Zayed University

Denis Schweizer CRC 2026 Keynote Speaker Introduce Denis Schweizer is Director of the Desjardins Centre for Innovation in Business Finance and Scientific Director of the Climate Business Institute at the John Molson School of Business. His research focuses on corporate finance, entrepreneurship and alternative investments, including blockchain and cryptocurrency, and is published in leading journals…

Lin William Cong CRC 2026 Keynote Speaker Introduce Lin William Cong is the Rudd Family Endowed Chair Professor of Management and Professor of Finance at the Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, where he is the founding Faculty Director of the FinTech Initiative and founder of the Digital Economy and Financial Technology Lab (DEFT…

Tarun Ramadorai is Professor of Financial Economics at Imperial College London and Executive Editor of the Review of Financial Studies. A leading scholar in household finance, behavioral economics, and international finance, his research has been published in top-tier journals and recognized with prestigious awards, including the Brattle Prize. He is also a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and a Director of the European Finance Association, contributing significantly to both academic and policy-oriented financial research.

Yannis Stournaras is the Governor of the Bank of Greece and a Member of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council. A distinguished economist and academic, he has played a pivotal role in shaping economic policy in Greece and Europe, serving as Greece’s Minister of Finance during a critical period of economic reform. With expertise in macroeconomics, monetary policy, and public debt dynamics, he is widely recognized for his contributions to financial governance and economic theory.

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