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.

Date: June 8-9, 2024

Location: Banff Conference Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada

 

Event Sponsor 

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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

 

Day 1: Saturday, June 8

All conference meals and sessions will be held at the Banff Conference Centre, in various rooms as noted below.

Breakfast

 

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

 

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Conference lunch for delegates

Afternoon Session

 

 

(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

Presentation 1

Paper 1

 

1:40 PM - 2:35 PM

Presentation 2

Paper 2

2:35 PM - 2:55 PM

Afternoon coffee break

2:55 PM - 4:55 PM Presentation 3

Paper 3

 

Dinner

 

6:00 PM

Conference dinner for delegates and significant others

Day 2: Sunday, June 9

All conference meals and sessions will be held at the Banff Conference Centre, in various rooms as noted below.

Breakfast

 

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

 

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Conference lunch for delegates

Afternoon Session

 

 

(Session Chair - Day 2)

12:30 PM - 1:25 PM

Presentation 4

 

Paper 4

1:30 PM - 2:25 PM

Presentation 5

 

Paper 5

2:25 PM - 2:45 PM

Afternoon coffee break

2:45 PM - 3:40 PM

Presentation 6

 

paper 6

3:45 PM - 4:40 PM

Presentation 7

 

Paper 7

4:40 PM

Conference closing remarks

 

Felipe Aguerrevere (Department Chair)

Dinner

 

6:00 PM

Conference dinner for delegates and significant others 

Accommodation and Transportation Information


 

Confirmed Speakers 2024 

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Viral V. Acharya - C.V Starr Professor of Economics in the Department of Finance at NYU Stern

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Marcel Boyer - Emeritus Professor of Economics at the Universite de Montreal

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Sergei Glebkin - Assistant Professor of Finance at INSEAD

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Katie Moon - Assistant Professor of Finance at Leeds School of Business

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Alessio Saretto - Economic Policy Advisor and Head of the Banking and Finance Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

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Ivan Shaliastovich - Associate Professor in the Department of Finance at the Wisconsin School of Business

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Margarita Tsoutsoura - Associate Professor of Finance at Olin Business School

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James P. Weston - Harmon Whittington Professor of Finance at Rice University

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 Kuncheng Zheng - Associate Professor of Finance at Northeastern University