4th Annual Conference on Alternative Finance (2019)
1 Jul 2019
08:00 -19:00
2 Jul 2019
08:00 -18:00
Times are shown in local time.
Open to: All
Cambridge Judge Business School
Trumpington St
Cambridge
CB2 1AG
United Kingdom
Overview
The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance’s fourth annual Conference Transforming Alternative Finance: Innovation, Trust and Impact, took place on 1 and 2 July 2019 at Cambridge Judge Business School.
Following the successes of our annual conferences in 2016, 2017, and 2018 – the 2019 conference theme reflected the Centre’s global research activities in alternative finance/FinTech and the need to critically examine the evolution of this rapidly maturing industry.
Programme
The first part of our Annual Conference was a boutique academic conference that took place on 1 July at Cambridge Judge Business School. Following an open call for submission, eight high-quality academic papers were selected for presentation, covering a wide range of research topics including crowdfunding, marketplace lending, cryotoassets, blockchain and social issues in alternative finance. On the 2 July, the CCAF Annual Conference brought together academics, industry practitioners, policymakers, regulators and business leaders to discuss global market trends, the latest technology-enabled business models, the application of financial innovation in developing and developed economies and the related regulatory challenges and opportunities. It provided the opportunity to share learning, transfer knowledge and leverage our collective network to tackle emerging challenges and find practical solutions.
Keynote addresses
This 2019 conference was structured around four keynote addresses and five panel discussion sessions. After the welcome introduction by Bryan Zhang, the Executive Director of CCAF, Robert Wardrop, the Director of the Centre will gave an opening address expanding on the themes of innovation, trust, and impact in alternative finance and the roles that they have played and will play in the continued development of the sector.
The 4 keynote addresses explored the following themes: