Keynote speakers

Professor Lucey worked as a statistician in the Irish Department of Health and as an Economist in the Central Bank of Ireland before joining TCD. He has studied at the graduate level in Canada, Ireland, and Scotland and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Stirling. His research interests include international asset market integration and contagion, financial market efficiency, and the psychology of economics.

Prof. Dr. Samuel A. Vigne is Professor of Finance with LUISS Business School, LUISS University in Rome. Previously, he was an Associate Professor with Trinity College Dublin and an Assistant Professor with Queen’s University. He obtained his PhD in Finance from Trinity College, Dublin, an MSc Finance (University of Dublin), a PGCHET (Queen’s University), and a BSc in Business Economics (Universität Mannheim). His research interests include econometric modelling, international finance, and corporate finance.

Florian is currently a research scientist at the MIT Sloan School of Management where he cofounded the Aggregate Confusion Project. His research interest covers sustainable investing with a focus on ESG ratings, the disagreement between different rating agencies, and how it affects investors, firms, as well as academic research. He received his PhD in economics from Paris-Dauphine University. During his PhD, he held a visiting research position at ETH Zurich. Florian worked as a quantitative researcher at Amundi Asset Management and as a quantitative strategist/ trader at Alphadyne Asset Management. He taught at Paris-Dauphine University, Sciences-Po Paris, and MIT Sloan.