The day and one half conference in 2026 will include a keynote speech, presentations of research papers, and opportunities to network with other delegates.

Programme outline (subject to change)

Time Details
Sunday 24 May
13:00–13:25 Registration & coffee
13:25–13:30 Welcome remarks
13:30–15:30 Discussant Session 1

Session Chair:TBC

The (Under-)Disclosure of Environmental Innovation
Leo Liu, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Elvira Sojli (attending), UNSW Sydney, Australia
Wing Wah Tham, UNSW Sydney, Australia
Cara Vansteenkiste, University of Sydney, Australia

Discussant: Emilia Garcia-Appendini, University of St Gallen, Switzerland

Financial Frictions and Pollution Abatement Over the Life Cycle
Min Fang, University of Florida, USA
Po-Hsuan Hsu, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Chi-Yang Tsou (attending), University of Manchester, UK

Discussant: Marco Grotteria, London Business School, UK

Green Waste: (Mis)allocation of Green Investment Subsidies
Tom Meling (attending), The Ohio State University, USA
Morten Grindaker, University of Chicago, USA
Magne Mogstad, University of Chicago, USA
Ingvil Gaarder, University of Chicago, USA

Discussant: Per Strömberg, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden
15:30–16:00 Break
16:00–17:00 Short Presentations Session 1

Session Chair: TBC

Shareholder Democracy and the Market for Voting Advice
Odilon Camara (attending), University of Southern California, USA
John Matsusaka, University of Southern California, USA
Chong Shu, University of Utah, USA

When the Tax Break Breaks: CEO Pay and Turnover Following TCJA
Ilona Babenko (attending), Arizona State University, USA
Ben Bennett, Texas Christian University, USA
Dragana Cvijanovic, Cornell University, USA

Financial Technologies, Labor Markets, and Wage Inequality: Evidence from Instant Payment Systems
Jacelly Cespedes (attending), University of Minnesota, USA
Carlos Burga, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile
Carlos Parra, Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile
Bernardo Ricca, Insper, Brazil
18:00-19:00 Wine reception
19:00-22:00 Gala Dinner, with the support of Elsevier and the Journal of Financial Intermediation at The Scottish Café & Restaurant at the National Gallery;
The Mound, Edinburgh EH2 2EL
Monday 25 May
08:30–09:00 Coffee
09:00–11:00 Discussant Session 2

Session Chair:TBC

Complex Organizations, Leverage and Interest Rates
Giovanna Nicodano (attending), University of Turin, Italy
Luca Regis, University of Turin, Italy

Discussant: Boris Nikolov, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Collateral Law and Enforcement Risk: Evidence from Native American Reservations
Leo Leitzinger (attending), Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

Discussant: Geraldo Cerqueiro, Católica-Lisbon, Portugal

The Effect of Takeovers on Knowledge Worker Productivity
Andras Danis, Central European University, Austria
Evgeny Gushchin (attending), Central European University, Austria
Beate Thies, University of Vienna, Austria

Discussant: Ernst Maug, University of Mannheim, Germany
11:00–11:30 Break
11:30–13:00 Keynote speech

Prof. Manju Puri, J.B. Fuqua Professor in Finance, Duke University
13:00–14:00 Lunch served at EFI
14:00–16:00 Discussant Session 3

Session Chair: TBC

Firm Dynamics and Growth with Soft Budget Constraints
Philippe Aghion, College de France; London School of Economics, UK
Antonin Bergeaud, HEC Paris, France
Mathias Dewatripont, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Johannes Matt (attending), London School of Economics, UK

Discussant: Francesca Zucchi, European Central Bank

Communist Imprints and Corporate Behavior
Philip Schnorpfeil (attending), Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany

Discussant: Ekaterina Volkova, University of Melbourne, Australia

Dinner Table Alphas
Huaizhi Chen (attending), University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Sean Cao, University of Maryland, USA
Lauren Cohen, Harvard Business School, USA
Hugo Zhao, University of Maryland, USA

Discussant: Spyridon Lagaras, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
16:00–16:30 Break
16:30–17:30 Short Presentations Session 2

Session Chair: TBC

The 52-Week High and Corporate Announcement Returns
Paul Hark (attending), University of Münster, Germany
Nils Lohmeier, University of Münster, Germany
Pascal Büsing, University of Münster, Germany
Hannes Mohrschladt, University of Potsdam, Germany

Impact Through Catalytic Finance
Florian Hoffmann, KU Leuven, Belgium
Vladimir Vladimirov (attending), University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The Strategic Regulatory Disclosure of Private Firms
Kathleen Hanley (attending), Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA
Qianqian Yu, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, USA