Quarterly Journal of Finance will publish a special issue devoted to IRMC2025. Authors of papers presented at IRMC2025 are invited to submit their papers to this special issue. The submission deadline will be subsequently to the conference.

Selected Papers on Journal of Credit Risk

Editors in chief: Jens Hilscher and Linda Allen

The conference organizers, in collaboration with the editors of JCR will invite the authors of selected conference papers to submit their manuscripts to the journal.

Organizing Committee:

Permanent Conference Organizers: Edward I. Altman (NYU Stern), Oliviero Roggi (University of Catania and FDC Dom Cabral), Celso Brunetti (Federal Reserve Board), Alessandro Giannozzi (University of Florence)

IRMC2025 Co-Chair: Massimo Mariani (LUM)

Scientific Committee Chair: Menachem Brenner (NYU Stern)

Conference Topics:

Both theoretical and empirical papers are encouraged in areas that include, but are not limited to: Asset pricing; Banking; Financial econometrics; Capital markets; Financial intermediation; Corporate finance; Financial crises; Corporate governance; Market microstructure; Financial regulation; International corporate finance; Risk management; Emerging market; Corporate investment decision; Global risk markets; Macro-financial linkages; Financial policy securitization; Behavioural finance; Financial integration; Mathematical & computational finance; Stochastic optimization approaches in finance; Mergers & acquisitions; Modelling, money and liquidity; Sustainable finance; Climate change risk. Liquidity risk and market liquidity in equity and debt markets, exchange-traded and OTC securities and derivatives; Information about coronavirus pandemic and asset prices determination: the impact of financial information on assets price; High-frequency data analysis and anomaly detection in stocks, oil, commodities, repos and potential; The impact of government policies implemented before or during the crisis on financial markets and institutions; Procyclical feedback of central counterparty margin requirements, regulatory capital requirements and bank risk-management practices; Borrower runs on bank lines of credit; Asset management performance during the pandemic: leveraged ETFs and crowded trades; Lending and performance of financial institutions during the crisis.

 Conference Submission:

Full papers must be submitted by March 31, 2025. The accepted full papers will be presented in parallel sessions. Final minor revisions are acceptable. A maximum of two papers per person can be submitted but only one paper, if accepted, will be listed for presentation in the parallel sessions.

Abstract submission will entitle presenter to participate in the Poster Session only.

Social Event:

Gala dinner

Conference Management & Contact information:

The Risk, Banking and Finance Society

Email: irmc@therisksociety.org – website: www.therisksociety.com

Hoping that you will join the conference,

Best Regards

On behalf of the Organizing Committee

Oliviero Roggi,

Executive Conference Chairman