We are looking forward to welcoming colleagues to the Accounting and Business Research International Accounting Policy Forum (ABR-IAPF) at ESMT Berlin on December 16th and 17th.
The International Accounting Policy Forum (IAPF) is an annual special issue of Accounting and Business Research, first launched in 2006. The IAPF serves as a platform to disseminate the research and opinions of thought leaders in the international academic and professional accounting communities on important accounting policy issues. Building on ABR's long-standing association with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Forum plays a unique role in facilitating the exchange of ideas between academics, practitioners and regulators.
Program (preliminary)
Monday, December 16
| 12:15-13:00 | Registration and refreshments |
| 13:00-13:15 | Welcome address |
| 13:15-14:30 | Mark DeFond: Audit failures: Why they occur and some suggestions for reducing them Discussant: Panos Prodromides, Chair of the Committee of European Auditing Oversight Bodies Q&A |
| 14:30-15:00 | Coffee break |
| 15:00-16:15 | Maria Correia: Accounting and corporate failure: The evolving role of accounting information in bankruptcy prediction Discussant: John Boulton, ICAEW Q&A |
| 16:15-16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30-17:45 | ICAEW panel session: How can high quality corporate governance reduce the risk of surprise failure? Chair: Peter van Veen, ICAEW Participants: Ania Zalewska (University of Leicester), Mark DeFond, Maria Correia and Panos Prodromides |
| 18:00- | Light buffet dinner at ESMT |
Tuesday, December 17
| 09:30–10:45 | Peter Easton: Accounting is the language of sustainability Discussant: Vincent Papa, EFRAG Q&A |
| 10:45–11:15 | Coffee break |
| 11:15–12:30 | Katherine Schipper: Standard setting for sustainability reporting Discussant: Begoña Giner, EFRAG SRB Member and Universidad de Valencia Q&A |
| 12:30–13:30 | Light lunch |
| 13:30–14:45 | Panel session: Accounting for sustainability Chair: Annita Florou, Bocconi University & Academic Advisor, ICAEW Participants: Peter Easton, Vincent Papa, Katherine Schipper, and Begoña Giner |
| 14:45–14:50 | Closing remarks |
Registration
Attendance at the IAPF is by invitation only. For registration queries, please email ABR-editor@bristol.ac.uk.
Hotel support
We have a limited number of single and double rooms at a special rate blocked for the night of Dec. 16 at the Arcotel JohnF, which is around the corner from ESMT, for this event.
- To get access to the reservation code, please email rd@esmt.org.
- The code will only be provided to registered participants! Please email ABR-editor@bristol.ac.uk to register.
- Hotel guests are responsible to cover their entire hotel costs. No reimbursements will be provided by the organizers.
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