HSG - Uni SG - St. Gallen Private Markets Workshop 2026

St. Gallen
Private Markets Workshop

The workshop aims to bring together assistant professors and early-career associate professors in Europe for in-depth discussions of ongoing research. It offers a collegial and stimulating environment to exchange ideas, build professional networks, and receive high-quality feedback from senior and established scholars. The workshop is held annually

Programme

9 September 2026 (Weiterbildungszentrum Holzweid WBZ-HSG, Holzstrasse 15, room 14-006-008)

10:50-11:00	Open Remarks
11:00-12:30	Paper Session 1 Venture Capital (Chair: Tereza Tykvova, HSG) Industrial Policy via Venture Capital by Martin Aragoneses (INSEAD) Discussant: Luise Eisfeld (UNIL) The Look of Success: Face-Based Impression Factors and Venture Financing by Liudmila Alekseeva (KU Leuven) Discussant: Tereza Tykvova (HSG)
12:30-13:30	Lunch Break
13:30-14:30	Keynote by Per Strömberg (SSE, CEPR & ECGI)
14:30-15:00	Coffee Break
15:00–16:30	Session II: Private Equity (Chair: Reiner Braun, TUM) Private Equity and the Organization of Firms by Stefan Weik (HSG) Discussant: Ludovic Phalippou (Oxford) The Consequences of Private Equity Investments for Industry Competition by Dyaran Bansraj (Erasmus University Rotterdam) Discussant: Vesa Pursiainen (HSG)
16:30-17:00	Coffee Break
17:00-18:00	Session III: Rapid Fire Session (Chair: tbd) Leader Bias in State Support for Startups by Andy Li (University of Amsterdam) FX Neglect in Private Equity by Wang Tang (HSG) M&As and Privacy Regulation by Luise Eisfeld (University of Lausanne)
18:00	Closing Remarks
18:30	Workshop Dinner

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