Program

Sunday, May 14, 2023
18:30 – 20:30Pre-Conference Dinner
Monday, May 15, 2023Session 1: Welcome and FinAI Policy implicationsSession Chair: Branka Hadji Misheva
9:00 – 9:30 Coffee break
9:30 – 10:00 Opening and Introduction COST FinAIRalph Stuebner, Joerg Osterrieder
10:00 – 10:05 Digital Finance – Reaching New FrontiersJoerg Osterrieder
10:05 – 10:25 Responsible and human-centric AIGalena Pisoni
10:25 – 10:45 Artificial Intelligence in the Banking Sector (evidence from Ukraine)Alona Klochko
10:45 – 11:10 Coffee break
11:10 – 11:30 On research challenges for AI Applications to FintechCatarina Silva
11:30 – 11:50 Zombies among cryptocurrencies – ML in predicting which coins will become inactiveBarbara Będowska-Sójka, Piotr Wójciik
11:50 – 12:10 The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Risk MitigationElda Xhumari
12:10 – 12:30Romanian FinTech reportCodruta Mare
12:30 – 14:00Lunch
Session 2: Government representativesSession Chair: Joerg Osterrieder
14:00 – 14:45AI and FintechsHelena Malikova
14:45 – 15:30GD Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GD GROW)Joachim Schwerin
15:30 – 15:45Coffee break
15:45 – 16:30The AI ActKai Zenner
16:30 – 17:00EU Digital Finance platformAlice Guedel
Tuesday, May 17, 2023Session 3: COST FinAI Joint policy paperSession Chair: Valerio Poti, Maria Moloney, Joerg Osterrieder, Ioana Coita
9:00 – 9:30 Coffee break
9:30 – 9:45Policy paper on GDPR and AIMaria Moloney
9:45 – 10:00 Position paper and roadmap on mitigating risks connected with the increased use of digital assetsJoerg Osterrieder
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee break
10:15 – 11:15 Policy paper on GDPR and AIMaria Moloney
10:15 – 11:15 Position paper and roadmap on mitigating risks connected with the increased use of digital assetsJoerg Osterrieder
11:15 – 11:30Coffee break
11:30 – 12:00Wrap up of policy issues and recommendations Valerio Poti
12:00 – 13:30Lunch
Session 4: COST FinAi Diversity inclusion and ethicsSession Chair: Codruta Mare
13:30 – 13:40 The diversity strategy in Cost Action FinAIAlessia Paccagnini
13:40 – 14:00 Beyond tokenism: Developing Sustainable Diversity and inclusion initiatives in the workplaceMagda Sandulescu & Liana Stanca
14:00 – 14:20 AI ethics in Finance: Knowledge and Responsible AIEkaterina Svetlova
14:20 – 14:40 The Role of Digital Technologies for Female Workers Nexus FintechEsra Kabaklarlı
14:40 – 15:00 Ethical Algorithmic LendingCal Muckley
15:00 – 15:20 Coffee break
15:20 – 15:40 A Perspective on Central Bank Digital Currency in Western Balkan CountriesAlbulena Shala & Rezarta Shkurti
15:40 – 16:00 Central bank digital currency challenges: The case of GreeceVeni Arakelian
16:00 – 16:20 Legal and Regulatory Risks: Navigating the Complexities of ComplianceArmela Baka
16:20 – 16:40 Transparency Measure with Twitter Activity: Gender Related Messages as Predictive Content for Company Social ScoresBelma Ozturkkal
16:40 – 17:00A Credit Risk Approach using a Multilayer Perceptron Analysis: Findings in the Trade SectorArdita Todri & Petraq Papajorgji