Call for Papers

The Alpine Finance Summit (AFS) is an exclusive and high-caliber conference devoted to the presentation and discussion of academic finance working papers.

It is jointly organized by professors of the University of Augsburg (Germany), University of Innsbruck (Austria), University of Liechtenstein (Liechtenstein), and University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland).

The second edition of the AFS will take place in Grenoble (France) from Sunday, August 24th to Tuesday, August 26th, 2025.

Academic keynote speaker of the AFS 2025 will be Amit Goyal from the University of Lausanne and Swiss Finance Institute (SFI).

Find the official call for papers (in PDF-format) here.

Research Focus

The scientific focus of the conference lies on research in the areas of Asset Pricing, Investments, Sustainable Finance, Innovative Finance, and FinTech. We welcome empirical, experimental, and theoretical contributions which have not been published in a scientific journal.

Date and Venue

Harmonizing the enjoyable with the practical. Delving into top-tier research papers, networking, and enjoying the Alpine landscape. The Alpine Finance Summit is traditionally held in the Alpine regions with the 2025 edition set in Grenoble (France).

Social Program

Particular focus is devoted to a social program for summer outdoor activities, such as hiking or mountain biking. These activities will be organized during the conference and all conference participants are encouraged to participate.

Conference Fee

The conference fee is 370 EUR per participant. It includes

  • lunch and coffee breaks on the first conference day
  • the conference dinner
  • bus and mountain transportation as well as lunch on the second conference day
  • a coffee break on the third conference day

Paper Submission (AFS 2025)

Submission Deadline: 16/03/2025 (CET, Midnight)


Submit your full-scaled working paper at:

https://www.conftool.com/alpinefinancesummit2025

Selection of papers is determined via a blind-review process, hence author identities must be concealed at submission. Authors are allowed to submit more than one paper. There is a submission fee of EUR 50 per paper.


Authors will be notified on the acceptance/refusal of their article in late April 2025.