Agenda – FinTech

September 30 – October 2 , 2018
Boston Marriott Cambridge / Cambridge, MA
co-sponsored with Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT Sloan Finance Group
&
BlackRock

Sunday, September 30th                                                                                              attire: business
5:30pm       Reception / 6:00pm Dinner
7:00pm:      Welcome Remarks:
Gifford Fong, Journal Of Investment Management (JOIM)
Andrew Lo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

7:15pm:       Keynote Speaker
Alex (Sandy) Pentland, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Social Physics in Investment

Monday, October 1st                                                                                                 attire: business casual
8:00 – 9:00am     breakfast – Concept Room

General Sessions – Salons 4-7
Moderator:  Leonid Kogan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9:00 – 10:15am
Zvi Bodie, Bodie Associates
Fancy Software is Not a Substitute for Trustworthiness and Good Science
Discussants:   Will Kinlaw, StateStreet Global Exchange

10:15 – 10:45am     refreshment break

10:45 – 12:00pm
Sanjiv Das and Dan Ostrov, Santa Clara University
A New Approach to Goals – Based Wealth Management
Discussants:  Lisa Huang

12:00 – 2:00pm     lunch at leisure
1:45 – 2:00pm     ice cream break

Moderator:   Jonathan Parker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2:00 – 3:15pm
Roberto Rigobon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Aggregate Confusion Project
Discussants: Kathryn Kaminski, AlphaSimplex Group LLC

3:15 – 3:45pm     refreshment break

3:45 – 5:00pm
Roger Stein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
FinTech Platforms and Strategy
Discussant: Eric Penahoat, Penanhoat-Consulting, Kamakura Corporation

5:00pm Reception – Salons 4-7 Foyer

Tuesday, October 2nd
7:00 – 8:00am breakfast – Concept Room

General Sessions – Salons 4-7
Moderator:  Ron Kahn, BlackRock

8:00 – 9:15am
Seoyoung Kim, Santa Clara University/Analysis Group
Atulya Sarin, Santa Clara University
Crypto-Assets Unencrypted
Discussant: Edward Woodford, Seed CX Ltd

9:15 – 9:30am refreshment break

9:30 – 10:45am
William Cong, University of Chicago
Tokenomics: Dynamic Adoption and Valuation

10:45-11:00am refreshment break

11:00-12:15pm
Robert Merton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Observations on Financial Innovation and FinTech
Discussant:  Deep Srivastav, Franklin Templeton Investments

12:15 – 1:15pm lunch at leisure
1:15 – 1:30pm ice cream break

1:30 – 2:45pm
Antoinette Schoar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Trading and Arbitrage in Cryptocurrency Markets
Discussant:     Mark Kritzman, Windham Capital Management

2:45 – 3:00pm refreshment break

3:00 – 4:15pm
David Yermack, New York University
Initial Coin Offerings
Discussant:     Pooya Nazeran, Moody’s