Events
Princeton Lecture Series
The Princeton Developments Ltd Distinguished Lectures in Finance focus on today’s economic issues by bringing leading authorities to the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ School of Business to discuss and share their insights about Canada’s economic and business future. Past guests include Jack Mintz, Marcel Boyer and Paul Beaudry.
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.
Finance Speaker Series
Each year, the Finance Speaker Series brings together leading researchers from around the world and across the ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ School of Business to share insights on emerging trends, innovative research and pressing issues in business. These events provide a platform for thought-provoking discussions, knowledge exchange, and collaboration, offering students, faculty and industry professionals the opportunity to engage with cutting-edge ideas shaping the future of business.
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Past speakers
Finance SERIES
Finance Research Speaker Series - Past Speakers
2024 September - December Schedule (Fall Term) - In-person
- September 13: William Goetzmann - Yale School of Management
- September 27: Kimberly Cornaggia - PennState, Smeal College of Business
- October 4: CANCELLED - Elena Simintzi - UNC Kenan-Flagler
- October 18: Michael Ewens - Columbia Business School
- October 25: James Choi - Yale School of Management
- November 1: Matthew Spiegel - Yale School of Management
- November 29: Tong Liu - MIT Sloan School of Management
2025 January - April Schedule (Winter Term) - In-person
- March 21: Andreas Stathopoulos - UNC Kenan-Flagler
- March 28: Kai Li - University of British Columbia, Sauder School of Business
- April 4: Ting Xu - University of Toronto, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
Finance SERIES
Finance Research Speaker Series - Past Speakers
2023-2024 September - April
- September 22: - Arizona State University (In-person)
- September 29: - University of Toronto (In-person)
- October 13: - University of British Columbia (In-person)
- October 20: - Stockholm School of Economics (Virtual Webinar)
- October 27: - New York University Stern School of Business (Virtual Webinar)
- November 3: - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign & NBER (In-person)
- December 1: - University of Oregon (In-person)
- December 8: - Harvard Business School (In-person)
- March 22: - Boston College, Carroll School of Management (In-person)
- April 12: - Baruch College, Zicklin School of Business (In-person)
Finance SERIES
Finance Research Speaker Series - Past Speakers
2022-2023 September - April
- September 2: Sabrina Howell - New York University (Virtual Webinar)
- September 16: Lauren Cohen - Harvard (Virtual Webinar)
- September 21: Byungwook Kim - Ohio State University (In-person)
- October 14: Boris Vallee - Harvard (Virtual Webinar)
- October 21: Mike Barnett - Arizona State University (In-person)
- October 28: Matthew Taylor, Randy Goebel, Efstathios Avdis - ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ (In-person)
- November 4: Colin Ward - University of Minnesota (In-person)
- November 25: Peter Cziraki - University of Toronto (In-person)
- March 24: - University of Toronto (In-person)
- March 31: Doron Levit - University of Washington (12:00pm - 1:30pm) (In-person)
Finance SERIES
Finance Research Speaker Series - Past Speakers
2021-2022 September - April
September 10: Francesco D'Acunto - Boston College
September 24: Kelly Shue - Yale
October 1: Max Farrell - University of Chicago
October 15: Ray Fisman - Boston University
October 22: - University of Toronto
October 29: Mara Faccio - Purdue University
November 5: Isaac Hacamo - Indiana University
November 19: Atif Mian - Princeton University
December 3: Asaf Bernstein - University of Colorado Boulder
January 14: Iman Dolatabadi - University of Texas at Austin
January 19: Amit Kumar - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
January 24: Dmitry Chebotarev - INSEAD
January 28: Federica Zeni - Imperial College London
January 31: Daniel Bias - Stockholm School of Economics
February 2: Hyeik Kim - Ohio State University
March 4: Jose Scheinkman - Columbia University
March 11: Barney Hartman-Glaser - UCLA
March 25: Jerry Hoberg - University of Southern California
April 1: Janet Gao - Indiana University
Finance SERIES
Finance Research Speaker Series - Past Speakers
2020-2021 September - April
- September 1: Michael Gofman (Virtual Webinar)
- September 18: Giulio Trigilia (Virtual Webinar)
- October 2: Margarita Tsoutsoura (Virtual Webinar)
- October 16: Gideon Saar (Virtual Webinar)
- October 23: Eitan Goldman (Virtual Webinar)
- October 30: Wei Xiong (Virtual Webinar)
- November 6: Rik Sen (Virtual Webinar)
- November 20: Marcin Kacperczyk (Virtual Webinar)
- November 27: Alex Chinco (Virtual Webinar)
- December 4: Michael Sockin (Virtual Webinar)
- December 11: Roberto Rigobon (Virtual Webinar)
- January 15: Ralph Koijen (Virtual Webinar)
- January 22: Jessie Wang (Virtual Webinar)
- January 29: Paolo Pasquariello (Virtual Webinar)
- February 5: Vincent Bogousslavsky (Virtual Webinar)
- February 26: Mindy Xiaolan (Virtual Webinar)
- March 5: Zhi Da (Virtual Webinar)
- March 12: Umit Gurun (Virtual Webinar)
- March 19: Ilya Strevulaev (Virtual Webinar)
- March 26: Jordan Nickerson (Virtual Webinar)