13th Annual Conference
Tech, Digital Markets and AI
(Joint with GIFTS, SEA and SKBI)
2026
Limits to AI/ML
Chair: Susan M WACHTER (University of Pennsylvania and ABFER)
Venue: Tanglin I & II
Bryan KELLY (Applied Quantitative Research Capital Management)
Semyon MALAMUD (Swiss Finance Institute)
Discussant:
Svetlana BRYZGALOVA (London Business School)
Wenxi JIANG (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Yutong YAN* (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Discussant:
Jingyu HE (City University of Hong Kong)
Zexun CHEN (University of Edinburgh)
Lin William CONG* (Nanyang Technological University and ABFER)
Heqing SHI (University of Edinburgh)
Discussant:
Jianfeng HU (Singapore Management University)
2026
Digital Currencies and Payments/Wallets
Chair: Yukun LIU (University of Rochester)
Venue: Tanglin I & II
Peiyi JIN* (National University of Singapore)
Eswar PRASAD (Cornell University)
Daniel RABETTI (National University of Singapore and ABFER)
Discussant:
Gloria Yang YU (Singapore Management University)
Li LIAO (Tsinghua University)
Siyuan YANG* (University of Internation Business and Economics)
Hong ZHANG (Singapore Management University and ABFER)
Discussant:
Bohui ZHANG (Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen and ABFER)
Pulak GHOSH (Indian Institute of Management and ABFER)
Ankit KALDA (Indiana University)
Chirasree MITRA (Indian Institute of Management)
Discussant:
Wenlan QIAN (National University of Singapore and ABFER)
2026
Algorithmic and Data Economy
Chair: Yang SONG (University of Washington)
Venue: Tanglin I & II
Robert SHIMER (University of Chicago)
Discussant:
David YANG (University of Minnesota)
Bing HAN (University of Toronto)
Yanru HAN (Stevens Institute of Technology)
Chanik JO* (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Discussant:
Varun SHARMA (Indiana University)
Discussant:
Reena AGGARWAL (Georgetown University and ABFER)
* Presenter. Program is subjected to change. Updated 30 March 2026.
Session Format
Three papers will be presented during each session. Each paper lasts for one hour, including 25 minutes for presentation, 20 minutes for discussion and 15 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) Pulak GHOSH (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and ABFER) |
Maryam FARBOODI (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) Gavin FENG (City University of Hong Kong and ABFER) Hong ZHANG (Singapore Management University and ABFER) |
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