CEFGroup Sustainable Finance and Reporting Symposium

DATES: Thursday 28^th – Friday 29^th November 2024

Queenstown Resort College
(Hybrid option available for Non-AU/NZ attendees)

The Climate and Energy Finance Group (CEFGroup) hosts its fifth academic symposium in 2024. We welcome papers in all areas of Sustainable Finance and Reporting, such as, but not limited to, topics in climate finance, carbon markets, sustainable investing, greenwashing, sustainability disclosures, and net-zero commitments. The symposium will be held on 28-29 November 2024 at the Queenstown Resort College.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Picture	Name	Position	Country	Topic
	Professor Markus Leippold	University of Zurich.	Switzerland	The Role of AI in Sustainable Finance.
	Professor Paul Griffin	Emeritus Distinguished Professor, University of California.	USA

CALL FOR PAPERS

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission Deadline: Friday, 16^th August 2024

Notification of Acceptance (Latest): from Friday, 30th of August 2024

PAPER SUBMISSION

Submit Full Paper to CEFGroup@otago.ac.nz by Friday 16^th August 2024. Making clear:

• • Whether you are a student

  • Identify yourself as either

    • A virtual attendee – please let us know what time zone you are in

    • An in-person attendee

Contact Email: CEFGroup@otago.ac.nz

AWARDS

• Two $500 Prizes for the Best Papers in Sustainable Finance – Sponsored by CFA New Zealand
• $1,000 Prize for the Best Paper in Sustainable Investing – Sponsored by INFINZ

Registration fees:

• In person- Speaker                           $250
• In person Speaker (PhD Student)    $150
• Online- Speaker                               $150
• In person-Attendee                           $250

SYMPOSIUM VENUE

Queenstown Resort College (QRC)

7 Coronation Drive, 9300,

Queenstown, New Zealand.

Queenstown, nestled amidst New Zealand’s alpine landscapes, is the Adventure Capital of the World. Queenstown Resort College (QRC) is New Zealand’s premier school of Tourism, Business, and Technology. In 2024, CEFGroup hosts its fifth symposium at Queenstown Resort College for the inaugural integration of nature’s essence into sustainable finance and disclosure research experience.

AREAS OF SPECIAL INTEREST

We welcome submissions from all relevant disciplines employing qualitative and/or quantitative methods.

ORGANISING COMMITTEE: Dr Duminda Kuruppuarachchi, Dr Sebastian Gehricke, Associate Professor Helen Roberts, Dr Isabella Yoon, Mesfin Yemer Yasin