Murillo Campello, Professor and Eminent Scholar in Finance, University of Florida, USA

Murillo Campello is the Joseph Cordell Eminent Scholar in Finance at the Warringiton School, University of Florida. An internationally recognized scholar of financial economics, His work has been cited by prominent policy authorities, such as the Federal Reserve chairman, mentioned in Congressional hearings, described in the Economic Report of the President, and used to advise the US Supreme Court.

Campello has published extensively in top finance journals and has served as an associate editor at several leading outlets. He is currently the managing editor of The Journal of Financial Intermediation. He has received the Rising Star award and has been named Distinguished Referee by The Review of Financial Studies twice for his referee work. His papers were nominated twice for the distinguished Brattle Prize of The Journal of Finance, and received the Goldman Sachs and IQAM Best Paper Prizes award by The Review of Finance.

He is a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. He earned a PhD in finance from the University of Illinois, an MS in business administration from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, and a BS in economics from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.

The 2025 International Conference in Financial Science offers a unique opportunity for scholars to converge and examine the evolving landscape of banking and finance. By fostering intellectual exchange, the event seeks to address critical issues and uncover pathways for advancing financial innovation, stability, and inclusivity. Participants are invited to contribute cutting-edge research strategies that highlight the challenges and opportunities within the global financial system. The conference welcomes both theoretical and empirical papers addressing a variety of relevant themes. 

 These include, but are not limited to:

• Asset allocation and valuation
• Banking regulation and financial services
• Behavioral and experimental finance/economics
• Climate finance and sustainability
• Corporate finance, IPOs, SEOs, M&A, and crowdfunding
• Country funds, sovereign funds, and hedge funds
• Digital finance, cryptocurrency finance, and blockchain
• Emerging markets finance
• Entrepreneurial finance, venture capital, and private equity
• Ethical finance, green finance, ESG and CSR
• Financial crises, contagion, integration, and global risks interconnection
• Financial engineering and derivatives
• Household finance, real estate finance, and microfinance
• Portfolio management and optimization
• Risk management and compliance
• Small business finance

• Submission deadline: 30 April 2025
• Notification of review results: 10 May 2025
• Conference event: 19-20 June 2025

• Antonio Meles - University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, ITALY
• Vincenzo Verdoliva – University of Naples Parthenope, ITALY