2025 WFA Meeting / Conference

Sunday, June 22 – Wednesday, June 25, 2025
Snowbird
Snowbird, UT

Health and Safety

The WFA is committed to the well-being of the community and our WFA friends and members. The WFA 2025 will take place in person in Snowbird, UT

See: Alerts/Information.

Code of Conduct

The WFA is committed to providing a safe, inclusive and productive setting for scientific exchange among all participants at the Annual Conference.

Please See: WFA Code of Conduct Policy

Program Sessions and conference events

Program

WFA 2025 Program: [HTML] or [PDF]

Best Paper Awards

The Brattle Group Ph.D. Candidate Awards For Outstanding Research (Contribution of $10,000)

Charles River Associates Award of $5,000 for the best paper on corporate finance.

Elsevier Sponsored Award of $5,000 for the best paper on financial institutions.

NASDAQ Award of $5,000 for the best paper on asset pricing.

Two Sigma Award of $5,000 for the best paper on investment management.

USC Marshall School of Business Trefftzs Award of $5,000 for the best student paper.

Wharton School – WRDS Award of $5,000 for the best empirical finance paper.

Conference registration best to register before May 23

	Early Registration (before May 22)	Registration (after May 22)
Member	$175	$225
Non-Member	$225	$275
Student	$0	$50
Program Committee	$100	$225

(Registration fees are subject to change to reflect the conference format.)

Hotel and Site Information Snowbird, UT

Snowbird
9385 S. Snowbird Center Dr.
Snowbird, UT 84092-9000

Reservations

$219/night standard and deluxe rooms, $438/night for suites
A $10/night resort fee will be added to all guest rooms.
Hotel reservations must be booked by May 23^rd to receive the discounted rates.

Transportation

Snowbird is located 32 miles from Salt Lake International airport.
The best way to get to Snowbird is to either rent a car or book shuttle transportation directly from the hotel when making your hotel reservation. Transportation is through Snowbird Express/Alta Shuttle.
Taxi/UBER/LYFTS are not a reliable option due to the elevation of Snowbird and the narrow roads. Your best option is to either rent a car or utilize the hotel shuttle service.

Childcare

Childcare is offered by Superior Childcare. This is the onsite childcare company at the hotel.
We are grateful to Cambridge University Press for their sponsorship of childcare.
WFA pricing is $12/hour per child. Superior childcare will have extended hours during the conference (7:30 am – 5:00 pm).
Reservations may be made through their website.

Complete the online form
Select full day service, even if you do not plan to stay the entire day (this is to help with staffing)
You will pay a $30 deposit which will be applied to your childcare bill.
Note reservation is for WFA Conference on the form
Questions, contact Superior Childcare directly https://www.superiorchildcare.com/contact-us

Conference Location

Snowbird,
9385 Snowbird Ctr Dr,
Snowbird, UT 84092

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Sponsors Thanks to our sponsors

The WFA gratefully acknowledges the 2024 sponsors of receptions, lunches, coffee breaks, best paper awards, and Ph.D. travel grants.

Thanks to:
Cambridge University Press
Center for Research in Security Prices
Charles River Associates
Cornerstone Research
Elsevier B.V.
Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE
The Brattle Group
The NASDAQ Stock Market
Two Sigma
USC Marshall School of Business
Wharton Research Data Services
Xin Fintech Center, PBC School of Finance, Tsinghua University