2023 Virginia Tech Accounting Research Conference Agenda

May 19, 2023 (Friday)

8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Breakfast

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Welcome remarks by Dr. Robert Davidson, Department Head, Department of Accounting and Information Systems, Pamplin College of Business, Virginia Tech

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Paper 1: Musaib Ashraf (Michigan State): “Should Accountants Upskill? Evidence from Demand for Auditors with Cybersecurity Expertise”
Discussant: Michelle Lowry (Virginia Tech)

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Paper 2: David Tsui (USC): “Determinants of Insider Trading Windows”
Discussant: Pengfei Ye (Virginia Tech)

11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Paper 3: Brad Hepfer (Texas A&M): “Hidden in Plain Sight: Havens and Captives”
Discussant: Ben Osswald (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Break

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Paper 4: Dereck Barr-Pulliam (University of Louisville): “How Valuation Specialists Influence Fair Value Measurements”
Discussant: Sarah Stein (Virginia Tech)

3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Free Time

5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Reception

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Dinner

8:00 p.m.
Optional Charity Poker Tournament 

May 20, 2023 (Saturday)

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Paper 5: Sarah Stuber (Texas A&M): “Auditor Scrutiny and Bank Loan Portfolio Composition”
Discussant: Mailyn Fernandez (Virginia Tech)

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Break

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
Paper 6: Tyler Kleppe (University of Kentucky): “Mandatory Disclosure and Corporate Green Innovation”
Discussant: Andrew Acito (Virginia Tech)

12:00 p.m.
Conference Concludes,  Boxed Lunch,
Optional hike in the afternoon
Optional BBQ after the hike