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Bryan Kelly speaking at 2019 Conference

VRI Seminars


The Volatility and Risk Institute hosts lectures, fireside chats, and the Quantitative Finance and Econometrics (QFE) Seminar series, which showcases top research in financial econometrics.

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Our seminars are held at 44 W 4th Street, New York, NY

Fall 2024

  • Tuesday, October 1, 5:00pm - 6:00pm: Election 2024: Economic and Market Implications featuring Mickey Levy and Subadra Rajappa 
  • Monday, October 7th, 12:30pm - 1:30pm: Yuki Miura (NYU Tandon) - "Identifying, measuring, and managing climate risks from floods to heatwaves" 
  • Tuesday, October 15th, 11:30am - 12:30pm: Talk with Mary Daly (President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) (Event Details)
  • Tuesday, October 22nd, 1:00pm - 2:00pm: Talk with Francois Villeroy de Galhau (Governor, Banque de France)
  • Thursday, October 24, 4:30pm - 5:30pm: Talk by Dr. Christos Dimas, Deputy Finance Minister, Greece (Event details) Location: KMC 1-70
  • Monday, November 4th, 12:45pm - 1:45pm: Fabio Natalucci (Managing Director, CEO of the Andersen Institute for Finance & Economics) - "Financial Stability Challenges" Attend in person at KMC 3-65 or via Zoom simulcast
  • Tuesday, November 12th, 4:30pm - 5:30pm: Talk with Roberto Perli (Manager of the System Open Market Account, New York Fed) (Event details) Location: 1-70
  • Monday, December 9th, 12:30pm - 1:30pmAndrew Lo (MIT) Location: KMC 3-65

Spring 2024

Fall 2023

Fall 2022


Spring 2022

Fall 2021

  • November 15th: Tuomas Tomunen (Boston College) - Pricing physical climate risk (co-authored with Viral Acharya, Tim Johnson, and Suresh Sundaresan) (Video)
  • November 22nd: Spyridon Alogoskoufis (Financial Stability Expert, Stress Test Modelling Division, ECB), Katarzyna Budnik (Adviser, Stress Test Modelling Division, ECB), & Paul Hiebert (Head of Systemic Risk and Financial Institutions Division, ECB) - Climate scenario analysis for the European financial system (Video)

Fall 2020

Spring 2020

Fall 2019


Spring 2019


Fall 2018


Spring 2018


Fall 2017


Spring 2017


Fall 2016


Spring 2016


Fall 2015


Spring 2015


Fall 2014


Spring 2014


Fall 2013