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We are pleased to announce the third edition of the Conference on Sustainable Finance, which will take place on May 29, 2025, at Deakin University’s Burwood Corporate Centre in Melbourne, Australia. The conference will feature academic sessions covering the latest advances in sustainable finance, alongside a professional panel discussion with leading industry experts from various sectors, offering diverse perspectives and insights.
The conference will primarily be held in-person for selected papers at Deakin University. We encourage onsite attendance for participants but can accommodate online attendance if necessary.
Date and time
Thursday 29 May, 20259.30 am - 5.30 pm
Location
Deakin Burwood Corporate Centre (BCC)
221 Burwood Highway Burwood, VIC 3125
Cost
Free.
Please register in advance.
Organisers
The Impact Finance Hub at Deakin University, Australia in partnership with the Finance for Good research unit at NEOMA Business School, France.
Organizing Committee
Emma Li, Tze Ang, Sagarika Mishra, Mong Shan Ee (Deakin University)
Sara Ain Tommar-Thomas (NEOMA Business School)
Scientific Board
Jung-Hyun Ahn (NEOMA BS)
Eser Arisoy (NEOMA BS)
Sami Attaoui (NEOMA BS)
Messaoud Chibane (NEOMA BS)
Darwin Choi (HKUST)
Po-Hsuan Hsu (National Tsing Hua University)
Thanh Huynh (Monash University)
Hao Liang (Singapore Management University)
Fengfei Li (Deakin University)
Jiasun Li (George Mason University)
Andrea Lu (University of Melbourne)
Zhengwei Wang (Tsinghua University PBCSF)
Luo Yan (Fudan University)
Conference program
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Program details
| Time | Session details |
|---|---|
| 8.30–9.00am | Registration and breakfast |
| 9.00–9.15am | Opening address: Colin Higgins, Deputy Dean (Deakin Business School) Session 1 chair: Sagarika Mishra (Deakin Business School) |
| 9.15–9.50am | Carbon Markets in China: Strategic Interactions and Corporate Adaptation Discussant: Simon Xu (Harvard Business School) |
| 9.50–10.25am | Duration-driven Carbon Premium Discussant: Vincent Xiang (Deakin Business School) |
| 10.25–11am | The Rise in Insurance Costs for Commercial Properties:Causes, Effects on Rents, and the Role of Owners Discussant: Yang Shi, Deakin Business School |
| 11am–12pm | Keynote presentation: Xin Chang (Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University) |
| 12–1.30pm | Lunch break Session 2 chair: Mong Shan Ee (Deakin Business School) |
| 1.30–2.05pm | Bearers of bad news: Climate solutions and theinformativeness of analyst earnings forecasts Discussant: Zhanhui Chen (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) |
| 2.05–2.40pm | Weathering the Climate Risk: A Cross-Country Analysis on Cash Flow Allocation Discussant: Messaoud Chibane (NEOMA Business School) |
| 2.40–3.15pm | The Labor Market for Directors in Sustainability Governance Discussant: Xiaolu Hu (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) |
| 3.15–4pm | Coffee break |
| 4–5pm | Professional panel discussion |
| 5pm | Best paper award |
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