Keynote Speakers
Dr. Leila Pinto Campillo
Professor at UCL School of Management
Dr. Leila Pinto Campillo
Professor at UCL School of Management
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UCL
MIT
Leila Pinto’s professional career developed in the Financial/Banking Industry at different Financial Institutions in Spain, the United States, Panama, Guatemala, Colombia and Ecuador. For more than fourteen years she led Private Banking teams and managed wealth management portfolios for top International banks such as Deutsche Bank, Banco Sabadell, Lloyds TSB Bank and Grupo IF (US Group Bank) where she was the Head of the International Area. She currently owns a financial advisory boutique firm whose main objective is to advise high net worth families in Latin America.
Dr. Leila Pinto Campillo
Professor at UCL School of Management
Dr. Leila Pinto Campillo
Professor at UCL School of Management
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UCL
MIT
Leila Pinto’s professional career developed in the Financial/Banking Industry at different Financial Institutions in Spain, the United States, Panama, Guatemala, Colombia and Ecuador. For more than fourteen years she led Private Banking teams and managed wealth management portfolios for top International banks such as Deutsche Bank, Banco Sabadell, Lloyds TSB Bank and Grupo IF (US Group Bank) where she was the Head of the International Area. She currently owns a financial advisory boutique firm whose main objective is to advise high net worth families in Latin America.
Dr. Joaquín Blaum
Department of Economics
Dr. Joaquín Blaum
Department of Economics
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Boston University
MIT
Joaquín Blaum’s areas of research are international trade and macroeconomics. His work focuses on how heterogeneity matters for macroeconomic outcomes. Joaquin’s recent research studies how sourcing of foreign inputs affects firm and aggregate productivity. In ongoing work, he shows that the interdependence between firms’ import and export behavior is key to understanding how economies adjust to large devaluations. In earlier work, Joaquin studied the effects of wealth inequality on aggregate productivity when financial markets function imperfectly.
Dr. Joaquín Blaum
Department of Economics
Dr. Joaquín Blaum
Department of Economics
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Boston University
MIT
Joaquín Blaum’s areas of research are international trade and macroeconomics. His work focuses on how heterogeneity matters for macroeconomic outcomes. Joaquin’s recent research studies how sourcing of foreign inputs affects firm and aggregate productivity. In ongoing work, he shows that the interdependence between firms’ import and export behavior is key to understanding how economies adjust to large devaluations. In earlier work, Joaquin studied the effects of wealth inequality on aggregate productivity when financial markets function imperfectly.
Dr. Dragana Ostic
School of Finance and Economics
Dr. Dragana Ostic
School of Finance and Economics
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Jiangsu University
MIT
Dragana Oistic is an associate professor at the School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University. Her research primarily focuses on international trade and economics, as well as negotiation and ethical issues in international trade. She possesses a solid educational background, having earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the Faculty of Economics, University of Novi Sad, from October 2002 to June 2007, a Master's degree in International Trade from the same university from October 2008 to June 2010, and subsequently a PhD in International Trade and Economics from the School of Economics, University of International Business and Economics, from September 2011 to June 2016.
Dr. Dragana Ostic
School of Finance and Economics
Dr. Dragana Ostic
School of Finance and Economics
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Jiangsu University
MIT
Dragana Oistic is an associate professor at the School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University. Her research primarily focuses on international trade and economics, as well as negotiation and ethical issues in international trade. She possesses a solid educational background, having earned a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the Faculty of Economics, University of Novi Sad, from October 2002 to June 2007, a Master's degree in International Trade from the same university from October 2008 to June 2010, and subsequently a PhD in International Trade and Economics from the School of Economics, University of International Business and Economics, from September 2011 to June 2016.
Prof. THOMAS ANDREAS MAURER
Business School
Prof. THOMAS ANDREAS MAURER
Business School
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EDHEC
MIT
Thomas Andreas Maurer is Associate Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School. Before joining EDHEC in July 2026, he was Associate Professor of Finance at The University of Hong Kong, following an earlier appointment at Washington University in St. Louis. His main research interests are general equilibrium asset pricing, international finance and optimal portfolio choice, with a particular focus on currency markets. His teaching covers asset pricing, derivatives, investments and corporate finance and draws extensively on his research.
Prof. THOMAS ANDREAS MAURER
Business School
Prof. THOMAS ANDREAS MAURER
Business School
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EDHEC
MIT
Thomas Andreas Maurer is Associate Professor of Finance at EDHEC Business School. Before joining EDHEC in July 2026, he was Associate Professor of Finance at The University of Hong Kong, following an earlier appointment at Washington University in St. Louis. His main research interests are general equilibrium asset pricing, international finance and optimal portfolio choice, with a particular focus on currency markets. His teaching covers asset pricing, derivatives, investments and corporate finance and draws extensively on his research.