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Conference Programme
It is possible to participate in selected parts of the conference.
Thursday, April 25
All sessions on Thursday will be held in the SEB Lecture Theatre, with coffee breaks held outside. The venue is located on the fourth floor.
12:30 – 13:00: Registration (Outside SEB Lecture Theatre, 4th floor)
13:00: Conference Opening and Welcome
13:15 – 14:00: Keynote 1. Prof. Rosie Campbell, Director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, King’s College London
14:00 – 14:20: Coffee Break
14:20 – 15:20: Session 1. Sustainability and Financial Innovation
Chair: Prof. Arun Upadhyay, College of Business, Florida International University
- Papers:
- Financial Innovation via Sustainable Lending. Presenter: Anya Kleymenova, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- Sustainability-Linked Loan Contracting. Presenter: Al Ghosh, Belk College of Business, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- When do women directors serve as a catalyst for innovation in established firms? Presenter: Arun Upadhyay, College of Business, Florida International University
15:30 – 16:30: Session 2. Gender Diversity in Finance
Chair: Prof. Claudia Girardone, Dean of Essex Business School, University of Essex
- Papers:
- Women in the Financial Sector. Presenter: Spyridon Lagaras, Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh
- Gender composition and conflicts of interest in the financial industry: Evidence from analysts’ target price optimism. Presenter: Karin Shields, The Open University Business School
- Women’s lived career experiences: Evidence from female managers in Sweden and the UK. Presenter: Jina Zachrisson, Managing Director Goldman Sachs and Author
16:30 – 16:45: Coffee Break
16:45 - 17:30: Panel Discussion 1. Women in Finance
Panelists: Prof. Rosie Campbell, Director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, King’s College London, Maria Jansson, Chair Swedish Securities Markets Association and Head of Institutional Banking Swedbank, Jina Zachrisson, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs and Author.
Moderator: Dr Ylva Baeckström, King’s College London
19:00 – 21:30: Conference Dinner
Venue: Barsac restaurant, Viktoriagatan 8, 411 25 Göteborg. Pre-registration required
Friday, April 26
All sessions on Friday will be held in Hall B32, with coffee breaks held outside. The venue is located on the third floor. Lunch will be served in the Göteborgsrummet (Handelsrätten) on the fourth floor of the E-building.
08:45: Conference Day 2 Opening and Welcome (Hall B32, 3rd floor)
9:00 – 9:45: Keynote 2. Prof. Claudia Girardone, Dean of Essex Business School, University of Essex
9:45 – 10:30: Panel Discussion 2. Sustainability in the Financial System
Panelists: Prof. Claudia Girardone, Dean of Essex Business School, University of Essex. TBA, TBA
Moderator: Dr Viktor Elliot
10:30 – 10:45: Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:45: Session 3. Sustainable Finance and Economic Development
Chair: Wendi Huang, Alliance Manchester Business School, Manchester University
- Papers:
- The Role of Government Contracting in Corporate Environmental Policies. Presenter: Wendi Huang, Alliance Manchester Business School, Manchester University
- Climate Change Education Effects on Climate Risk Attitudes and Financial Investment: Experimental Evidence. Presenter: Bin Chang, Ontario Tech University
- Multi-dimensional impact of leadership diversity: TMT composition and private equity fund performance. Presenter: Yilmaz Bekyol, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
11:45 – 12:45: Session 4. Sustainability preferences in Finance
Chair: David Shkel, University of Hagen
- Papers:
- Positive versus negative ESG portfolio screening and investors' preferences. Presenter: Anna Agapova, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University
- Drivers of Sustainable Investment in Central and Eastern Europe: A Note on the Role of Education, Family, and Gender. Presenter: Zsuzsa R. Huszár, Institute of Finance, Corvinus University of Budapest
- How can sustainability preferences be explained? A comparison of common measures. Presenter: David Shkel, University of Hagen
12:45 – 13:45: Lunch – Göteborgsrummet
13:45 - 14:45: Session 5. ESG Integration in the Nordics
Chair: Akanksha Jalan, Rennes School of Business
- Papers:
- Perceptions of sustainability and ethics of crypto assets and their roles in future crypto holding Evidence from three Nordic countries. Presenter: Akanksha Jalan, Rennes School of Business
- ESG adaptability in the Nordic financial market: evidence from the field. Presenter: Yanqing (Callie) Wang, King’s Business School, King’s College London
- The impact of the EU Taxonomy on investments in green energy projects; a case study of district heating in Sweden. Presenter: Burcu Unluturk, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
14:45 – 15:00: Best Paper Award and Concluding Remarks
All times are in Swedish time (GMT+1).
Keynote Speakers
Professor Claudia Girardone, Dean of Essex Business School, University of Essex
Claudia Girardone is Dean at Essex Business School and Professor of Banking and Finance. She holds several external academic positions, including as an Academic Fellow at the Centre for Responsible Banking and Finance of the University of St Andrews. Professor Girardone’s research areas are on banks’ financial and social performance, banks’ corporate governance and stability, the industrial structure of banking and access to finance. She has published over 70 articles in books and peer-reviewed international journals, and she is a co-author of the textbook "Introduction to Banking" (Pearson, 2021). She was also joint Guest Editor of several Special Issues including: the British Journal of Management on "Corporate Governance in Extreme Institutional Environments"; and the Journal of Corporate Finance on "Diversity and Women in Finance". She has been a member of the Athena Swan Panel at Essex Business School since 2017, fostering equality and diversity in principles in research policies, practices and culture.
Professor Rosie Campbell, Director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership, King’s College London
Rosie Campbell is a Professor of Politics and Director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London. She held positions at Birkbeck and UCL before joining King’s in 2018. She has recently written on barriers to participation in politics, gendered patterns of support for the populist radical right and what voters want from their elected representatives. Her publications cover the subjects of voting behaviour, public opinion, the politics of diversity and political recruitment. She is the principal investigator of the ESRC funded Representative Audit of Britain, which surveyed all candidates standing in the 2015, 2017 and 2019 British General Elections. She has co-authored reports for the Fawcett Society, The Expert Panel on Electoral Reform for the Welsh Assembly, the EHRC, BBC Radio Four’s Woman’s Hour, The Electoral Commission, The Fabian Women’s Network and The Hansard Society.
How to get to the School & Hotel Suggestions for Visitors
From the Airport:
- Take the airport bus to "Centralstationen" (Central Station), and disembark at "Korsvägen."
- From there, take Tram no. 2 towards "Högsbotorp" and alight at "Handelshögskolan" (School of Business, Economics and Law).
From the Train Station:
- Take Tram no. 2 towards "Högsbotorp" and disembark at "Handelshögskolan."
- Alternatively, you can take Tram no. 3, 6, or 11 and alight at "Hagakyrkan" (Haga Church), which is a three-minute walk from the School.
By Bus:
- Bus routes 25, 761, and Rosa Express stop at "Pilgatan," right next to the School.
Using the Travel Planner:
- We recommend using the Travel Planner to navigate your way from any location within the greater Gothenburg area.
City Map:
- For those traveling by foot or car, we suggest utilizing Google Maps to find your way to Vasagatan 1.
- The School of Business, Economics and Law is located at Vasagatan 1 (main building) and Viktoriagatan 13.
- The conference will be held on the first day in SEB Hall (E4) and on the second day in B32.
Hotel Sugesstions
- Hotel Draken: Newly build and with a great view.
- Hotel Flora: Offers a midrange option for accommodation.
- Hotel Vasa: Provides a more budget-friendly choice for visitors.
Best Paper Award
The conference committee will issue a best paper award at the end of the conference.
European Journal of Finance [EJF] Special Issue:
Auothors of selected papers from the conference will have the opportunity to be invited to submit their paper for a special issue in the European Journal of Finance. This special issue will focus on the interplay between diversity, inclusion and sustainability in the financial system. Participation in the conference is not mandatory for submissions to the special issue.
A call for papers will be sent to participants after the conference and will also be publicised by EJF. The opening and closing dates for the special issue will allow interested authors ample to revise papers after presentations at the conference.
Special Issue Editors:
Claudia Girardone
Professor of Banking and Finance & Dean at Essex Business School
Email: cgirard@essex.ac.uk
Ylva Baeckström
Associate Professor of Finance
King’s Business School, King’s College London
Email: ylva.baeckstrom@kcl.ac.uk
Important Dates
Notification of Acceptance by: 1 March 2024
Conference Dates: Thursday 25 April and Friday 26 April
Contact Information:
For any enquiries or additional information, please contact organisers on: toscsf@handels.gu.se
