Department of Finance: Conferences
Upcoming Event
Frontiers In Finance Conference
This two-day conference showcases papers in a broad range of finance, law, and economics with an eye on emerging topics and subjects. Topics include governance, corporate control, ownership and capital structure, investor protection, and networking and price formation in financial markets. Faculty, Full-Time teaching staff, PhD Students, and Speakers will be invited to attend.
2024 is an exciting year for this conference with sponsorship provided by Mawer Investment Management Ltd.
The Finance Administrative Department Coordinator will be on-site to address any questions or concerns while in attendance. For registration information contact the Administrative Department Coordinator.
Event Sponsor
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Day 1: Saturday, June 8All conference meals and sessions will be held at the Banff Conference Centre, in various rooms as noted below. |
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Breakfast |
KC203 |
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7:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Breakfast for delegates and their families |
| Morning Session | |
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9:30 AM - 12:00 PM (noon) |
Explore Banff, Networking, Various Activities |
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Lunch |
PDC103 |
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
Conference lunch for delegates |
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Afternoon Session |
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Lukas Roth (Session Chair - Day 1) |
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12:30 PM - 12:40 PM |
Conference opening remarks |
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Felipe Aguerrevere (Department Chair) Sponsor Message |
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12:40 PM - 1:35 PM |
Ivan Shaliastovich (University of Wisconsin) |
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Corporate Bond Issuance by Financial Institutions and Economic Cycle |
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1:40 PM - 2:35 PM |
Viral Acharya (NYU) |
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Fragile Financing: How Corporate Reliance on Shadow Banking Affects Bank Provision of Liquidity |
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2:35 PM - 2:55 PM |
Afternoon coffee break |
| 2:55 PM - 3:50 PM |
Katie Moon (University of Colorado) |
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3:55 PM - 4:45 PM |
New Ideas Session |
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Presentation 1: Hoa Briscoe-Tran and Valeri Sokolovski (Alberta) Presentation 2: Jingxuan Zhnag (Alberta) |
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Dinner |
KC203 |
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6:00 PM |
Conference dinner for delegates and significant others |
Day 2: Sunday, June 9All conference meals and sessions will be held at the Banff Conference Centre, in various rooms as noted below. |
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Breakfast |
KC203 |
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7:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Breakfast for delegates and their families |
| Morning Session | |
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9:30 AM - 12:00 PM (noon) |
Explore Banff, Networking, Various Activities |
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Lunch |
PDC103 |
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
Conference lunch for delegates |
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Afternoon Session |
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Sahil Raina (Session Chair - Day 2) |
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12:30 PM - 1:25 PM |
Haibo Jiang (U Quebec Montreal) |
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1:30 PM - 2:25 PM |
Alessio Saretto (Federal Reserve Bank Dallas) |
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Endogenous Option Pricing |
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2:25 PM - 2:45 PM |
Afternoon coffee break |
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2:45 PM - 3:40 PM |
Maragarita Tsoutsoura (Washington U St Louis) |
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The Talent Gap in Family Firms |
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3:45 PM - 4:40 PM |
James Weston (Rice University) |
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4:40 PM |
Conference closing remarks |
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Felipe Aguerrevere (Department Chair) |
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Dinner |
KC203 |
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6:00 PM |
Conference dinner for delegates and significant others |
Accommodation and Transportation Information
- General information about Banff:
- How to get to Banff from the Calgary Airport:
Confirmed Speakers 2024
Viral V. Acharya - C.V Starr Professor of Economics in the Department of Finance at NYU Stern
Haibo Jiang - Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Quebec at Montreal
Katie Moon - Assistant Professor of Finance at Leeds School of Business
Alessio Saretto - Economic Policy Advisor and Head of the Banking and Finance Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Ivan Shaliastovich - Associate Professor in the Department of Finance at the Wisconsin School of Business
Margarita Tsoutsoura - Associate Professor of Finance at Olin Business School
James P. Weston - Harmon Whittington Professor of Finance at Rice University