calendar_todayJune 30 – July 2, 2026
location_onInternational Institute of Finance, No. 1789 Guangxi Road, Hefei, Anhui, China
Tuesday
Day 1 · June 30
Wednesday
Day 2 · July 1
Thursday
Day 3 · July 2
Tuesday
Day 1 · June 30, 2026
Internal Session (Invitation Only)
Wednesday
Day 2 · July 1, 2026 location_onAuditorium / #5 301
location_onAuditorium
08:00-08:30
Signing in and conference materials pickup
08:30-08:50
Opening Remarks
Keynote Session 1
· Moderator: Jiaquan Yao, University of Science and Technology of China
08:50-09:30
Invited Speech 1
Jianjun Miao, Zhejiang University
09:30-10:10
Invited Speech 2
Simba Chang, Nanyang Technological University
10:10-10:30
Group Photos and Transition——Walk to #5 301
location_on#5 301
Session 1: AI for Finance
· Moderator: Jiaquan Yao, University of Science and Technology of China
10:30-11:00
Presentation 1
Bridging Structured Knowledge and Data: A Unified Framework with Finance Applications
personSpeaker: Yi Cao, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
11:00-11:30
Presentation 2
Dynamic Optimization of R&D Options
personSpeaker: Ruixun Zhang, Peking University
11:30-12:00
Presentation 3
Reading between the Lines
personSpeaker: Thomas Zhang, University of Pittsburgh
location_onCanteen
12:00-13:30
Lunch
location_onAuditorium
Keynote Session 2
· Moderator: Guanhao Feng, City University of Hong Kong
13:30-14:10
Invited Speech 3
Xiaolei Liu, Peking University
14:10-14:50
Invited Speech 4
Henry Cao, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
14:50-15:30
Invited Speech 5
Dacheng Xiu, The University of Chicago
15:30-15:50
Transition——Walk to #5 301
location_on#5 301
Session 2: Asset Pricing
· Moderator: Guanhao Feng, City University of Hong Kong
15:50-16:20
Presentation 4
Difference-in-Differences in Asset Pricing: Identification Challenges under Portfolio Aggregation
personSpeaker: Yufeng Han, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
16:20-16:50
Presentation 5
Yield Curve Arbitrage in the Credit Market
personSpeaker: Zhan Shi, Tsinghua University
16:50-17:20
Presentation 6
The Carbon Odyssey: Value-Chain Carbon Flows, Demand Reallocation, and Dynamic Clean Adoption
personSpeaker: Zeli Ying, Peking University
location_on5#202
Discussion Session (Invitation Only)
17:45-20:15
Discussion Session (Invitation Only)
Thursday
Day 3 · July 2, 2026 location_on#5 301
location_on#5 301
Session 3: Corporate Finance
· Moderator: Qi Liu, Peking University
08:30-09:00
Presentation 7
Paid to Stay Home, Stronger at Work: Labor Protection and Supply Chain Resilience
personSpeaker: Tiecheng LENG, Harbin Institute of Technology
09:00-09:30
Presentation 8
Machine Learning M&A Strategies
personSpeaker: Fangming Xu, University of Bristol
09:30-10:00
Presentation 9
Inventor Performance Pressure and Opportunistic Innovation Management
personSpeaker: Xiangqian Huang, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law
10:00-10:20
Break
Session 4: Capital Market
· Moderator: Xiao Wang, University of Science and Technology of China
10:20-10:50
Presentation 10
Systematic Reversal and Industry Momentum
personSpeaker: Cheng Gao, Soochow University
10:50-11:20
Presentation 11
Wisdom of the Crowd or Wisdom of the Insider? Insider Trading on Prediction Markets
personSpeaker: Siyang Liu, University of British Columbia
11:20-11:50
Presentation 12
Asset Heterogeneity and Uncommon Factors
personSpeaker: Qianshu Zhang, City University of Hong Kong
11:50-12:00
Closing Remarks
Best Paper Award and Closing Remarks
location_onCanteen
12:00-13:30
Lunch
location_on5#202
Internal Session
13:30
Internal Session