Value Investing Book Release Announcement
"Value Investing: From Theory to Practice – A Guide to the Value Investing Process"
Dr. George Athanassakos has written the first ACADEMIC book on value investing titled “Value Investing: From Theory to Practice – A Guide to the Value Investing Process”. The book, that the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax Financial Holding Ltd. Prem Watsa has called the "New Testament" to Ben Graham's "Old Testament", shows an analytical process to find and buy stocks that trade significantly below intrinsic value. Both the Paperback (for current students) and the Hardcover (for public, at large) versions are now available for purchase!
Upcoming Events
May 25-29, 2026
Seminar on Value Investing and the Search for Value
Dr. George Athanassakos is offering a highly sought after five day Seminar on Value Investing and the Search for Value to finance executives, finance professionals, portfolio managers, financial analysts and individual investors seeking knowledge of value creation, valuation and value investing theory and practice.
September 17, 2026
6th European Value Investing Conference
The Ben Graham Centre's 6th European Value Investing Conference will be held in Munich, Germany on September 17, 2026. The mission of the Conference is to promote the tenets of value investing as pioneered by Benjamin Graham, to expose Conference participants to the various value investing methods used by practitioners, and to encourage and support academic research and study in the area of value investing.
April 12, 2027
The Ben Graham Centre's 2027 International MBA Stock Picking Competition
The Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing will hold its annual International Stock Picking Competition, at the MBA level, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on April 12, 2027. Teams from MBA schools from around the world will compete for $14,000 CAD in cash prizes, as well as free attendance to the Ben Graham Centre's 2027 Value Investing Conference.
April 13, 2027
The Ben Graham Centre's 2027 Value Investing Conference
The Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing will hold its annual Value Investing Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on April 13, 2027. The mission of the Conference is to promote the tenets of value investing as pioneered by Benjamin Graham, to expose Conference participants to the various value investing methods used by practitioners, and to encourage and support academic research and study in the area of value investing.
April 15, 2027
Fairfax Financial Holdings Annual General Meeting
Prem Watsa, Chairman and CEO, Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., Toronto, ON, Canada has invited Dr. Athanassakos and his Value Investing MBA and HBA students to attend Fairfax's annual general meeting of shareholders.
Guest Speakers
Ivey Value Investing Classes
January 28, 2027, 6:20pm - 8:00pm, Ivey Business School, Room 1100
Hardev Bains, President and Portfolio Manager, Lionridge Capital Management Inc., Winnipeg, MB, Canada