NTU Summer School & Conference 2025 on AI for Finance

The inaugural NTU Summer School & Conference on AI for Finance took place at Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, from 4 to 7 July 2025, marking a significant event in the intersection of artificial intelligence and finance. The event attracted an impressive gathering of over 90 summer school participants and 180 conference attendees, including faculty members and students from prestigious local and international universities.

Spanning three days of intensive lectures and workshops, the Summer School (4 to 6 July) was expertly led by world-renowned scholars: Prof Hui Chen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Prof Gordon Phillips (Dartmouth College), Prof Dacheng Xiu (The University of Chicago), Prof Bo An (NTU), and A/P Semyon Malamud (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne). Their diverse expertise provided participants with cutting-edge knowledge and practical skills in AI-driven financial research.

Prof Hui Chen during his summer school session

Culminating in a Conference on 7 July, chaired by Nanyang Business School's Dean Jun Yang (NTU) and Prof Hui Chen (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), the event showcased keynote speeches, research presentations, poster sessions, and engaging panel discussions. This platform fostered deep intellectual exchange and collaboration among the global AI and finance communities.

Faculty and PhD students from leading universities presented their scholarly work during the paper presentations:

AI and Asset Pricing

• AI-Powered Trading, Algorithmic Collusion, and Price Efficiency - A/P Yan Ji (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
• The Growth and Performance of Artificial Intelligence in Asset Management - Asst Prof David Xu (Southern Methodist University)

AI and Sentiment Biases

• Behavioral Economics of AI: LLM Biases and Corrections - Pietro Bini (PhD candidate in Finance) (Cornell University)
• AI (ChatGPT) Democratization, Return Predictability, and Trading Inequality - Asst Prof Changyun Zhou (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics)

AI and Corporate Finance

• Measuring Financial Flexibility - Siyuan Wu (PhD candidate in Finance) (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
• Can ChatGPT Analyze Earnings Calls? - Prof Joakim Westerholm (University of Sydney)

Mr Sopnendu Mohanty (Co-Founder and Group CEO of the Global Finance & Technology Network) during his conference keynote address

Distinguished guests and NTU faculty members pose for a group photo 

From L to R: Prof Xin Chang, Prof Wen Yonggang, Mr Sopnendu Mohanty, Dean Jun Yang, A/P Semyon Malamud, Mr Samir Rath, Ms Marie-Claude Ferland, Prof Gordon Phillips and Prof Hui Chen