4th Annual Boca-ECGI Corporate Finance and Governance Conference

4th Annual Boca-ECGI Corporate Finance and Governance Conference

December 9-10, 2023

Hybrid: in person at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, and virtually

Scope of the Conference: We are delighted to invite you to the 4th Annual Boca Corporate Finance and Governance Conference.  The conference will be hybrid, held at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida, and virtually, on on 9th and 10th December 2023.  The conference is held in collaboration with the European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI).

We invite the submission of original papers on all aspects of corporate finance and corporate governance.  

Topics of interest include: capital structure, corporate and securities law, corporate culture, corporate failure, corporate finance and public policy, corporate governance, corporate restructuring, corporate social responsibility, crowdfunding, dividends, payout policy, and repurchases, entrepreneurial finance, family business, financial contracting, financial intermediation, financial literacy, fintech, fraud, innovation, IPOs and SEOs, mergers and acquisitions, misconduct, private debt, private equity, trade credit, socially responsible investments, sustainable finance, real options, and venture capital.

The conference offers an interdisciplinary forum to gain feedback on timely working papers from scholars in finance, entrepreneurship, innovation, international business, law, management and accounting disciplines.  

Authors of papers on Alternative Investments (Hedge Funds, Private Equity/Venture Capital, and Sovereign Wealth Funds) and Alternative Corporate Finance (Crowdfunding, Marketplace/P2P Lending; ICOs, and Tokens) may choose to be considered for a special section of a regular issue of the British Accounting Review. The British Accounting Review is the official journal of the British Accounting and Finance Association and publishes original studies on both accounting and finance. The British Accounting Review 2020 CiteScore (7) and Impact Factor (5.577) rank the journal top 2 and 3 respectively among accounting journals as well as 7 in accounting and finance. It’s rated A* and 3 in ABDC and ABS Journal Quality Guides respectively.

Keynote Speaker: Thorsten Beck, European University Institute, and Co-Editor of the Journal of Banking and Finance 

Location: College of Business, Florida Atlantic University (FAU), Boca Raton, Florida

World-Wide Airport Connections:  World-wide airport connections:  20 min drive: Ft. Lauderdale; Palm Beach International; 45min-1hr drive: Miami

Conference Fees: In person: $250 in person (for conference dinner, lunches, and coffee breaks), $50 online option (for administrative / tech support)

Hotel Options: There are numerous reasonably priced hotel options such as the Renaissance Boca Raton Hotel 4*, 8 min drive to FAU; Courtyard by Marriot 4*, 7 min drive; Best Western Plus University Inn, 10 min drive. Note: there are dozens of hotels in Boca Raton and surrounding areas (e.g., Delray Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, etc.) at both cheaper and more expensive rates. 

Submission Instructions and Questions: Submissions may be sent by email to BocaConference@fau.edu.  Questions may be directed to either Douglas Cumming cummingd@fau.edu or Sofia Johan sjohan@fau.edu.  

Submission Deadline:

Submission Deadline: August 31, 2023.  We prefer a full paper but if necessary you may submit a shorter 10-page abstract if a completed paper will be ready one month prior to the conference.  

Notification of Acceptance: on or before September 22, 2023. 

Meet the Editors Panel:

Details Forthcoming

Review of Corporate Finance Award Announcement

The $1000 Award for the best paper published in the Review of Corporate Finance (Volume 3 Issues 1-4, 2023) will be announced at the conference. 

Conference Awards: 

$1000.  There will be 2 best paper ($300 each) and 2 best discussant ($200 each) awards, consistent with the 3 prior Boca Conferences.  Plaques will be provided by the British Academy of Management Corporate Governance Special Interest Group.

Details from the 2020, 2021, and 2022, Boca Conference Programs:

2022: https://sites.google.com/view/review-of-corporate-finance/2022-boca-conference?authuser=0

2021: https://sites.google.com/view/review-of-corporate-finance/2021-boca-conference?authuser=0

2020: https://sites.google.com/view/review-of-corporate-finance/2020-boca-conference?authuser=0

We look forward to seeing you Boca Raton on December 9-10, 2023!