Keynote Speakers
Qi Chen, L. Palmer Fox Professor of Business Administration, Duke University
Professor Chen’s research bridges empirical and theoretical approaches, with several major contributions to the fields of banking, market feedback, and managerial accounting. Among his most influential works is the paper “Price Informativeness and Investment Sensitivity to Stock Price,” published in the Review of Financial Studies, which demonstrates how managers in publicly traded firms learn from stock prices when making investment decisions.
Chandra Kanodia, Professor and Arthur Andersen & Co. Kullberg Chair, University of Minnesota
Professor Kanodia’s extensive contributions to the field of accounting have shaped the understanding of the two-way interactions between firms’ reporting choices and their investment decisions. Among his most cited works, “Accounting Conservatism and the Efficiency of Debt Contracts” in the Journal of Accounting Research establishes how excessive conservatism can impair contracting efficiency. His research has inspired a broad body of follow-up studies on investment efficiency and accounting standard-setting.
Final Program
To be announced in 2026.