Sustainable Finance and Asset Management Conference 2025
Join us for our very first Sustainable Finance and Asset Management Conference. Powered by our Sustainability Centre, the conference promises vibrant dialogue between leading investment specialists and academics to discuss cutting-edge research on the role of sustainable finance in the asset management industry.
From the heart of Europe, these conversations will shine a light on the latest insights – and provide quality networking opportunities.
The conference is a joint initiative from Vlerick Business School and the European Working Group of the Academy of Sustainable Finance, Accounting, Accountability & Governance.
This full-day conference includes presentations, a panel discussion and a reception with industry and policy experts.
Programme co-chairs
Thanos Verousis
Professor of Sustainable Finance
Thanos Verousis is a strong proponent of multi-disciplinary research approaches – and active, experiential, cooperative teaching.
Sabur Mollah
Professor of Financial Management at Sheffield University Management School
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Vlerick Sustainability Centre, together with the European Working Group of the Academy of Sustainable Finance, Accounting, Accountability & Governance, is welcoming research papers on all aspects of sustainable finance.
We’re looking for high-quality submissions of both theoretical and empirical research, with a particular focus on the intersection of sustainable finance and asset management.
All submissions will be reviewed by members of the European Working Group. If you’d like to submit your work, please do so by July 31 on this registration page.
Speakers
Rob Bauer
Professor of Finance, Institutional Investors chair, Maastricht University
Rob is an authority on sustainable finance. He co-chairs the Global Research Alliance on Sustainable Finance and Investment.
Dr. Apostolos Thomadakis
Head of Research, European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI)
Apostolos is an expert on the integration of European financial markets and EU financial regulation.
We’ll be announcing more speakers soon – so watch this space.
PROGRAMME
Stay tuned for updates.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Registration fee
The registration fee for academics is €120. This includes all conference activities, coffee breaks, lunch and reception.
Deadlines
- The submission deadline for papers is 31 July
- The registration deadline for the conference is 21 August
Join us to accelerate your sustainability transformation
The Vlerick Sustainability Centre is a community of companies embracing sustainability, with the ambition to be part of the leading coalition in realising positive change. These companies will drive our sustainability research agenda, and we’ll bring them together regularly to provide them with inspiration, moments of connection, impactful insights, and new tools and concepts.
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