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Finance conference

📢 5th DC Finance Conference Call for Papers 📍 American University, Washington, DC 🗓 June 6, 2026 Submission deadline: April 15, 2026 • Limited presentations, highly interactive • Dedicated discussants • No submission/registration fees Submit/RT: https://t.co/yt6mn6MHO7 http

Apr 15

The dedicated discussant model at this conference creates direct feedback loops with peers—position a paper on regulatory compliance or market microstructure as an opportunity to stress-test findings against specialized expertise before broader publication

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ConsumerAffairs

Looking for CFPs and commodities experts to weigh in on types of silver bars

Investment-grade vs. collectible silver bars: which offers better value for retail investors

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MarketWatch

Looking to hear from financial advisors, retirement counselors, or other wealth experts about inflation and retirement

How inflation erodes fixed-income retirement plans: Walk MarketWatch readers through concrete examples of how a 3-4% annual inflation rate over a 30-year retirement reduces purchasing power, and explain why traditional 4% withdrawal rates may need recalibration in higher inflation environments

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USA TODAY

Commodity market analysts and CFPs to discuss why investors are buying silver in 2026

Silver's dual role as both an industrial commodity and inflation hedge is driving 2026 demand, particularly as manufacturers increase semiconductor and renewable energy production while investors seek portfolio diversification beyond traditional stocks and bonds

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USA TODAY

Commodity market analysts and CFPs to discuss why silver is so cheap compared to gold

Silver's industrial demand volatility—tied to electronics, solar panels, and manufacturing cycles—creates price pressure that gold doesn't face, since gold is primarily a store of value. When manufacturing slows, silver loses its dual-purpose appeal.

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NerdWallet

Seeking financial experts to talk about stealth wealth

Break down the practical difference between stealth wealth and frugality for NerdWallet's audience—explain how high-net-worth individuals use invisible wealth-building tactics like maxing retirement accounts and tax-loss harvesting rather than displaying consumption

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USA TODAY

Commodity market analysts and CFPs to discuss gold vs. Bitcoin as investments

Address the volatility trade-off: Gold has demonstrated 50+ year price stability for risk-averse investors, while Bitcoin's 24/7 trading creates daily 10-15% swings that can trigger emotional decision-making in retail portfolios

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USA TODAY

Commodity market analysts and CFPs to discuss silver vs. Bitcoin as investments

Silver's industrial demand (electronics, solar panels, medical devices) provides a tangible use case beyond speculation, whereas Bitcoin's value relies entirely on adoption and sentiment—a distinction USA TODAY readers should understand when evaluating portfolio risk

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USA TODAY

Commodity market analysts/crypto researchers to discuss whether precious metals or crypto are better during a recession

Precious metals have a 5,000-year track record as recession hedges with predictable storage and regulatory clarity, while crypto's 15-year history lacks sufficient recession-cycle data to make equivalent claims about stability during economic downturns

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Private capital and fundraising

Call for Speakers – Fund Expo London 2026 🎤 We’re curating practical, deal‑focused sessions for 3–4 Nov, Olympia London. Looking for funders, founders, family offices, PE/VC, private credit, advisers + ecosystem leaders with real‑world playbooks and case studies. No sales

Nov 4

Behind-the-scenes deal mechanics: Walk through a complex funding round you led, highlighting decision-making frameworks, due diligence red flags, and negotiation pivots that shaped the outcome

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capital raising and funding

Fund Expo London 2026 – Call for Speakers We’re opening the speaker programme for Fund Expo London 2026, taking place 3–4 November at Olympia London. We’re looking for funders, founders and advisers with real deal experience to share practical insights on capital raising, https

Nov 4

Demystifying the modern funding landscape: What founders need to know about navigating different capital sources in 2026

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Funding and deal experience

Call for Speakers – Fund Expo London 2026. We are inviting funders, founders and advisers with real deal experience to share practical insights, playbooks and case studies at Olympia London on 3–4 November 2026. Apply via the Speaker Submission Form on our website or email http

Nov 4

Demystifying the funding landscape: Share your playbook for navigating investor relations and closing deals in today's market

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economics academic research

📢 Call for Papers — 2 days left The 2nd International Conference of the Georgian Economic Association will take place in Tbilisi 🇬🇪 on June 26–27, 2026. Join us in the beautiful city of Tbilisi for two days of academic exchange and collaboration. We are honored to welcome h

Jun 27

Georgia's economic position as a bridge between Europe and Asia makes this conference particularly relevant for discussing regional trade dynamics, monetary policy coordination, and cross-border economic integration research.

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Finance research and academic work

Call for papers: 2026 Johns Hopkins Carey Finance Conference Oct 29-30, 2026 | Baltimore Keynote: Arvind Krishnamurthy (Stanford GSB) Submission deadline: June 14 Details: https://t.co/qX47135zXh @JHUCarey @VadimElenev @arebucci1 #AcademicTwitter

Jun 14

Position your research on corporate finance, asset pricing, or financial intermediation within the conference's focus on rigorous empirical and theoretical work—Johns Hopkins Carey has a strong tradition in banking and credit markets research that aligns with specific paper topics

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Political economy of finance

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS! Submit your research for the 2026 Stigler Center-CEPR Political Economy of Finance Conference. 📍 Chicago | 🗓️ Nov 6-7, 2026 🔎 Theme: Crony Capitalism in the 21st Century. How does concentrated wealth reshape political power and democracy today? ⏰

Nov 6

Frame research around how post-2008 financial deregulation enabled wealth concentration among institutional investors, directly linking banking policy to political donation patterns and legislative capture in specific sectors

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Political economy and finance

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS! Submit your research for the 2026 @StiglerCenter-CEPR Political Economy of Finance Conference. 📍 Chicago | 🗓️ Nov 6-7, 2026 🔎 Theme: Crony Capitalism in the 21st Century. How does concentrated wealth reshape political power and democracy today? ⏰

Nov 6

Position research on how financial deregulation since 2008 has concentrated wealth among institutional investors, directly enabling their capture of regulatory agencies and legislative priorities—a concrete case study for the conference's crony capitalism framework.

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Finance research

📢 Call for Papers – 5th DC Finance Conference 2026 The American University invites submissions for the 5th DC Finance Conference, which brings together researchers across the DMV. Fees • No submission fee • No registration fee Submission Deadline: April 15, 2026 Read h

Apr 15

The DMV's concentration of financial regulators, policy institutions, and academic researchers makes this conference ideal for presenting work that bridges academic finance research with practical applications in banking oversight, securities regulation, or financial policy.

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Machine learning economics

📢📢Call for Papers: Conference on Machine Learning in Economics 📍Beijing | July 11–12, 2026 Topics: AI+macro, finance, metrics, theory, applied, etc. Confirmed speakers (so far): F Kübler, @comp_simon, S Maliar, @zhigangfeng, Gopalakrishna, Payne 🗓️Submit by May 1: https://t.c

May 1

Position your work within the macro-finance intersection that the conference explicitly targets—highlight how your ML research directly addresses inflation forecasting, monetary policy transmission, or asset pricing in ways traditional econometric approaches cannot

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Economics research

📢JI Call for Papers: submit by 1 June 2026. RAPS/RCFS Europe Conference in Cambridge; 22 Sept 2026; organised by Constantine Yannelis @CamEcon & Isil Erel (Ohio State); keynote Xavier Giroud (Columbia Business). Details: https://t.co/Pi2Ouw6i3V #econtwitter https://t.co/fP

Jun 1

Highlight how the Cambridge venue and Xavier Giroud's keynote presence attract rigorous empirical work on corporate finance and labor economics—positioning submissions as addressing real-world policy questions alongside academic rigor

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Statistics and applied economics

.@EnseaO announces the #CISEA_2026 Call for Papers for the International Conference on Statistics & Applied Economics. 📅 6–8 Oct 2026 Submit your research and be part of the conversation. #ACEImpact #Research #Conference https://t.co/AaQdPN3FzX

Oct 8

Frame your research around how statistical methods are solving real economic policy challenges in 2026 — CISEA attracts practitioners who need applicable findings, not just theoretical contributions

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multidisciplinary research studies

Global Call for Papers! ICETMRS-2026!Register Now! CERADA organizes “2nd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Multidisciplinary Research Studies (ICETMRS-2026)” which will be held on 16 – 17 Nov, 2026 in Istanbul, Turkey (Hybrid Event). https://t.co/72lkLjIiNK https://

Nov 17

Position your research within the conference's multidisciplinary framework by explaining how your work bridges traditionally separate fields—ICETMRS-2026's two-day format in Istanbul allows for concentrated networking across disciplines that typically operate in silos.

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inflation economics research

Call for Papers: Submit your inflation-related research for our Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics 2026 Conference with the @ecb. 📅 Sept 24-25, 2026 in Cleveland, OH ⏰ Deadline for papers: May 15 Details: https://t.co/RRH5XD6Wt9

May 15

Position research on wage-price dynamics or supply-chain persistence as directly relevant to ECB's current policy framework and real-time decision-making in the eurozone context

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strategic transformation economic hedging

International Academia #Conference 30 June 2026 - 1st July 2026 Strategic Transformation & Economic Hedging in an Uncertain World. Building Agility, How? International Scientific Conference. CALL FOR PAPERS. Abstracts accepted till 30 May 2026 Global Speakers Welcomed.

May 30

Frame agility as a measurable operational capability rather than abstract adaptability—present case studies showing how organizations implemented specific structural changes (supply chain diversification, decision-making decentralization, scenario planning protocols) that directly reduced exposure to economic shocks between 2020-2025

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Innovation and finance research

📣 Call for Papers: Banca d'Italia, @cepr_org, and @EIEF_Rome Research conference on 'Innovation and Finance'. Dedicated to discussing frontier research on the real and financial drivers of innovation. 📍 Banca d’Italia, Rome 📅 December 10-11, 2026 🗓️ Submission #deadline:

Dec 11

Frame research around how central banks like Banca d'Italia are using data and analytics to understand innovation's impact on financial stability and monetary policy transmission

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Development economics research

📣 Call for Papers — BREAD/ @ITAM_mx / @AgendaCAF Conference on Development Economics 🇲🇽 ITAM, Mexico City 📅 Oct 23–24, 2026 🗓️ Submission deadline: June 19, 2026 Submit: https://t.co/up8T1dFibH 🧵👇

Jun 19

Frame research findings around Mexico's specific economic challenges—inequality, regional development disparities, or labor market transitions—to align with ITAM's Mexico City location and the conference's regional focus on Latin American development

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Mediavia xScore 35

International rental yields

Looking for a property investment expert who can provide insight on rental yields in different countries - the countries in question to be supplied upon contact. If this is you, please get in touch: millie@inspiredagency.co.uk #prrequest #journorequest

Regional yield variations are driven by local tax structures and currency fluctuations—positioning investment returns as net figures rather than gross percentages helps international investors make apples-to-apples comparisons across markets

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K-shaped economy

@Peter_Atwater Hi Peter, i'm a french journalist looking for an expert to interview about the "k-shaped economy" for a documentary. Could you open your dms / contact me ? Thank you in advance !

Frame the K-shaped recovery as a divergence between asset-owners and wage-earners, explaining how European labor markets have replicated this pattern differently than the U.S. post-pandemic experience

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Global Economics Association

I'm excited to be co-organizing the 2nd International Conference of the GEA, which will be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, on June 26–27. The submission deadline is April 10. Call for papers: https://t.co/HuXe4BQOkz

Apr 10

The significance of hosting a major global economics conference in Tbilisi and what it signals about Georgia's role in international economic discourse

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business and economic studies

Reading: Call for Papers – The 8th Asia Conference on Business and Economic Studies (ACBES 2026) https://t.co/GZeLv1nHdF

Post-pandemic economic recovery strategies and resilience in Asian markets

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inflation policy research

The latest Center for Inflation Research newsletter features #PresidentHammack's recent remarks on Fed independence, a call for papers for our upcoming annual inflation conference, indicators and data, and more. https://t.co/Dv4CpyNAbL https://t.co/3YtLujHywz

Address how the Center's call for papers aligns with current policy debates around Fed independence—offer to submit research on the institutional constraints facing central banks when balancing price stability with political pressures

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