APCFFE 2026 plans to hold a number of industry forums (also known as industry workshops) and invites the submission of industry forum proposals. Industry Forum emphasizes on recent topics of technical and business issues in financial economics, asset management, and fintech of particular interests to the community. Industry Forum will include industry focused presentations for practicing financial professionals, investment managers, as well as researchers in academia and industries who may have a strong interest in both the theoretical and practical aspects of emerging financial topics.
STRUCTURE OF INDUSTRY FORUM
- An Industry Forum may include talks, invited presentations, panels, or demonstrations around a targeted topic.
- Proposers are encouraged to organize half-day (two 1.5-hour timeslots) or full-day (four 1.5-hour timeslots) Industry Forum
TOPICS OF INTEREST (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO)
Asset pricing models and factor investing across global markets
Market microstructure, high-frequency trading, and price discovery
Behavioral finance: biases, sentiment, and investor heterogeneity
Corporate governance, ownership structure, and firm performance
Capital structure, dividend policy, and corporate financing decisions
Systemic risk measurement and financial network analysis
Macro-financial linkages: monetary policy, inflation, and financial stability
Climate finance, ESG integration, and green bond markets
Fintech innovations: blockchain, DeFi, and digital currencies
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and their macroeconomic implications
Big data, machine learning, and AI applications in finance
Textual analysis and alternative data for forecasting and risk assessment
Portfolio optimization and dynamic asset allocation under uncertainty
Derivatives pricing, hedging strategies, and volatility modeling
International finance: exchange rates, capital flows, and sovereign risk
Financial regulation, macroprudential policies, and crisis management
Household finance, financial literacy, and retirement planning
Real estate finance and housing market dynamics
Private equity, venture capital, and entrepreneurial finance
Insurance economics and actuarial modeling in a changing risk environment
PREPARATION OF INDUSTRY FORUM PROPOSALS
The length of each proposal should not exceed 5 pages in total, and a proposal should include:
- Title of the forum
- Length of the forum (half day or full day)
- Name, affiliation, contact information of the organizer(s)
- Motivation and scope of the forum (aligned with APCFFE 2026’s theme of "Frontiers in Financial Economics for Resilient and Intelligent Financial Systems")
- A brief description of the technical issues that the forum will address (focusing on financial economics, asset pricing, risk management, fintech, and macro‑policy‑related topics)
- If appropriate, a description of past Industry Forum organized by the proposer, including number of attendees, etc.
- Tentative program of the forum
- If appropriate, a description of how to advertise/promote this Industry Forum
- Biographies of organizer(s)
- One page of Call for Participation for this Industry Foru
IMPORTANT DATES
Proposal Submission Deadline: September 16, 2026
Proposal Acceptance Notification: September 16, 2026
SUBMISSION OF INDUSTRY FORUM PROPOSALS
- A proposal should be submitted email: submissions@cpci-proceedings.com
