Finance, Economics, and Technology – International Conference at the Faculty of Law, University of Pécs

From artificial intelligence in taxation and the global minimum tax to the digital transformation of financial markets, the international conference "Finance, Economics, and Technology", taking place on 27 November 2026 at the Faculty of Law, University of Pécs, will address a wide range of contemporary challenges. University lecturers, researchers and PhD students are also invited to contribute to the conference programme.

The conference is organised by the Department of Financial Law and Business Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Pécs, in cooperation with colleagues from the Universities of Cagliari and Pisa and the Institute of Comparative Law in Belgrade.

The event will explore the relationship between finance, economics and technological development, with particular emphasis on recent changes in international tax law and regulation.

The morning plenary session will bring together international academics and professionals to discuss the evolving roles of the United Nations and the OECD in international taxation, the global minimum tax, the application of artificial intelligence in tax advisory services and tax audits, and current developments in transfer pricing.

Further presentations will address European tax harmonisation, cross-border tax risk assessment programmes, tax cashback measures in Brazil, and the opportunities and risks associated with tokenisation in capital markets.

Representing the Faculty of Law, University of Pécs, Dr Zsolt Bujtár, Head of the Department of Financial Law and Business Law, will discuss the prospects and risks of tokenisation for capital markets, while Dr Alexander Szívós will examine the evolution of general anti-abuse rules in the European Union and Hungary.

Call for Presentations

The organisers invite university lecturers, researchers and PhD students to submit proposals for the afternoon sessions, starting at 14:00 CET.

Applicants should submit the title of their presentation, their institutional affiliation and an abstract of no more than half a page in Word format by 5 November 2026 to financialandbusinesslaw@gmail.com.

Applicants will be notified of the selection results, and the final programme and venue of the afternoon sessions will be announced by 10 November.

Conference participants will also be invited to submit scientific papers of 8–15 pages for a planned conference volume. The manuscript submission deadline is 31 January 2027, with publication expected in June 2027.

Participation and Further Information

The conference will take place on 27 November 2026 in a hybrid format, allowing participants to attend either in person in Pécs or online via Microsoft Teams.

Participation is free of charge.

The detailed conference programme, submission requirements and author's guidelines are available on the event page.