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The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Global Finance

7th ACM International Conference on AI in Finance

Join researchers, practitioners, and innovators in Milan to explore the frontiers of AI in finance, from deep learning to computational economics.

Next milestone: main conference author registration · October 18
ICAIF '26 — QRT AI for Financial Markets Startup Competition
Bocconi University University of Milano-Bicocca Politecnico di Milano Università degli Studi di Milano — La Statale
Date
Nov 14–17
2026
Location
Milan
Italy
Next milestone
Main conference author registration
Previous attendees
550 plus
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Our sponsors

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Platinum sponsors

  • Intesa Sanpaolo IMI Corporate & Investment Banking
  • QRT — Qube Research & Technologies

Silver sponsors

  • Bloomberg Engineering
  • Standard Chartered

Keynote speakers

Meet researchers and industry leaders joining ICAIF '26 in Milan.

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  • Daniele Magazzeni

    Daniele Magazzeni

    Chief AI Officer at UBS

  • Michael Barr

    Michael Barr

    Governor of the Federal Reserve

  • Mauro Micillo

    Mauro Micillo

    Chief of IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Division

  • Raffaele Savi

    Raffaele Savi

    Senior Managing Director and Global Head of BlackRock Systematic

  • Stefano Pasquali

    Stefano Pasquali

    Executive Vice President, Domyn SpA

Choose your next step

ICAIF '26 is moving from the main paper call toward workshops, notifications, and attendance planning.

  • Authors

    Explore ICAIF workshop papers

    Main paper submissions are closed. Workshop paper submissions closed on October 12, 2026, 23:59 AoE. Review each workshop's call and author registration requirements.

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  • Attendees

    Plan your attendance

    Registration is open. Review dates, fees, and travel grant information before booking your place.

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  • Partners

    Support the conference

    Explore sponsorship opportunities and ways to connect with the ICAIF community.

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Record paper submissions

More than 1,000 papers were submitted, with around 22% accepted for the main conference. Thank you to the authors, reviewers and programme committee.

  • Author registration reminder

    Each accepted main conference paper needs at least one in-person Main Conference or Passport registration at the ACM member or non-member rate.

    Update: October 23, 2026, for workshop paper authors only. All other authors: October 18, 2026.

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  • Preliminary programme now online

    Explore workshops, tutorials, keynotes, panels, research sessions, competitions and startup pitches in Milan, November 14–17. Details remain preliminary.

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Research at ICAIF '26

Nine areas, organized into three connected themes spanning methods, responsible deployment, markets, and societal impact.

Emerging AI methods

  • Generative AI & foundation models Simulation, synthetic data, and financial decision support.
  • AI agents & reinforcement learning Multi-agent systems and sequential decision-making.
  • Natural language & multimodal analysis Text, images, time series, and audio in finance.

Trust, risk & customers

  • Trustworthy & responsible AI Explainability, fairness, privacy, and governance.
  • Risk management & fraud detection Robustness, validation, and uncertainty quantification.
  • Credit & customer analytics Credit decisions, behavior analysis, and default detection.

Markets & societal impact

  • Trading & asset management Asset pricing, investment strategies, and time-series analysis.
  • Blockchain & decentralized finance Cryptocurrency, federated learning, and DeFi applications.
  • Financial inclusion & sustainable investing Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) applications.

Welcome to Milan

Milan is Italy's financial center and a rapidly growing hub for European technology. The conference will be held at Bocconi University, one of Europe's leading institutions for economics, management, and finance.

  • Venue: Bocconi · Via Röntgen 1
  • Airports: Malpensa (MXP), Linate (LIN), Bergamo (BGY)
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Bocconi University Campus

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Program Chairs

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Start planning for Milan

Registration is open. Review the fee schedule, travel grants, and key dates before booking your place.