6th Annual RCF-ECGI Corporate Finance and Governance Conference

We are delighted to invite you to the 6th Annual RCF-ECGI Corporate Finance and Governance Conference.  The conference will be hybrid, held at the School of Business, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA, and virtually, on 13th and 14th December 2025.  The conference is held in collaboration with the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI).

We invite the submission of original papers on all aspects of corporate finance and corporate governance.  

Topics of interest include: capital structure, corporate and securities law, corporate culture, corporate failure, corporate finance and public policy, corporate governance, corporate restructuring, corporate social responsibility, crowdfunding, dividends, payout policy, and repurchases, entrepreneurial finance, family business, financial contracting, financial intermediation, financial literacy, fintech, fraud, innovation, IPOs and SEOs, mergers and acquisitions, misconduct, private debt, private equity, trade credit, socially responsible investments, sustainable finance, real options, and venture capital.

The conference offers an interdisciplinary forum to gain feedback on timely working papers from scholars in finance, entrepreneurship, innovation, international business, law, management and accounting disciplines.  

Submission Instructions and Questions: 

• Submissions to be sent by email to: sjohan@fau.edu 

• Submission Deadline: 1 September 2025

• A full paper is preferred but if necessary you may submit a shorter 10-page abstract if a completed paper will be ready one month prior to the conference. 

• Questions may be directed to:
  Douglas Cumming - Douglas.Cumming@gmail.com  
  Sofia Johan - sjohan@fau.edu 

• Notification of Acceptance: on or before 30 September 2025. 

📆 Conference details: 
13-14 December 2025

📍 Conference Location: 
School of Business, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA

World-Wide Airport Connections:  Worldwide airport connections: 25 min drive: Newark International Airport to Stevens Institute of Technology.

Conference Fees: In person: (Expected) $400 in person (for conference dinner, lunches, and coffee breaks), $50 online option (for administrative / tech support)

Hotel Options: There are numerous reasonably priced hotel options in nearby neighborhoods.  Hoboken is on the Hudson River across from Manhattan, connected by the PATH Subway.

Meet the Editors Panel:
Details Forthcoming

Review of Corporate Finance Award Announcement:
The $1000 Award for the best paper published in the Review of Corporate Finance (RCF) (Volume 5 Issues 1-4, 2025) will be announced at the conference. 

Conference Awards: 
There will be 2 best paper ($300 each) and 2 best discussant ($200 each) awards, consistent with the 5 prior Boca Conferences. Plaques will be provided by the British Academy of Management Corporate Governance Special Interest Group.