Events

Jun

3

Applied Economics Workshop

Next Seminar: Hanming Fang (Penn Economics) "Measuring Judicial Biases with Artificial Intelligence: Evidence from Chinese IP Litigations" Applied Economics Seminar Summary: The Applied Economics Seminar is organized by Ben Sprung-Keyser,  Susanna Berkouwer & Jessie Handbury  The Applied Economics Seminars are held Wednesdays from 12:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m., with additional seminars on other days when noted….

June 3 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 209 • Philadelphia

Jun

4

Wharton Webinar: How Smart Technologies Alter Consumer Behavior

Led by: Shiri Melumad, associate professor of marketing at the Wharton School Smart technologies such as AI-enabled voice assistants, smartphones, and large language models are more than just functional tools that facilitate daily tasks and increase efficiency; they are also fundamentally altering how consumers think, feel, shop, and communicate. In…

June 4 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Jun

9

Responsible AI & Analytics for Insurance Workshop, hosted by the Wharton School and UNSW Business School

This conference brings together leaders from academia, industry, and regulation to explore how AI is reshaping the future of insurance. Taking place on June 9, 2026, at the Wharton School in Philadelphia, the workshop will examine critical issues at the intersection of AI, analytics, and insurance—from fairness and transparency in…

June 9 | 08:30 AM - 05:10 PM • Jon M. Huntsman Hall • Philadelphia

Jun

10

Applied Economics Workshop

Next Seminar: Eduardo Azevedo (Wharton BEPP) Applied Economics Seminar Summary: The Applied Economics Seminar is organized by Ben Sprung-Keyser,  Susanna Berkouwer & Jessie Handbury  The Applied Economics Seminars are held Wednesdays from 12:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m., with additional seminars on other days when noted. AEW will meet in person. The location for each talk is…

June 10 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM • Steinberg-Dietrich Hall 209 • Philadelphia

Jun

15

WIFPR Webinar: Tokenizing Real-World Assets

On June 15, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. ET, the Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation (WIFPR) will host a webinar on tokenizing real-world assets. WIFPR Director Itay Goldstein will moderate a virtual discussion with William Cong (NTU), Simon Mayer (Carnegie Mellon), and Daniel Rabetti (NUS) on their new WIFPR…

June 15 | 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM • Zoom

Jun

16

IMF-WIFPR Conference on the Evolving Global Financial Architecture: Nonbanks, Stablecoins, and Tokenization

Jointly organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation (WIFPR), the IMF-WIFPR Conference brings together a distinguished group of academic researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to explore the implications of rising fragmentation in the international economic order for global macro-financial stability. Amid heightened…

June 16 | 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM • The University of Pennsylvania

Sep

18

Wharton-Chicago-Harvard Insolvency and Restructuring Conference

The Wharton-Chicago-Harvard Insolvency and Restructuring Conference is the premier academic conference for scholars and practitioners in leveraged finance, distress, and restructuring. The event features works-in-progress from researchers in law, finance, accounting, economics, management, and other disciplines, along with commentary from practitioners in the worlds of leveraged finance and restructuring. The…

September 18 | 09:00 AM - September 19 | 05:00 PM • The Study at University City • Philadelphia