14 October 2017, Shanghai, China

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
David Yermack, Stern School of Business, NYU, US
Raghavendra Rau, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK

ORGANISING COMMITTEE:
Wenxuan Hou, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK
Xi Liang, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK
Ruyong Tan, SIIFC, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China
Xiaoju Zhao, SIIFC, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China

ORGANISERS:
Shanghai Institute of International Finance Center, China
University of Edinburgh Business School, UK

SUPPORTING JOURNALS:
European Journal of Finance
International Small Business Journal

CO-ORGANISERS:
Vanguard Investment Management (Shanghai) Limited, China
Shanghai Pudong International Finance Institute, China
Shanghai Payment & Clearing Association, China
Royal Society of Edinburgh Young Academy of Scotland, UK

OVERVIEW: The Shanghai Institute of International Finance Center (SIIFC) at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and the University of Edinburgh Business School are organizing the Shanghai Fintech Conference in 2017. The objective is to present top quality theoretical and empirical academic research on financial technologies. There is no registration fee for speakers. The conference also includes a forum which brings together key policy makers and top professionals.

The committee welcome studies that provide cutting-edge insights into current research work. Specific topics and research questions can include, but are not limited to the interplay between financial technology and accounting, asset management, banking, entrepreneurship, economic growth, business ethics, capital markets, corporate governance, green finance, and other related topics.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Papers are to be submitted to: Email: fintechshanghai@163.com

IMPORTANT DATES:
Submission Deadline: 10 September 2017
Authors will be notified by 15 September 2017
Conference: 14 October 2017 (Saturday)

FURTHER INFORMATION: General enquiries can be directed to the conference assistant, Tinghua Duan: Email: duantinghua@gmail.com

PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITY: A number of conference papers will be invited to be submitted for consideration for a special issue of European Journal of Finance. Invited papers will be subject to the standard refereeing and editorial processes of the journal. Papers accepted to the conference are not automatically invited. Invited authors are reminded that papers submitted for the special issue must comply with the format specified in the notes for authors on the European Journal of Finance website and that there is a submission fee of British Pound 125. Submitted articles should be consistent with the aims and scope of the journal. Further details of the special issue will be sent to invited authors after the conference.

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