Program Schedule

Time	Event
08:30	Coffee and Conference Registration
08:55	Opening Remarks
	Session I: Keynote Address Chair: Sudipto Dasgupta, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
09:00	"What if... the Stock Market Disappears?"   Alexander Ljungqvist, New York University (Visiting Professor of HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study)
	Session II Chair: Sheridan Titman, University of Texas at Austin
10:00	"Uncertainty and Innovation"   Paolo Fulghieri, University of North Carolina Paper
10:30	Coffee Break
10:50	"Skill and Luck in Private Equity Performance"   Morten Sorensen, Columbia University Paper
11:20	"Coinvestment and Risk Taking in Private Equity Funds"   Carsten Bienz, Norwegian School of Economics
12:00	Lunch
	Session III Chair: Paolo Fulghieri, University of North Carolina
14:00	"Do Local and International Venture Capitalists Play well Together? Venture Capital Investments and the Development of Venture Capital Markets"  Thomas Chemmanur, Boston College Paper
14:30	"Unleashing Innovation" Xuan Tian, Indiana University Paper
15:00	Coffee Break
15:20	"Product Market Characteristics and the Choice between IPOs and Acquisitions"   Jie He, University of Georgia Paper
15:50	Break
	Session IV: Panel Discussion   Chair: Sheridan Titman, University of Texas at Austin
16:00	Panelists: Paolo Fulghieri, University of North Carolina Douglas Glen, Aidyia Holdings Simon Ho, IDG Capital Partners Roger Marshall, Persimmon Capital Limited Michael Sung, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Po Chi Wu, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
17:30	Break
18:00	Dinner [By Invitation]

Venue:

IAS Lecture Theater, Lo Ka Chung Building, Lee Shau Kee Campus, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology