Presentation of issue No. 159 of the Revue d’Économie Financière, dedicated to ‘Finance in the Age of AI’

Following the publication of Issue No. 159 of the Revue d’Économie Financière (REF), dedicated to “Finance in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”, the Institut Louis Bachelier and the Association Europe–Finances–Régulations are pleased to invite you to the REF conference, which will present and discuss its main insights.

Registration : https://www.aefr.eu/fr/evenement/496/conference-ref-159-la-finance-a-l-ere-de-l-intelligence-artificielle 

This special issue, coordinated by Marie Brière (Head of Investor Research at Amundi & Scientific Director of the FaIR programme – Institut Louis Bachelier), brings together leading contributions, including those of:

• Philippe Aghion, 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics, on the economic impact of AI – innovation, productivity, and the need for balanced regulation.

• Cédric Villani, Fields Medal, on the ethical and societal issues raised by AI in finance: transparency, potential drifts, environmental impact, data sovereignty, and collective responsibility.

Featuring 14 articles by 22 experts, this issue offers a structured analysis around three main themes:

1️⃣ The economic challenges of deploying AI

Automation, innovation, productivity gains, the role of data, and accelerating idea generation.

2️⃣ The impact on the financial sector

Risk management, market transformation, alternative data, service personalisation, market finance, and inclusion.

3️⃣ Risks and supervision

Algorithmic bias, model opacity, systemic risks, alignment of objectives, technological sovereignty, and international regulatory approaches.

At the heart of this issue lies the rise of generative AI, which is reshaping decision-making, redefining value chains, and setting new standards in transparency and governance.

Tuesday, 16 December

5:30 pm Welcome of participants

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Conference

La Place, 2nd floor of the Palais Brongniart

Introduction

Pervenche Berès, President of AEFR (Association Europe–Finances–Régulations)

Marie Brière, Head of Investor Research (Amundi) & Scientific Director of the FaIR programme – Institut Louis Bachelier

Roundtable: Finance in the Age of AI

Moderation: Marie Brière

Speakers

Christine Balagué, Professor, Institut Mines–Télécom & Founder of the Good in Tech network

Thierry Foucault, Professor, HEC Paris

Christophe Hurlin, Professor of Economics at the University of Orléans, Senior Member of the IUF

Charles-Albert Lehalle, Professor, École Polytechnique

Iota Nassr, Economist and Financial Policy Analyst, OECD

Closing cocktail

We look forward to seeing you there – and please feel free to share this invitation within your network to help expand the discussion across the sector.

Registration : https://www.aefr.eu/fr/evenement/496/conference-ref-159-la-finance-a-l-ere-de-l-intelligence-artificielle