JOIM Conference Series

The JOIM Conference Series extends the mandate of the Journal Of Investment Management bridging the theory and practice of investment management. Conferences showcase high quality presentations and a platform for interactive discussions of current topics in the investment management arena. Conferences consists of a dinner keynote speaker and two days of presentations and discussions with experts in the field.

The Spring 2026 JOIM Conference will be held at the Haas School of Business (Haas), University of California at Berkeley and will showcase selected topics of timely interest. This will include presentations from the faculty of Haas as well as other leading institutions. Conference consists of a dinner keynote speaker and two days of presentations and discussions with experts in the field. Presenters include:

Ronald Kahn, BlackRock, Keynote speaker

Kay Giesecke, Stanford University

Lisa, Goldberg, BlackRock

Terry Hendershott,  University of California, Berkeley
All-to-All Liquidity in Corporate Bonds

Martin Lettau, University of California, Berkeley
High Dimensional Factor Models and the Factor Zoo

Eben Lazarus, University of California, Berkeley
Interest Rates and Equity Valuations

Andrew Lo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ananth Madhavan,  University of California, Berkeley
Can Bonds Still Diversify Multi-Asset Portfolios? Income versus Duration in Distinct Correlation Regimes

John Mulvey, Princeton University
Reinforcement Learning for Enhanced Investment Performance, Opportunities and Challenges