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08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00	Registration & Coffee 8:00 - 8:30 (30min) Registration & Coffee Welcoming Foyer Welcome & Opening Remarks 8:30 - 9:00 (30min) Welcome & Opening Remarks Main Hall David Brougham; Hung Do; Sasha Molchanov A1.1: Sustainable Finance I A1.2: Climate Finance I A1.3: Environmental, Social & Governance I A1.4: Carbon & Energy Finance I A1.5: Environmental, Social & Governance II A1.6: Sustainable Finance & Accounting I 9:00 - 10:30 (1h30) A1.1: Sustainable Finance I Zoom & Room 1 Chair: Tony Berrada, University of Geneva and Swiss Finance Institute (Switzerland) › 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 (1h30) › 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 (1h30) › Environmental News Betas - Maik Dierkes, Leibniz University Hannover 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › 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 (1h30) 9:00 - 10:30 (1h30) A1.2: Climate Finance I Zoom & Room 2 Chair: Svetlana Orlova, University of Tulsa (United States) › Boiling Banks - How Heat Harms Bank Performance - Fabian Wening, University of Munster 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › Stringency of Environmental Policies and Cash Management: International Evidence - Svetlana Orlova, The University of Tulsa 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › Mission Accomplished? A Post-Assessment of EU ETS Impact on Power Sector Emissions Reduction - Ethan ESLAHI, IÉSEG School of Management 09:00-10:30 (1h30) 9:00 - 10:30 (1h30) A1.3: Environmental, Social & Governance I Zoom & Room 3 Chair: Xiaoming Li, Massey University (New Zealand) › 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 (1h30) › Employee-related ESG policy and Firm Leverage - Jun Qiao, Shanghai International Studies University 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › The Effect of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Firm Value: Evidence from Korea - BOXIAN WANG, Yonsei University 09:00-10:30 (1h30) 9:00 - 10:30 (1h30) A1.4: Carbon & Energy Finance I Zoom 4 Chair: Petr Teply, Prague University of Economics and Business (Czech Republic) › 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 (1h30) › Understanding Energy Security in Geopolitical Contexts: Insights from Decomposing Energy Diversification Indexes - Haithem Awijen, INSSEC Business School 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › 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 (1h30) 9:00 - 10:30 (1h30) A1.5: Environmental, Social & Governance II Zoom 5 Chair: Tim Herberger, Andrassy University Budapest (Hungary) › Green ETFs Attributes and Investor Behaviour - Rim Laksaci, Université Catholique de Louvain 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › ESG Favoritism in Mutual Fund Families - Alexander Pasler, Vienna University of Economics and Business 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › 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 (1h30) 9:00 - 10:30 (1h30) A1.6: Sustainable Finance & Accounting I Zoom 6 Chair: Maria Cantero Saiz, Universidad de Cantabria (Spain) › Does Workplace Safety Regulation Influence Employee-related CSR? - Baoying Zhang, University of Sydney 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › 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 (1h30) › 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 (1h30) › Performance of sustainable indices: Are there differences between pre- and post-inception - Niklas Kestler, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg 09:00-10:30 (1h30) Morning Tea 10:30 - 11:00 (30min) Morning Tea Welcoming Foyer Water Sustainability and Household Behavior 11:00 - 12:00 (1h) Water Sustainability and Household Behavior Main Hall Professor Sumit Agarwal (National University of Singapore) Lunch Break 12:00 - 13:30 (1h30) Lunch Break Welcoming Foyer Policy Roundtable Discussion 13:30 - 14:30 (1h) Policy Roundtable Discussion Main Hall Ben Marshall; Sumit Agarwal; Paul Conway; Joanna (Jo) Kelly Afternoon Tea 14:30 - 15:00 (30min) Afternoon Tea Welcoming Foyer B2.1: Environmental, Social & Governance III B2.2: Corporate Social Responsibility I B2.3: Sustainable Finance II B2.4: Green Finance I B2.5: Climate Finance II B2.6: Sustainable Finance & Accounting II 15:00 - 16:30 (1h30) B2.1: Environmental, Social & Governance III Zoom & Room 1 Chair: Griffen Geng, Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand) › Save more or less? The impact of government health insurance change on saving behaviour - Ye Lyren Lu, Imperial College London 15:00-16:30 (1h30) › Public perception, identification, and market impact of ESG events - Vladislav Pyzhov, University of Technology Sydney 15:00-16:30 (1h30) › Green Patent Signaling: Evidence from Voluntary Climate Disclosures - Griffin Geng, Victoria University of Wellington 15:00-16:30 (1h30) 15:00 - 16:30 (1h30) B2.2: Corporate Social Responsibility I Zoom & Room 2 Chair: Jing Chi, Massey University (New Zealand) › Machine Learning, Corporate Innovation Culture and ESG Performance in Emerging Markets - Tanakorn Likitapiwat, Chulalongkorn University (THAILAND) 15:00-16:30 (1h30) › Are Artificial Intelligence-Focused Firms More Sustainable? - Zhiyuan Jin, Wenzhou-Kean University - Zixuan Zhao, Wenzhou-Kean University 15:00-16:30 (1h30) › Chinese pension funds: do they help retirement savings? - Yuruo Feng, Massey University 15:00-16:30 (1h30) › Climate policy uncertainty and corporate innovation investment: Evidence from China - Jing Chi, Massey University, New Zealand 15:01-16:30 (1h29) 15:00 - 16:30 (1h30) B2.3: Sustainable Finance II Zoom & Room 3 Chair: Jakhongir (Jak) Kakhkharov, Australian Catholic University (Australia) › Banking Sector Stability and the Implications of Stringent Climate Policy - Jak Kakhkharov, Australian Catholic University 15:00-16:30 (1h30) › Does Open Banking improve digital financial inclusion? Some early evidence - Abhishek Mukherjee, University of Waikato [Tauranga] 15:00-16:30 (1h30) › Institutional investor horizon and CSR peer imitation - Wei-Hsien Li, National Central University [Taiwan] 15:00-16:30 (1h30) 15:00 - 16:30 (1h30) B2.4: Green Finance I Zoom 4 Chair: Dooyeon Cho, Sungkyunkwan University (Korea) › Impact of Environmental Regulation on Cost of Debt: Empirical Evidence from India - Kalyani Pal (IFMR GSB, Krea University, India) 15:00-16:30 (1h30) › 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 (1h30) › From Risk to Resilience: Effects of Geopolitical Risk on Energy Security and Energy Imports - Dooyeon Cho, Sungkyunkwan University 15:00-16:30 (1h30) 15:00 - 16:30 (1h30) B2.5: Climate Finance II Zoom 5 Chair: Helen Popper, Santa Clara University (United States) › Effect of Corporate Leaders' Early Ecological Exposure on Firm Environmental Engagement - Xin He, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics 15:00-16:30 (1h30) › Confucianism and Corporate Environmental Innovation: Evidence from China - Xiaoxiao He, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics 15:00-16:30 (1h30) › Climate Change Salience and International Equity Returns - Helen Popper, Santa Clara University 15:00-16:30 (1h30) 15:00 - 16:30 (1h30) B2.6: Sustainable Finance & Accounting II Zoom 6 Chair: Shaojun Zhang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong SAR) › Artificial Intelligence Driven Responsible Green Finance - Chao Xing, Ocean University of China 15:00-16:30 (1h30) › ESG Information and Herd Behavior: Evidence from Taiwan - Yin-Che Weng, National Dong Hwa University 15:00-16:30 (1h30) › R&D Accounting Choice and Firm Performance: Evidence from China - Shaojun Zhang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University [Hong Kong] 15:00-16:30 (1h30) Gala Dinner & Best Paper Awards 18:00 - 22:00 (4h) Gala Dinner & Best Paper Awards Gala Dinner Restaurant	Registration & Coffee 8:30 - 9:00 (30min) Registration & Coffee Welcoming Foyer C1.1: Climate Finance III C1.2: Corporate Social Responsibility II C1.3: Sustainable Finance & Accounting III C1.4: Green Finance II C1.5: Climate Transition & Energy Finance I C1.6: Green Finance III 9:00 - 10:30 (1h30) C1.1: Climate Finance III Zoom & Room 1 Chair: Jiang Luo, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) › The Capital Market Implications of Climate Risk Disclosure - Jiang Luo, Nanyang Technological University 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › Climate sentiment and volatility in green equities: A novel investment perspective - Tina Prodromou, University of Wollongong [Australia] 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › The Stock Market Effects of Text-based ESG Proxies from Large Language Models - Oliver Budras, Leibniz University Hannover 09:00-10:30 (1h30) 9:00 - 10:30 (1h30) C1.2: Corporate Social Responsibility II Zoom & Room 2 Chair: Reilly White, University of New Mexico (United States) › Compensation Structure and Real CSR Reporting Activity: CEO Dollars and Sustainable Sense - Reilly White, University of New Mexico 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › Corporate Social Responsibility as a Pillar of Resilience: Redefining Risk Management Approaches - Adam Arian, Australian Catholic University 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › Board Diversity and ESG: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand - Kym Brown, Monash University 09:00-10:30 (1h30) 9:00 - 10:30 (1h30) C1.3: Sustainable Finance & Accounting III Zoom & Room 3 Chair: Carl Shen, Macquarie University (Australia) › Green Guardians: How Socially Responsible Investors Shield Firms from Sustainability Missteps - Carl Shen, Macquarie University [Sydney], Macquarie University 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › 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 (1h30) › Executive migration and corporate green innovation - Yining Tian, Massey University 09:00-10:30 (1h30) 9:00 - 10:30 (1h30) C1.4: Green Finance II Zoom 4 Chair: Jay Li, University of North Carolina Greensboro (United States) › Regulatory Costs and Vertical Integration: Evidence from Supply Chain Disclosure Regulations - Enshuai Yu, Boston College 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › Climate Risk, Credit, and Food Security - Jay Li, University of North Carolina, Greensboro 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › Sustainable Energy Marketplace and Societal Readiness - Nonna Sorokina, Pennsylvania State University 09:00-10:30 (1h30) 9:00 - 10:30 (1h30) C1.5: Climate Transition & Energy Finance I Zoom 5 Chair: Francois Koulischer, University of Luxembourg (Luxembourg) › Mandatory Disclosure and ESG Initiative: Evidence from the Smaller Reporting Company Rule - Jewon Shin, Penn State University 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › Climate solutions, transition risk, and stock returns - Simon Xu, Harvard Business School 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › Regulating ESG Disclosure - Francois Koulischer, University of Luxembourg 09:00-10:30 (1h30) 9:00 - 10:30 (1h30) C1.6: Green Finance III Zoom 6 Chair: Jess Cornaggia, Pennsylvania State University (United States) › Greening thy Neighbor: How the US Inflation Reduction Act Drives Climate Finance Globally - Daniel Marcel Te Kaat, University of Groningen 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › Climate Finance and Renewable Energy Capacities in the EU - Mahmoud HASSAN, Borddeaux School of Economics 09:00-10:30 (1h30) › Renewable Energy Resources and the Local Economy: Evidence from Municipal Bonds - Jess Cornaggia, Pennsylvania State University 09:00-10:30 (1h30) Morning Tea 10:30 - 11:00 (30min) Morning Tea Welcoming Foyer C2.1: Carbon & Energy Finance II C2.2: Behavioral Finance & Climate Transition I C2.3: Corporate Social Responsibility III C2.4: Sustainable Finance & Accounting IV C2.5: Environmental, Social & Governance IV C2.6: Behavioral Finance & Climate Transition II 11:00 - 12:30 (1h30) C2.1: Carbon & Energy Finance II Zoom & Room 1 Chair: Taoran Guo, Monash University (Australia) › 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 (1h30) › Commitment is An Act: How Does Management Forecast Affect Corporate Selective Hedging? - Taoran Guo, Monash university 11:00-12:30 (1h30) › Can high-quality development abate carbon emissions? Evidence from Yellow River Basin in China - Dong Xiang, Shandong Normal University 11:00-12:30 (1h30) › Environmental Scandal and Carbon Disclosures - Zijun Zhao, Victoria University of Wellington 11:00-12:30 (1h30) 11:00 - 12:30 (1h30) C2.2: Behavioral Finance & Climate Transition I Zoom & Room 2 Chair: Qiaoqiao Zhu, Australian National University (Australia) › 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 (1h30) › Assessing the economic impact of the global geopolitical-energy uncertainty index - Tam Hoang Nhat Dang, Massey University 11:00-12:30 (1h30) › The Origin of ESG Preferences: Evidence from 401(K) Plans - Qiaoqiao Zhu, Australian National University 11:00-12:30 (1h30) 11:00 - 12:30 (1h30) C2.3: Corporate Social Responsibility III Zoom & Room 3 Chair: George Baihan Wang, Monash University (Australia) › 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 (1h30) › Corporate social responsibility rating, market attention and stock liquidity: Evidence from China - Tiantian Tang, Shandong University 11:00-12:30 (1h30) › Pro-Climate Securities Lending Styles - George Baihan Wang, Monash university 11:00-12:30 (1h30) 11:00 - 12:30 (1h30) C2.4: Sustainable Finance & Accounting IV Zoom 4 Chair: Jiang Zhang, Univerisity of Hong Kong (Hong Kong SAR) › Dirty Air and Green Investments: The impact of pollution information on portfolio allocations - Jian Zhang, HKU 11:00-12:30 (1h30) › 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 (1h30) › ESG Reporting Practices in the Canadian Mining Industry: The Role of Women Directors - Amar Benaissa, Carleton University 11:00-12:30 (1h30) 11:00 - 12:30 (1h30) C2.5: Environmental, Social & Governance IV Zoom 5 Chair: Kimberly Cornaggia, Pennsylvania State University (United States) › 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 (1h30) › 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 (1h30) › ESG Ratings Management - Kimberly Cornaggia, Penn State University 11:00-12:30 (1h30) 11:00 - 12:30 (1h30) C2.6: Behavioral Finance & Climate Transition II Zoom 6 Chair: Maria Semenova, HSE University (Russia) › 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 (1h30) › The Effect of CEO Climate Awareness on Corporate Emissions - Yuyang Zhang, University of Melbourne 11:00-12:30 (1h30) › Global Environmental Awareness and the Climate Risk of Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions - Yenn-Ru Chen, National Chengchi University 11:00-12:30 (1h30) Lunch Break 12:30 - 13:30 (1h) Lunch Break Welcoming Foyer D1.1: Digital Finance & Sustainability I D1.2: Corporate Social Responsibility IV D1.3: Digital Finance & Sustainability II D1.4: Environmental, Social & Governance V D1.5: Corporate Social Responsibility V D1.6: Environmental, Social & Governance VI 13:30 - 15:00 (1h30) D1.1: Digital Finance & Sustainability I Zoom & Room 1 Chair: Wenlong Bian, Sungkyunkwan University (Korea) › Gig economy and labor unrest：Evidence from the online delivery platform in China - Yue Yuan, Shanghai International Studies University 13:30-15:00 (1h30) › Currency in the Digital Age: How CBDCs Can Reshape Currency Invoicing Power - Linshan Zeng, Massey University 13:30-15:00 (1h30) › FinTech Risk-Sharing as Innovative Health Insurance? - Wenlong Bian, Sungkyunkwan University 13:30-15:00 (1h30) › How does digital finance impact birth rates: Evidence from China - Junshi Chen, Massey University 13:30-15:00 (1h30) 13:30 - 15:00 (1h30) D1.2: Corporate Social Responsibility IV Zoom & Room 2 Chair: Han Zhou, Monash University (Australia) › International Spillovers from Changes in Capital Regulation: Evidence from the Syndicated Loan Market - Han Zhou, Monash university 13:30-15:00 (1h30) › The Real Effects of Bank's Green Bonds - Tingjun Liu, Macquarie University 13:30-15:00 (1h30) › 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 (1h30) 13:30 - 15:00 (1h30) D1.3: Digital Finance & Sustainability II Zoom & Room 3 Chair: Yang Ji, Sun Yat-sen University (China) › 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 (1h30) › 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 (1h30) › 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 (1h30) 13:30 - 15:00 (1h30) D1.4: Environmental, Social & Governance V Zoom 4 Chair: Erin Pik-Ki So, Hong Kong Baptist University & Hong Kong Metropolitan University (Hong Kong SAR) › 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 (1h30) › ESG Disclosure Quality and Performance - Avneet Kaur, University of Wollongong [Australia], University of Wollongong Dubai 13:30-15:00 (1h30) › 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 (1h30) 13:30 - 15:00 (1h30) D1.5: Corporate Social Responsibility V Zoom 5 Chair: Peter Iliev, Penn State University (United States) › Investor responses to greenwashing in the corporate ESG bond market - Wilson Wan, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 13:30-15:00 (1h30) › The State and Local Cost of Net Zero - Peter Iliev, Pennsylvania State University 13:30-15:00 (1h30) › Common Factor of Carbon and Oil Markets - Zong-Wei Yeh, National Chengchi University 13:30-15:00 (1h30) 13:30 - 15:00 (1h30) D1.6: Environmental, Social & Governance VI Zoom 6 Chair: Youan Wang, Xiamen University (China) › How Labor Unions Affect Corporate Environmental and Social Voluntary Disclosures: Theory and Evidence - Youan WANG, Xiamen University 13:30-15:00 (1h30) › More Cash or Enhanced Reputation? Evidence from Carbon Emission and Tax Avoidance - Zhongda He, Minjiang University 13:30-15:00 (1h30) › Can Internal Mechanism be an Implicit Assurance? Subordinate Monitoring, Environmental Decoupling and Social License in ASEAN-5 Countries - Ari Budi Kristanto, Curtin University 13:30-15:00 (1h30) Afternoon Tea & Networking 15:00 - 15:30 (30min) Afternoon Tea & Networking Welcoming Foyer

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