Explore the virtual conference environment and visit our supporters in the Exhibit Hall.
Monday 16 November 2020
11:30–12:00
12:00-12:45
Is There a Replication Crisis in Finance?
- Evidence for and against the replication crisis
- How do investment factors hold up against replication tests?
- Practical tips for understanding whether a factor works
12:45-13:00
13:00-13:45
13:00-13:45
Re-Evaluating the Purpose of Equity Markets in the COVID Pandemic
- Causes and consequences of the long-term decline in appetite for a stock market listing
- Soaring secondary issuance in 2020
- The good, the bad, and the ugly of secondary equity issuance by public companies
13:00-13:45
The Changing Role of ESG in Private Equity
- Can private equity firms meet the responsible investing expectations of their investors?
- Best-in-class ESG approaches
- Gaps in the market
13:45-14:15
Networking Break
Please, make time to visit our exhibitors and visit the Networking Lounge to join these chat rooms:
- Delegate Chat
- Meet the Speaker: Duncan Lamont
- Meet the Speaker: Claudia Zeisberger
- We Need to talk about Ethics
- Advocacy in COVID Times
14:15-15:00
Economics for a Better World
- Looking at current crises, such as climate change and the pandemic, through the lens of economics
- Why is there so much distrust of economics?
- Can modern economics provide applicable solutions to current problems?
