Conference dates
23 Aug 2026 - 25 Aug 2026

Location
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany

Description
Overview
The Alpine Finance Summit (AFS) is an exclusive and high-caliber conference dedicated to the presentation and discussion of academic finance working papers.

Research Focus
The scientific focus of the conference lies in research in the areas of Asset Pricing, Investments, Sustainable Finance, and FinTech. We welcome empirical, experimental, and theoretical contributions which have not yet been published in a scientific journal.

Conference Date and Venue
The AFS will take place at the Kongresshaus Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Richard-Strauss-Platz 1, 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany), a modern congress and event venue located in the heart of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, from Sunday, August 23 – Tuesday, August 25, 2026. Accommodation for all conference participants is reserved at the Hotel Garmischer Hof (Chamonixstraße 10, 82467 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany) from Saturday, August 22 – Wednesday, August 26 for a reduced rate of 169 EUR per night. All participants are expected to attend for the entire duration of the conference.

The conference directly follows the 2026 European Finance Association (EFA) meeting in Ghent, Belgium. There are convenient travel options via Brussels – Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Paper Submission
Submission deadline: March 15, 2026 (CET, midnight)
Submit your fully developed working paper at https://www.conftool.com/alpinefinancesummit2026. Selection of papers will be determined through a blind-review process; therefore, author identities must be concealed at submission. Authors may submit more than one paper. There is a submission fee of 50 EUR per paper. Authors will be informed of the outcome following the completion of the review process, expected by mid-May 2026.

Dual Submission Option
Submitting authors are invited to take advantage of the Dual Submission Option with The Review of Asset Pricing Studies at no additional charge. This unique opportunity allows submissions to be considered simultaneously for the conference and for publication and can be selected directly during the paper submission process. More information about the Dual Submission Policy is available at https://sfs.org/dualsubmissionpolicy/

Keynote Speaker
We are happy to announce that the keynote speech will be given by Prof. Richard B. Evans, Ph.D. C. Stewart Sheppard Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.

Social Program
Similar to the spirit of the established “Winter Finance Conferences”, the AFS Conference will place particular emphasis on its social program, featuring summer outdoor activities such as hiking and climbing. These activities will be organized during the conference, and all participants are warmly encouraged to take part. Detailed information on the social program will be provided in spring 2026.

Conference Fee
The conference fee is 390 EUR per participant and includes lunch and coffee breaks on the first and the second conference day, the conference dinner on the first conference day, public and mountain transportation on the second conference day, and a coffee break on the third conference day.

Further Information
Further information is available on the conference homepage: www.alpinefinancesummit.org
Please submit questions and requests to alpinefinancesummit@gmail.com