9.00 am

OPENING REMARKS AND WELCOME

Dr Mark Shying – Research Director, Australian Accounting Standards Board

University of New South Wales

9.15 am

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr Keith Kendall – Chair, Australian Accounting Standards Board

Australian Journal of Management

Associate Professor Andrew Jackson, University of New South Wales – Editor-in-Chief

10.00am

Research Topic 1: An evaluation of the impacts of the adoption of AASB 15 Revenue from Contracts with Customers

Research team:

·         Dr Le Ma, University of Technology Sydney

·         Professor Peter Wells, University of Technology Sydney

·         Associate Professor Helen Spiropoulos, University of Technology Sydney

·         Sebastian Onie, University of Technology Sydney

PANEL DISCUSSION

Facilitator: Alison White

Panellists:

·         Sean Hughes, Commissioner at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission

·         Martin Lawrence, Director at Ownership Matters

·         Sanjay Khushu, Executive Director | Group Financial Control at Telstra

·         Tracey Driver, Consultant and retired Audit Partner at KPMG Australia

AUDIENCE DISCUSSION AND Q&A

12.30 pm

Research Topic 2: Presentation prominence: Does it matter to non-professional investors? The case of ‘Other Comprehensive Income’

Research team:

·         Dr Troy Yao, Queensland University of Technology

·         Associate Professor Tyge Kummer, Queensland University of Technology

·         Associate Professor Majella Percy, Griffith University

·         Emeritus Professor Jenny Stewart, Griffith University.

PANEL DISCUSSION

Facilitator: Toby Langley

Panellists:

·         David Wilson, Deputy Head of Australian Equities, Growth at First Sentier Investors

·         Marc Smit, Head of Group Accounting Policy & Reporting Assurance at National Australia Bank

·         Robert Sharma, Head Accounting Services at the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority

AUDIENCE DISCUSSION AND Q&A

2.15 pm

Research Topic 3: Decision Usefulness: A re-examination of the information needs of non-profit GPFR users

Research team:

·         Dr Craig Furneaux, Queensland University of Technology

·         Professor David Gilchrist, University of Western Australia

·         Associate Professor Andrew West, Queensland University of Technology

·        Dr Yuyu Zhang, Queensland University of Technology

PANEL DISCUSSION

Facilitator: David Holland

Panellists:

·         The Hon Dr Gary John, Commissioner at the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission

·         Caitriona Fay, Managing Partner, Perpetual Private at Perpetual Limited

·         Cameron Power, Chief Financial Officer and General Manager Corporate Services, Education Services Australia

·         Professor Matthew Hall, Professor of Accounting at Monash University

AUDIENCE DISCUSSION AND Q&A

4.00 pm

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Evidence-based Standard-setting
Professor Ann Tarca – International Accounting Standards Board

4.30 pm

CLOSING REMARKS

Dr Keith Kendall – Chair, Australian Accounting Standards Board
Associate Professor Noel Harding – School of Accounting, University of New South Wales

4.40 pm

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