CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS
Application deadline: 30 May 2023
Open to: PhD researchers, post-docs, junior faculty members, LLM students and young
professionals
Venue: Milan, Villa Cagnola (Va)
Date: 3-6 July 2023
AIM AND PROGRAMME
The aim of the Summer School is to provide junior researchers (PhD researchers, post‐docs, junior faculty members), LLM students and young professionals in banking and capital markets law with mentoring as well as with exposure to cutting-edge research in the field.
Selected participants will have the opportunity to present their own research projects (both
completed and work-in-progress papers) and to discuss them with leading researchers. These presentations will constitute a key component of the Summer School: participants will be invited to give concise presentations of their work, which will be followed by an in-depth
discussion of each contribution among participants and senior scholars. Each accepted
research paper will be assigned to a discussant chosen among the senior academics involved in the Summer School.
Nevertheless, the presentation of papers is not compulsory for attending the Summer School.
Programme:
The programme consists of 4 working sessions (one per day) which will be organised as
follows:
3 July: Sustainable Corporate Governance, Opening Conference. Milan, Catholic University
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4 July: 1 keynote speech offered by senior academics and Q&A
– Presentation of participants’ research works and discussion
5 July: – 1 keynote speech offered by senior academics and Q&A
– Presentation of participants’ research works and discussion
6 July: – 1 keynote speech offered by senior academics and Q&A
– Presentation of participants’ research works and discussion
– Closing remarks
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The presentations will cover topics such: sustainable finance, corporate governance and sustainability, the Credit Suisse case and crisis management framework, emission trading schemes, banking and corporate law, digital finance.
The detailed programme will be provided shortly after.
ELIGIBILITY
The Summer School is intended for:
* PhD researchers, post-docs and junior faculty members conducting research in the field of
banking and capital markets law;
* Young professionals;
* LLM students in that field.
In order to ensure a highly interactive environment, the number of participants presenting
their papers will be limited to 15.
APPLICATION
Participants wishing to apply should send the following documents by email to
edoardo.grossule@unicatt.it within 30 May 2023:
• a short CV (pdf file)
• a motivation letter (pdf file)
• a research abstract – max 500 words – including a clearly defined topic, research
questions and methodology (if applicable)
• application form (see the last page)
Applicants who are ready to submit their complete paper can send it together with the
documents above. The submission of work-in-progress proposals that describe on-going and
promising research are also welcomed, because they will benefit from an open discussion
about the main conceptual and methodological problems related to the project. In any case, to allow a fruitful discussion, the complete paper or a detailed and well-developed research
proposal must be sent no later than 30 May 2023.
Those who do not wish to present their research can apply anyhow, submitting a short CV
and a motivation letter only.
Priority will be given to participants from partner universities and EBI YRG members.
REGISTRATION FEE
The registration fee for students or faculty members affiliated with partner universities or
with EBI YRG group amounts to € 550,00 VAT included, and for other participants to €
707,60 VAT included. It covers tuition as well as the cost of a double room with full board
and the return trip from Milan (city centre) -Villa Cagnola (VA).
A single room is also available with an extra cost: students or faculty members affiliated with
partner universities or with EBI YRG choosing the option Accomodation in single room
will be asked to pay a fee of € 650,00 VAT included; other participants opting for
Accomodation in single room will be asked to pay a fee of € 768,60 VAT included.
Participants are responsible to obtain visas for their entire trip including transit destinations;
after admission, Università Cattolica may issue an invitation letter upon request.
Accompanying persons are admitted subject to confirmation of room availability.
Admitted students will have to pay the registration fee within 10 days from the admission
notice; the bank account details will be provided upon online enrolling.
Admitted students will have to pay the registration fee within 10 days from the admission
notice to the following bank account:
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore c/o Banca Intesa Sanpaolo, IBAN
IT07W0306903390211610000191, specifying their name and the denomination of the
Summer School in the section “Reason for Payment”.
UNIVERSITIES INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan, Radboud University Nijmegen,
University of Genoa and EUSFiL, KU Leuven University, University of Luxemburg,
University of Zurich
in partnership with:
EBI (European Banking Institute)
AEDBF (European Society for Banking and Financial Law)
Programme Directors: Andrea Perrone, Christos Gortsos, Antonella Sciarrone Alibrandi,
Michele Siri
Summer School coordinator: Edoardo Grossule
Programme Committee: Kern Alexander, Filippo Annunziata, Veerle Colaert, PierreHenri Conac, Seraina Gruenewald, Guido Ferrarini.