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Bridging the theory & practice of investment management

Fall 2026 Conference • Atlanta, GA

September 20 - 22, 2026

Georgia Tech Institute, Atlanta, GA

AI in Finance
co-hosted with Scheller College of Business

The JOIM is pleased to partner with the Scheller College of Business to host a JOIM conference focused on timely topics in AI in Finance. The presentations will help bridge the theory and practice of important topics and stress the practical implications of the research. Distinguished speakers from the practice and academia will be highlighted.

Audience: Risk Managers, Portfolio Managers, Pension Managers, Plan Sponsors, Endowments, Senior Executives of Financial Firms, and Academics.

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  • Sunday, September 20, 2026

    Reception
    5:00 pmto5:30 pm

    Reception 351 Ferst Dr NW, Atlanta, GA

    John Lewis Student Center

    Meal
    5:30 pmto7:00 pm

    Dinner Talk

    Keynote Speaker - Bryan Kelly, Yale School of Management/AQR Capital Management

  • Monday, September 21, 2026

    Meal
    8:00 amto9:00 am

    Breakfast

    John Lewis Student Center, 3rd Flr.

    Session
    9:00 amto4:30 pm


    Moderator: Sudheer Chava, Georgia Institute of Technology     General Sessions

    Walter G. Ehmer Theater

    Session
    9:00 amto10:15 am

    Tucker Balch, Emory University

    Break
    10:15 amto10:45 am

    Refreshment Break

    Session
    10:45 amto12:00 pm

    Deep Srivastav, Franklin Templeton

    Meal
    12:00 pmto1:30 pm

    Lunch

    Session
    1:30 pmto2:45 pm

    Sudheer Chava, Georgia Institute of Technology

    Firm-Level Input Price Changes and Their Effects: A Deep Learning Approach

    Break
    2:45 pmto3:15 pm

    Refreshment Break

    Session
    3:15 pmto4:30 pm

    Shijie Deng, Georgia Institute of Technology

    Reception
    4:30 pmto5:30 pm

    Reception

  • Tuesday, September 22, 2026

    Meal
    7:00 amto8:00 am

    Breakfast

    John Lewis Student Center, 3rd Flr.

    Session
    8:00 amto12:15 pm

    General Sessions

    Walter G. Ehmer Theater

    Session
    8:00 amto9:15 am

    TBD

    Break
    9:15 amto9:30 am

    Refreshment Break

    Session
    9:30 amto10:45 am


    Discussant: Nikhil Paradkar, University of Georgia     Yuyu Fan, Alliance Bernstein Read Abstract

    Portfolio Optimization with Covariance from News-Derived Information Networks

    Break
    10:45 amto11:00 am

    Refreshment Break

    Session
    11:00 amto12:15 pm

    Manish Jha, Georgia State University

    CFOs meet LLMs

A special thanks to our Advisory Council:

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