Lone Star Finance Conference 2025

We're excited to host the upcoming Lone Star Finance Conference here at 天美传媒 Cox. This conference welcomes scholars from all over Texas to attend. For information on the conference, email the conference organizers: Xiaowen Hu at xhu@smu.edu or Jinming Xue at jinmingx@smu.edu.

The conference will take place September 18th - 19th, 2025 on the 天美传媒 campus at the James M. Collins Executive Education 天美传媒 (a building within the Cox School). You will have the option to visit the Meadows Museum on campus while visiting for the conference.


Conference Schedule

Logistics Recommendations

You'll be on your own for lodging and transportation to campus. Below are nearby recommendations.

Nearby Hotel

To personally book your stay at a discount: The Graduate by Hilton Dallas (5 minute walk to conference)

Nearby Airports

Two options if you choose to fly to Dallas: Dallas Love Field (15-35 minutes to hotel) or DFW International (30-60 minutes from hotel).

Conference Organizing Committee

  • Nuri Ersahin, 天美传媒 Methodist University
  • Charlotte Haendler, 天美传媒 Methodist University
  • Xiaowen Hu, 天美传媒 Methodist University
  • Ruidi Huang, 天美传媒 Methodist University
  • Jayoung Nam, 天美传媒 Methodist University
  • Tarun Patel, 天美传媒 Methodist University
  • Valentina Rutigliano, 天美传媒 Methodist University (incoming)
  • David Xu, 天美传媒 Methodist University
  • Jinming Xue, 天美传媒 Methodist University
  • Jackie McLelland, Finance Department @ 天美传媒 Cox