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[cid:[log in to unmask]] Call for Papers - AFS 2024 University of Cagliari – Italy July 18-20, 2024 Navigating Uncharted Waters: Addressing Global Challenges through Ethics, Sustainability, Cooperation, and Innovation Keynote speaker: Marcin Kacperczyk Professor of Finance, Imperial College London The AfriMed Finance Association (AFS) is pleased to invite theoretical and empirical paper submissions for its annual conference (AFS 2024), scheduled to take place on the picturesque Mediterranean island of Sardinia (Italy). The University of Cagliari will host the event from July 18 to July 20, 2024. AFS 2024 aims at bringing together leading scholars in finance and accounting as well as other business disciplines, for presentations on, but not limited to, the following topics: * SDGs, Sustainability, and Finance * Blue Energy, Climate Change, Decarbonization, and their Financial Implications * Sustainable Financing: Green Bonds, Conservation Bonds, ESG-Linked Loans * Corporate Governance and Sustainability: Sustainability-Conscious Boards, Sustainability-Linked Executive Pay, Sustainability-Conscious market participants (Investors, Analysts, Investors, Lenders, CRAs, Auditors, etc.) * Banking and Sustainability: Risks (Systemic, Credit, Liquidity) * Greenwashing and the Rise of ESG Skepticism * Culture, accountability, political connections, social connections, and sustainability * Non-Financial Disclosures: Determinants & Economic Implications * Conventional Finance and Emerging Trends: Asset Pricing, Banking, Corporate Finance, ESG, FinTech, Machine Learning, Textual Analysis and Big Data * Corporate Policies, Corporate Misconduct, and Artificial Intelligence * Financial and Economic Cooperation and Regional Integration * Corporate Ownership: State Ownership, Family Ownership, Institutional Ownership, Dual Ownership, and Activism * Role of Leaders and Human Resource Management in Navigating Uncertain Times * Supply Chain: Risks, Management and Optimization TIMELINE AND SUBMISSION PROCESS Conference Dates and Venue JULY 18-20, 2024 UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI, ITALY Conference Submissions Conference submissions should be sent to: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. The due date to submit conference papers is March 15, 2024. Early submissions preferred. Authors will be notified by early April, whether their paper is considered to be presented and discussed at this conference. Publication Opportunities Selected papers presented at the conference will be invited for formal submission and consideration for publication in the following journals: Emerging Markets Review and Research in International Business and Finance. Omrane Guedhami, Ph.D. C. Russell Hill Professor Sonoco International Business Department Darla Moore School of Business 1014 Greene Street • Columbia, SC 29208 O: 803-777-2175 [cid:[log in to unmask]] Personal Website: http://www.omraneguedhami.com/<https://protect2.fireeye.com/v1/url?k=ac4e7208-f3d54b2d-ac4e3cc9-86e4744a24ef-1eba3b5241efcc02&q=1&e=3df4a0cc-e5e7-47dd-bd9f-b9d24af308df&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.omraneguedhami.com%2F> ____ AIB-L is brought to you by the Academy of International Business. For information: http://aib.msu.edu/community/aib-l.asp To post message: [log in to unmask] For assistance: [log in to unmask] --- You must be an active AIB member to post to AIB-L . AIB-L has a moderator which checks messages for basic relevance. However, AIB does not edit or screen messages for accuracy or reliability of content. All subscribers are recommended to perform their own due-diligence before responding to any requests or calls. AIB accepts no liability for the content of this email, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided.