Events

Visit from our Scientific Advisory Board

On the 29thand 30thof May, UCD was delighted to host this year’s bi-annual visit from VAR’s eminent Scientific Advisory Board (SAB).  Day one of the visit saw a joint meeting between the Scientific Advisory Board and the Governance Board (GB) hosted by GB chair John Corrigan to review recent research developments within the VAR research group and discuss the future relationships of the cluster.  

Following this, a poster session featuring SAB, GB, PI/FIs, PhD, Postdocs, UCD Finance Faculty members and VAR Postdoc and PhD students provided examples of work produced by the cluster and allowed the expert input of the SAB’s panel. The day concluded with dinner with representatives from our industry partners.

Day two began with the Institute of Banking Breakfast forum featuring a presentation by Maureen O’Hara from Cornell University and who is Chair of our SAB. She was joined in a panel discussion by Michael Brennan from the SAB, Marion Kelly from the Irish Banking Culture Board and Cal Muckley from UCD. 

The remainder of the day featured a series of research meetings with SAB members Prof John McConnell (Purdue), Prof Josef Zechner (WU Vienna), Prof Matthew Spiegel (Yale), Prof Maureen O Hara (Cornell) and Prof Michael Brennan (UCLA).

Pictured below are the members of the VAR Scientific Advisory Board with our governance board and the PIs/FIs.

Also pictured is Professor Matthew Spiegel who met with UCD students who took his modules in Security Analysis and Valuation and Portfolio Management.

 

 

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