Thursday, April 10, 2025
| 7:00pm-9:00pm | Conference Social Networking Event (Faculty & Doctoral Students) Five & Dime 1026 Davis Street, Evanston, IL 60201 |
Friday, April 11, 2025
| 7:30am-9:30am | Conference Check In Begins Kellogg Global Hub – White Auditorium (KGH 2200) 2211 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 |
| 7:30am-9:15am | Welcome Breakfast (Optional) Kellogg Global Hub – White Auditorium |
| 8:00am-9:15am | Masterclass (Geared towards PhD Students) Topic: Institutional Investors and Syndicated Lending Dynamics Kellogg Global Hub, KGH 1120 Regina Wittenberg Moerman, Northwestern University Stanley Gradowski Professor of Accounting Information & Management |
| 9:30am-9:40am | Opening Remarks Kellogg Global Hub, White Auditorium Matt Phillips, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Silverman (1968) Family Career Development Assistant Professor of Accounting |
| 9:40am-10:40am |
Session One Paper: The pass-through of corporate tax cuts to consumer loans: Evidence from the TCJA |
| 10:40am-11:00am | Break |
| 11:00am-12:00pm |
Session Two Paper: Bank Internal Credit Ratings Bias and Borrower Financial Reporting Quality |
| 12:00pm-1:00pm | Conference Lunch |
| 1:00pm-2:00pm |
Session Three Paper: The Downside of Dissemination: Evidence from the Municipal Bond Market |
| 2:00pm-2:30pm | Break |
| 2:30pm-3:30pm |
Session Four Paper: Managerial Capital and Soft Information: Implications for Performance and CEO Turnover |
| 3:30pm-4:00pm | Break |
| 4:00pm-5:00pm |
Session Five Paper: Explaining Debt Covenant Amendments: a Structural Approach |
| 5:00pm-5:15pm | Closing Remarks Regina Wittenberg Moerman, Northwestern University Stanley Gradowski Professor of Accounting Information & Management |
| 5:15pm-6:15pm | Reception Kellogg Global Hub, White Auditorium Balcony |
| 6:15pm-8:15pm | Dinner Kellogg Global Hub, White Auditorium (KGH 2200) |
| 8:00pm, 8:30pm | Conference Shuttles to Hotel Kellogg Global Hub Front Doors to Hyatt House Chicago/Evanston |
Walking Directions
Directions to the White Auditorium inside the Kellogg Global Hub:
From the Global Hub Main Entrance, please turn right after our Front Desk and take the stairway up to the second floor. Turn left at the windows of the French Quarter, and the White Auditorium will be on your right at the end of the hallway.
Accessible entrance: From the main entrance, cross Gies Plaza and take the elevator bank closest to the lake. Exit on the 2nd floor; the White Auditorium is located at the end of the hall, to the left when you exit the elevator.