SFS Cavalcade North America 2026
Darden Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Virginia
May 18-21, 2026
Conference Agenda
Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).
Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 24th Apr 2026, 04:26:24am 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 W1-1: Government Policies and Financial Markets Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Vadim Elenev, Johns Hopkins University Discussant: Anastassia Fedyk, UC Berkeley Haas |
Track W2-1: Household Finance and Retirement Behavior Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Shan Ge, NYU Discussant: Irina Stefanescu, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
Track W3-1: Corporate Finance: Theory Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Barney Hartman-Glaser, UCLA Discussant: Giorgia Piacentino, USC |
Track W4-1: Climate and Asset Pricing Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Lorenzo Garlappi, UBC Discussant: Shaojun Zhang, Ohio State University, University of British Columbia |
Track W5-1: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Technology Adoption Location: Classroom 240 Chair: David Robinson, Duke University Discussant: Matthew Denes, Carnegie Mellon University |
Track W6-1: Macro-Finance Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Alp Simsek, Yale University Discussant: Xiang Fang, HKU |
Track W7-1: Asset Pricing: Credit and Derivatives Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Francis Longstaff, UCLA Anderson School Discussant: Vrinda Mittal, Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC Chapel Hill |
Track W8-1: FinTech and AI in Finance Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Pedro Matos, University of Virginia Darden School of Business Discussant: Mark Chen, Georgia State University |
| 9:15am - 9:30am |
Break |
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| 9:30am - 10:15am |
Track W1-2: Government Policies and Financial Markets Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Vadim Elenev, Johns Hopkins University Discussant: Alessandro Villa, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
Track W2-2: Household Finance and Retirement Behavior Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Shan Ge, NYU Discussant: Michael Gelman, University of Delaware |
Track W3-2: Corporate Finance: Theory Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Barney Hartman-Glaser, UCLA Discussant: Shaun Davies, University of Colorado, Boulder |
Track W4-2: Climate and Asset Pricing Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Lorenzo Garlappi, UBC Discussant: Ishita Sen, Harvard Business School |
Track W5-2: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Technology Adoption Location: Classroom 240 Chair: David Robinson, Duke University Discussant: Christina Brinkmann, Boston University |
Track W6-2: Macro-Finance Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Alp Simsek, Yale University Discussant: Leyla Han, Boston University |
Track W7-2: Asset Pricing: Credit and Derivatives Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Francis Longstaff, UCLA Anderson School Discussant: Ljubica Georgievska, NYU Stren School of Business |
Track W8-2: FinTech and AI in Finance Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Pedro Matos, University of Virginia Darden School of Business Discussant: Pauline Liang, Stanford GSB |
| 10:15am - 10:30am |
Break |
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| 10:30am - 11:15am |
Track W1-3: Government Policies and Financial Markets Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Vadim Elenev, Johns Hopkins University Discussant: Max Miller, Harvard University |
Track W2-3: Household Finance and Retirement Behavior Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Shan Ge, NYU Discussant: Sanket Korgaonkar, University of Virginia |
Track W3-3: Corporate Finance: Theory Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Barney Hartman-Glaser, UCLA Discussant: Daniel Chen, Princeton University |
Track W4-3: Climate and Asset Pricing Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Lorenzo Garlappi, UBC Discussant: John Orellana, Philadelphia Fed |
Track W5-3: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Technology Adoption Location: Classroom 240 Chair: David Robinson, Duke University Discussant: Constantine Yanellis, Cambridge |
Track W6-3: Macro-Finance Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Alp Simsek, Yale University Discussant: Zhengyang Jiang, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University |
Track W7-3: Asset Pricing: Credit and Derivatives Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Francis Longstaff, UCLA Anderson School Discussant: Yoshio Nozawa, University of Toronto |
Track W8-3: FinTech and AI in Finance Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Pedro Matos, University of Virginia Darden School of Business Discussant: Anastassia Fedyk, UC Berkeley Haas |
| 11:15am - 11:30am |
Break |
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| 11:30am - 12:15pm |
Track W1-4: Government Policies and Financial Markets Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Vadim Elenev, Johns Hopkins University Discussant: Callum Jones, Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
Track W2-4: Household Finance and Retirement Behavior Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Shan Ge, NYU Discussant: Alessandro Previtero, Indiana University |
Track W3-4: Corporate Finance: Theory Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Barney Hartman-Glaser, UCLA Discussant: Brendan Daley, Johns Hopkins |
Track W4-4: Climate and Asset Pricing Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Lorenzo Garlappi, UBC Discussant: Andreas Stathopoulos, UNC Chapel Hill |
Track W5-4: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Technology Adoption Location: Classroom 240 Chair: David Robinson, Duke University Discussant: David Robinson, Duke University |
Track W6-4: Macro-Finance Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Alp Simsek, Yale University Discussant: Roberto Gomez Cram, LBS |
Track W7-4: Asset Pricing: Credit and Derivatives Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Francis Longstaff, UCLA Anderson School Discussant: Matthias Fleckenstein, University of Delaware |
Track W8-4: FinTech and AI in Finance Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Pedro Matos, University of Virginia Darden School of Business Discussant: Agustin Hurtado, University of Maryland |
| 12:15pm - 1:45pm |
Lunch with Keynote by Cavalcade Chair & Presentation of Cavalcade Awards Location: Darden School of Business Abbott Center Dining Room |
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| 1:45pm - 2:30pm |
Track W1-5: Government Policies and Financial Markets Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Vadim Elenev, Johns Hopkins University Discussant: Deeksha Gupta, Johns Hopkins University |
Track W2-5: Household Finance and Retirement Behavior Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Shan Ge, NYU Discussant: Sheisha Kulkarni, University of Virginia |
Track W3-5: Corporate Finance: Theory Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Barney Hartman-Glaser, UCLA Discussant: David Robinson, Duke University |
Track W4-5: Climate and Asset Pricing Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Lorenzo Garlappi, UBC Discussant: Ana-Maria Tenekedjieva, ASU |
Track W5-5: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Technology Adoption Location: Classroom 240 Chair: David Robinson, Duke University Discussant: Neroli Austin, University of Michigan |
Track W6-5: Macro-Finance Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Alp Simsek, Yale University Discussant: Andrea Presbitero, IMF |
Track W7-5: Asset Pricing: Credit and Derivatives Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Francis Longstaff, UCLA Anderson School Discussant: Jongsub Lee, Seoul National University |
Track W8-5: FinTech and AI in Finance Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Pedro Matos, University of Virginia Darden School of Business Discussant: Dexin Zhou, Baruch College |
| 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 W1-6: Government Policies and Financial Markets Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Vadim Elenev, Johns Hopkins University Discussant: Antje Bendt, Australian National University |
Track W2-6: Household Finance and Retirement Behavior Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Shan Ge, NYU Discussant: David Low, CFPB |
Track W3-6: Corporate Finance: Theory Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Barney Hartman-Glaser, UCLA Discussant: Hengjie Ai, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
Track W4-6: Climate and Asset Pricing Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Lorenzo Garlappi, UBC Discussant: Matthew Gustafson, Pennsylvania State University |
Track W5-6: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Technology Adoption Location: Classroom 240 Chair: David Robinson, Duke University Discussant: Richard Maxwell, UVA Darden |
Track W6-6: Macro-Finance Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Alp Simsek, Yale University Discussant: Yoshio Nozawa, University of Toronto |
Track W7-6: Asset Pricing: Credit and Derivatives Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Francis Longstaff, UCLA Anderson School Discussant: Darren Aiello, BYU |
Track W8-6: FinTech and AI in Finance Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Pedro Matos, University of Virginia Darden School of Business Discussant: Abhinav Gupta, UNC Kenan Flagler |
| 3:45pm - 4:45pm |
Plenary Panel Session: US Treasury Debt and Fiscal Sustainability Location: The Forum Hotel (adjacent to Darden) - The Grove Ballroom Andrew Abel, University of Pennsylvania Michael Faulkender, University of Maryland Deborah Lucas, MIT Hanno Lustig, Stanford University Moderator: Joshua Rauh, Stanford University |
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| 4:45pm - 6:30pm |
Reception — Sponsored by Mayo Center for Asset Management Location: The Forum Hotel (adjacent to Darden) - The Grove Terrace |
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