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.
2025 is an exciting year for this conference with sponsorship provided by
The Finance Academic Department Coordinator will be on-site to address any questions or concerns while in attendance. For registration information contact the Academic Department Coordinator.
Date: May 31 - June 1, 2025
Location: , Banff, 91ÒùĸÊÓƵ, Canada
Event Sponsor
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Day 1: Saturday, May 31All conference meals and sessions will be held at the Banff Conference Centre, in various rooms as noted below. |
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Breakfast |
Kinnear Centre - 201 |
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7:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Breakfast for delegates and their families |
| Morning Session | Kinnear Centre - 101 |
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9:30 AM - 12:00 PM (noon) |
Explore Banff, Networking, Various Activities |
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Lunch |
Kinnear Centre - 101 |
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
Conference lunch for delegates |
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Afternoon Session |
Kinnear Centre - 101 |
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(Session Chair - Masahiro Watanabe) |
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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 |
Guest Speaker - Nadya Malenko (Boston College) |
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Custom Proxy Voting Advice |
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1:40 PM - 2:35 PM |
Guest Speaker - Scott Yonker (Cornell University) |
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Is There a Business Case for Racial Diversity on Corporate Boards? |
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2:35 PM - 2:55 PM |
Afternoon coffee break |
| 2:55 PM - 3:50 PM |
Guest Speaker - Kathleen Kahle (Arizona University) |
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Reconciling the Evidence on Board Diversity Mandates |
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3:55 PM - 4:45 PM |
Guest Speaker - Lauren Cohen (Harvard) |
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Box Jumping: Portfolio Recompositions to Achieve Higher Morningstar Ratings |
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Dinner |
Kinnear Centre - 201 |
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6:00 PM |
Conference dinner for delegates and significant others |
Day 2: Sunday, June 1All conference meals and sessions will be held at the Banff Conference Centre, in various rooms as noted below. |
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Breakfast |
Kinnear Centre - 201 |
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7:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Breakfast for delegates and their families |
| Morning Session | Kinnear Centre - 101 |
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9:30 AM - 12:00 PM (noon) |
Explore Banff, Networking, Various Activities |
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Lunch |
Kinnear Centre - 101 |
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12:00 PM - 12:30 PM |
Conference lunch for delegates |
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Afternoon Session |
Kinnear Centre - 101 |
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(Session Chair - Sheng-Jun Xu) |
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12:30 PM - 1:25 PM |
Guest Speaker - Stephan Siegel (University of Washington) |
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Rethinking the Stock Market Participation Puzzle: A Qualitative Approach |
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1:30 PM - 2:25 PM |
Guest Speaker - Zhi Da (University of Notre Dame) |
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You Can Only Lend What You Own: Inferring Daily Institutional Trading from Security Lending Supply |
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2:25 PM - 2:45 PM |
Afternoon coffee break |
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2:45 PM - 3:40 PM |
Guest Speaker - Alice Bonaime (Arizona University) |
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Do Repurchases Facilitate Shareholder Exit? Evidence from CEO Pay Ratio Disclosure |
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3:45 PM - 4:40 PM |
Guest Speaker - David McLean (Georgetown University) |
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Do Retail Investors Pay Attention to Sell-Side Analysts? |
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4:40 PM |
Conference closing remarks |
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Felipe Aguerrevere (Department Chair) |
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Dinner |
Kinnear Centre - 201 |
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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 2025
- Associate Professor of Finance and Philip Rhoads Endowed Professor in Finance at The University of Arizona, Eller College of Management
- L.E. Simmons Professor of Finance & Entrepreneurial Management at Harvard Business School
- Howard J. and Geraldine F. Korth Professor of Finance at The University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business
- Ann Griffin Endowed Chair in Finance at The University of Arizona, Eller College of Management
- Professor of Finance and Wargo Family Faculty Fellow at Boston College, Carroll School of Management
- William G. Droms Professor of Finance and Finance Area Chair at Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business
- Professor of Finance and Business Economics at The University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business
- Professor of Finance at the Charles H Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, at Cornell SC Johnson College of Business