8-9 December 2023
Cambridge, UK
The RAST Conference explores current topics in accounting research.
Our goal is to discuss some of the most relevant issues at the forefront of academic research and wider society
today.
Papers accepted for presentation at the annual RAST Conference relate to topics such as valuation, accounting
quality, and fundamental analysis.
We thank Cambridge Business Publishers for their sponsorship of the RAST conference.
This event is by invitation only.
Schedule
Day 1 | Friday 8 December 2023
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 11:15-12:00 | Registration opens |
| 12:00-13:15 | Lunch |
| 13:30-13:35 | Welcome Dean Gishan Dissanaike, Cambridge Judge Business School, University of Cambridge |
| 13:35-14:30 | Session 1: Voluntary Governance Disclosures by Activist Investors: The Role of Activist Expectations Presenter: Jordan Schoenfeld, University of Utah Discussant: Xi Li, London School of Economics and Political Science Moderator: Jenny Chu, University of Cambridge |
| 14:30-15:25 | Session 2: Consensus Credit Ratings: A View from Banks Presenter: Ben Lourie, University of California Irvine Discussant: Maria Correia, London School of Economics and Political Science Moderator: Jenny Chu, University of Cambridge |
| 15:25-15:55 | Break |
| 15:55-16:50 | Session 3: Financial Information and Diverging Beliefs Presenter: Irina Luneva, University of Pennsylvania Discussant: Matthew Lyle, Emory University Moderator: Marion Boisseau-Sierra, University of Cambridge |
| 16:50-17:30 | Session 4: Corporate Carbon Emission Statements Presenter: Stefan Reichelstein, Stanford University Moderator: Marion Boisseau-Sierra, University of Cambridge |
| 17:30-18:30 | Cocktail Hour |
| 18:30-20:30 | Dinner |
Day 2 | Saturday 9 December 2023
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:30-10:15 | Optional University of Cambridge walking tour |
| 10:15-10:45 | Tea and light refreshments |
| 10:45-11:40 | Session 5: Diversity Targets Presenter: Wei Cai, Columbia University Discussant: Laura Starks, University of Texas at Austin Moderator: Rafael Rogo, University of Cambridge |
| 11:40– 12:35 | Session 6: Decentralised Finance (DeFi) Assurance Audit Adoption and Capital Markets Effects Presenter: Janja Brendel, Chinese University of Hong Kong Discussant: Preeti Choudhary, University of Arizona Moderator: Rafael Rogo, University of Cambridge |
| 12:35-13:50 | Lunch |
| 13:55-14:50 | Session 7: Crypto-Influencers Presenter: Mark Piorkowski, Indiana University Discussant: Alan Jagolinzer, University of Cambridge Moderator: Sarah Kröchert, University of Cambridge |
| 14:50-15:30 | Session 8: Is it All Hype? ChatGPT’s Performance and Disruptive Potential in the Accounting and Auditing Industries Presenter: David Wood, Brigham Young University Moderator: Sarah Kröchert, University of Cambridge |
| 15:30-15:35 | Poll (Best Paper and Best Discussant) |
| 15:35-16:00 | Awards and announcements Lakshmanan Shivakumar, RAST Managing Editor |
Conference organisers
- Lakshmanan Shivakumar, London Business School
- Jenny Chu, Cambridge Judge Business School
- Alan Jagolinzer, Cambridge Judge Business School
- Rafael Rogo, Cambridge Judge Business School
Review of Accounting Studies
Managing Editor
- Lakshmanan Shivakumar, London Business School
Editors
- Elizabeth Blankespoor, University of Washington
- Jennifer Blouin, University of Pennsylvania
- Patricia Dechow, University of Southern California
- Yonca Ertimur, University of Colorado Boulder
- Paul Fischer, University of Pennsylvania
- Henry Friedman, University of California, Los Angeles
- Russell Lundholm, University of British Columbia
- Miguel Minutti-Meza, University of Miami
- Gaizka Ormazabal, IESE Business School
- Stephen Penman, Columbia University
- Stefan Reichelstein, Stanford University
- Scott Richardson, London Business School
- Richard Sloan, University of Southern California
Hosting support
Hosting support comes from the Cambridge Centre for Financial Reporting & Accountability and Cambridge Business Publishers.
