CfP Deadline:
June 19, 2026
Conference Event:
November 18-19, 2026
Event Location:
Paris, France (Hybrid Event)
Organizer(s):
European Banking Authority (EBA)
Description:
The 2026 EBA Policy Research Workshop focuses on how efficient and proportionate regulatory
frameworks can support a competitive, resilient, and integrated financial sector. In an evolving
regulatory landscape, ensuring that the financial sector remains both competitive and resilient
requires striking the right balance between simplicity, proportionality, and effective risk
management.This year, the Workshop will discuss the policy challenges arising from the need to streamline the
prudential rulebook, the behavioural impacts of efficiency and proportionality, and supervisory
approaches to innovation, market entry, and cross‑border integration. Submissions are also
encouraged on new digital interlinkages, crypto‑bank transmission channels, and risks related to
decentralised finance (DeFi), as well as on the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and
machine learning (ML) technologies across financial institutions. In addition, the workshop also
welcomes research on: the appropriate integration of ESG considerations by banks in a
proportionate manner into governance, strategy, and remuneration frameworks; and on regulatory
designs that promote harmonisation, supervisory convergence, and deeper financial integration
across the Single Market.The 2026 EBA Policy Research Workshop aims to bring together economists and researchers from
supervisory authorities and central banks, as well as leading academics. The organisers are inviting
submissions of policy-oriented, preferably empirical, research papers. Researchers from
supervisory authorities and central banks are especially encouraged to submit papers for
presentation. Submissions are particularly welcome on the following topics:
- Competitiveness and efficiency in the prudential rulebook without undermining resilience.
- Impacts of efficiency and proportionality.
- Competition, innovation, market entry, cross border growth and new areas under
financial supervision.- Proportionate integration of ESG risks in governance, strategy, and remuneration
frameworks.
Submission:
Interested parties should submit their draft papers and any queries to research.conferences@eba.europa.eu at the European Banking Authority.
The submission deadline is Friday, 19 June 2026.
Contributors will be notified by mid-September 2026.