1st Modern Finance Conference
September 15-17, 2024
Warsaw, Poland
The 1st Modern Finance Conference (MFC 2024) was co-organized and hosted by the Department of Finance at Kozminski University, the #1 Business School in Central & Eastern Europe. The conference brought together 157 participants from 36 countries, presenting 130 papers submitted by scholars worldwide.
We were honored to host keynote speakers Professor Ilan Alon and Professor Oded Stark, who shared valuable insights on blockchain finance and joint financing, respectively. Additionally, the Editors' Roundtable featured prominent journal editors who provided advice on publishing and academic research.
We thank all attendees and speakers for their contributions to making this conference a success.
Best Paper Award
The MFC 2024 Best Paper Award was presented to Loïc Maréchal from the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, for the paper titled "Cyber Risk and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns."
The Runner-Up Award went to Baohua Xin from the University of Toronto, Canada, for the paper "Adverse Selection of Short Selling: Evidence from a Natural Experiment."
We extend our congratulations to the winners for their outstanding contributions!
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