
Fostering the Future of Finance
Vilnius, Lithuania, 25-27 August 2025
3f is focused on issues directly relevant to the future of finance, including but not limited to the following topics:
AI and machine learning in finance
Alternative investments
Asset pricing
Banking
Behavioral finance
Blockchain
Cryptocurrencies
Cybersecurity in finance
Decentralized finance
Financial inclusion
Financial literacy
Financial markets
FinTech
Financial engineering
Gamification of finance
Green finance
History of financial innovation
InsurTech
Investments
Market microstructure
Marketing of financial products and services
Metaverse and virtual economies
Neurofinance
Portfolio management
PropTech
Quantitative finance
Robo-advisors
RegTech
Text analytics
Confirmed speakers and panelists (in progress)
Future Finance Fest (3f) seeks to facilitate deep conversations about the future of finance between academics and practitioners, especially fintechs. Academic presentations should have direct relevance for practitioners, and practitioner presentations should have potential implications for academic research. Early-stage work is welcome. The submission deadline is Monday 14 April. There is no submission fee. Registration for the conference is now open. Registered fintechs can request free exhibition space in common areas, on a first-come-first-served basis.
Prof. Vladimir Atanasov, College of William and Mary, USA
Prof. Vikas Agarwal, Georgia State University, USA
Andrius Biceika, Non-executive director, Revolut Holdings Europe, Lithuania
Eric Briys, Co-founder, Cyberlibris, France
Skaistė Budbergytė-Zabielaitė, Managing director, Crypto Economy Organization, Lithuania
Emilia Bunea, Co-founder, Ed.movie, USA
Chris Crespo, Founding partner, Nordic Fintech Magazine, Denmark
Prof. Victor Lyonnet, University of Michigan, USA
Prof. Albert Menkveld, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Prof. Ludovic Phalippou, University of Oxford, UK
Christel Rendu de Lint, co-CEO, Vontobel, Switzerland
Lukas Savickas, Minister of Economy and Innovation, the Republic of Lithuania
Prof. José Tavares, Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal
David Stolin, TBS Business School, France (program chair)
Vikas Agarwal, Georgia State University, USA
Vladimir Atanasov, College of William and Mary, USA
Matthew Boland, Saint Mary’s University, Canada
Dion Bongaerts, Erasmus University, The Netherlands
Eric Briys, Cyberlibris, France
Gilles Chemla, Imperial College London, UK
Cláudia Custódio, Imperial College London, UK
Gary Dushnitsky, London Business School, UK
Valeria Fedyk, Arizona State University, USA
Eliezer Fich, Drexel University, USA
Andrey Golubov, University of Toronto, Canada
Juan Pedro Gómez, IE University, Spain
Daniel Greene, Clemson University, USA
Bernd Hanke, Global Systematic Investors, UK
Brian Kluger, University of Cincinnati, USA
Ludovic Phalippou, University of Oxford, UK
Christo Pirinsky, University of Central Florida, USA
Alfreda Šapkauskienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Kazunori Suzuki, Waseda University, Japan
Katrin Tinn, McGill University, Canada
Fang Xu, Brunel University, UK
Shan Zhao, City University, Hong Kong
Program committee
Conference location
Vilnius is both a major fintech hub and a fantastic tourist destination. Our conference will be held in the historical center of Vilnius.
ARTIS Centrum Hotels,
Totorių g. 23, Vilnius, 01120,Lithuania

















