2020 Call for Papers
NORTHERN FINANCE ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE 2020
BANFF CENTRE FOR ARTS AND CREATIVITY, SEPTEMBER 25-27, 2019
BANFF, ALBERTA
The Northern Finance Association is pleased to invite submissions for its 32nd Annual Conference, to be held on September 25-27, 2020, at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. Papers on any topic related to finance will be considered, as long as they have not already been accepted for publication in a journal. Each author is restricted to one submission. In case of multiple co-authored papers, each paper will have to have a different presenter at the conference.
Papers should be submitted electronically at https://portal.northernfinanceassociation.org/
The deadline for paper submissions has been extended to April 12, 2020, at 23:59 hrs Pacific Standard Time. The reason is that many universities have switched to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic and this has required significant time commitment from faculty.
Papers will be reviewed anonymously by up to four members of the Program Committee, and authors will be notified about the outcome of the review process by mid-May 2020. We are working to maximize participation opportunities in the conference, so presenting authors of accepted papers will generally not be asked to discuss papers. Instead, discussants and session chairs will be selected from our list of NFA contacts, which includes 5-year NFA members, Program Committee members, co-authors of accepted papers, and past presenters.
Conference registration will open by mid-May, 2020. Conference registration and hotel booking details will be available at https://northernfinanceassociation.org/conference/.
Keynote Speaker
Anat R. Admati
The George G.C. Parker Professor of Finance and Economics
Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
Sessions for Ph.D. students
Papers authored exclusively by students are considered for the Ph.D. Sessions if they aren’t selected for the regular program. Please identify as student during the submission process only if you are not on the 2020 job market. The Ph.D. Sessions will be held on Friday, September 25 in the afternoon
Ph.D. Students Session Chairs
Harold Bierman, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Management
SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University
Michael G. Foster Endowed Professor
Long Endowed Professor
Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington
Special Session for Assistant Professors
The conference will include a special session for assistant professors on Friday, September 25 in the afternoon.
Assistant Professors Session Chair
Sylvan C. Coleman Chair of Finance and Accounting
Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley
Panel on Sustainable Finance
The conference will include a special panel on Sustainable Finance Friday, September 25 in the afternoon.
Women in Finance Networking Breakfast
The conference will include a special breakfast on diversity and inclusion in finance on Saturday, September 26.
2019 Sponsors (2020 sponsors to be confirmed)
Royal Bank of Canada
Bank of Canada/Banque du Canada
Eventus
Rotman FinHub
Phillips, Hager & North
Canadian Securities Institute Research Foundation
Canadian Derivatives Institute/Institut canadien des dérivés
CFA Society Toronto
Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC)
NEO
Smith School of Business, Queens University
Stata
The Marquee Group
Canadian Investment Review
UBC Sauder School of Business
2019 Best Paper Awards (2020 best paper awards to be confirmed)
Derivatives, Sponsored by Canadian Derivatives Institute/Institut canadien des dérivés
FinTech, Sponsored by Ivey Scotiabank Digital Banking Lab
Firm Growth and Innovation, Sponsored by Lazaridis Institute
Market Microstructure, Sponsored by Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC)
Risk Management, Sponsored by Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
PhD Paper, Sponsored by Bank of Canada/Banque du Canada
Sustainable Finance, Smith School of Business, Queens University
2019 Exhibitors (2020 exhibitors to be confirmed)
CFA Society Toronto
Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP)
Rotman interactive trader / Rotman portfolio manager
Stock | Trak Global Portfolio Simulations
We hope to see you in Banff in September for a stimulating conference.
Yrjo Koskinen and Alfred Lehar
NFA 2020 Program Co-Chairs
University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business