Submission Details: 2nd Conference on "Artificial Intelligence in Corporate Finance" and Finance Research Letters Paper Development Workshop

Researchers interested in participating the conference on Sep 25-26 2025 in Dresden should submit a full paper or extended abstract related to the theme Artificial Intelligence in Corporate Finance to by July 15, 2025. Authors will be notified about the outcome of their submission by July 31, 2025. 

The paper development workshop is associated with a special issue in Finance Research Letters on "Artificial Intelligence in Corporate Finance." We invite submissions of extended abstracts, short papers, or full papers of theoretical and empirical research at the frontiers of AI and corporate finance. Note that papers for submission in Finance Research Letters should be concise - less than 2500 words. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• AI and machine learning in firm valuation

• AI and machine learning in mergers and acquisitions (M&A)

• AI and machine learning in capital structure

• AI and dividend policy

• AI and agency theory

• AI and ESG

• AI and corporate governance and risk management 

• AI fraud detection 

• Natural language processing and corporate finance

• AI applications and regulation

In addition, a second paper development workshop will take place at Concordia University on 27-29 October, 2025, organized by Denis Schweizer, Juliane Proelss (Concordia University), Christian Fieberg (Hochschule Bremen and Concordia University), Lars Hornuf (TU Dresden), and Tony Klein (Chemnitz University). For submission and additional details see the workshop webpage.

Please note that acceptance to present at the conference is not a prerequisite for submitting to the special issue, nor does it guarantee acceptance into the special issue.