5th Annual Boca-ECGI Corporate Finance and Governance Conference

The Universidad CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain in partnership with the ECGI, hosted the 5th Annual Boca-ECGI Corporate Finance and Governance Conference. The conference was hybrid, held at the Universidad CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain, and virtually, on 13 and 14 December 2024. The conference had three tracks (A), (B), and (C) over Friday December 13, 2024, to Saturday December 14, 2024.

The winner of the $1000 2024 Review of Corporate Finance Best Paper Price is "Commercial Data in Financial Research" by Marc Berninger, Florian Kiesel and Jan Schnitzler. 

Boca-ECGI Corporate Finance and Governance 2024 Best Paper Award was awarded to:

• “ESG Sentiment: A Revealed Preference Approach” by Stefano Pegoraro (University of Notre Dame), Antonino Emanuele Rizzo (ESADE), and Rafael Zambrana (University of Notre Dame)
• “The Optimal Design of Green Securities” by Adelina Barbalau (University of Alberta) and Federica Zeni (The World Bank)

Boca-ECGI Corporate Finance and Governance 2024 Best Discussant Award went to Andréanne Tremblay-Simard (Université Laval) and Francois Derrien (HEC Paris)

Registration Details

Registration for in person participants was € 300 and €50 for online participation.

Registration fees covered refreshments and lunches during the event along with the Conference Cocktails and Dinner to be held on Saturday December 14 at Posada de la Villa

Prizes

Review of Corporate Finance Award Announcement:

The $1000 Award for the best paper published in the Review of Corporate Finance (Volume 4 Issues 1-4, 2024) was announced at the conference.

Conference Awards: $1000
There was two best paper ($300 each) and two best discussant ($200 each) awards, consistent with the four prior Boca Conferences.  The cash prizes are sponsored by the USPCEU Mutua Madrileña Chair.  The plaques were provided by the British Academy of Management Corporate Governance Special Interest Group

Session Venue: Moncloa Campus (Julián Romea, 23, 28003, Madrid), Universidad CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain. Click here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/HMaVpAPTAnxpgbsbA
Conference Cocktails and Dinner on Saturday December 14: Posada de la Villa-  https://maps.app.goo.gl/yeyXfRvNqkjSWwQi7 

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