FIR-PRI AWARDS 2025 CEREMONY
For 20 years now, academic excellence in finance and sustainable development in Europe has been rewarded by the FIR-PRI Award. For this special edition, the awardees will be invited th 1st of October to pitch their winning works at the prestigious Amphithéâtre Liard in the heart of La Sorbonne in Paris.
A SPECIAL EDITION
In honour of its 20th anniversary, the Prize is adopting a special format in order to take a look back at the most emblematic winners of the Award.
PART I
Testimonies of the most emblematic winners of the award
1. Introduction
Hugh Wheelan, Journalist, Co-founder and former Joint Managing Director at Responsible Investor
2. Opening speeches
Aurélie Baudhuin, FIR chairwoman
Laëtitia Tankwe, PRI board member
4. Special Prize
This Prize awards two universities with the most winners since 2005
Oxford University, Maastricht University
Oxford University
represented by
Ben Caldecott, Director, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group and the Lombard Odier Associate Professor of Sustainable Finance, University of Oxford
Maastricht University
represented by
Marielle Heijltjes, Dean Maastricht University School of Business and Economics
3. Pitches
Four outstanding awardees of the History of the Prize will be invited to share their experience.
5. Round table
Discussion with the awardees moderated by Hugh Wheelan on the importance of research in times of crisis / current questions on ESG backlash, the European Omnibus Reglementation…
PART II
2025 Edition Ceremony
Jean-Pascal Gond, Professor of Finance, Bayes Business School, will present the 2025 edition characteristics.
2025 edition laureates Pitches
The laureates of the 2025 edition of the Prize will present their rewarded works in the five categories of the award represented :
- Best master thesis
- Research grant of an ongoing PhD Thesis
- Best PhD Thesis
- Best Published Article
- Best Pedagogical Initiative
The event will take place the 1st of October at La Sorbonne in Paris. Registration is required to attend the event :
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