Each year we organize the DFI Annual Conference in Copenhagen. You can find all of our current and past events here
The DFI Annual Conference 2025 took place on Thursday October 9, 2025, at Copenhagen Business School.
The program included five presentations of contemporary research, a panel debate and the presentation of the DFI Dissemination Award.
The topic for the panel debate was “The Outlook for Global Trade and Markets”.
We had the pleasure of welcoming these excellent speakers:
Keynote speaker
Simon Gilchrist, Professor, New York University
Co-Speakers
Julie Marx, Assistant Professor, Copenhagen Business School and DFI
Asger Lau Andersen, Associate Professor, University of Copenhagen and DFI
David Lando, Professor, Copenhagen Business School and DFI
Camilla Skovbo Christensen, Postdoc, The London School of Economics and Political Science
Panelists
Josephine Cetti, Chief Investment Strategist, Nordea
Carl-Johan Dalgaard, Professor, University of Copenhagen
Peter E. Storgaard, Assistant Governor and Head of Financial Stability, Danmarks Nationalbank
Moderator and introductory remarks by
Jesper Rangvid, Professor, Copenhagen Business School and DFI
The DFI Annual Conference 2024 took place on Thursday October 10, 2024, at Copenhagen Business School.
The program included five presentations of contemporary research, a panel debate and the presentation of the DFI Educational Award.
The topic for the panel debate was “Climate Finance”.
We had the pleasure of welcoming these excellent speakers:
Keynote speaker
Niels Joachim Gormsen, Associate Professor, The University of Chicago Booth School
Co-Speakers
Rikke Sejer Nielsen, Assistant Professor, University of Southern Denmark and DFI
Peter Feldhütter, Professor, Copenhagen Business School and DFI
Markus Ibert, Assistant Professor, Copenhagen Business School and DFI
Peter Løchte Jørgensen, Professor, Aarhus University and DFI
Panelists
Jakob Gyntelberg, Chief Risk Officer, Jyske Bank
Lasse Heje Pedersen, Professor, Copenhagen Business School and DFI
Pernille Sindby, Group Managing Director, Wealth Management, Nykredit
Morten Bruun Pedersen, Chief Economist, Forbrugerrådet (Consumer Council)
Moderator and introductory remarks by
Lars Trier Mogensen, Journalist, Moderator.dk
The sixth Danish Finance Institute Annual Conference took place on Thursday 12 October 2023, at 12.00 – 18.00, at University of Copenhagen.
The program included five presentations of contemporary research, a panel debate and the awarding of the DFI Dissemination Award.
The topic for the panel debate was: “Does banking regulation already need another overhaul?”.
The Danish Finance Institute awarded the DFI Dissemination Award. The award is given to a researcher who, based on solid financial insight, makes a significant contribution to the public debate or otherwise excels in disseminating research in finance to a wide audience.
We had 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
The fifth Danish Finance Institute Annual Conference took place on Thursday October 13, 2022 at Copenhagen Business School.
The program included presentations of contemporary research, a panel debate on selected current topics, as well as the awarding of the DFI Education Award.
We had 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
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.
The fourth annual Danish Finance Institute Conference took place on Thursday October 7, 2021.
We had the pleasure of welcoming these excellent speakers and you can view 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
The Danish Finance Institute hosted its third annual conference on Thursday October 8, 2020 online and 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
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
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:
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
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 (Former) President 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