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STUDENT LED WORKSHOP

The student WEFI organizers are delighted to announce the program for the fifth student-led workshop in entrepreneurial finance and innovation. Graduate students from around the world at different stages of their PhDs will present their work. The conference will take place virtually via Zoom. If you are interested in attending, please register here (coming soon).


When: Monday, November 13th, 2023, 12:00pm-2:35pm ET.
Submission deadline: September 15th, 2023 at 11:59 pm ET.

Format

20-min presentation, 10-min discussion and 5-min Q&A

Registration: TBD

Organizers

Student co-organizers: Melissa Crumling (Drexel University), Tarikua Erda (Columbia University), Silvia Dalla Fontana (USI Lugano and SFI), Caroline Genc (Université Paris Dauphine-PSL), Himal Gautam (BI Business School), Xiameng Hua (UCSD), Blake Jackson (University of Florida), Xiyue Li (UBC Sauder), Yingxiang Li (UBC Sauder), Roham Rezaei (UNSW), Daisy Wang (Ohio State University).
Faculty co-organizers: Michael Ewens, Camille Hebert, Song Ma, and Melanie Wallskog

Fall 2022 Program

12:00pm – “Interregional Accessibility and Firm Creation in the Fragmented Economy

Authors: Ruichi Xiong (University of Toronto)

Discussant: John (Jianqiu) Bai (Northeastern)

12:35pm – “Safety Nets, Credit, and Investment: Evidence from a Guaranteed Income Program

Author: Pulak Ghosh (Indian Institute of Management Bangalore), Nishant Vats (University of Chicago)

Discussant: Lakshmi Naaraayanan (LBS)

1:10pm – 15 min break

1:25pm – “The Adoption of Artificial Intelligence by Venture Capitalists

Author: Maxime Bonelli (HEC Paris)

Discussant: Tong Liu (MIT)

2:00pm – “Bank Competition and Entrepreneurial Gaps: Evidence from Bank Deregulation

Authors: Xiang Li (Boston College)

Discussant: Abhinav Gupta (UNC)

Format

 

20-min presentation, 10-min discussion and 5-min Q&A

Registration

 

Please register here

Organizers

 

Student co-organizers: Liudmila Alekseeva (IESE Business School), Tarikua Erda (Columbia University), Silvia Dalla Fontana (USI Lugano and SFI), Minmo Gahng (University of Florida), Caroline Genc (Université Paris Dauphine-PSL), Xiameng Hua (UCSD), Seula Kim (University of Maryland), Ellen Xiyue Li (UBC Sauder), Yingxiang Li (UBC Sauder), Hedieh Rashidi Ranjbar (Michigan Ross), Roham Rezaei (UNSW), and Sophia Jing Xue (University of Maryland).

Faculty co-organizers: Michael Ewens, Camille Hebert, Song Ma, and Melanie Wallskog

TOPICS

 

Entrepreneurial finance, innovation, entrepreneurship, venture capital and private equity.

DEADLINE

 

The submission deadline has passed.

LOCATION/TIME

 

November 14, 2022, 12pm ET (Zoom)

SPRING 2022 AGENDA

When: Monday, May 2, 2022, 12:00pm-2:30pm EST

Program

12:00pm – “Patient VCs vs. Deep-Pocketed Incumbents: VC Financing Strategies in the Presence of Competitive Threats

Authors: Peter K. Pham (UNSW), Roham Rezaei (UNSW), and Jason Zein (UNSW)

Discussant: Gerard Hoberg (USC)

12:35pm – “Uneven Firm Growth in a Globalized World

Author: Xiaomei Sui (University of Rochester)

Discussant: Marta Prato (Univ. of Chicago)

1:10pm – 10 min break

1:20pm – “The Disclosure Paradox in Markets for Ideas: Evidence from Digital Startups Auctions

Author: Luca Gius (MIT Sloan)

Discussant: Colleen Cunningham (LBS)

1:55pm – “The Creation and Diffusion of Knowledge: Evidence from the Jet Age

Authors: Stefan Pauly (Sciences Po), Fernando Stipanicic (Toulouse School of Economics)

Discussant: Michael Ewens (Caltech)

Format

20-min presentation, 10-min discussion and 5-min Q&A

Registration

Please register here

Submissions (now closed)

Papers can be submitted by mail to [email protected]. Please mention the name of the presenting author in the subject line. We look forward to your submissions!

Organizers

Student co-organizers: Caroline Genç (Université Paris Dauphine-PSL), Tarikua Erda (Columbia), Ellen Xiyue Li (UBC Sauder School of Business), Hedieh Rashidi Ranjbar (Michigan Ross), Liudmila Alekseeva (IESE Business School), Minmo Gahng (University of Florida), Seula Kim (University of Maryland), Silvia Dalla Fontana (USI Lugano and SFI), Sophia Jing Xue (University of Maryland), and Yingxiang Li (UBC Sauder School of Business)

Faculty co-organizers: Michael Ewens, Yael Hochberg, Song Ma, and David Robinson.

SPRING 2021 AGENDA

The WEFI Fellows are delighted to announce the program for the first student-led workshop in entrepreneurial finance and innovation. Graduate students from around the world at different stages of their PhDs will present their work. The conference will take place virtually via zoom.

When: Monday, February 1st, 2021, 12:00pm-2:30pm EST

Program

12:00pm – “Monetary Policy in the Intangible Economy

Author: Suleyman Gozen (University of Chicago)

Discussant: Francesco D’Acunto (Boston College)

12:35pm – “Does Private Equity Ownership Make Firms Cleaner? The Role Of Environmental Liability Risks

Author: Aymeric Bellon (University of Pennsylvania)

Discussant: Shai Bernstein (HBS)

1:10pm – 10 min break

1:20pm – “Angels and Demons: The Negative Effect of Employees’ Angel Investments on Corporate Innovation

Authors: Clemens Mueller (University of Mannheim) and Santanu Kundu (University of Mannheim)

Discussant: Camille Hebert (University of Toronto)

1:55pm – “Is There a Trade-off Between Protecting Investors and Promoting Entrepreneurial Activity? Evidence from Angel Financing

Author: Jiajie Xu (Boston College)

Discussant: Ting Xu (Univ. of Virginia)

Format

20-min presentation, 10-min discussion and 5-min Q&A