SFS Cavalcade North America 2026
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia
May 18-21, 2026
Conference Agenda
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Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 24th Apr 2026, 04:26:25am EDT
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Daily Overview |
| 8:00am - 3:00pm |
Registration Location: Darden School of Business, Rosenblum Entrance Hall Breakfast will be available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings from 8 AM - 10AM. Refreshments will be available throughout the day. |
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| 8:30am - 9:15am |
Track T1-1: Preferences, Experiences, and Investor Behavior Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Huseyin Gulen, Purdue University Discussant: Da Ke, University of South Carlina |
Track T2-1: Real Assets, Insurance, and Real Estate Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Amir Kermani, UC Berkeley Discussant: Benjamin Collier, Wisconsin |
Track T3-1: Asset Pricing: Theory Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Mike Gallmeyer, UVA Discussant: Philipp Illeditsch, Texas A&M University |
Track T4-1: Climate and Corporate Finance Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Christoph Schiller, Ohio State University Discussant: Luke Stein, Babson College |
Track T5-1: Private Equity and Venture Capital Location: Classroom 240 Chair: Michael Ewens, Columbia University Discussant: Filippo Mezzanotti, Northwestern University |
Track T6-1: Monetary Policy Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Nina Boyarchenko, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Discussant: Simone Lenzu, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
Track T7-1: Banking and Credit Intermediation Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Lu Liu, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Discussant: Susan Cherry, University of Texas at Austin |
Track T8-1: Flows, Prices, and Institutional Investors Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Ian Appel, UVA Darden Discussant: Shuaiyu Chen, UVA Darden |
| 9:15am - 9:30am |
Break |
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| 9:30am - 10:15am |
Track T1-2: Preferences, Experiences, and Investor Behavior Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Huseyin Gulen, Purdue University Discussant: W Ben McCartney, UVA |
Track T2-2: Real Assets, Insurance, and Real Estate Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Amir Kermani, UC Berkeley Discussant: Alina Arefeva, UW-Madison |
Track T3-2: Asset Pricing: Theory Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Mike Gallmeyer, UVA Discussant: Hongjun Yan, DePaul University |
Track T4-2: Climate and Corporate Finance Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Christoph Schiller, Ohio State University Discussant: Sehoon Kim, University of Florida |
Track T5-2: Private Equity and Venture Capital Location: Classroom 240 Chair: Michael Ewens, Columbia University Discussant: Jessica Bai, Georgetown University |
Track T6-2: Monetary Policy Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Nina Boyarchenko, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Discussant: Elena Loutskina, University of Virginia |
Track T7-2: Banking and Credit Intermediation Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Lu Liu, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Discussant: Edward Kim, University of Michigan |
Track T8-2: Flows, Prices, and Institutional Investors Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Ian Appel, UVA Darden Discussant: David Solomon, Boston College |
| 10:15am - 10:30am |
Break |
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| 10:30am - 11:15am |
Track T1-3: Preferences, Experiences, and Investor Behavior Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Huseyin Gulen, Purdue University Discussant: Stefano Cassella, Tilburg University |
Track T2-3: Real Assets, Insurance, and Real Estate Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Amir Kermani, UC Berkeley Discussant: Cameron LaPoint, Yale School of Management |
Track T3-3: Asset Pricing: Theory Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Mike Gallmeyer, UVA Discussant: Robert Parham, University of Virginia |
Track T4-3: Climate and Corporate Finance Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Christoph Schiller, Ohio State University Discussant: Nora Pankratz, University of Toronto |
Track T5-3: Private Equity and Venture Capital Location: Classroom 240 Chair: Michael Ewens, Columbia University Discussant: Yifei Mao, Santa Clara University |
Track T6-3: Monetary Policy Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Nina Boyarchenko, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Discussant: Mariano Croce, BOCCONI Univ. |
Track T7-3: Banking and Credit Intermediation Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Lu Liu, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Discussant: Janet Gao, Georgetown University |
Track T8-3: Flows, Prices, and Institutional Investors Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Ian Appel, UVA Darden Discussant: Pat Akey, ESSEC |
| 11:15am - 11:30am |
Break |
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| 11:30am - 12:15pm |
Track T1-4: Preferences, Experiences, and Investor Behavior Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Huseyin Gulen, Purdue University Discussant: Dejanir Silva, Purdue University |
Track T2-4: Real Assets, Insurance, and Real Estate Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Amir Kermani, UC Berkeley Discussant: Timothy Layton, University of Virginia |
Track T3-4: Asset Pricing: Theory Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Mike Gallmeyer, UVA Discussant: Vadim Elenev, Johns Hopkins University |
Track T4-4: Climate and Corporate Finance Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Christoph Schiller, Ohio State University Discussant: Cynthia Yin, Cornell University |
Track T5-4: Private Equity and Venture Capital Location: Classroom 240 Chair: Michael Ewens, Columbia University Discussant: Simon Oh, Columbia Business School |
Track T6-4: Monetary Policy Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Nina Boyarchenko, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Discussant: Immo Schott, Federal Reserve Board |
Track T7-4: Banking and Credit Intermediation Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Lu Liu, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Discussant: Xu Lu, Foster School of Business - UW |
Track T8-4: Flows, Prices, and Institutional Investors Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Ian Appel, UVA Darden Discussant: Anna Helmke, Vanderbilt |
| 12:15pm - 1:45pm |
Lunch with SFS Annual Meeting & Presentation of Journal Awards Location: Darden School of Business Abbott Center Dining Room |
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| 1:45pm - 2:30pm |
Track T1-5: Preferences, Experiences, and Investor Behavior Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Huseyin Gulen, Purdue University Discussant: Clifton Green, Emory University |
Track T2-5: Real Assets, Insurance, and Real Estate Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Amir Kermani, UC Berkeley Discussant: Ali Kakhbod, UC Berkeley |
Track T3-5: Asset Pricing: Theory Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Mike Gallmeyer, UVA Discussant: Bo Sun, Darden School of Business |
Track T4-5: Climate and Corporate Finance Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Christoph Schiller, Ohio State University Discussant: Anthony Rice, Villanova University |
Track T5-5: Private Equity and Venture Capital Location: Classroom 240 Chair: Michael Ewens, Columbia University Discussant: Reiner Braun, Technical University of Munich |
Track T6-5: Monetary Policy Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Nina Boyarchenko, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Discussant: Tim Eisert, Nova SBE |
Track T7-5: Banking and Credit Intermediation Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Lu Liu, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Discussant: David Zhang, Rice University |
Track T8-5: Flows, Prices, and Institutional Investors Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Ian Appel, UVA Darden Discussant: Federico Mainardi, Columbia Business School |
| 2:30pm - 2:45pm |
Break A snack station will be available Tuesday & Wednesday from 2:15 - 3:15 PM. |
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| 2:45pm - 3:30pm |
Track T1-6: Preferences, Experiences, and Investor Behavior Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Huseyin Gulen, Purdue University Discussant: Mihai Ion, Oklahoma University |
Track T2-6: Real Assets, Insurance, and Real Estate Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Amir Kermani, UC Berkeley Discussant: Christoph Herpfer, UVA Darden |
Track T3-6: Asset Pricing: Theory Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Mike Gallmeyer, UVA Discussant: Burton Hollifield, Carnegie Mellon University |
Track T4-6: Climate and Corporate Finance Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Christoph Schiller, Ohio State University Discussant: Ruidi Huang, Southern Methodist University |
Track T5-6: Private Equity and Venture Capital Location: Classroom 240 Chair: Michael Ewens, Columbia University Discussant: Oleg Gredil, Tulane University Freeman School |
Track T6-6: Monetary Policy Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Nina Boyarchenko, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Discussant: Fernando Duarte, Brown University |
Track T7-6: Banking and Credit Intermediation Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Lu Liu, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Discussant: Andres Shahidinejad, Northeastern University |
Track T8-6: Flows, Prices, and Institutional Investors Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Ian Appel, UVA Darden Discussant: Daniel Neuhann, University of Texas at Austin |
| 3:30pm - 3:45pm |
Break |
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| 3:45pm - 4:30pm |
Presidential Address and RAPS & RCFS Keynote Location: Darden School of Business Abbott Auditorium Janice C. Eberly (Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University) |
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| 4:30pm - 6:00pm |
Reception Location: Darden School of Business South Lounge |
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