2026 Virginia Tech Accounting Research Conference Agenda

June 26, 2026 (Friday)

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Check-in at Boeing Auditorium, Academic Building One
3625 Potomac Ave., Alexandria, VA 22305, United States

11:30 a.m. - 12:55 p.m.
Lunch

12:55 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Chair Opening Remarks

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Paper 1: Vishal Baloria (University of Connecticut): "Do voters inform managers' capital allocation decisions?"

1:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Coffee Break

2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Paper 2: Vivek Pandey (University of Rochester): "Geopolitical Tensions and Supply Chain Disclosures: Evidence from Shipment Redactions"

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Coffee Break

3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Paper 3: Nicole Donahoo (BYU): "Accounting in the Courtroom: When Analysis Becomes Performance"

3:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Free Time / Transition to Cruise Boarding Location

6:00 p.m.
Cruise Boarding

6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Cruise on the Potomac River
Reception and Dinner

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast at Boeing Auditorium, Academic Building One

9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Paper 4: Allison Hickey (University of Memphis): "The Weight of Expectations: Perceived Unmet Expectations and Self-Affirmation on Auditor Skeptical Actions"

9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Coffee Break

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Paper 5: Jake Krupa (UMass): "Stakeholder Engagement with PCAOB Website Data"

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Coffee Break

11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Paper 6: Charles McClure (University of Chicago): "Intangible Capital"

11:45 a.m.
Conference Concludes
Boxed Lunch