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# Stevens Finance Brownbag Sessions
- URL: https://fsc.stevens.edu/finance-brownbag/
- Published: 2022-09-20T14:52:34.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-16T22:35:23.000Z
- Author: Marvin Patel
- Tags: #Import 2024-05-30 10:26, #Import 2025-11-08 22:14

## **FALL 2025**

| Semester  | Info                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| --------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Fall 2025 | Dates, presenters, and topics are being finalized. [View / Sign Up Sheet ](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/103Q%5FGfmNB0PqSKlpwfBViChaAZwbs6dcV5ZnrOBbbr8/edit?gid=217365629&ref=fsc.stevens.edu#gid=217365629) |

## **SPRING 2025**

| Date     | Presenter Name      | Topic                                                                                                           | Affiliation                                                                       |
| -------- | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 02/06/25 | Natalija Kostić     | Inside debt, bonus caps, and risk taking in banks                                                               | Vienna University of Economics and Business and Vienna Graduate School of Finance |
| 02/20/25 | Elena-Claudia Moise | Flights to Safety, Volatility Risk, and Monetary Policy                                                         | NYU Stern                                                                         |
| 03/28/25 | Yiming Qian         | From Competitors to Partners: Banks’ Venture Investments in Fintech                                             | University of Connecticut                                                         |
| 04/03/25 | Shengyu Huang       | Watching the FedWatch                                                                                           | Stevens Institute of Technology                                                   |
| 04/10/25 | Beichen Zhang       | Risk Factor Premium in the Cross-Section of Stock Returns: A Large Language Model Approach                      | Stevens Institute of Technology                                                   |
| 04/24/25 | Jeffery Coles       | How Executive Compensation Changes In Response to Personal Income Tax Shocks (Who Pays the CEO’s Income Taxes?) | University of Utah                                                                |

## **SPRING 2024**

| Date      | Presenter Name           | Topic                                                                                          | Affiliation                        |
| --------- | ------------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- |
| 02/06/24  | Xiaomeng Lu              | Financial Inclusion via FinTech: From Digital Payments to Platform Investments                 | Fudan University                   |
| 02/13/242 | Feng Mai & Chelsea Yang  | Dissecting Corporate Culture Using Generative AI – Insights from Analyst Reports               | UBC                                |
| 02/20/24  | Hongju Ren               | TBD                                                                                            | TBD                                |
| 02/27/24  | Andrei Kirilenko         | Limits on Equilibrium ESG Investing                                                            | Cambridge University               |
| 3/6/24    | Shweta Srinivasan        | Inside debt and hedging practices of firms with high hedging needs                             | Rutgers                            |
| 3/19/24   | Prof. Filippo Pavesi     | The Impact of Interactive Distance Learning on Student Performance                             | LIUC                               |
| 3/26/24   | Prof. Suman Banerjee     | Unveiling the Impact: CEO Overconfidence and Firm Political Risk Dynamics                      | Stevens Institute of Technology    |
| 04/02/24  | Zhiyu Cao                | Large Language Model in Financial Regulatory Interpretation                                    | Stevens Institute of Technology    |
| 04/11/24  | Prof. Vivek Bhattacharya | The Design of Defined Contribution Plans                                                       | Stevens Institute of Technology    |
| 04/16/24  | Shengyu Huang            | Measuring Bank Complexity Using XAI                                                            | Stevens Institute of Technology    |
| 04/23/24  | Prof. Joseph A. Micale   | Compensation Peer Effects in Corporate Social Responsibility: The Role of Managers’ Incentives | New Jersey Institute of Technology |

## **FALL 2022**

| Date       | Presenter Name                    | Topic                                                                                         |
| ---------- | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 09/20/2022 | Suman Banerjee                    | Bargaining, Hidden Action with Market Feedback                                                |
| 09/27/2022 | Meghana Vaidya                    | The effect of CEO power on CEO dismissal: Evidence from debt covenant structure               |
| 10/04/2022 | Anand Goel                        | Rate Cap Laws                                                                                 |
| 10/11/2022 | Shuang Wu                         | Technology Spillover, Bank Branch Closings, and Small Business Lending                        |
| 10/25/2022 | Pallavi Pal                       | TBD                                                                                           |
| 11/01/2022 | Dongxu Li                         | Endogenous Stock Market Participation and Wealth Accumulation: A Life-Cycle Model Perspective |
| 11/07/2022 | Dongkyu Chang (City U Hong Kong)  | TBD                                                                                           |
| 11/08/2022 | Siyuan Ma                         | Predicting Momentum                                                                           |
| 11/14/2022 | Deepal Basak (Indiana University) | TBD                                                                                           |
| 11/22/2022 | Majeed Simaan                     | TBD                                                                                           |
| 11/28/2022 | Kai Li (UBC-Columbia)             | TBD                                                                                           |