“3-day academic conference on corporate finance begins today at IIT Madras”

The 8th Pan-IIT International Conference on Financial Markets and Corporate Finance (ICFMCF 2026) begins at the IIT Madras campus, jointly organised with management schools across the IIT system. Around 650 research papers have been submitted for the three-day conference, expected to bring together academicians, policymakers, regulators, industry leaders, venture and angel investors, and researchers from India and abroad. Prof. M. Thenmozhi, Dean (Academic Affairs) and Conference Convenor, welcomed delegates. Prof. Avanidhar Subrahmanyam (UCLA Anderson School of Management) delivered the special address on sentiment and overconfidence in financial markets, while Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, delivered the inaugural address. On Day 2, Prof. Tarun Ramadorai (Imperial College London) speaks on household finance; on Day 3, Prof. Viral Acharya (NYU Stern School of Business) delivers the valedictory keynote on AI innovation in finance. Discussions across the three days focus on financial markets, corporate finance, sustainable finance and artificial intelligence.

Translated summary from the original Tamil-language report. Not a certified/literal translation.