3rd HKU Governance & Sustainability Conference

Hong Kong | 17 October 2025

HKU Business School and The HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute are organizing The 3rd HKU Governance and Sustainability Conference, taking place on October 17, 2025.

 

This year, we continue our mission to foster idea exchange, facilitate multi-disciplinary research, and promote cross-pollination for impactful research on sustainability with the occasion.

Agenda

 

09:00–09:15Coffee and Registration
09:15–09:25Welcoming Remarks by Dean Cai
Session 1 – Session Chair: Roni Michaely (HKU Finance)
09:25–09:35Introduction
– Roni Michaely (HKU Finance)
09:35–10:25Keynote Speech
– Harrison Hong (Columbia University Financial Economics)
– Impact Trickles Down: Exit, Engagement and Firm-Stakeholder Relationships
10:25–10:40Best Working Paper Award Announcement & Winner Presentation
10:40–11:00Break
Session 2 – Session Chair: Jeffrey Ng (HKU Accounting and Law)
11:00–11:40Long Paper 1 Presentation
– Alexandre Garel (Audencia Business School Finance) – Firm-Level Nature Dependence
11:40–12:20Long Paper 2 Presentation
– Dunhong Jin (HKU Finance) – How green is green? Anatomy of ESG funds’ selection
12:20–13:35Lunch @ The Square, Two Exchange Square
Session 3 – Session Chair: Shiyang Huang (HKU Finance)
13:35–13:50Early Idea 1 Presentation
– Sara Kim (HKU Marketing) – The Technology Penalty Effect: How Assistive Technology Lowers Perceived Effort and Evaluations of People with Disabilities
13:50–14:05Early Idea 2 Presentation
– Yannan Sun (HKU Finance) – AI Investment, Innovation Competition, and Social Responsibility
14:05–14:20Early Idea 3 Presentation
– Fangyuan Peng (HKU Economics) – International Trade Liberalization and Pollution Spillovers: Evidence from Agricultural Fires
14:20–14:35Early Idea 4 Presentation
– Philipp Barteska (HKU Economics) – Personnel is Policy (Implementation): Bureaucrats and the Korean Export Miracle
14:35–14:50Break
Session 4 – Session Chair: Xing Hu (HKU Innovation and Information Management)
14:50–15:30Long Paper 3 Presentation
– Wei Zhang (HKU Innovation and Information Management) – Selling More without Wasting Food: Can Online Restaurants Use Spending Threshold Discounts?
15:30–16:10Long Paper 4 Presentation
– Yan Xiong (HKU Accounting and Law, Finance) – Disclosure Standards for Corporate Social Responsibility
16:10–16:25Break
Session 5 – Session Chair: Zheng Wang (CityU Accounting)
16:25–16:40Early Idea 5 Presentation
– Thomas Maurer (HKU Finance) – Tilting at Windmills: Biased Benchmarks and the Risk-Taking Response of Mutual Funds
16:40–16:55Early Idea 6 Presentation
– Kangkai Wang (HKU Economics) – Microclimate Risks and Consumer Adaptation
16:55–17:10Early Idea 7 Presentation
– Xiaoyi Liu (HKU Finance) – Carbon Policy Stringency and Corporate Adaption: Evidence from EU ETS Allowance Cuts
17:10–17:25

Early Idea 8 Presentation

Weikai Li (CityU Finance) – The Gender Effects of Paid Sick Leave Mandates on Labor Performance: Evidence from Equity Analysts

17:25–17:35Break
Session 6
17:35–17:50Best Working Paper Award Runner-Up Presentation
17:50–18:05Best Working Paper Award Runner-Up Presentation
18:05–20:30Dinner @ Coucou, Nan Fung Place

Please register your interest by clicking ‘Register Now’

With limited seating available, successful registrants would be confirmed via email starting October 6.

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Details

Date:
17 October, 2025

Organizers:
HKU Business School
HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute

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