Upcoming Events
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AFFECT Data & Drinks Reception (Sponsored by Cornerstone Research)
Date: January 3, 2026
Time: 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Location: Loews Hotel, Philadelphia
Join us for the 2026 AFA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. We will discuss AFFECT’s 2025 activities including grant recipient projects.
Photos from Data & Drinks 2025
Recent Events
Opportunities in the Regulatory Sector and Policy Institutions Webinar
We will discuss opportunities within this space, how one might pursue such opportunities, and the contrasts / similarities with academia.
Panelists include:
- Tara Bhandari, U.S. Security Exchange Commission, Financial Economist
- Dalida Kadyrzhanova, Federal Reserve Board, Principal Economist, Research and Statistics
- Lori Walsh, FINRA, Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist
Moderated by:
- Kathleen Hanley, Lehigh University Professor of Finance and Bolton-Perella Chair Executive Secretary and Treasurer, AFA
AFFECT New Ideas sessions over fall semester.
These will be virtual events, with approximately four participants with similar research interests participating in each. Each session will last one hour, and during this time each participant will have the opportunity to present one new idea and to get feedback on that idea from other participants in the session. If you are interested in participating in a New Ideas Session, please click here. We will organize sessions based on interest.
Further details (including dates and research areas of each session) will be communicated to anybody that expresses interest. Deadline for expressing interest is Sept 22nd.
AFFECT Breakfast and Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE Networking
Vice Chair Kai Li will talk about AFFECT initiatives including AFFECT Mentorship events and funding opportunities at the 2023 Western Finance Association Meetings.
Session 6: AFFECT office hours with recently tenured women in finance
Leader: Anya Mkrtchyan
Session 5: AFFECT office hours with recently tenured women in finance
Leader: Elena Simintzi