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Each year we organize the DFI Annual Conference in Copenhagen. You can find all of our current and past events here

DFI Annual Conference 2023

The next Danish Finance Institute Annual Conference will take place on Thursday 12 October 2023, at 12.00 – 18.00, at University of Copenhagen.

The program will include five presentations of contemporary research, a panel debate and the awarding of the DFI Dissemination Award.

The panel debate will focus on the topic of “Does banking regulation already need another overhaul?”.

This year, the Danish Finance Institute will award the DFI Dissemination Award. The award will go to a researcher who based on solid financial insight has made a significant contribution to the public debate or has otherwise excelled in dissemination research in finance to a wide audience.

We have the pleasure of welcoming these excellent speakers.

Keynote speaker

David Yermack, Professor, New York University Stern School of Business

Co-Speakers

Ulf Nielsson, Associate professor, Copenhagen Business School and DFI

Yingjie Qi, Assistant professor, Copenhagen Business School and DFI

Søren Leth-Petersen, Professor, University of Copenhagen and DFI

Charlotte Christiansen, Professor, Aarhus University and DFI

Panelists

Karsten Biltoft, CEO, Finansiel Stabilitet

Kristian Vie Madsen, Acting Director General, The Danish FSA

Per Callesen, Governor, Danmarks Nationalbank

Per Grønborg, former equity analyst; now columnist at Økonomisk Ugebrev

Moderator and introductory remarks by

David Lando, Professor, Copenhagen Business School and DFI

Find the full program and register here.

Deadline for registration is 5 October, 2023, at noon.

DFI Annual Conference 2022

The next Danish Finance Institute Annual Conference will take place on Thursday October 13, 2022 at Copenhagen Business School. 

The program will include presentations of contemporary research, a panel debate on selected current topics, as well as the awarding of the DFI Education Award.

We have the pleasure of welcoming these excellent speakers.

Speakers
Professor Per Strömberg, Stockholm School of Economics
Professor Charlotte Østergaard, Copenhagen Business School and DFI
Assistant professor Julian Kölbel, University of St. Gallen
Associate professor Christoph Merkle, Aarhus University and DFI
Professor Jens Dick Nielsen, Copenhagen Business School and DFI

Panelists
Ulrik Nødgaard, CEO, Bankers Association
Jesper Berg, Director General, The Danish Financial Authority
Jeppe Christiansen, CEO, Maj Invest

Moderator:
Professor Jesper Rangvid, Copenhagen Business School

Find the full program and register here.

Deadline for registration is October 7, 2022. 

DFI Research Fellow Retreat 2022

The DFI Research Fellow Retreat 2022 took place on April 21-22, 2022 at Sandbjerg Manor.

Read more about the DFI Research Fellow Retreat 2022 here

DFI Annual Conference 2021

The next Danish Finance Institute Annual Conference will take place on Thursday October 7, 2021. 

We have the pleasure of welcoming these excellent speakers and you can find the full program here.

Keynote speaker
Tarun Ramadorai, Imperial College London

Speakers
Martin Møller Andreasen, Aarhus University and DFI
Steffen Meyer, University of Southern Denmark and DFI
Paul Whelan, Copenhagen Business School and DFI

Panelists
Martin Møller Andreasen, Professor, University of Aarhus and DFI
Thomas Harr, Assistant Governor, Head of Economics and Monetary Policy, Danmarks Nationalbank
Thomas Thygesen, Head of Strategy, SEB

Moderator of panel discussion
Steen Bocian, Chief Economist, Børsen

Sign up no later than September 29, 2021 here: www.dfiannualconference.cbs.dk

DFI Annual Conference 2020

The Danish Finance Institute will host its third annual conference on Thursday October 8, 2020 online or at the University of Copenhagen.

Keynote Speaker
Josef Zechner, WU Vienna University, Member of DFI Scientific Board

Speakers
Jan Bartholdy, Aarhus University
Niels Johannesen, University of Copenhagen
Daniel Streitz, Copenhagen Business School

Panelists
Signe Krogstrup, Assistant Governor and Head of Economics and Monetary Policy at Danmarks Nationalbank
Anders Damgaard, Group CFO at PFA
Lasse Heje Pedersen, Professor at Copenhagen Business School

Moderator of panel discussion
David Bentow, Managing Editor, Børsen

Find the full program here: DFI Annual Conference program 2020


DFI Annual Conference 2019

The Danish Finance Institute hosted its second annual conference on Thursday October 10, 2019, from 12.30 – 18.30, at Copenhagen Business School, Solbjerg Plads 3, 2000 Frederiksberg.

The conference included contemporary issues in finance and a panel discussion on retail investors’ financial decisions and the advice Danish banks are providing in that connection.

Keynote Speaker
Francois Degeorge, Università della Svizzera italiana and Swiss Finance Institute

Speakers
Morten Bennedsen, University of Copenhagen and DFI
Anil Kumar, Aarhus University and DFI
Kasper Meisner Nielsen, Copenhagen Business School and DFI

Panelists
Jeppe Borre, Arbejdernes Landsbank
Claus Harder, Danske Bank
Marlene Nørgaard, mybanker
Carsten Tanggaard, Aarhus University

Moderator of panel discussion
Anne Louise Houmann, FinansWatch

Find the full program: DFI Annual Conference 2019 program

 

DFI Annual Conference 2018

The Danish Finance Institute Annual Conference 2018 was hosted at CBS on Thursday, October 11, 2018, and had 165 registered participants. The list of speakers for the 2018 Annual Conference can be found below and we refer to the program on the 2018 conference website for the slides from the speakers.

Keynote Speaker
Annette Vissing-Jørgensen, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley

Speakers
Jens Dick-Nielsen, Copenhagen Business School
Lasse Heje Pedersen, Copenhagen Business School
Jesper Rangvid, Copenhagen Business School

Panelists
Martin Møller Andreasen, Aarhus University
Jeppe Christiansen, Maj Invest/CBS
Thomas Harr, Danske Bank
Søren Leth-Petersen, University of Copenhagen

Moderator of panel discussion
David Bentow, FinansWatch

The opening of Danish Finance Institute 2017

On August 22, 2017 more than 100 participants gathered for the opening of the Danish Finance Institute (DFI) at the Copenhagen Business School (CBS). The official opening was conducted by Minister for Higher Education and Science Søren Pind, and the programme included speeches by CBS rector Per Holten-Andersen, CEO of Finance Denmark Ulrik Nødgaard, and Professor Tim Bollerslev from Duke University. CBS’ newly employed Professor Peter Feldhütter gave an inaugural lecture.

DFI is a collaboration between Finance Denmark, Aarhus University, Copenhagen Business School, University of Copenhagen and University of Southern Denmark.

DFI will receive nearly 8 million a year from Danish banks and mortgage associations. With this funding, DFI aims to build a world-class research environment in finance that supports Denmark as a financial center via thought leadership and the education of highly qualified graduates.

Read more about the opening ceremony and DFI here (in Danish):
Finans Danmark: Nyt samarbejde skal skabe forskningsmiljø i verdensklasse
Uddannelses- og Forskningsministeriet: Den store opgave for forskning i finansiering
FinansWatch: Kæmpegave fra banker kan føre Danmark i finansiel forskerelite (login required)


From left to right: CBS rector Per Holten-Andersen, Head of Department Søren Hvidkjær, CEO of Finance Denmark Ulrik Nødgaard, Minister for Higher Education and Science Søren Pind, CBS Professor Peter Feldhütter, and Chairman of the Scientific Board, Professor Tim Bollerslev, Duke University. Photo credit: Poul Christensen