Conference brief
Researchers from leading central banks and universities gathered in Leeds for a two-day workshop exploring pressing questions in banking.
Brief
The International Banking Institute hosted its inaugural workshop on 13th and 14th May 2026 at Cloth Hall Court, University of Leeds, bringing together academics and policymakers from across Europe to present and discuss cutting-edge research in banking.
The workshop was opened by Professor Kevin Keasey, Director of the IBI, who welcomed delegates from institutions including the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, Norges Bank, the Bank of Spain, KU Leuven, and several leading universities across the UK and continental Europe.
Programme
Day one opened with a session chaired by Professor Danilo Mascia. Johannes Breckenfelder presented work on bank balance sheet constraints and mutual fund fragility, followed by Professor Barbara Casu on how liquidity requirements shape non-bank financing.
A second session chaired by Dr Joshua Cave featured Jin Cao on how credit shocks propagate through banks, firms and households, and Professor Emanuela Giacomini on whether bank resolution reforms have reduced market perceptions of too-big-to-fail risk.
Day two opened with Mauricio Salgado-Moreno presenting work on how monetary policy affects mortgage fixation periods, followed by a session chaired by Professor Valeriya Dinger on collateral, credit relationships and loan officer performance.
Later sessions featured Alejandro Casado on loan supply shocks, Alessio Reghezza on geopolitical risk and bank lending, Professor Claudia Girardone on spatial bank access, and Dr Joshua Cave on branch quality, monetary tightening and deposit stability.
Workshop moments
The workshop connected banking research with policy-relevant questions across financial stability, regulation, credit markets, bank resolution, and deposit behaviour.
Reflections
"It was a privilege to bring together such a strong group of researchers working on questions that are directly relevant to how banks operate and how policy should respond."
Dr Joshua Cave, conference chair and co-organiser
"This first IBI Workshop brought together an outstanding group of researchers from central banks, regulatory institutions, and universities to tackle some of the most important questions in banking today."
Professor Kevin Keasey, Director of IBI
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