The Financial Ethics Conference 2027

FINANCIAL ETHICS CONFERENCE 2027

The third Financial Ethics Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden

June 17th – 18th 2027

The Financial Ethics Research Group at the University of Gothenburg is pleased to invite abstract submissions for the third Financial Ethics Conference in Gothenburg. The conference will be held in person on 17 and 18 June 2027 at the Humanities Building, University of Gothenburg.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

Joseph Heath (University of Toronto)

Robert C. Hockett (Cornell University)

Andrew Bailey (Bitcoin Policy Institute, Washington)

Helen Mussell (Cardiff University)

Additional invited speakers will be announced shortly.

CONFERENCE THEME

This conference aims to bring together philosophers and philosophically minded academics from related disciplines (e.g. finance, political science, economics, sustainability) who work on questions in financial ethics. We invite submissions on ethical or political issues raised by money and finance (broadly construed), including topics such as the ethics of debt, financial fraud, sustainable finance, socially responsible investing, microfinance and global justice, the politics of central banking, ethical foundations of financial markets, philosophical issues concerning cryptocurrencies, and related issues.

SUBMISSION 

To submit an abstract, please email [email protected]. Abstracts should be no more than 500 words (excluding references). The abstract should be anonymised for blind review and attached as a separate file. In the email, include the author’s name, affiliation, and paper title. Accepted talks will be allocated 30 minutes, including 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for Q&A.

The deadline for submitting abstracts is 1 February 2027. We aim to notify applicants of the outcome within 14 days after the submission deadline.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

There is no conference fee. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Participants are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses.

PREVIOUS CONFERENCES

This is the third Financial Ethics Conference organised by the Financial Ethics Group in Gothenburg, following similar events in 2021 and 2023. 

THE FINANCIAL ETHICS RESEARCH GROUP

The Financial Ethics Research Group is a group of philosophers and economists dedicated to ethical and political issues raised by the financial system. We do research on ethical alternatives which can bolster more responsible and sustainable financial behaviour and also engage with key stakeholders to have a direct impact on financial practices. For more information about us and what we do, see https://www.gu.se/en/research/financial-ethics-research-group.

CONTACT INFORMATION

For more information, please contact [email protected].

Best wishes,

Mattias Gunnemyr, Simon Rosenqvist, Joakim Sandberg

The Organising Committee