12th International Conference and Call For Papers
C.R.E.D.I.T. 2013 - Risk, Regulation and Opportunities in an Increasingly Interconnected World

26 - 27 September 2013, Venice, Italy

GRETA Associati (Venice, Italy) and Intesa Sanpaolo (Milan, Italy) are co-sponsors of a Conference to be held in Venice on September 26 - 27, 2013. The objective of the Conference is to bring together academics, practitioners and PhD students working in the area of risk management. The conference will provide an opportunity for participants engaged in research at the forefront of this area to discuss both the causes and implications of recent events in financial markets and may, in turn, suggest fruitful directions for future research. The Conference, organised under the auspices of the Department of Economics of the University Ca' Foscari of Venice, ABI - Italian Banking Association and European Investment Bank, is the twelfth of a series dedicated to various aspects of credit risk.

TOPICS: The organizers encourage submissions of papers on any topic within the overall theme of the conference and in the following areas in particular:
Credit Risk (Counterparty risk, Credit and Liquidity, Stressed credit risk measures)
Insurance (Longevity Risk, Property Risk, Catastrophe Risk)
Network Effects (Channels of contagion in the financial sector, Risk of SME networks)
Market Structures (Dark Pools, Shadow Banking, High Frequency Trading)
Risk Aggregation and Diversification (Firm wide integrated stress testing, Multivariate extreme events and Tail dependence)
New Regulatory Frameworks and Their Consequences (Level playing field, European Banking Union, Financial conglomerates, Simplification of regulation)

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE: The Scientific Committee for the Conference consists of:
Paul Embrechts, ETH Zurich, Programme Chair
Monica Billio, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Damiano Brigo, Imperial College London
Darrell Duffie, Stanford University
Kenneth Singleton, Stanford University

The final program will include both submitted and invited papers. Acceptances received from invited speakers include Rama Cont (Imperial College London), Michel Dacorogna (SCOR), Tom Hurd (McMaster University, Ontario), Jean Lemaire (Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania) and Richard Olsen (Olsen Ltd, Zurich). The Conference will also feature a panel discussion on researchers' and practitioners' views of the major outstanding problems.

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: Those wishing to present a paper at the Conference should submit by May 31, 2013 to the address given below (preferably in electronic format). Please indicate to whom correspondence should be addressed. Decisions regarding acceptance will be made by June 30, 2013. The final version of accepted papers must be received by August 31, 2013. Please send papers to:

GRETA Associati
San Polo, 2605 - 30125 Venice, ITALY
Phone: +39 041 5238178
Fax: +39 041 5286166
Email: credit@greta.it

REGISTRATION: To register for the Conference you are requested to complete the registration form that is available on our website ( http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2013/credit2013.htm)

Registration fees are:

Early registration (within August 18th)
Academics: 250 Euro (+ VAT 21%)
Practitioners: 800 Euro (+ VAT 21%)
Academics Poster Presenter: 130 Euro (+ VAT 21%)
Practitioners Poster Presenter: 500 Euro (+ VAT 21%)
PhD Students*: 80 Euro (+ VAT 21%)

Late registration (from August 19th on)
Academics: 300 Euro (+ VAT 21%)
Practitioners: 1000 Euro (+ VAT 21%)
Academics Poster Presenter: 130 Euro (+ VAT 21%)
Practitioners Poster Presenter: 500 Euro (+ VAT 21%)
PhD Students*: 130 Euro (+ VAT 21%)

For participants presenting a paper there are no fees.
*Students will have to provide valid proof of their student status.

The registration fees cover:
- Admission to all scientific sessions
- Lunches and coffee service during the meeting
- Conference package

The registration fees do not fully cover the conference dinner on Thursday, September 26 for which there is a charge of 80 Euro + VAT 21% for each attending person (participants as well as accompanying persons).

IMPORTANT DATES:
May 31, 2013: Papers submission deadline
June 30, 2013: Paper acceptance notification
August 18, 2013: Deadline for early registration
August 31, 2013: Deadline for sending final version of accepted papers

FURTHER INFORMATION: For more detailed information (registration, accommodation and Conference venue), please refer to the Conference website: http://www.greta.it/credit/credit2013/credit2013.htm