Full Program

The Program at a Glance

Monday, December 15, 2014

08:00 - 09:00 Registration & Coffee

09:00 - 09:30 Welcome and Opening Amphitheatre

09:30 - 10:30 Keynote Address

• Topic: Currency Internationalization Amphitheatre
• Prof. Jonathan A. Batten, Monash University, Australia

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:30 Parallel Sessions (A)

A1. Asset Allocation and Valuation I

A2. Banking Regulation and Financial Services

A3. Corporate Finance I

A4. Corporate Governance I

A5. Country and Investment Funds

A6. Emerging Markets Finance I

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 - 15:30 Parallel Sessions (B)

B1. Asset Allocation and Valuation II 

B2. Banking Regulation and Financial Services II 

B3. Financial Crises and Contagion I 

B4. Capital Market Efficiency I 

B5. Corporate Governance II 

B6. Corporate Finance II 

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:30 Parallel Sessions (C)

C1. Asset Allocation and Valuation III 

C2. Corporate Finance III 

C3. Financial Engineering and Derivatives 

C4. Corporate Governance III 

C5. Islamic Finance 

C6. Emerging Markets Finance II 

17:45 - 18:45 “Meet the Editors” Special Session

19:45 - 22:00 Conference Dinner

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

08:00 - 08:30 Registration & Coffee

08:30 - 10:00 Parallel Sessions (D)

D1. Asset Allocation and Valuation IV 

D2. Alternative Financial Services 

D3. Capital Market Efficiency II 

D4. Corporate Finance IV 

D5. Issues in International Finance 

D6. Initial Public Offerings 

10:00 - 10:15 Coffee Break

10:15 - 11:15 Keynote Address

• Topic: Global Preferences for Dividends Amphitheatre
• Prof. Brian Lucey, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 - 13:00 Parallel Sessions (E)

E1. Asset Allocation and Valuation V 

E2. Banking Regulation and Financial Services III 

E3. Portfolio Management and Optimization 

E4. Corporate Finance V 

E5. Financial Crises and Contagion II 

E6. Corporate Governance IV 

13:00 - 14:30 Lunch Break

14:30 - 16:00 Parallel Sessions (F)

F1. Capital Market Efficiency III 

F2. Mergers and Acquisitions I

F3. Corporate Finance VI 

F4. Corporate Governance V 

F5. Emerging Markets Finance III 

F6. Risk Management I 

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break

16:30 - 18:00 Parallel Sessions (G)

G1. Banking Regulation and Financial Services IV 

G2. Mergers and Acquisitions II 

G3. Emerging Markets Finance IV 

G4. Corporate Finance VII 

G5. Financial Crises and Contagion III 

G6. Risk Management II