ICDSF Conference
The ICDSF (International Conference of Data Science in Finance) is the annual conference hosted by the Academy of Data Science in Finance in cooperation with WU Vienna and our industry partners. The conference aims to bring academics and finance professionals together to discuss all applications of contemporary Data Science approaches to the area of Finance. These topics include Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Sentiment Analysis and Prescriptive Analytics.
Click here to find out more about our exciting first ICDSF in 2018 as well as the second ICDSF in 2019! Due to the Covid-19 pandemics there was no conference held in 2020 as well as in 2021. We successfully concluded our series in 2022 - read all about it here!
Our 2023 special: In 2023 our conference teams up with Raiffeisen Bank International to organize the ESG Data Analytics Forum!
Mission Statement
This conference has been created to demystify the buzz around Artificial Intelligence (AI) and to focus on reality instead of hype. The collaboration of academic practicioners and practical academics will show how everyone in the Finance Industry can benefit from the unprecedented progress in Data Science technologies.
Starting in 2022 we focus on Sustainability as well as ESG in Finance especially in regard to Data Science and Artificial Intelligence to counter the qualitative and pseudo-quantitative greenwashing currently observable in the Finance industry.
Conference Details in 2023
The Event. Together with academic representatives from WU Vienna, Raiffeisen Research (part of RBI - Raiffeisen Bank International) has organized the ESG Data Analytics Forum annually since 2021. The forum primarily serves as a knowledge exchange platform between industry representatives from finance and academia in the field of ESG and Sustainable Finance with a focus on quantitative/analytical models. Usually there are two sessions - one on Banking (incl. Bonds) and one on Investing (Equities, Multi-asset).
Organizers. The event is organized jointly by the Academy of Data Science in Finance (https://dsf.academy) - a non-profit initiative run by (former) academic experts of WU Vienna - and Raiffeisen Research (https://www.raiffeisenresearch.com/) - a leading research boutique focused on CEE, Austria and the euro area offering local market expertise plus contact to well-established experts on the ground in the region with a growing ESG-Focus.
Audience. The audience of the event will be mixed, from academics to professionals from banking and finance, from start-ups to large universal banks. The event type is hybrid, i.e, we aim for a large on-site presence of up to 200 participants but since one of the main sponsors is also RBI itself, the event will also be available as a live stream in the whole RBI Group, i.e., also within our Network Banks, Verbundunternehmen and Raiffeisen Sektor Austria.
In 2022, around 250 people watched the stream online. In 2023 we potentially open access to the stream to institutional clients of Raiffeisen Research.
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Conference Program
We are currently preparing the final program. Please find the list of confirmed speakers below. Further content will be added eventually.
Talks are scheduled from 9am to 6pm. Dinner (tickets separately available, limited capacity) starts at 7pm.
| 9:15-9:45 | Welcome Session | ||
| 9:15-9:30 | Welcome to the 3rd ESG Data Analytics Forum | Nina Neubauer-Kukic, Stefan Theußl, RBI | |
| 9:30-9:45 | Welcome by Raiffeisen Research | Gunter Deuber, RBI | |
| Climate and Environmental Business Strategy – OurMain Pillars | Markus Ecker, Head of Sustainable Finance, RBI | ||
| 9:45-11:00 | Session 1 | Climate Stress Testing - Chair: Stefan Theussl, RBI | |
| 9:45-10:20 | Talk 1.1 | Keynote Address: Transition Risk: Lessons from Net Zero Investing & Climate Stress Testing | Thierry Roncalli, Head of Quant Portfolio Strategy, Amundi Institute |
| 10:20-10:40 | Talk 1.2 | ECB top down climate stress test: stress testing the transition towards a net-zero economy | Tina Emambakhsh, Financial Stability Analyst, European Central Bank |
| 10:40-11:00 | Talk 1.3 | Climate Stress Testing at RBI | Sara Lambing, Head of Integrated Risk Management, RBI & Ilaria Capelli, Quantitative Analyst, Raiffeisen Research & Axel Wogrolly, Quantitative Risk Analyst, Risk Methods and Analytics, RBI |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 11:30-13:00 | Session 2 | ESG Data Strategy/Regulatory Reporting - Chair: Ronald Hochreiter, WU Vienna | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Talk 2.1 | Empirical Topics in Data Processing for Physical Risk Assessment | Stephanus Kogler, Deloitte |
| 12:00-12:30 | Talk 2.2 | ESG Datahub | Nastassja Cernko, Lea Gratt, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank |
| 12:30-13:00 | Talk 2.3 | ESG Cockpit | Joerg Bayer, Maximilian Fellhuber, Raiffeisen Research |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch Break | ||
| 14:30-16:00 | Session 3 | ESG Sentiment and AI - Chair: Vedad Sehanovic, RBI | |
| 14:30-14:40 | Talk 3.1 | Welcome by the Academy of Data Science in Finance | Ronald Hochreiter, WU Vienna |
| 14:40-15:20 | Talk 3.2 | Keynote Address: Conditions for a transformative feedback effect of ESG monitoring | Kris Boudt, CEO Sentometrics & Ghent University |
| 15:20-15:40 | Talk 3.3 | ESG in the Age of Generative AI: Identifying ESG Controversies with Machine Learning and Large Language Models | Sylvaine Forte, CEO SESAMm; Dr. Charles Dietz, Group Advanced Analytics, RBI |
| 15:40-16:00 | Talk 3.4 | The impacts of ESG controversies | Anthony Luciani, Quantitative Researcher, LSEG |
| 16:00-16:30 | Coffee Break | ||
| 16:30-18:30 | Session 4 | Enablers for ESG Strategy Implementation - Chair: Christian Ochs, Fincredible | |
| 16:30-17:00 | Talk 4.1 | Disagreement and its impact on ESG factors | Lukas Obersteiner, Security KAG |
| 17:00-17:15 | Talk 4.2 | ESG reporting and LCA: How to use life cycle data to measure and improve your ESG performance | Johanna Mayer, Element-8; Lisa Ehm, unfold consulting |
| 17:15-17:30 | Talk 4.3 | Efficient ESG Reporting Using LLMs | Angelika Schmid, Accenture |
| 17:30-17:45 | Talk 4.4 | A holistic approach to the construction of sound ESG investment portfolios | Ronald Hochreiter, Quintik Technologies |
| 17:45-18:00 | Talk 4.5 | Sustainable finance data analytics for private markets: setting global standards from Europe | Hamish Stewart, Sustainable Finance Advisor, CardoAI |
| 18:00-18:15 | Closing Session - Ronald Hochreiter and Stefan Theussl | ||
| 19:00-23:00 | Conference Dinner | ||
Conference Code of Conduct
ICDSF 2023 is dedicated to providing a harassment-free conference experience for everyone regardless of gender, sexual orientation, disability or any feature that distinguishes human beings. For more information, please see the R Foundation Code of Conduct which we adhere to.
Registration
Fees (Early Bird)
Until October 15th Early Bird discount tickets are available (limited capacity!). The conference ticket rate will be raised by 25% to EUR 250 on October 15th. If tickets are still available at the day of the workshop, on-site tickets available for EUR 300.A small amount of heavily subsidized student tickets are available. If you are interested in obtaining one, please send your motivation letter to <office AT dsf.academy>
| Register / Buy Conference Ticket (Early Bird Rate, EUR 200) |
| Register / Buy Dinner Ticket (EUR 80) |
Conference Attendance
Finger-Food Lunch
All Coffee-Breaks
One year full membership at the Academy of Data Science in Finance
To register please use the Register! links above to pay with a Credit Card or EPS. Alternatively please wire transfer your registration fee to our Austrian bank account:
| Account Holder | Academy of Data Science in Finance |
| IBAN | AT73 1420 0200 1097 6309 |
| BIC | BAWAATWW |
Special group discounts are available! Ask us!
Location
Conference Venue: Raiffeisensaal of the Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) Head Office, Am Stadtpark 9, Vienna.