2023 Research Conference
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| Date | November 3-4, 2023 (Fri - Sat) |
| Time: | 9am |
| Venue: | LSK3003, 3/F, Lee Shau Kee Business Building, HKUST Business School, HKUST |
| Fee: | Free (for HKUST & SUSTech Faculty and PhD Students) or USD50 (for ABFER Institutional Collaborators, please refer to HERE) or USD100 (for academics) or USD350 (for non-academics) |
| Medium: | English |
| Registration: | Closed |
Day 1: November 3, 2023
| Hong Kong Time November 3, 2023 | Program |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:10am | *Welcome Remarks and Introduction of Keynote Speaker Bernard Yeung, ABFER, NUS and SUSTech Mingyi Hung, Head of Accounting Department, HKUST* |
| 9:10 - 10:10am | Academic Keynote Speech Christine Parlour, Sylvan C. Coleman Chair of Finance and Accounting, UC Berkeley Topic: "How big is DeFi: Understanding the Ecosystem.." |
| 10:10 - 10:20am | Break |
| Moderator: Wilbur Chen, HKUST | |
| 10:20 - 11:05am | Paper 1: The Salience of Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Online Business by Yi Huang, Chen Liu, Sibo Liu and Gustavo Manso Presenter: Yi Huang, Fudan University and CEPR Discussant: Xiaoyun Yu, SAIF |
| 11:05 - 11:50am | Paper 2: Learning Production Process Heterogeneity Across Industries: Implications of Deep Learning for Corporate M&A Decisions by Jongsub Lee and Hayong Yun Presenter:Jongsub Lee, Seoul National University Business School Discussant: Tao Shu, CUHK** |
| 11:50 - 12:00nn | Break |
| 12:40 - 14:00pm | Luncheon Keynote Speech Paul Chan, Financial Secretary, HKSAR Government Topic: "Fin-Tech and Growing Opportunities in the Greater Bays Area - HK's Pivotal Roles" Welcome Remarks by HKUST Dean Kar Yan Tam Moderated by Bernard Yeung |
| Moderator: Tony Cho, HKUST | |
| 14:00 - 14:45pm | Paper 3: Trust in DeFi: An Empirical Study of the Decentralized Exchange by Jianlei Han, Shiyang Huang and Zhuo Zhong Presenter:Shiyang Huang, HKU Discussant: Liu Nanqin, SUSTech** |
| 14:45 - 15:30pm | Paper 4: Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Assurance: Audit Adoption and Capital Markets Effects by Thomas Bourveau, Janja Brendel and Jordan Schoenfeld Presenter:Janja Brendel, CUHK Discussant: Erica Li, CKGSB** |
| 15:30 - 15:40pm | Break |
| 15:40 - 16:25pm | Paper 5: Auditing Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Protocols by Daniel Rahetti Presenter:Daniel Rahetti, NUS Discussant: Mei Luo, Tsinghua University** |
| 16:25 - 17:10pm | Paper 6: Data Driven Technologies and the Local Information Advantages in Small Business Leading by Wilbur Chen, Jung Koo Kang and Aditya Mohan Presenter:Wilbur Chen, HKUST Discussant: Lin Yupeng, NUS** |
| 17;10 - 17:20pm | Group Photo & Break |
| 17:20 - 18:45pm | Industry Panel Discussion: AI and ML in Quantitative Investments Moderated by Haifeng You, HKUST Panelist: Liang Dong, Chief Quantitative Investment Officer, TruValue Asset Management Rob Smith, Head of Asia Quant Strategy, JP Morgan Yitian Zou, Co-founder, Black Wing Asset |
| 18:45pm | Dinner |
Day 2: November 4, 2023
| Hong Kong Time November 4, 2023 | Program |
|---|---|
| Moderator: Qingkai Dong, HKUST | |
| 9:00 - 9:45am | Paper 7: The Rise of E-Wallets and Buy-Now-Pay-Later: Payment Competition, Credit Expansion, and Consumer Behavior by Wenlong Bian, Lin William Cong and Yang Ji Presenter:Yang Ji, Sun Yat-sen University Discussant: Wenlan Qian, NUS** |
| 9:45 - 10:30am | Paper 8: The Macroeconomics of TechFin by Dan Su Presenter:Dan Su, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Discussant: Kai Li, PKU-HSBC** |
| 10:30 - 10:40am | Break |
| 10:40 - 11:25am | Paper 9: Visual Information in the Age of AI: Evidence from Corporate Executive Presentations by Sean Cao, Yichen Cheng, Meng Wang, Yusen Xia and Baozhong Yang Presenter:Meng Wang, Georgia State University Discussant: Amy Zang, HKUST** |
| 11:25 - 12:10pm | Paper 10: Behavioral Machine Learning? Computer Predictions of Corporate Earnings also Overreact by Murray Z. Frank, Jing Gao and Keer Yang Presenter:Murray Z. Frank, University of Minnesota Discussant: Jiangze Bian, UIBE |
| 12:30 - 1:00pm | Presentation Dong He, Deputy Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF Topic: "CBDC: The Monetary Foundation for Digitalized Capital Markets" Chair: Hao Zhou, Tsinghua University and SUSTech |
| 1:10pm | Closing Remarks Hao Zhou, Tsinghua University and SUSTech |
Time Conversion
| HK / SG Time | US Eastern Time | US Central Time | Pacific Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Nov 3 9am | Thu, Nov 2 9pm | Thu, Nov 2 8pm | Thu, Nov 2 6pm |