ECGI - HKU Business School
4th HKU Summer Finance Conference
The 4th HKU Summer Finance Conference will take place in Hong Kong on 14-15 May 2026, bringing together more than 20 leading finance and accounting scholars from around the world for two days of academic exchange. Organized by The University of Hong Kong, the conference continues as a partnership with ECGI, building on the success of previous editions.
The conference is invitation‑only and designed to promote close interaction and in‑depth discussion among participants. The program features nine long seminar-style presentations (40–45 minutes) and eleven short presentations (15 minutes) showcasing early‑stage but solid research ideas, complemented by locally themed meals and social activities to encourage both formal and informal exchange.
Interested participants may request attendance by 13 April. Successful applicants will be notified by 21 April.
📆 Conference details:
14 May (Thu) 9:00 – 18:00 HKT, 15 May (Fri) 9:00 – 15:50 HKT
📍 Conference Location:
HKU campus
Organizers will cover all conference meals for successful registrants, with no registration charge.
Programme
Thursday, 14 May 2026 | 09:00 HKT
Registration
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Session 1
Moderator
University of Mannheim
Beyond Brown: Oil Shocks and Carbon Premium
Speaker(s)
The University of British Columbia / The Ohio State University
Decentralized Voting in Mutual Fund Families
Speaker(s)
University of Toronto
Break
Same Dollar, Different Impact: Investor Flows are Not Equally Price-Moving
Speaker(s)
University of Washington
Controlled Firms, Preferences, and Carbon Emissions
Speaker(s)
Bocconi University
Lunch
Session 2
Moderator
The University of Melbourne
Sequential Firm Responses to Geopolitical Scrutiny
Speaker(s)
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Antitrust and ESG in Finance: Risks, Possibilities, and Political Pushback
Speaker(s)
The University of Hong Kong
The Liberal Tilt of Financial Regulators
Speaker(s)
Arizona State University
Goods, Services and Bundling in Firms
Speaker(s)
University of New South Wales
Break
Session 3 – Best Working Paper
Best Working Paper Award Announcement
Best Working Paper Award Presentation 1
Best Working Paper Award Presentation 2
Break
Session 4
Moderator
Singapore Management University
One Size Does Not Fit All: Contract Design in FinTech Lending
Speaker(s)
Singapore Management University
Designing Index Provision
Speaker(s)
The University of Hong Kong
De-biasing Retail Structured Products: A Field Experiment on Nudge Interventions
Speaker(s)
Seoul National University
Dinner
Friday, 15 May 2026 | 09:00 HKT
Coffee Reception
Session 5
Moderator
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Market vs. Planning: Emission Abatement under Incomplete Information and with Local Externalities
Speaker(s)
The University of Hong Kong
The Longs and Shorts of Hedge Funds
Speaker(s)
The University of Hong Kong
The Motherhood Penalty in the Mutual Fund Industry
Speaker(s)
University of Mannheim
Break
Session 6
Moderator
National University of Singapore
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From Faces to Finance: AI Measurement of Promotion Pressure and Health Costs in Public Office
Speaker(s)
The University of Hong Kong
Economic Opportunity Costs: Banking Access and Educational (Dis)Investment
Speaker(s)
National University of Singapore
Technology-driven human capital risk and household financial decisions
Speaker(s)
The University of Hong Kong
A Tale of Two Zoos: Machine Learning Insights on Fifteen Million Retail Investors
Speaker(s)
The University of Hong Kong
Lunch
Session 7
Moderator
Lingnan University
Interlocked Benchmarking: How Do Directors Evaluate CEOs Across Multiple Boards?
Speaker(s)
Boston College
The Value of Corporate Patent Utilization
Speaker(s)
University of Washington
Conference ends
Speakers
Denis Sosyura
James & Elizabeth Robertson Professor of Finance
Arizona State University
Research Member
Alminas Žaldokas
Associate Professor of Finance
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Research Member
Presentations
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The Longs and Shorts of Hedge Funds
Speaker(s)
The University of Hong Kong -
The Motherhood Penalty in the Mutual Fund Industry
Speaker(s)
University of Mannheim -
From Faces to Finance: AI Measurement of Promotion Pressure and Health Costs in Public Office
Speaker(s)
The University of Hong Kong -
Economic Opportunity Costs: Banking Access and Educational (Dis)Investment
Speaker(s)
National University of Singapore -
Beyond Brown: Oil Shocks and Carbon Premium
Speaker(s)
The University of British Columbia / The Ohio State University -
Technology-driven human capital risk and household financial decisions
Speaker(s)
The University of Hong Kong -
Decentralized Voting in Mutual Fund Families
Speaker(s)
University of Toronto -
A Tale of Two Zoos: Machine Learning Insights on Fifteen Million Retail Investors
Speaker(s)
The University of Hong Kong -
Same Dollar, Different Impact: Investor Flows are Not Equally Price-Moving
Speaker(s)
University of Washington -
Interlocked Benchmarking: How Do Directors Evaluate CEOs Across Multiple Boards?
Speaker(s)
Boston College -
Controlled Firms, Preferences, and Carbon Emissions
Speaker(s)
Bocconi University -
The Value of Corporate Patent Utilization
Speaker(s)
University of Washington -
Sequential Firm Responses to Geopolitical Scrutiny
Speaker(s)
National University of Singapore (NUS) -
Antitrust and ESG in Finance: Risks, Possibilities, and Political Pushback
Speaker(s)
The University of Hong Kong -
The Liberal Tilt of Financial Regulators
Speaker(s)
Arizona State University -
Goods, Services and Bundling in Firms
Speaker(s)
University of New South Wales -
One Size Does Not Fit All: Contract Design in FinTech Lending
Speaker(s)
Singapore Management University -
Designing Index Provision
Speaker(s)
The University of Hong Kong -
De-biasing Retail Structured Products: A Field Experiment on Nudge Interventions
Speaker(s)
Seoul National University -
Market vs. Planning: Emission Abatement under Incomplete Information and with Local Externalities
Speaker(s)
The University of Hong Kong
Organised by
Associate Dean (Global Engagement), Professor in Finance and Entrepreneurship
Hong Kong University
Tse Chun Lin
Area Head of Finance
Hong Kong University
Contact
Erica Wong
Hong Kong University