Call For Papers:
Commodity and Energy Markets Association (CEMA) 2026 Annual Meeting
ESSEC Business School, Paris, June 15-16, 2026 www.cema2026.com
The Commodity and Energy Markets Association (CEMA) Annual Meeting is the leading global conference in the field of commodity finance, economics, and operations. The 2026 Annual Meeting places particular emphasis on themes related to financial, economics, and operational risk analysis, decision making, and optimization for sustainable ecosystems, a broad and timely topic of great significance in today's economic, geopolitical, and supply chain environment.
WORKSHOP: The conference will be followed by the 2nd Workshop on "Finance-Operations Interfaces" jointly hosted by ESSEC Business School and Emlyon on June 17 in Paris downtown. Information is available at https://energy-commodity-finance.essec.edu
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
Agostino Capponi, Columbia University
Andrei Kirilenko, Cambridge University
AWARDS:
1. CEMA Best Paper Award (€500)
2. CEMA Best PhD Paper Award (€500)
3. ESSEC-Amundi Best Asset Management Paper Award (€1,000)
4. Lifetime Achievement Award
IMPORTANT DATES:
Dec 1, 2025: Paper submission starts
March 1, 2026: Paper submission deadline
April 1, 2026: Notification of acceptance & Registration opening
May 1, 2026: Registration closing
May 15, 2026: Paper assignment to discussants
PAPER SUBMISSIONS: Completed manuscripts or drafts can be submitted starting on December 1, 2025, through the conference website cema2026.com
(Abstracts and extended abstracts will not be considered).
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Zachary Feinstein
Assistant Professor
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken NJ
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