Monday, December 2, 2024
Time | Event | (+) |
08:00 - 08:30 | Registration & Coffee (Welcoming Foyer) | |
08:30 - 09:00 | Welcome & Opening Remarks (Main Hall) - David Brougham; Hung Do; Sasha Molchanov | |
09:00 - 10:30 | A1.1: Sustainable Finance I (Zoom & Room 1) - Chair: Tony Berrada, University of Geneva and Swiss Finance Institute (Switzerland) | (+) |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Predicting CDS Spreads and Stock Returns with Weather Risk Measures A Study Utilizing NLP/LLM and AI - YI ZHOU, San Francisco State University | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › The Economics of Sustainability-Linked Bonds - Tony Berrada, University of Geneva - Geneva School of Economics , Geneva finance research institute and Swiss Finance Institute | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Environmental News Betas - Maik Dierkes, Leibniz University Hannover | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Bridging the Gap: The Impact of Board-Management Commonality on Firm Value and Board Decision-making Effectiveness - Jungmin Kim, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | |
09:00 - 10:30 | A1.2: Climate Finance I (Zoom & Room 2) - Chair: Svetlana Orlova, University of Tulsa (United States) | (+) |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Boiling Banks - How Heat Harms Bank Performance - Fabian Wening, University of Munster | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Stringency of Environmental Policies and Cash Management: International Evidence - Svetlana Orlova, The University of Tulsa | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Mission Accomplished? A Post-Assessment of EU ETS Impact on Power Sector Emissions Reduction - Ethan ESLAHI, IÉSEG School of Management | |
09:00 - 10:30 | A1.3: Environmental, Social & Governance I (Zoom & Room 3) - Chair: Xiaoming Li, Massey University (New Zealand) | (+) |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Downside Risk and Its Drivers in China's Securities Markets: Does Greenness Make Bonds a Safer Haven? - Xiao-Ming Li, School of Economics and Finance, MBS, Massey University | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Employee-related ESG policy and Firm Leverage - Jun Qiao, Shanghai International Studies University | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › The Effect of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Firm Value: Evidence from Korea - BOXIAN WANG, Yonsei University | |
09:00 - 10:30 | A1.4: Carbon & Energy Finance I (Zoom 4) - Chair: Petr Teply, Prague University of Economics and Business (Czech Republic) | (+) |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Integrating Carbon Footprint into Credit Risk Models: A Case Study from the 2022 European Energy Crisis - Petr Teply, Prague University of Economics and Business - David Tripe, Massey University | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Understanding Energy Security in Geopolitical Contexts: Insights from Decomposing Energy Diversification Indexes - Haithem Awijen, INSSEC Business School | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › The Interplay of Carbon Offset, Renewable Energy Certificate and Electricity Markets in Australia - Ling Liao, University of Otago [Dunedin, Nouvelle-Zélande] | |
09:00 - 10:30 | A1.5: Environmental, Social & Governance II (Zoom 5) - Chair: Tim Herberger, Andrassy University Budapest (Hungary) | (+) |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Green ETFs Attributes and Investor Behaviour - Rim Laksaci, Université Catholique de Louvain | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › ESG Favoritism in Mutual Fund Families - Alexander Pasler, Vienna University of Economics and Business | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Does Non-Social Compliant Entrepreneurial Acting Lead to Underperformance? An Event Analysis Related to the Russia-Ukraine-conflict and the CELI List - Tim Herberger, Andrássy University Budapest, IU - Internationale Hochschule, University of Bamberg | |
09:00 - 10:30 | A1.6: Sustainable Finance & Accounting I (Zoom 6) - Chair: Maria Cantero Saiz, Universidad de Cantabria (Spain) | (+) |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Does Workplace Safety Regulation Influence Employee-related CSR? - Baoying Zhang, University of Sydney | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › ESG and bank profitability: the moderating role of country sustainability in developing and developed economies - María Cantero Saiz, SANFI - University of Cantabria | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Corporate Social Responsibility, Cost of Debt, and the Moderating Effect of the Worldwide Governance Indicator (WGI). - Cintia Urbina, Universidade de São Paulo = University of São Paulo, University of Twente | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Performance of sustainable indices: Are there differences between pre- and post-inception - Niklas Kestler, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg | |
10:30 - 11:00 | Morning Tea (Welcoming Foyer) | |
11:00 - 12:00 | Water Sustainability and Household Behavior (Main Hall) - Professor Sumit Agarwal (National University of Singapore) | |
12:00 - 13:30 | Lunch Break (Welcoming Foyer) | |
13:30 - 14:30 | Policy Roundtable Discussion (Main Hall) - Ben Marshall; Sumit Agarwal; Paul Conway; Joanna (Jo) Kelly | |
14:30 - 15:00 | Afternoon Tea (Welcoming Foyer) | |
15:00 - 16:30 | B2.1: Environmental, Social & Governance III (Zoom & Room 1) - Chair: Griffen Geng, Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) | (+) |
15:00 - 16:30 | › Save more or less? The impact of government health insurance change on saving behaviour - Ye Lyren Lu, Imperial College London | |
15:00 - 16:30 | › Public perception, identification, and market impact of ESG events - Vladislav Pyzhov, University of Technology Sydney | |
15:00 - 16:30 | › Green Patent Signaling: Evidence from Voluntary Climate Disclosures - Griffin Geng, Victoria University of Wellington | |
15:00 - 16:30 | B2.2: Corporate Social Responsibility I (Zoom & Room 2) - Chair: Jing Chi, Massey University (New Zealand) | (+) |
15:00 - 16:30 | › Machine Learning, Corporate Innovation Culture and ESG Performance in Emerging Markets - Tanakorn Likitapiwat, Chulalongkorn University (THAILAND) | |
15:00 - 16:30 | › Are Artificial Intelligence-Focused Firms More Sustainable? - Zhiyuan Jin, Wenzhou-Kean University - Zixuan Zhao, Wenzhou-Kean University | |
15:00 - 16:30 | › Chinese pension funds: do they help retirement savings? - Yuruo Feng, Massey University | |
15:01 - 16:30 | › Climate policy uncertainty and corporate innovation investment: Evidence from China - Jing Chi, Massey University, New Zealand | |
15:00 - 16:30 | B2.3: Sustainable Finance II (Zoom & Room 3) - Chair: Jakhongir (Jak) Kakhkharov, Australian Catholic University (Australia) | (+) |
15:00 - 16:30 | › Banking Sector Stability and the Implications of Stringent Climate Policy - Jak Kakhkharov, Australian Catholic University | |
15:00 - 16:30 | › Does Open Banking improve digital financial inclusion? Some early evidence - Abhishek Mukherjee, University of Waikato [Tauranga] | |
15:00 - 16:30 | › Institutional investor horizon and CSR peer imitation - Wei-Hsien Li, National Central University [Taiwan] | |
15:00 - 16:30 | B2.4: Green Finance I (Zoom 4) - Chair: Dooyeon Cho, Sungkyunkwan University (Korea) | (+) |
15:00 - 16:30 | › Impact of Environmental Regulation on Cost of Debt: Empirical Evidence from India - Kalyani Pal (IFMR GSB, Krea University, India) | |
15:00 - 16:30 | › Who does not advance loses ground: Green investment as a strategic response by small and medium-sized enterprises to economic policy uncertainty - Shuai Yue, Massey University | |
15:00 - 16:30 | › From Risk to Resilience: Effects of Geopolitical Risk on Energy Security and Energy Imports - Dooyeon Cho, Sungkyunkwan University | |
15:00 - 16:30 | B2.5: Climate Finance II (Zoom 5) - Chair: Helen Popper, Santa Clara University (United States) | (+) |
15:00 - 16:30 | › Effect of Corporate Leaders' Early Ecological Exposure on Firm Environmental Engagement - Xin He, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics | |
15:00 - 16:30 | › Confucianism and Corporate Environmental Innovation: Evidence from China - Xiaoxiao He, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | |
15:00 - 16:30 | › Climate Change Salience and International Equity Returns - Helen Popper, Santa Clara University | |
15:00 - 16:30 | B2.6: Sustainable Finance & Accounting II (Zoom 6) - Chair: Shaojun Zhang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong SAR) | (+) |
15:00 - 16:30 | › Artificial Intelligence Driven Responsible Green Finance - Chao Xing, Ocean University of China | |
15:00 - 16:30 | › ESG Information and Herd Behavior: Evidence from Taiwan - Yin-Che Weng, National Dong Hwa University | |
15:00 - 16:30 | › R&D Accounting Choice and Firm Performance: Evidence from China - Shaojun Zhang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University [Hong Kong] | |
18:00 - 22:00 | Gala Dinner & Best Paper Awards (Gala Dinner Restaurant) |
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Time | Event | (+) |
08:30 - 09:00 | Registration & Coffee (Welcoming Foyer) | |
09:00 - 10:30 | C1.1: Climate Finance III (Zoom & Room 1) - Chair: Jiang Luo, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) | (+) |
09:00 - 10:30 | › The Capital Market Implications of Climate Risk Disclosure - Jiang Luo, Nanyang Technological University | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Climate sentiment and volatility in green equities: A novel investment perspective - Tina Prodromou, University of Wollongong [Australia] | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › The Stock Market Effects of Text-based ESG Proxies from Large Language Models - Oliver Budras, Leibniz University Hannover | |
09:00 - 10:30 | C1.2: Corporate Social Responsibility II (Zoom & Room 2) - Chair: Reilly White, University of New Mexico (United States) | (+) |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Compensation Structure and Real CSR Reporting Activity: CEO Dollars and Sustainable Sense - Reilly White, University of New Mexico | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Corporate Social Responsibility as a Pillar of Resilience: Redefining Risk Management Approaches - Adam Arian, Australian Catholic University | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Board Diversity and ESG: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand - Kym Brown, Monash University | |
09:00 - 10:30 | C1.3: Sustainable Finance & Accounting III (Zoom & Room 3) - Chair: Carl Shen, Macquarie University (Australia) | (+) |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Green Guardians: How Socially Responsible Investors Shield Firms from Sustainability Missteps - Carl Shen, Macquarie University [Sydney], Macquarie University | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Climate Risk Awareness and Corporate Green Building Adoption: Exploring the Impact of CSR Strategy and Environmental Management Teams - Md Akhtaruzzaman, Australian Catholic University - Victoria Obeng, Australian Catholic University - Pandula Gamage, Australian Catholic University | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Executive migration and corporate green innovation - Yining Tian, Massey University | |
09:00 - 10:30 | C1.4: Green Finance II (Zoom 4) - Chair: Jay Li, University of North Carolina Greensboro (United States) | (+) |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Regulatory Costs and Vertical Integration: Evidence from Supply Chain Disclosure Regulations - Enshuai Yu, Boston College | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Climate Risk, Credit, and Food Security - Jay Li, University of North Carolina, Greensboro | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Sustainable Energy Marketplace and Societal Readiness - Nonna Sorokina, Pennsylvania State University | |
09:00 - 10:30 | C1.5: Climate Transition & Energy Finance I (Zoom 5) - Chair: Francois Koulischer, University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) | (+) |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Mandatory Disclosure and ESG Initiative: Evidence from the Smaller Reporting Company Rule - Jewon Shin, Penn State University | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Climate solutions, transition risk, and stock returns - Simon Xu, Harvard Business School | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Regulating ESG Disclosure - Francois Koulischer, University of Luxembourg | |
09:00 - 10:30 | C1.6: Green Finance III (Zoom 6) - Chair: Jess Cornaggia, Pennsylvania State University (United States) | (+) |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Greening thy Neighbor: How the US Inflation Reduction Act Drives Climate Finance Globally - Daniel Marcel Te Kaat, University of Groningen | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Climate Finance and Renewable Energy Capacities in the EU - Mahmoud HASSAN, Borddeaux School of Economics | |
09:00 - 10:30 | › Renewable Energy Resources and the Local Economy: Evidence from Municipal Bonds - Jess Cornaggia, Pennsylvania State University | |
10:30 - 11:00 | Morning Tea (Welcoming Foyer) | |
11:00 - 12:30 | C2.1: Carbon & Energy Finance II (Zoom & Room 1) - Chair: Taoran Guo, Monash University (Australia) | (+) |
11:00 - 12:30 | › The impact of the carbon trading pilot program on China's green bonds financing cost. Evidence from China - Haojun Yuan, Massey University | |
11:00 - 12:30 | › Commitment is An Act: How Does Management Forecast Affect Corporate Selective Hedging? - Taoran Guo, Monash university | |
11:00 - 12:30 | › Can high-quality development abate carbon emissions? Evidence from Yellow River Basin in China - Dong Xiang, Shandong Normal University | |
11:00 - 12:30 | › Environmental Scandal and Carbon Disclosures - Zijun Zhao, Victoria University of Wellington | |
11:00 - 12:30 | C2.2: Behavioral Finance & Climate Transition I (Zoom & Room 2) - Chair: Qiaoqiao Zhu, Australian National University (Australia) | (+) |
11:00 - 12:30 | › Skilled and Sustainable: Investment Choices and Performance of Swiss Retail Investors - Leonie Engelhardt, University of Geneva - Geneva School of Economics , Geneva finance research institute and Swiss Finance Institute | |
11:00 - 12:30 | › Assessing the economic impact of the global geopolitical-energy uncertainty index - Tam Hoang Nhat Dang, Massey University | |
11:00 - 12:30 | › The Origin of ESG Preferences: Evidence from 401(K) Plans - Qiaoqiao Zhu, Australian National University | |
11:00 - 12:30 | C2.3: Corporate Social Responsibility III (Zoom & Room 3) - Chair: George Baihan Wang, Monash University (Australia) | (+) |
11:00 - 12:30 | › Going green or greenwashing? Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment of Chinese Air Quality Monitoring Network - Ziwen Peng, School of Economics and Finance, Massey University | |
11:00 - 12:30 | › Corporate social responsibility rating, market attention and stock liquidity: Evidence from China - Tiantian Tang, Shandong University | |
11:00 - 12:30 | › Pro-Climate Securities Lending Styles - George Baihan Wang, Monash university | |
11:00 - 12:30 | C2.4: Sustainable Finance & Accounting IV (Zoom 4) - Chair: Jiang Zhang, Univerisity of Hong Kong (Hong Kong SAR) | (+) |
11:00 - 12:30 | › Dirty Air and Green Investments: The impact of pollution information on portfolio allocations - Jian Zhang, HKU | |
11:00 - 12:30 | › IMPACT OF LOCAL TEMPERATURE SHOCKS ON SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE U.S. - Mingxun (Richard) Wang, Georgia Institute of Technology, Scheller College of Business | |
11:00 - 12:30 | › ESG Reporting Practices in the Canadian Mining Industry: The Role of Women Directors - Amar Benaissa, Carleton University | |
11:00 - 12:30 | C2.5: Environmental, Social & Governance IV (Zoom 5) - Chair: Kimberly Cornaggia, Pennsylvania State University (United States) | (+) |
11:00 - 12:30 | › The Price of Perception: The effect of ESG reputation risk on analysts' target price revisions - Cody Hyman, University of Central Florida [Orlando] | |
11:00 - 12:30 | › Is investment capital cheaper for green firms? Evidence from equity listings at Euronext - Oslo - Bernt Odegaard, UiS Business School [University of Stavanger] | |
11:00 - 12:30 | › ESG Ratings Management - Kimberly Cornaggia, Penn State University | |
11:00 - 12:30 | C2.6: Behavioral Finance & Climate Transition II (Zoom 6) - Chair: Maria Semenova, HSE University (Russia) | (+) |
11:00 - 12:30 | › Board Gender Diversity and Bank Performance during COVID-19: Did Women Save the Day? - Maria Semenova, Laboratory for Banking Studies, HSE University | |
11:00 - 12:30 | › The Effect of CEO Climate Awareness on Corporate Emissions - Yuyang Zhang, University of Melbourne | |
11:00 - 12:30 | › Global Environmental Awareness and the Climate Risk of Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions - Yenn-Ru Chen, National Chengchi University | |
12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch Break (Welcoming Foyer) | |
13:30 - 15:00 | D1.1: Digital Finance & Sustainability I (Zoom & Room 1) - Chair: Wenlong Bian, Sungkyunkwan University (Korea) | (+) |
13:30 - 15:00 | › Gig economy and labor unrest:Evidence from the online delivery platform in China - Yue Yuan, Shanghai International Studies University | |
13:30 - 15:00 | › Currency in the Digital Age: How CBDCs Can Reshape Currency Invoicing Power - Linshan Zeng, Massey University | |
13:30 - 15:00 | › FinTech Risk-Sharing as Innovative Health Insurance? - Wenlong Bian, Sungkyunkwan University | |
13:30 - 15:00 | › How does digital finance impact birth rates: Evidence from China - Junshi Chen, Massey University | |
13:30 - 15:00 | D1.2: Corporate Social Responsibility IV (Zoom & Room 2) - Chair: Han Zhou, Monash University (Australia) | (+) |
13:30 - 15:00 | › International Spillovers from Changes in Capital Regulation: Evidence from the Syndicated Loan Market - Han Zhou, Monash university | |
13:30 - 15:00 | › The Real Effects of Bank's Green Bonds - Tingjun Liu, Macquarie University | |
13:30 - 15:00 | › Weathering the storm: how does firm oil price uncertainty exposure impact green innovation in times of geopolitical tensions - Kai Huang, Massey University, New Zealand | |
13:30 - 15:00 | D1.3: Digital Finance & Sustainability II (Zoom & Room 3) - Chair: Yang Ji, Sun Yat-sen University (China) | (+) |
13:30 - 15:00 | › The Real Effects of Establishing Wealth Management Subsidiaries: Evidence from Chinese Commercial Banks - WANKE WU, Zhongnan University of Economic and Law | |
13:30 - 15:00 | › The Rise of E-Wallet Super-Apps and Buy-Now-Pay-Later: Payment Competition, Credit Expansion, and Consumer Behavior - Yang Ji, Sun Yat-sen University, China | |
13:30 - 15:00 | › Does shadow Banking Regulation Constrain the Idiosyncratic Risk of Firms_ Evidence from a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China - Ruiijang Li, School of Economics and Finance, Massey University | |
13:30 - 15:00 | D1.4: Environmental, Social & Governance V (Zoom 4) - Chair: Erin Pik-Ki So, Hong Kong Baptist University & Hong Kong Metropolitan University (Hong Kong SAR) | (+) |
13:30 - 15:00 | › The Double-Edged Sword of Firm's Net Zero Commitment on the Carbon Risk Premium - Keith Chan, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | |
13:30 - 15:00 | › ESG Disclosure Quality and Performance - Avneet Kaur, University of Wollongong [Australia], University of Wollongong Dubai | |
13:30 - 15:00 | › A surge in voluntary CSR disclosures under China's state capitalism: A potential mechanism and its implications on disclosure quality - Erin Pik-ki SO, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong Metropolitan University | |
13:30 - 15:00 | D1.5: Corporate Social Responsibility V (Zoom 5) - Chair: Peter Iliev, Penn State University (United States) | (+) |
13:30 - 15:00 | › Investor responses to greenwashing in the corporate ESG bond market - Wilson Wan, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | |
13:30 - 15:00 | › The State and Local Cost of Net Zero - Peter Iliev, Pennsylvania State University | |
13:30 - 15:00 | › Common Factor of Carbon and Oil Markets - Zong-Wei Yeh, National Chengchi University | |
13:30 - 15:00 | D1.6: Environmental, Social & Governance VI (Zoom 6) - Chair: Youan Wang, Xiamen University (China) | (+) |
13:30 - 15:00 | › How Labor Unions Affect Corporate Environmental and Social Voluntary Disclosures: Theory and Evidence - Youan WANG, Xiamen University | |
13:30 - 15:00 | › More Cash or Enhanced Reputation? Evidence from Carbon Emission and Tax Avoidance - Zhongda He, Minjiang University | |
13:30 - 15:00 | › Can Internal Mechanism be an Implicit Assurance? Subordinate Monitoring, Environmental Decoupling and Social License in ASEAN-5 Countries - Ari Budi Kristanto, Curtin University | |
15:00 - 15:30 | Afternoon Tea & Networking (Welcoming Foyer) |