Speaker Introduction：

Professor Ai is currently the Robert M. Steiner Professor of Finance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests include macroeconomic finance, asset pricing, corporate finance and related fields. Research results have been published in top journals such as Econometrica, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies, etc. Prof. Ai received the 2021 Outstanding Teaching Contribution Award from the University of Minnesota for his achievements in the teaching of the Master of Finance; Professor Ai has trained a number of outstanding doctoral students and worked at top universities in the world such as the University of Toronto, Boston University, the University of British Columbia and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Professor Ai is currently the Chairman of the Advisory Board and the Chairman of the Nominating Committee of the Midwest Finance Association. He is a former Chairman of the Midwest Finance Association and has served twice as a nominating member of the American Finance Association Committee.