2026 GIFTS-ADEFT Summit
The 2026 GIFTS-ADEFT Summit brings together leading researchers, scholars, industry practitioners and policymakers to explore emerging questions at the intersection of artificial intelligence, finance, digital platforms, big data, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship, and the society. Organised by GIFTS as part of its global engagement and community building agenda, the Summit features a series of interconnected conferences, workshops, competitions and research training programs, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and advancing research on AI, Digital Economics, and Financial Technology (ADEFT).
The Summit involves collaborations with the AI and Big Data in Finance Research (ABFR) Forum, Crypto and Blockchain Economics Research (CBER) Research Forum, Global Finance and Technology Network (GFTN), Journal of Investment Management (JOIM), the FinTech Division at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Nanyang Business School (NBS), and features the NBS Conference on AI for Finance, NTU Academy of AI for Business and Social Science Research, ABFR Inaugural Workshop and Doctoral Symposium, SimuWorld and InferenceNet Challenges, the JOIM Conference, and Tokenomics: 7th International Conference on Blockchain Economics, Security and Protocols, and joint sessions with the Singapore FinTech Festival.
Summit Events:
- Singapore FinTech Festival | 18 – 20 November 2026
- SimuWorld Challenge | 18 – 20 November 2026
- InferenceNet Challenge | 18 – 20 November 2026
- NBS Conference on AI for Finance 2026 | 20 – 21 November 2026
- NTU Academy of AI for Business and Social Science Research 2026 | 21 – 23 November 2026
- AI and Big Data in Finance Research (ABFR) Inaugural Workshop and 2nd Doctoral Research Symposium | 21 November 2026
- JOIM Conference | 20 – 24 November 2026
- Tokenomics: 7th International Conference on Blockchain Economics, Security and Protocols | 23 November 2026