TSFS serves the global finance community by encouraging and supporting quality financial education. Through the annual conference, the association has greatly encouraged the sharing of knowledge between researchers from all over the world and has contributed to the improvement of the quality of their scientific research. Since its creation, TSFS has successfully organized 11 annual finance conferences in Sousse-Tunisia during the month of December from 2013 to 2024.
The conference is organized by the Tunisian Society for Financial Studies in partnership with IHE Tunis, EM Normandie Business School (France), the Institut Supérieur de Finances et de Fiscalité de Sousse, the BESTMOD Research Center, and the International Society for the Advancement of Financial Economics (ISAFE).
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Emanuele Bajo is Full Professor of Finance at the University of Bologna and Associate Dean at the University of Bologna Business School, Italy. He is also Director of the Master in Finance and Fintech and Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland, Australia. In the past he has been Adjunct Professor at the Johns Hopkins University, San Diego State University and Visiting Researcher at Boston College, United States. He is also member of the Consultative Working Group of Risk Standing Committee of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). His research interests and major publications are mainly related to IPO, Household Finance and Corporate Risk Management. He has published numerous articles in prestigious finance journals, such as Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Corporate Finance and Journal of Banking and Finance and two books on Convertible bonds and Corporate risk management. Professor Bajo is the Executive Editor of the Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier. In the past he also worked in business consulting and he is the founder of the web site Borse.it, one of the leading financial web sites in Italy.
Stergios Leventis is a Professor of Accounting at the International Hellenic University (IHU) and a member of its Governing Committee. He has held several key leadership roles, including Chairman of the University Center for International Programmes of Studies, Dean of the School of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Economics, and member of both the Senate and the Governing Board. He holds an MSc from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and a PhD from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Before entering academia, he worked as an accounting consultant, bringing valuable practical experience to his teaching and research. His research focuses on market-based accounting, auditing, corporate governance, and corporate social responsibility, with numerous publications in top international journals. Many of his articles address International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), reflecting his deep engagement with the profession. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of International Accounting, Auditing and Taxation (JIAAT), Associate Editor of the British Accounting Review (BAR), and sits on the editorial boards of several leading peer-reviewed journals, actively shaping global accounting research.
Silvio Vismara is Professor of corporate finance at the Department of Management of the University of Bergamo, Italy, and at IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy. He has held prior visiting appointments at Ghent University (Belgium), Indiana University (USA), University of Augsburg (Germany), Manchester Business School (UK), Cass Business School (UK), University of Florida (USA), and University of La Laguna (Spain). His research interests focus on fintech, corporate governance, corporate finance, and entrepreneurial and digital finance. He is Editor of Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Small Business Economics, and Journal of Technology Transfer, Co-Founder and Executive Editor of Review of Corporate Finance, and Associate Editor of the British Journal of Management, Management Review Quarterly, and Venture Capital. He is listed as a highly cited researcher by Clarivate. His research interests are in entrepreneurial finance and focus mainly on IPOs, equity crowdfunding, and ICOs. His research has been published in international journals, including the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Business Venturing, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Journal of Corporate Finance, Research Policy, Journal of Management Studies, and Journal of Banking and Finance. The research activity has benefited from his experience as a scientific consultant for the Italian Stock Exchange, as Vice-Chancellor for Research and a member of the board of directors of the University of Bergamo, as well as a founder of its first academic spin-off company (Universoft). His research has been covered in the media outlets around the world, including The Economist and The Financial Times
MEET THE EDITORS SESSION
Emanuele Bajo
Professor of Finance at the University of Bologna, Associate Dean at the University of Bologna Business School (Italy) & Executive Editor of the Journal of Economics and Business.
Authors wishing to submit a presentation should send a full paper in PDF format and in English, The complete version of the paper should include the following information: title, name(s) of the authors, abstract, keywords, JEL classification, e-mail address for each author. Papers in French are also welcomed.
ORGANIZERS
Slaheddine Hallara (Tunis University, Tunisia)
Houssam Bouzgarrou (Sousse University, Tunisia)
Imen Ghadhab (Sousse University, Tunisia)
Sihem Mansour (Sousse University, Tunisia)
Narjess Skhiri (Sousse University, Tunisia)
Samia Medressi (Sousse University, Tunisia)
Olfa Bourkhis (Sousse University, Tunisia)
IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline: September 30, 2025.
Notification of review results: As soon as available.
Registration deadline: November 10, 2025.
Conference event: December 19-20, 2025.
STEERING COMMITTEE
Slaheddine Hellara (Tunis University, Tunisia)
Sabri Boubaker (EM Normandie Business School, France)
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