CfP Deadline:
February 25, 2026
Conference Event:
September 15-16, 2026
Event Location:
Cambridge, UK
Organizer(s):
Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance (CERF)
Description:
The Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance (CERF) welcomes submissions for its 2026 Corporate Finance Theory Symposium to be held in Cambridge, UK, in person, on 15 and 16 September 2026. The symposium covers all areas of theoretical corporate finance, including theory papers that combine corporate finance theory with a related area such as banking, market micro-structure, asset pricing, and financial accounting.
The format of the 2026 symposium will be similar in nature to previous years’ editions (Previous Conferences). We expect to have about 9 papers (each with a discussant) and one keynote speech.
The Keynote Speaker for the 2026 Corporate Finance Theory Symposium is Professor Jeffrey Zwiebel (Stanford Business School)
Submission:
The deadline for submissions is 25 February 2026. Please read carefully before submitting your paper: Further information & Requirements.
Please submit your paper online (in pdf format) by following the process below.
There is a paper submission fee of £50 per paper. You can pay this via the payment link within the form which will open in a new window. Once you have paid the fee, please return to the submission form to submit your paper.
The paper’s cover page must include: a title, abstract, authors’ names and affiliations, and the email address of the corresponding author.
The submitted paper must not have been accepted (or conditionally accepted) at a journal at the time of submission.
Link(s):
13th Corporate Finance Theory Symposium 2026 Call for Papers