This year's conference will have two segments. A Wednesday symposium will focus on Basel II and will include academic, industry and policy perspectives on the proposed framework. Sessions on Thursday and Friday will include academic sessions that explore links between financial engineering, the...

In addition, this year's conference will incorporate thematic sessions exploring the link between financial sector integrity, emerging risks and economic growth. We encourage the submission of papers that address issues related to financial sector integrity in a period of new and heightened...