3rd Annual News & Finance Conference

Thursday, March 8, 2018
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Reception to follow
Pulitzer Hall, Lecture Hall, Columbia Journalism School

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Agenda

8:30-9:00am

Registration and light breakfast

Introductory remarks by:

Harry Mamaysky, Associate Professor of Professional Practice; Director of the News and Finance Initiative, Program for Financial Studies, Columbia Business School

Jeannette M. Wing, Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute, Columbia University

9:00-9:35Matthew D. Shapiro, Lawrence R. Klein Collegiate Professor of Economics, University of Michigan presenting: "Things Fall Apart: Learning About the New Economy from the Instability of Nowcasters Based on Social Media"
9:35-10:10Joel Peress, Claude Janssen Chair in Business, INSEAD presenting: "Glued to the TV: Distracted Noise Traders and Stock Market Liquidity"
10:10-10:25Break
10:25-11:00Steven A. Sharpe, Deputy Associate Director, Federal Reserve Board presenting: "What’s the Story? A New Perspective on the Value of Economic Forecasts"
11:00-11:35Marina Niessner, Assistant Professor of Finance, Yale School of Management presenting: “Fake News in Financial Markets”
11:40-12:40pm

Journalist Panel

Moderator: Charles W. Calomiris, Henry Kaufman Professor of Financial Institutions; Faculty Director of the Program for Financial Studies, Columbia Business School

Panelists:
Shannon Bond, U.S. Media Correspondent, Financial Times
Sarah Kopit, Editor, Bloomberg
Francine McKenna, Transparency Reporter, MarketWatch
Chris Wiggins, Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University; Chief Data Scientist, New York Times

12:45-1:50Lunch and Keynote: Robert J. Shiller, Nobel Laureate and Sterling Professor of Economics, Yale University presenting: "Narrative Economics Revisited"
1:50-2:25R. David McLean, Associate Professor of Finance and Anderson Faculty Fellow, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University presenting: "Anomalies and News"
2:30-3:30

Industry Panel

Moderator: Jeannette M. Wing, Avanessians Director of the Data Science Institute, Columbia University

Panelists:
Alessandro Beber, Managing Director, Global Equity Research, Blackrock
Peter Hafez, Chief Data Scientist, Ravenpack
Tsveta Petrova, Practice Head, EG Labs, Eurasia Group
Thanos Vassilakis, Managing Director, RBC Capital Markets

3:30-3:45Break
3:45-4:20Xiaoxia Lou, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Delaware presenting: "Media Reinforcement in International Financial Markets"
4:25-5:00Tarik Umar, Assistant Professor of Finance, Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University presenting: "Complexity Aversion When Seeking Alpha"
5:00-6:00Reception