Prama Sanur Beach Bali Hotel, Bali

August 1 (Room: JAUK):

Opening remark (9.00am-9.05am) by Johan Sulaeman (Conference co-chairs)

Keynote Speech (9.05am-10.05am)
Roni Michaely (Hong Kong University): Strategy, Decentralization, and the True Voice of Institutional Investors

Coffee Break (10.05am-10.35am)

Morning Session (10.35am-12.35pm). Session chair: Ben Charoenwong
“Do Stock Buybacks Cause Harm? Evidence from Financially Distressed Firms”
Presenter: Theo Vermaelen (INSEAD)
Discussant: Angga Sasmitapura (Universitas Katolik Parahyangan)

“Designing Index Provision”
Presenter: Yizhou Xiao (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Discussant: Francesco Rocciolo (Nazarbayev University)

“How Do Central Bank Governor Turnovers Affect Uncertainty and Lending Globally?”
Presenter: Kristle Romero Cortes (UNSW)
Discussant: Ben Charoenwong (INSEAD)

Lunch (12.35pm-2.05pm)

Afternoon Session (2.05pm-3.25pm). Session chair: Francesco Rocciolo
“From Cayman to Main Street: Offshore Accounts and Bank Balance Sheet Effects”
Presenter: Ben Charoenwong (INSEAD)
Discussant: Yuet Chau (HKUST)

“ETFs as a Disciplinary Device”
Presenter: Yuet Chau (HKUST)
Discussant: Yizhou Xiao (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Coffee Break (3.25pm-3.40pm)

Afternoon Session (3.40pm-5.00pm). Session chair: Suherman (Universitas Negeri Jakarta)
“Pricing Climate Ambiguity”
Presenter: Francesco Rocciolo (Nazarbayev University)
Discussant: Kristle Romero Cortes (UNSW)

“Public ESG Concerns, Reputational Risk, and Mutual Fund Flows”
Presenter: Angga Sasmitapura (Universitas Katolik Parahyangan)
Discussant: Theo Vermaelen (INSEAD)

Closing remark (5.00pm-5.05pm) by Ben Charoenwong (Conference co-chairs)

Dinner (6.30pm-8.30pm)

August 2:

09.00-15.00: Ubud Tour