The University of Hong Kong
Organizer: Area of Accounting and Law, HKU Business School
HKU Summer Accounting Conference
The inaugural HKU Summer Accounting Conference will take place on July 5-6, 2025, at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) Business School. On July 4, we will hold a doctoral consortium, providing invited accounting doctoral students from around the world with the opportunity to learn from our distinguished lineup of professors.
For the conference, we welcome Professor Joanna Wu (University of Rochester) and Professor Anup Srivastava (University of Calgary) as our keynote speakers. In addition to keynote speeches, there will be eight research paper presentations with discussions. Here is the lineup of VIPs for the conference and doctoral consortium.
Keynote speakers
- Joanna Wu, University of Rochester
- Anup Srivastava, University of Calgary
Discussants
- Ole-Kristian Hope, University of Toronto
- Xiumin Martin, Washington University at St. Louis
- Jeffrey Ng, The University of Hong Kong
- Sugata Roychowdhury, Northwestern University
- Susan Shu, Boston College
- Albert Tsang, Southern University of Science and Technology
- Liandong Zhang, Singapore Management University
- Tianyu Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Presenters
- Sterling Huang, New York University Shanghai
- Bin Li , Vanderbilt University
- Mark Ma, University of Pittsburgh
- Marcel Olbert, London Business School
- Nikki Skinner, University of Colorado Boulder
- Xixi Xiao, The University of Hong Kong
- Aaron Yoon, Northwestern University
- Chenqi Zhu, University of California at Irvine
Doctoral consortium instructors
- Luo Zuo, National University of Singapore
- Joanna Wu, University of Rochester
- Aaron Yoon, Northwestern University
- Sterling Huang, New York University Shanghai
- Tianyu Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
The registration fee is HKD2300 per person, which includes coffee breaks, lunch, and dinner. The fee is waived for the above VIPs, as well as HKU faculty members and PhD students. Participants are responsible for making their own transportation and accommodation arrangements. Registration Link
8.30 – 8:55 am
Registration
9 :00 –11:50 pm
Session 1
Instructor: Luo Zuo, National University of Singapore
Topic 1: Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting
Topic 2: China-Related Research in Accounting
12:00 – 1:40 pm
Lunch
Venue: KK Leung Building, Level 14, Senior Common Room
2:00 – 3:20 pm
Session 2
Instructor: Joanna Wu, University of Rochester
Topic: Geopolitics, Corporate Disclosure, and Firm Information Environment
3:30 – 4:50 pm
Session 3
Instructor: Aaron Yoon, Northwestern University
Topic: Accounting for Firm ESG Efforts: An Overview of the History, Frictions and Opportunities
5:00 – 5:50 pm
Session 4
Instructors: Sterling Huang, NYU Shanghai and Tianyu Zhang, CUHK, Shenzhen
Topic: Pathways to Academia: Guidance for PhD Students Aspiring to Work in China and the Rest of Asia
8.20 – 8:50 am
8.50 – 9:00 am
Registration
Welcome Speech by Pingyang Gao, Associate Dean (Taught Postgraduate); Zhang Yonghong Professor in Accounting
Moderator: Xixi Xiao, University of Hong Kong
9 :00 – 9:45 am
Keynote Speech 1: Joanna Wu, University of Rochester
Topic: Independence at What Cost? Regulation, Accounting Careers, and Human Capital
9:45 – 10:30 am
Keynote Speech 2: Anup Srivastava, University of Calgary
Topic: From Intangibles to Natural Capital Accounting: A Long Road Ahead
10:30 – 10:35 am
10:35 – 11:00 am
Group Photo Session
Coffee Break
11:00 –11:50 am
Paper 1: Taxes and the Global Spillovers of AI Investments
Presenter: Marcel Olbert, London Business School
Discussant: Jeffrey Ng, The University of Hong Kong
Moderator: Charles Kang, University of Hong Kong
12:00 – 1:15 pm
Lunch
Venue: KK Leung Building, Level 14, Senior Common Room
1:30 – 2:20 pm
Paper 2: Crypto Fraud and Investing Behavior
Presenter: Chenqi Zhu, University of California at Irvine
Discussant: Xiumin Martin, Washington University at St. Louis
Moderator: Anson Jiang, University of Hong Kong
2:20 – 3:10 pm
Paper 3: Inside the Blackbox of Firm Environmental Efforts: Evidence from Emissions Reduction Initiatives
Presenter: Aaron Yoon, Northwestern University
Discussant: Albert Tsang, Southern University of Science and Technology
Moderator: Anson Jiang, University of Hong Kong
3:10 – 3:40 pm
Coffee Break
3:40 – 4:30 pm
Paper 4: Frivolous or Meritorious Lawsuits? Judicial Efficiency and Corporate Disclosure
Presenter: Sterling Huang, New York University Shanghai
Discussant: Tianyu Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Moderator: Ruishen Zhang, University of Hong Kong
4:30 – 5:20 pm
Paper 5: Do Audited Financial Reports Provide a False Sense of Security? Evidence from the Wall Street Crash of 1929
Presenter: Bin Li, Vanderbilt University
Discussant: Liandong Zhang, Singapore Management University
Moderator: Ruishen Zhang, University of Hong Kong
5:20 – 6:00 pm
Travel to Conference Dinner Restaurant
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Conference Dinner
Venue: Victoria Harbour Restaurant, Shop 243, 2/F, The Westwood, 8 Belcher’s Street, Shek Tong Tsui. HKU MTR Station, Exit C2
9:00 – 9:50 am
Paper 6: Non-Financial Disclosure Dispersion in Financial Reports
Presenter: Nikki Skinner, University of Colorado Boulder
Discussant: Sugata Roychowdhury, Northwestern University
Moderator: Charles Kang, University of Hong Kong
9:50 – 10:20 am
10:20 – 11:10 am
Paper 7: Mandatory Pay Disclosure and Corporate Human Capital Investment
Presenter: Xixi Xiao, The University of Hong Kong
Discussant: Susan Shu, Boston College
Moderator: Keri Hu, University of Hong Kong
11:10 – 12:00 pm
Paper 8: Do Pay Range Disclosure Laws Affect Employee Compensation? Evidence from H-1B Workers
Presenter: Mark Ma, University of Pittsburgh
Discussant: Ole-Kristian Hope, University of Toronto
Moderator: Doyeon Kim, University of Hong Kong
12:00 – 12:10 pm
Closing Remarks by Jeffrey Ng, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Professor in Accounting; Associate Director, HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute, University of Hong Kong
12:10 – 1:30 pm
Lunch, Buffet Style
Venue: Lecture Room LE2, Library Extension Building
Transportation
- By MTR: Get onto the Campus from HKU Station (Exit A2) and take the lift to the Upper Level of University Street.
- By Taxi: From Admiralty or Central to Cotton Tree Drive to Robinson Road to Kotewall Road. Turn right onto University Drive.
Doctoral Consortium: KK315, K.K. Leung Building
Conference: Hui Pun Hing Lecture Hall, Lecture Room LE1, Library Extension Building
Hotel Jen Hong Kong by Shangri-La
Address:
508 Queen’s Road West, Western District, Hong Kong
Discounted Room Rate: $950 + 13% (Room only)
Cut-off date: 21 June 2025
Courtyard Hong Kong
Address:
167 Connaught Road West, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong
Discounted Room Rate: $1,080 – 1,400 +13%
Cut-off date: 16 June 2025
Oasis Aurum 181 Hotel
Address:
181 Connaught Road West, Hong Kong
Room Rate: $1,170 + 13% (Room only)
Address
Hui Pun Hing Lecture Hall,
Lecture Room LE1,
Library Extension Building,
The University of Hong Kong
Organizing Committee
10:30 – 11:00 am