ECGI - HKU Business School
3rd HKU Summer Finance Conference
The 3rd HKU Summer Finance Conference took place on 22-23 May 2025, in Hong Kong.
Note: This was an in-person and invitation-only conference.
📆 Conference details:
22 May (Thu) 9:00 – 18:00 HKT, 23 May (Fri) 9:00 – 15:30 HKT
📍 Conference Location:
HKU campus
Organizers will cover all conference meals for successful registrants, with no registration charge.
Programme
Thursday, 22 May 2025 | 09:00 HKT
Registration
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Session 1
Moderator
University of Toronto
Delegated Blocks
Speaker(s)
London School of Economics
Innovation Spillovers Across U.S. Tech Clusters
Speaker(s)
Columbia University
Coffee Break
Session 2
Moderator
Washington University
Non-Financial Liabilities and Effective Corporate Restructuring
Speaker(s)
Stockholm School of Economics
Lunch
Session 3
Moderator
University of Toronto
China's Global Ownership
Speaker(s)
Georgetown University
Stock Options, Stock Loans, and the Law of One Price
Speaker(s)
University of Utah
TBC
Speaker(s)
Sungkyunkwan University
Are Politicians listening to Science? Evidence from the Impact of Climate Predictions on Policy Stringency
Speaker(s)
HKU Business School
Why do Institutional Investors Disclose Voting Rationales?
Speaker(s)
University of Bristol
E vs. G: Environmental Policy and Earnings Management in China
Speaker(s)
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Coffee Break
Session 4
Moderator
CUHK Shenzhen
Blended Finance
Speaker(s)
Columbia University
Proxy voting guidelines and Director Elections
Speaker(s)
University of Hong Kong
Dinner
Friday, 23 May 2025 | 09:00 HKT
Session 5
Moderator
Washington University
The Economic Effects of Political Polarization: Evidence from the Real Asset Market
Speaker(s)
Boston College
Banks’ Image: Evidence from Financial Advertising
Speaker(s)
Yale University
Coffee Break
Session 6
Moderator
Nova School of Business and Economics
Dynamic Leverage and Risk Taking
Speaker(s)
HEC Paris
Funding Payments Crisis-Proofed Bitcoin's Perpetual Futures
Speaker(s)
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Why are accounts receivable backed loans expensive?
Speaker(s)
University of Hong Kong
The Economics of Investor Engagement
Speaker(s)
University of Miami
Strategic Disclosure with Fake and Real News
Speaker(s)
Tel Aviv University
Lunch
Session 7
Moderator
TBC
The Green Transition: Evidence from Corporate Green Revenues
Speaker(s)
University of Geneva & Swiss Finance Institute
Climate Risk Engagements
Speaker(s)
HEC Paris
Saturday, 24 May 2025
Hiking Day | TBC
Speakers
Amil Dasgupta
Professor of Finance and Director of the Financial Markets Group
London School of Economics
Research Member
Presentations
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Innovation Spillovers Across U.S. Tech Clusters
Speaker(s)
Columbia University -
Non-Financial Liabilities and Effective Corporate Restructuring
Speaker(s)
Stockholm School of Economics -
Strategic Disclosure with Fake and Real News
Speaker(s)
Tel Aviv University -
China's Global Ownership
Speaker(s)
Georgetown University -
The Green Transition: Evidence from Corporate Green Revenues
Speaker(s)
University of Geneva & Swiss Finance Institute -
Stock Options, Stock Loans, and the Law of One Price
Speaker(s)
University of Utah -
Climate Risk Engagements
Speaker(s)
HEC Paris -
TBC
Speaker(s)
Sungkyunkwan University -
Are Politicians listening to Science? Evidence from the Impact of Climate Predictions on Policy Stringency
Speaker(s)
HKU Business School -
Why do Institutional Investors Disclose Voting Rationales?
Speaker(s)
University of Bristol -
E vs. G: Environmental Policy and Earnings Management in China
Speaker(s)
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology -
Blended Finance
Speaker(s)
Columbia University -
Proxy voting guidelines and Director Elections
Speaker(s)
University of Hong Kong -
The Economic Effects of Political Polarization: Evidence from the Real Asset Market
Speaker(s)
Boston College -
Banks’ Image: Evidence from Financial Advertising
Speaker(s)
Yale University -
Dynamic Leverage and Risk Taking
Speaker(s)
HEC Paris -
Funding Payments Crisis-Proofed Bitcoin's Perpetual Futures
Speaker(s)
Chinese University of Hong Kong -
Why are accounts receivable backed loans expensive?
Speaker(s)
University of Hong Kong -
Delegated Blocks
Speaker(s)
London School of Economics -
The Economics of Investor Engagement
Speaker(s)
University of Miami
Organised by
Associate Dean (Global Engagement), Professor in Finance and Entrepreneurship
Hong Kong University
Dunhong Jin
Assistant Professor
Hong Kong University
Contact
Erica Wong
Hong Kong University
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