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2025 Inaugural ASU-HKU Interdisciplinary Conference

16 January, 2025 - 17 January, 2025

Theme: Stakeholder, Society, Governance

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16 January 2025 – Day 1
08:30-09:00 Coffee and Registration
09:00-09:20 Keynote Address by ASU Representative

  • Amy Hillman, Professor and Chair in Strategy, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Arizona State University

Introduction by HKU Representative

  • Roni Michaely, Associate Dean (Global Engagement) and Professor of Finance, University of Hong Kong
Session 1 – Gender and the Workplace
Chair: Amy Hillman, Professor and Chair in Strategy, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Arizona State University
09:20-10:05 Uta Schönberg, Professor and Chair of Economics, University of Hong Kong
“Gender Norms, Colleagues, and the Child Penalty”
10:05-10:35 Coffee Break
Session 2 – ESG Investment and Reporting
Chair: Kalok Chan, Dean of College of Business and Chair Professor of Finance, City University of Hong Kong
10:35-11:20 Seth Pruitt, Associate Professor, Department of Finance, Arizona State University
“The Cost of ESG Investing”
11:20-12:05 Qiang Cheng, Dean and Chair Professor of Accounting, Singapore Management University
“ESG Reporting Divergence”
12:05-13:40 Lunch
Session 3 – Carbon Markets and Climate Finance
Chair: Sudipto Dasgupta, Professor, Department of Finance, Chinese University of Hong Kong
13:40-13:55 Ruishen Zhang, Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Hong Kong
“Duration-driven Carbon Premium” 
13:55-14:10 Shirley Lu, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
“Market Response to Corporate Emissions Targets
14:10-14:25 Zoey Zhou, Assistant Professor of Sustainable and Green Finance, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
“Biodiversity Co-Benefits in Carbon Markets? Evidence from Voluntary Offset Projects”
14:25-14:40 Jian Zhang, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Hong Kong
“The Surprising Green Performance of Retail Investors: A New (Behavioral) Channel”
14:40-15:00 Mini break
Session 4 – Stakeholder Engagement and Corporate Governance
Chair: Nancy Su, Head and Professor, School of Accounting and Finance, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
15:00-15:15 Christine Shropshire, Associate Professor, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Arizona State University
Amy Hillman, Professor and Chair in Strategy, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Arizona State University“
“When thieves band together: Predicting the success of activist hedge-fund campaigns“
15:15-15:30 Jonathan Bundy, Professor, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Arizona State University
“Stakeholder Humility: A New Approach to Stakeholder Engagement“
15:30-15:45 Ilona Babenko, Associate Professor, Department of Finance, Arizona State University
“Mega-Donors and Representation of the wealthy in the wake of Citizens United”
15:45-16:00 Milo Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Arizona State University
“Help the Poor? Firms’ Investment in Poverty Alleviation””
16:00-16:30 Coffee Break
Session 5 – Consumer Perspectives
Chair: Echo Wan, Professor of Marketing, University of Hong Kong
16:30-17:15 Sara Kim, Area Head and Professor of Marketing, University of Hong Kong
“Decoding Consumer Beliefs: The Carbon Footprint of Hedonic Products”
17:15-18:00 Eric Zou, Assistant Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan
“Microgiving with Digital Platforms”
18:00- Dinner

 

17 January 2025 – Day 2
09:00-09:30 Coffee and Registration
09:30-09:45 Keynote Address by HKU Representative and Introduction of Keynote Speaker

  • Hongbin Cai, Dean of HKU Business School and Chair of Economics, University of Hong Kong
09:45-10:35 Keynote Presentation –
Franklin Allen, Professor of Finance and Economics, Imperial College London
“Reducing Carbon using Regulatory and Financial Market Tools”
10:35 -11:00 Coffee Break
Session 6 – Corporate ESG Practices and Policy in China
 Chair: Dragon Tang, Professor of Finance, University of Hong Kong
11:00-11:45 Guojun He, Professor of Economics, University of Hong Kong
“The Demand, Supply, and Market Responses of Corporate ESG Actions: Evidence from a Nationwide Experiment in China”
11:45-12:30 Heli Wang, Professor of Strategic Management, Singapore Management University
“Policy on Multiple Grand Challenges and Firm Responses: Evidence from China’s Environmental and Digital Mandates”
12:30-14:00 Lunch
Session 7 – ESG Index Development and Practitioner Insights
Chair: Douglas Almond, Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
14:00-15:00 Practitioner’s panel on ESG Index Development and Methodology

  • Moderator: Guojun He, Professor of Economics, University of Hong Kong
  • Panelists:
      • Yi Chen, Managing Director, Head of Global Capital Markets, and member of the ESG Committee for Haitong International Securities Group, Hong Kong
      • Bi Cheng, CTO, YoujiVest
      • Jeffrey Ng, Professor of Accounting, University of Hong Kong
      • MSCI / S&P ESG Index Team (TBC)
15:00-15:30 Coffee Break
Session 8 – Board Governance
Chair: Don Lange, Professor, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Arizona State University
15:30-16:15 Thomas Bates, Associate Professor, Department of Finance, Arizona State University
“Under Pressure: The Increasing Turnover-Performance Sensitivity for Corporate Directors”
16:15-17:30 Happy Hour
18:00- Small-group Dinner (registered faculty members only)

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