The inaugural edition of the conference, the first internationally to focus on the topic of information in financial markets, took place on 13/14th May 2019 at Stockholm Business School Kräftriket campus in Stockholm, Sweden. It brought together an impressive line-up of researchers from around the world to discuss this fundamentally important topic. It was also attended by finance professionals from the Stockholm area as well as PhD students and academics from Stockholm and other Nordic universities, providing a fertile ground for exchange of ideas and networking. The event was funded by a research grant from Handelsbankens Forskningsstiftelser.