ICFPF 2020: 14. International Conference on Financial Planning and Forecasting

February 10-11, 2020 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Conference Code: 20MY02ICFPF

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The International Research Conference Aims and Objectives

The International Research Conference is a federated organization dedicated to bringing together a significant number of diverse scholarly events for presentation within the conference program. Events will run over a span of time during the conference depending on the number and length of the presentations. With its high quality, it provides an exceptional value for students, academics and industry researchers.

ICFPF 2020: 14. International Conference on Financial Planning and Forecasting aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Financial Planning and Forecasting. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Financial Planning and Forecasting

Call for Contributions

Prospective authors are kindly encouraged to contribute to and help shape the conference through submissions of their research abstracts, papers and e-posters. Also, high quality research contributions describing original and unpublished results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, or theoretical work in all areas of Financial Planning and Forecasting are cordially invited for presentation at the conference. The conference solicits contributions of abstracts, papers and e-posters that address themes and topics of the conference, including figures, tables and references of novel research materials.

Guidelines for Authors

Please ensure your submission meets the conference's strict guidelines for accepting scholarly papers. Downloadable versions of the check list for Full-Text Papers and Abstract Papers.

Please refer to the Paper Submission Guideline, Abstract Submission Guideline and Author Information before submitting your paper.

Conference Proceedings

All submitted conference papers will be blind peer reviewed by three competent reviewers. The peer-reviewed conference proceedings are indexed in the Open Science Index, Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Zenedo, OpenAIRE, BASE, WorldCAT, Sherpa/RoMEO, and other index databases. Impact Factor Indicators.

Special Journal Issues

ICFPF 2020 has teamed up with the Special Journal Issue on Financial Planning and Forecasting. A number of selected high-impact full text papers will also be considered for the special journal issues. All submitted papers will have the opportunity to be considered for this Special Journal Issue. The paper selection will be carried out during the peer review process as well as at the conference presentation stage. Submitted papers must not be under consideration by any other journal or publication. The final decision for paper selection will be made based on peer review reports by the Guest Editors and the Editor-in-Chief jointly. Selected full-text papers will be published online free of charge.

Conference Sponsor and Exhibitor Opportunities

The Conference offers the opportunity to become a conference sponsor or exhibitor. To participate as a sponsor or exhibitor, please download and complete the Conference Sponsorship Request Form.

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Selected Papers

Comparison between XGBoost, LightGBM and CatBoost Using a Home Credit Dataset
Essam Al Daoud
Human Resource Management Practices, Person-Environment Fit and Financial Performance in Brazilian Publicly Traded Companies
Bruno Henrique Rocha Fernandes, Amir Rezaee, Jucelia Appio
Analysis of Risk-Based Disaster Planning in Local Communities
R. A. Temah, L. A. Nkengla-Asi
The Touristic Development of the Archaeological and Heritage Areas in Alexandria City, Egypt
Salma I. Dwidar, Amal A. Abdelsattar
Comparison of Machine Learning Models for the Prediction of System Marginal Price of Greek Energy Market
Ioannis P. Panapakidis, Marios N. Moschakis
Forecasting Issues in Energy Markets within a Reg-ARIMA Framework
Ilaria Lucrezia Amerise
Fast Return Path Planning for Agricultural Autonomous Terrestrial Robot in a Known Field
Carlo Cernicchiaro, Pedro D. Gaspar, Martim L. Aguiar
Energy Planning Analysis of an Agritourism Complex Based on Energy Demand Simulation: A Case Study of Wuxi Yangshan Agritourism Complex
Li Zhu, Binghua Wang, Yong Sun
A Prediction Model Using the Price Cyclicality Function Optimized for Algorithmic Trading in Financial Market
Cristian Păuna
Gender Differences in Risk Aversion Behavior: Case Study of Saudi Arabia and Jordan
Razan Salem
Implementation-Oriented Discussion for Historical and Cultural Villages’ Conservation Planning
Xing Zhang
Autonomous Vehicle Navigation Using Harmonic Functions via Modified Arithmetic Mean Iterative Method
Azali Saudi, Jumat Sulaiman
Improving Flash Flood Forecasting with a Bayesian Probabilistic Approach: A Case Study on the Posina Basin in Italy
Zviad Ghadua, Biswa Bhattacharya
Ways for the Development of the Audit Quality Control System through the Analysis of Ongoing Problems, Experience and Challenges: Example of the Republic of Georgia
Levan Sabauri
Identifying Critical Success Factors for Data Quality Management through a Delphi Study
Maria Paula Santos, Ana Lucas

Financial Planning and Forecasting
Analysis and risk management of banking institutions
Asset-liability management
Liquidity management
Credit risk modelling
Asset pricing
Project finance
Commodities modelling, pricing and risk management
Financial derivatives
Commodities supervision and policy
Exchange rates and exchange rate regimes
Islamic banking and finance
Monetary policy
Bank diversification, universal banks and financial conglomerates
Securitisation in banking
Specialised lending
Bank efficiency, productivity and performance measurement
International banking
International financial crisis and systemic risk
Mergers and acquisitions in banking
Bank assurance
Risk management for insurance companies
Banking services
Quality management in the banking sector
Money and capital markets
Collaborative Business Forecasting
Link financial forecasting to operational drivers and key performance indicators
Incorporate continuous planning to keep your forecasts current and accurate
Maximize the flexibility, adaptability and competitive advantage of planning with rolling forecasts
Utilize predictive analytics to improve financial forecasting and planning
The Art and Science of Good Forecasting

Abstracts/Full-Text Paper Submission Deadline		December 12, 2019
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection		December 31, 2019
Final Paper (Camera Ready) Submission & Early Bird Registration Deadline		January 11, 2020
Conference Dates		February 10-11, 2020

Ali Sarrafi Nik	Islamic Azad Unversity, IR
Patrick Brandful Cobbinah	Charles Sturt University, AU
Peter Akadiri	University of Wolverhampton, UK
SEYYED ALI PAYTAKHTI OSKOOE	Kingston Unversity, UK
Anusha Vaddiraj Pallapu	Westcliff University, US
Reazul Ahsan	University of Utah, Asia Campus, US
John Manhire	Texas A&M University, US
Ali Karakhan	Oregon State University, US
Hatem Abou-Senna	University of Central Florida, US
Michael Markowitz	Holy Family University, US
Katherine Payne	Brigham Young University, US
Katrina Hunter-Mintz	Walden University, US
Venkat Krishnan	Iowa State University, US
Carl Edwin Lindgren	American School of Genealogy, Heraldry and Documentary Sciences, US
Fassil Demissie	Depaul University, US
Janet Kourik	Webster University, US
Irum Naz	The Community College of Qatar, QA
Nasir Javed	University of Management, PK
Emmanuel Kojo Nartey	Cardiff Met University , GB
Lalit Garg	University of Malta, MT
Samir Aguenaou	Al Akhawayn University, MA
Harsha Dulari Wijesekera	Open University of Sri Lanka, LK
Ronie Biando	United Architects of the Philippines, PH
Mohammad Mirehei	University of Tehran, IR
Amin Azimian	University of Burgos, ES
Manal Etemadi	Iran University of Medical Sciences, IR
Moid Uddin Ahmad	Jaipuria Institute of Management, IN
Nahla Dhib	university of Nice, FR
Said Khalifa Mokhtar Brika	University of Bisha, SA
Krati Agarwal	Amity University Mumbai, IN

Participation Type	Early Registration Fees	Registration Fees
Non-Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration	€ 350	€ 400
Student Oral/Poster Presenter Registration	€ 300	€ 350
Listener Registration	€ 250	€ 300
Additional Paper Publication	€ 100

All conference materials and services will be delivered digitally to the participant with the online conference management system. Conference registration includes the following digital materials and services:

e-certificates [for Authors: Certificate of Attendance and Presentation; for Listeners: Certificate of Attendance; for Chairs: Certificate of Attendance and Appreciation; for Presenters: Certificate of Best Presentation (if conferred based appraisal)]
e-program
e-book
e-name badge
e-receipt
e-presentation

Presentation Types:

Physical presentation is an oral conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.
Digital presentation is a digital conferencing presentation that is made using digital technology including embedded digital elements ( texts, tables, graphs, or videos ) for PowerPoint sharing.

Early Bird Registration

Early Bird registration is valid until 2020-01-11 23:59:59

Online Credit Card Processing

Online payment option available for author and listener delegates.
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