Future Events:

Current Events:

• AAEA New York Tech Entrepreneur Meetup

  • • 2025/2 Meetup: Poster

    • 2025/3 Meetup: Poster 

• SBU Student Financial Literacy and Personal Finance Management Survey 2023-2024 Report (Slides) 

  • • Thanks to Seungyun Nam & Megan Leon for the analysis and slides. 

Past Events:

(6/21/2025) Asian-American Entrepreneur Association (AAEA) 

• A non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that serves as a nexus for innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, artists and educators, fostering collaboration to create value for our members.

• 2025 AAEA Summit: Join the Journey (June 21, Program and Agenda) at Columbia University Medical School; Purchase Tickets; Sponsorship

• 2024 AAEA Summit: Build the Story (June 8, Program and Agenda) at Rutgers Business School

  • I organize and chair the session "AI for Business" (AI for Law; AI for Health; my mini talk on AI for Entrepreneurs)

• 2023 (Inaugural) Annual Summit: Build the Vision  (Program and Agenda) at Stony Brook University Wang Center

• AAEA Membership Application Form and Pmt Form 

• VIP Club Membership Application Form and Pmt Form

(1/4/2025) I organized and chaired a 2025 AFA paper session, "New Perspectives in Forecasting the Cross Section of Returns"  at San Francisco Marriott Marquis,  January 4th. 2025 (Saturday), 8:00 am - 10: 00am. Thanks to the program chair, Dr. Ulrika Malmendia, for the opportunity!

• General information is HERE

• ASSA Program is HERE

• Housing information is HERE

(11/24-4/2025) 📢 Hiring: Associate/Full Professor of Finance (SSRN, AFA, FMA, HigherEdJobs, Linkedin)

💠Seek an outstanding finance scholar who will elevate our research and teaching and commit to servicing the institution.

💠Dive in and lead the charge at Stony Brook:

🔹New York State's flagship university

🔹Member of the AAU

🔹Ranked #1 NY's public university by the USNWR

🔹60 miles east of NYC on the north shore of Long Island

📌 Apply at: https://apply.interfolio.com/151924  (Deadline: November 30, 2024)

The Friends of Women in Finance Symposium in Greater New York Meetup Group (FWFS-GNY)

• A network to support research collaboration and career development of female academics in Greater New York.

• (Dec. 5, 2024) 3rd Symposium: Symposium Flyer | Program Agenda  | Event Registration |  Call for Papers (SSRN, AFA, Poster) | Submission Link | Meetup Event Page | For Program Committee | Post-Event Linkedin Post 

• (Jun. 6, 2024) 2rd Symposium "AI Era In Finance": Program and Agenda | Program Slides | Announcements: SSRN, AFA | Paper/Abstract Submission | Panelist Application | Meetup Event Page | Post-Event Linkedin Post 

• (Dec. 1, 2023) Inaugural Symposium: Program and Agenda | Announcements: SSRN, AFA | Team Building Slides | Meetup Event Page 

(10/25-26/2024) Attended the "CBER Crafting the Cryptoeconomy Conference" at Columbia University. Learned a lot of about recent new projects and research on DeFi. The conference is sponsored by the Uniswap Foundation, whose founder (Hayden Adams) is a Seawolf!

(8/31/2024) Community talk, "From Academia to Community: Crafting Your Unique Identity" at US Education without Boarders  - Thanks to the USEWB President Swallow Yan for the invitation!

(8/22/2024) MBA Orientation mini talk, "Take Advantage of Research Opportunities" at College of Business, Stony Brook University

(7/6/2024)  China Financial Research Conference (CFRC) at Tsinghua University

• Paper presentation,  "Intercity Mentioning: Stock Posts, City Network, and Firms." 

(6/22/2024) 8th Annual FinTech Conference in China at Shenzhen University

• Paper presentation,  "Investor Composition and the Market for Music Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)." 

(6/17/2024) Adam Smith Forum at Nanjing University

• Paper presentation, "Intercity Mentioning: Stock Posts, City Network, and Firms." 

(6/16/2024) China International Risk Forum & China Finance Review International Joint Conference (CIRF & CFRI) at Nanjing University

• Paper presentation, "Intercity Mentioning: Stock Posts, City Network, and Firms." 

(5/23/2024) Attended this interesting conference at NYU Stern: "4th Annual CBER Conference - Crypto and Blockchain Economics Research Forum" - It was the best blockchain conference I've ever attended! Thanks to the program organizer, Dr. Kose John, for the invitation!

(5/22/2024) The  Game-Changers Finance Symposium Meetup Group (FWFS-GNY)

• A network to foster the growth and networking of underrepresented minorities within the finance academia.

• 2024 (Inaugural) Symposium  (Registration; Program and Agenda; Program Slides)

(5/10/2024) I serve as a session chair for "Session 1: Anomalies & Return Predictability" at The 2024 Applied Finance Conference hosted by St. John's University in New York City - Thanks to the program co-chair, Dr. Jason Berkowitz, for the invitation!

(2/23/2024) Attended this great conference at Baruch Zicklin School of Business: "Climate Finance and E. S. and G: Shaping a Sustainable Future" - Thanks to the organizer, Dr. Lin Peng, for the invitation!