Openning Ceremony Speech

Tzu-kuan Chiu, SAIF, Shanghai Jiaotong University

Panel Discussion: ESG and Fixed Income

Moderator:
Xuhua Zhang, Donghai Securities

Panelists:

Jeannette Leong, Schroders Investment Management

Dan Qin, Huaxia Wealth Management

Shenghua Si, Chinabond Pricing Center

Panel Discussion: ESG Product Disclosure

Moderator:
Tzu-kuan Chiu, SAIF, Shanghai Jiaotong University

Panelists:

Xuanchuan Zhang, Asset Management Association of China
Edward Fang, Mercer

Crystal Geng, Ping An Insurance

Coffee Break

Panel Discussion: ESG Frameworks

Moderator:
Haifeng Wu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Panelists:

Hongxia Du, World Wide Fund

Xiaoshu Wang, MSCI

Group Photo

Lunch

Panel Discussion: ESG and Big Data

Moderator: 
Bohui Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Panelists:

Jie Fu, Caixin Data

Zhipeng Sun, JD Digits

Jiayu Tu, Refinitiv

Deyi Wu, WeBank

Panel Discussion: Carbon Neutrality and ESG Investment

Moderator: 
Gang Chen, Dongfang Securities

Panelists:

Patrick Jin, Sustainalytics

Lihua Qian, CIB Research

Xu Yan, Hwabao WP Fund Management

Coffee Break

Panel Discussion: ESG and Alpha Return

Moderator:
Dachuan Zhang, Huaxia Wealth Management

Panelists:

Wenyu Chen, Invesco Great Wall Fund Management

Dengyuan Wang, Fullgoal Fund

Yonggang Zhao, China Securities Index Company

Panel Discussion: Impact Measurement

Moderator:
Hao Liang, Singapore Management University

Panelists:

Adrian de Groot Ruiz, Impact Institute

Closing Remarks

Dinner

Welcome Speech

Tzu-kuan Chiu, SAIF, Shanghai Jiaotong University

Session Chair

Caroline Flammer, Boston University

Paper 1: Banking on Carbon: Corporate Lending and Cap-and-Trade Policy

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Presenter:  
Ivan Ivanov, The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Discussant:
Yu Shan, Concordia University

Paper 2: Pricing Climate Change Exposure

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Presenter:
Ruishen Zhang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

Discussant:
Xinlei Li, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Coffee Break

Session Chair

Pedro Matos, University of Virginia

Paper 3: Global Carbon Divestment and Firms’ Actions

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Presenter:
Hulai Zhang, Tilburg University

Discussant:
Fengfei Li, Deakin University

Paper 4: Is Carbon Risk Priced in the Cross-Section of Corporate Bond Returns

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Presenter:
Weikai Li, Singapore Management University

Discussant:
Tianyu Wang, Tsinghua University

Lunch

Session Chair

Philipp Krueger, University of Geneva

Paper 5: Corporate Climate Risk: Measurements and Responses

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Presenter:
Hongyu Shan, Fordham University

Discussant:
Rui Dong, Nanjing Unversity

Paper 6: Killing Two Birds with One Stone: Sound Investment with Social Impact

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Presenter:
Alexander Plekhanov, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Discussant:

Coffee Break

Session Chair

Mingyi Hung, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Paper 7: The Real Effects of Environmental Activist Investing

Paper 8: Social Responsibility and Bank Resiliency

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Presenter:

Discussant:
Tinghua Duan, IESEG School of Management

Session Chair

Luc Renneboog, Tilburg University

Paper 9: Socially Responsible Investing Strategies under Pressure: Evidence from Covid-19

Paper 10: Sustainability Preferences Under Stress: Evidence from Mutual Fund Flows During COVID-19

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Presenter:
Robin Dottling, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Discussant:
Dongyang Pan, University College London

Dinner

Session Chair

David Ng, Cornell University

Paper 11: The Allocation of Socially Responsible Capital

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Presenter:  
Daniel Green, Harvard Business School

Discussant:
Henry Friedman, UCLA

Paper 12: The ESG-Innovation Disconnect: Evidence from Green Patenting

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Presenter:  
Umit Gurun, University of Texas at Dallas

Discussant:
Si Cheng, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Session Chair

Lilian Ng, York University

Paper 13: The Effects of ESG Disclosure on REIT Financing and Market Value

Presenter:  
Zifeng Feng, The University of Texas at El Paso

Discussant:
Qianqian Yu, Lehigh University

Paper 14: The Rising Tide Lifts Some Interest Rates: Climate Change, Natural Disasters, and Loan Pricing

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Presenter:
Christoph Herpfer, Emory University

Discussant:
Jeong Ho Kim, Emory University

Paper 15: Do High Ability Managers Choose ESG Projects that Create Shareholder Value

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Presenter: 

Aaron Yoon, Northwestern University

Discussant: 

Tyler J. Kleppe, University of Kentucky