Inaugural Geospatial Analytics in Business Conference
April 17, 2026, Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business
The Geospatial Business Analytics Conference brings together scholars and practitioners to showcase research using geospatial datasets and analytical techniques in business disciplines, including accounting, economics, finance, international business, management, marketing, real estate, and strategic management. The Sinquefield Center for Applied Economic Research at Saint Louis University is sponsoring the conference.
The conference will leverage SLU's partnership with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the Taylor Geospatial Institute, and the region’s position as a geospatial innovation hub, to foster interdisciplinary collaboration on location-based research and practice.
Conference Program
Why Participate?
- Present high-impact research using spatial data from mobile devices, satellite imagery, financial transactions, APIs, etc. to explore new empirical questions.
- Build collaborative networks with researchers and data providers in academia and industry.
- Access unique data resources and partnership opportunities through SCAER.
- Meet industry and government leaders who use location intelligence for strategic advantage.
Registration
Participation is free of charge. Please register by March 8, 2026. All participants who are interested in attending are welcome to register, for free.
Conference Organizers
Chair: Bidisha Chakrabarty
Co-Chairs: Marc Painter and Guangli Zhang.
Organizers: Norman Guo, Mike Podgursky and Frank Wang.
Accepted Papers
Biodiversity and Earnings News: When Nature Meets Numbers
Author: Amir Akbari
Investment Dynamics and Market Power in the U.S. Oil and Gas Industry
Author: Changyong Song
Corporate Shadow Lobbying
Author: Eashwar Nagaraj
Do Earnings Have Information Content in the Era of Alternative Data?
Authors: Matthew Ma; Rick Mergenthaler; Jing Pan
Post-Flood Recovery and Socioeconomic Disparities: A Causal Analysis of Mobility-Based
Recovery in Missouri
Authors: Songyun Zhang; Zekai Jin; Nan Lin; Kenan Li
Occupational Coherence and the Geography of Unemployment
Authors: Catherine Laffineur; Charlie Joyez; Raja Kali
Housing Beyond the Path of Destruction: Market and Neighborhood Spillovers from a
St. Louis Tornado
Authors: Jeffrey P. Cohen; Michelle Wickman; Violeta Gutkowski
Do voters inform managers’ capital allocation decisions?
Authors: Vishal Baloria