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.

2023 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.

Date: June 10-11, 2023

Location: The Rimrock Resort Hotel, Banff, Alberta, Canada

Event Sponsor

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Day 1: Saturday, June 10 All conference meals and sessions will be held on Level 6 of the Rimrock Resort Hotel conference facility (south wing), in various rooms as noted below.
Breakfast	Wildrose Salon A
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Breakfast for delegates and their families
Morning Session
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM (noon)	Explore Banff, Networking, Various Activities
Lunch	Hawthorn AB
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Conference lunch for delegates
Afternoon Session	Hawthorn AB
	Masa Watanabe (Session Chair - Day 1)
12:30 PM - 12:40 PM	Conference opening remarks
	Felipe Aguerrevere (Department Chair) Sponsor Message
12:40 PM - 1:35 PM	Shrihari Santosh (University of Maryland)
	Investor Betas
1:40 PM - 2:35 PM	Selale Tuzel (University of Southern California)
	Investing in Misallocation
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM	Afternoon coffee break
2:55 PM - 3:50 PM	Alexander Dyck (University of Toronto)
	Collective Activism
3:55 PM - 4:55 PM	New Ideas Session
	Valeri Sokolvski (HEC) Adelina Barbalau (University of Alberta) Colin Ward (University of Minnesota)
Dinner	Hawthorn C
6:00 PM	Conference dinner for delegates and significant others

Day 2: Sunday, June 11 All conference meals and sessions will be held on Level 6 of the Rimrock Resort Hotel conference facility (south wing), in various rooms as noted below.
Breakfast	Wildrose Salon A
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Breakfast for delegates and their families
Morning Session
9:30 AM - 12:00 PM (noon)	Explore Banff, Networking, Various Activities
Lunch	Hawthorn AB
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM	Conference lunch for delegates
Afternoon Session	Hawthorn AB
	Mark Huson (Session Chair - Day 2)
12:30 PM - 1:25 PM	Davidson Heath (University of Utah)
	Diversity, Productivity, and the Homophily Trap
1:30 PM - 2:25 PM	Emily Williams (Harvard University)
	Buy Now, Pay Later Credit: User Characteristics and Effects on Spending Patterns
2:25 PM - 2:45 PM	Afternoon coffee break
2:45 PM - 3:40 PM	Thomas Chemmanur (Boston College)
	The Entrepreneurial Finance of Fintech Firms and the Effect of Fintech Investments on the Performance of Corporate Investors
3:45 PM - 4:40 PM	Lubos Pastor (University of Chicago)
	Investing in ESG
4:40 PM	Conference closing remarks
	Felipe Aguerrevere (Department Chair)
Dinner	Hawthorn C
6:00 PM	Conference dinner for delegates and significant others

Accommodation and Transportation Information

General information about Banff:
- Official Banff website

How to get to Banff from the Calgary Airport:
- Information on the Banff Airporter Shuttle
- IInformation on Brewster Transportation

Driving from Calgary to Banff: Download a PDF with directions on how to get out of Calgary from the Calgary Airport. This file also shows you how to get to the Rimrock Resort Hotel once you reach Banff.

The Rimrock Resort Hotel : Parking is available at the hotel. Self-parking is $22/day and valet parking is $36/day. Parking information will be given to you when you check in to the hotel. Standard wifi is complimentary for the duration of the conference.