...From the President...

Welcome to WFA 2026. Alex Edmans has put together an outstanding program. We are excited to hear presentations, discussions, and the informal discussions that make the WFA special. You'll find all the info you need about the program, code of conduct, sponsors, and more included here on our webpage (or in the PDF version). Don't forget to register for the conference and book your hotel!

Stefan Nagel,
WFA President, 2025-2026

...From the Program Chair...

I would like to thank the members of the Program Committee for their dedicated service to the WFA. Their expert reviews are the foundation of the paper selection process and enable us to assemble a high-quality program. I am also grateful to all the authors for submitting their outstanding papers, to the session chairs for securing excellent discussants, and to the discussants for providing constructive and insightful feedback.

I am particularly indebted to my Co-Chairs (Jules van Binsbergen, Carole Comerton-Forde, Todd Gormley, Amit Goyal, Zhiguo He, Jun Pan, and Amiyatosh Purnanandam) for their invaluable assistance in selecting papers, forming sessions, and appointing session chairs. I thank the Associate Chairs for conducting first-round pre-screens and providing multiple second-round reviews. I am grateful to Bryan Routledge for his tireless management of the logistics and IT system, the WFA Past President, Manju Puri; the other members of the Executive Committee (Stefan Nagel, Itay Goldstein, and Andrea Eisfeldt) for their counsel and support; and Leigh Ann Clark and Robyn Scholl for managing the conference logistics. Finally, I express my sincere appreciation to our sponsors for their continued support of the WFA.

Alex Edmans,
WFA Program Chair, 2026