2022 Cornell University ESG Investing Research Conference Webinar

We are pleased to invite you to join us virtually to hear research papers presented at the Cornell ESG Investing Research Conference that is being held on July 21 and 22, 2022. SC Johnson College of Business students and alumni interested in ESG investing research and management are encouraged to listen to the paper presenters and discussants via Zoom. In order to listen in, please register via the CampusGroup event. Papers will be presented from 9:00 AM to 11:45 AM and 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM the 21st and 9 AM to 9:45 AM and 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM on the 22nd.

The conference will feature distinguished members of the finance profession and practitioners will provide feedback to paper presenters and discuss issues in ESG investing and opportunities for further research.

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Safiyyah Hamid (sa872@cornell.edu).

AGENDA:
Thursday, July 21

8:45 - 9:30 AM
Is History Repeating Itself? The (Un)predictable Past of ESG Ratings
Presenter: Kornelia Fabisik (Frankfurt School of Finance & Management)
Discussant: Ryan Lewis (University of Colorado - Boulder)

9:45 - 10:30 AM
Discretionary Information in ESG Investing: A Text Analysis of Mutual Fund Prospectuses
Presenter: Filippos Papakonstantinou (King's College London)
Discussant: Simona Abis (Columbia Business School)

12:45 - 1:30 PM
Decarbonizing Institutional Investor Portfolios
Presenter: Vaska Atta-Darkua (University of Virginia)
Discussant: Lakshmi Naaraayanan (London Business School)

1:45 - 2:30 PM
The ESG-Innovation Disconnect: Evidence from Green Patenting
Presenter: Lauren Cohen (Harvard Business School)
Discussant: Tony Cookson (University of Colorado - Boulder)

Friday, July 22

9:00 - 9:45 AM
On ESG Investing: Heterogeneous Preferences, Information, and Asset Prices
Presenter: Alexandr Kopytov (University of Hong Kong)
Discussant: Christian Opp (University of Rochester)

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Climate Stress Testing
Presenter: Hyeyoon Jung (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
Discussant: Jennifer Dlugosz (Federal Reserve Board)

*The link for this event will be provided closer to the date.

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