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, 04:26:25am 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 TH1-1: Empirical Asset Pricing Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Thummim Cho, Korea University Business School Discussant: Benjamin Hebert, Stanford University |
Track TH2-1: Capital Structure, Debt, and Valuation Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Amiyatosh Purnanandam, University of Texas, Austin Discussant: David Denis, University of Pittsburgh |
Track TH3-1: Market Microstructure Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Chester Spatt, Carnegie Mellon University Discussant: Amber Anand, Syracuse University |
Track TH4-1: Institutional Investors and Market Frictions Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Yiming Ma, Columbia Business School Discussant: Kerry Siani, MIT Sloan |
Track TH5-1: Policy Shocks and Regulation Location: Classroom 240 Chair: Paola Sapienza, Stanford Discussant: David Zhang, Rice University |
Track TH6-1: International Finance Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Andrea Vedolin, Boston University Discussant: Leyla Han, Boston University |
Track TH7-1: Learning, Beliefs, and Disagreement Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Marianne Andries, USC Discussant: Ahmed Guecioueur, University of Washington |
Track TH8-1: Depository Institutions and FinTech Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Kinda Hachem, UVA Darden Discussant: Greg Phelan, Williams College |
| 9:15am - 9:30am |
Break |
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| 9:30am - 10:15am |
Track TH1-2: Empirical Asset Pricing Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Thummim Cho, Korea University Business School Discussant: Jane Jian Li, Columbia University |
Track TH2-2: Capital Structure, Debt, and Valuation Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Amiyatosh Purnanandam, University of Texas, Austin Discussant: Aydogan Alti, UT Austin |
Track TH3-2: Market Microstructure Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Chester Spatt, Carnegie Mellon University Discussant: Yingfan Du, Carnegie Mellon University |
Track TH4-2: Institutional Investors and Market Frictions Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Yiming Ma, Columbia Business School Discussant: Jonathan Wallen, Harvard Business School |
Track TH5-2: Policy Shocks and Regulation Location: Classroom 240 Chair: Paola Sapienza, Stanford Discussant: Leming Lin, University of Pittsburgh |
Track TH6-2: International Finance Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Andrea Vedolin, Boston University Discussant: Kaushik Vasudevan, Purdue University |
Track TH7-2: Learning, Beliefs, and Disagreement Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Marianne Andries, USC Discussant: Spencer Kwon, Brown University |
Track TH8-2: Depository Institutions and FinTech Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Kinda Hachem, UVA Darden Discussant: Naz Koont, Stanford |
| 10:15am - 10:30am |
Break |
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| 10:30am - 11:15am |
Track TH1-3: Empirical Asset Pricing Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Thummim Cho, Korea University Business School Discussant: Ben Matthies, University of Notre Dame |
Track TH2-3: Capital Structure, Debt, and Valuation Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Amiyatosh Purnanandam, University of Texas, Austin Discussant: Vish Viswanathan, Duke University |
Track TH3-3: Market Microstructure Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Chester Spatt, Carnegie Mellon University Discussant: Thomas Ernst, University of Maryland |
Track TH4-3: Institutional Investors and Market Frictions Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Yiming Ma, Columbia Business School Discussant: Adam Copeland, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
Track TH5-3: Policy Shocks and Regulation Location: Classroom 240 Chair: Paola Sapienza, Stanford Discussant: Jan Bena, University of British Columbia |
Track TH6-3: International Finance Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Andrea Vedolin, Boston University Discussant: Umang Khetan, University of Iowa |
Track TH7-3: Learning, Beliefs, and Disagreement Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Marianne Andries, USC Discussant: Lingxuan (Sean) Wu, NYU Stern |
Track TH8-3: Depository Institutions and FinTech Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Kinda Hachem, UVA Darden Discussant: Vladimir Yankov, Federal Reserve Board of Governors |
| 11:15am - 11:30am |
Break |
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| 11:30am - 12:15pm |
Track TH1-4: Empirical Asset Pricing Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Thummim Cho, Korea University Business School Discussant: Gill Segal, University of North Carolina |
Track TH2-4: Capital Structure, Debt, and Valuation Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Amiyatosh Purnanandam, University of Texas, Austin Discussant: Martina Jasova, Barnard College |
Track TH3-4: Market Microstructure Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Chester Spatt, Carnegie Mellon University Discussant: Michael Piwowar, Georgetown University |
Track TH4-4: Institutional Investors and Market Frictions Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Yiming Ma, Columbia Business School Discussant: Chi (Clara) Xu, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania |
Track TH5-4: Policy Shocks and Regulation Location: Classroom 240 Chair: Paola Sapienza, Stanford Discussant: Matthew Denes, Carnegie Mellon University |
Track TH6-4: International Finance Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Andrea Vedolin, Boston University Discussant: Colin Ward, University of Alberta |
Track TH7-4: Learning, Beliefs, and Disagreement Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Marianne Andries, USC Discussant: Simon Oh, Columbia Business School |
Track TH8-4: Depository Institutions and FinTech Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Kinda Hachem, UVA Darden Discussant: Jane Jian Li, Columbia University |
| 12:15pm - 1:45pm |
Lunch Location: Darden School of Business Abbott Center Dining Room Foyer Lunch on Thursday will be a grab-and-go. |
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| 1:45pm - 2:30pm |
Track TH1-5: Empirical Asset Pricing Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Thummim Cho, Korea University Business School Discussant: Andrew Chen, Federal Reserve Board |
Track TH2-5: Capital Structure, Debt, and Valuation Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Amiyatosh Purnanandam, University of Texas, Austin Discussant: Kose John, NYU |
Track TH3-5: Market Microstructure Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Chester Spatt, Carnegie Mellon University Discussant: Kerry Back, Rice University |
Track TH4-5: Institutional Investors and Market Frictions Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Yiming Ma, Columbia Business School Discussant: Ivan Ivanov, Chicago - Federal Reserve |
Track TH5-5: Policy Shocks and Regulation Location: Classroom 240 Chair: Paola Sapienza, Stanford Discussant: Jonathan Colmer, University of Virginia |
Track TH6-5: International Finance Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Andrea Vedolin, Boston University Discussant: Todorov Karamfil, BIS |
Track TH7-5: Learning, Beliefs, and Disagreement Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Marianne Andries, USC Discussant: Leland Bybee, Chicago Booth |
Track TH8-5: Depository Institutions and FinTech Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Kinda Hachem, UVA Darden Discussant: Arthur Taburet, Duke University |
| 2:30pm - 2:45pm |
Break |
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| 2:45pm - 3:30pm |
Track TH1-6: Empirical Asset Pricing Location: Classroom 120 Chair: Thummim Cho, Korea University Business School Discussant: Mirela Sandulescu, UNC Chapel Hill |
Track TH2-6: Capital Structure, Debt, and Valuation Location: Classroom 130 Chair: Amiyatosh Purnanandam, University of Texas, Austin Discussant: Travis Johnson, The University of Texas at Austin |
Track TH3-6: Market Microstructure Location: Classroom 140 Chair: Chester Spatt, Carnegie Mellon University Discussant: Burton Hollifield, Carnegie Mellon University |
Track TH4-6: Institutional Investors and Market Frictions Location: Classroom 150 Chair: Yiming Ma, Columbia Business School Discussant: Alexandru Barbu, INSEAD and Wharton |
Track TH5-6: Policy Shocks and Regulation Location: Classroom 240 Chair: Paola Sapienza, Stanford Discussant: Andrea Lanteri, Duke University |
Track TH6-6: International Finance Location: Classroom 250 Chair: Andrea Vedolin, Boston University Discussant: Lorena Keller, Texas A&M |
Track TH7-6: Learning, Beliefs, and Disagreement Location: Classroom 260 Chair: Marianne Andries, USC Discussant: Sebastian Hillenbrand, Harvard Business School |
Track TH8-6: Depository Institutions and FinTech Location: Classroom 270 Chair: Kinda Hachem, UVA Darden Discussant: Huberto Ennis, FRB Richmond |