13th Annual Conference: Tech, Digital Markets and AI (Joint with GIFTS, SEA and SKBI)

13th Annual Conference
Tech, Digital Markets and AI
(Joint with GIFTS, SEA and SKBI)

May
2026

Monday

Economics of Innovation and Tech Policy
Chair: Guy BEN-ISHAI (Google)

Venue: Tanglin I & II

MAY
2026

Tuesday

Cryptocurrency Markets and Decentralized Organizations
Chair: Gavin FENG (City University of Hong Kong)

Venue: Tanglin I & II

MAY
2026

Wednesday

LLMs, Firms, and Financial Intermediaries
Chair: Hong ZHANG (Singapore Management University – Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics (SKBI) and ABFER)

Venue: Tanglin I & II

* Presenter. Program is subjected to change. Updated 9 Feb 2026.

Session Format

Three papers will be presented during each session. Each paper lasts for one hour, including 25 minutes for presentation, 25 minutes for discussion and 10 minutes for Q&A. There will be a 30 minutes break after the first paper.

Contact Information

Program Director	Conference Organizer
Lin William CONG (Nanyang Technological University and ABFER) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Pulak GHOSH (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and ABFER) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Maryam FARBOODI (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Gavin FENG (City University of Hong Kong and ABFER) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Hong ZHANG (Singapore Management University and ABFER) This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Program Director

Conference Organizer

Lin William CONG (Nanyang Technological University and ABFER)
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Pulak GHOSH (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and ABFER)
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Maryam FARBOODI (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
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Gavin FENG (City University of Hong Kong and ABFER)
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Hong ZHANG (Singapore Management University and ABFER)
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