INSEAD Accounting Symposium

12 - 14 May '24

INSEAD Accounting Symposium

INSEAD Fontainebleau Campus

By Invitation Only

INSEAD Fontainebleau Campus

Open to: By Invitation Only

12 - 14 May '24

INSEAD Accounting Symposium

INSEAD Fontainebleau Campus

By Invitation Only

INSEAD Fontainebleau Campus

Open to: By Invitation Only

Welcome to the IAS 2024 Website

13 & 14 May 2024
INSEAD Europe Campus

Organised by Professors Gavin Cassar & Elsa Juliani

The symposium is by invitation only.

There is no charge to attend the symposium. However, you are responsible for all your travel expenses.

Given the intimate nature of our symposium, we request all participants to attend both days of the symposium.

Invited speakers

Daniel Bens, INSEAD
Aiyesha Dey, Harvard University
Yonca Ertimur, University of Colorado
Grace Fan, Singapore Management University
Kevin Smith, Stanford University
Mohan Venkatachalam, Duke University
Matt Philips, MIT

Programme

The symposium follows a typical day-and-a-half programme, commencing with a welcome reception on 12 May 2024, five presentations and a symposium dinner on 13 May 2024, and two presentations on 14 May 2024 with the symposium adjourning after lunch time.

Given the intimate nature of our symposium, we request all participants to attend both days of the symposium.

NOTE: The full programme with all details will only be sent by email to the IAS 2024 participants and speakers.

Sunday, 12 May 2024


12:00	Bus departs from Paris-Gare de Lyon, Esplanade Marcel Beynard, and will make the 2 following stops in Fontainebleau (go to page 7 for detail instructions): • 1st stop ‘rue Tavernier’ (next to Mercure Hotel) and • 2nd stop ‘rue Denécourt’ (next to Aigle Noir Hotel).
17:30-19:30	Welcome Cocktail Venue: Professor Deigan MORRIS’ house – 5 Boulevard Maginot, in Fontainebleau (please see attached map)

Monday, 13 May 2024

08:30-09:00	Welcome Breakfast
09:00-10:00	Presentation: What if there were no Annual Reports? Evidence from the Great Postal Strike of 1970 Presenter: Mohan VENKATACHALAM, Duke University
10:00-10:30	30 minutes break
10:30-11:30	Presentation: Does Reducing Information Processing Costs Enhance Environmental Justice? Presenter: Grace FAN, Singapore Management University
11:45-13:00	Buffet Lunch at Le Cercle (starting with a Group Photo if weather permits)
13:00-14:00	Presentation: Do Corporate Insiders Respond to Variation in SEC Scrutiny? Presenter: Daniel BENS, INSEAD
14:00-14:30	30 minutes break
14:30-15:30	Presentation: Allocation of Board Leadership Rights: Evidence from Lead Independent Directors’ Responsibilities Presenter: Yonca ERTIMUR, University of Colorado
15:30-16:00	30 minutes break
16:00-17:00	Presentation: Odd Lots and Optics: Window Dressing in Response to Scrutiny. Presenter: Matt Philipps, MIT

Dinner at Restaurant Les Prémices in Bourron-Marlotte

18:45	Bus departs from outside of the main gates of the Fontainebleau Castle (Place du Généralde Gaulle/Rue Magenta) - (see attached map for meeting point details).
19:15-22:30	Cocktail and Dinner at Les Prémices
22:30	Bus departs from the Restaurant back to Fontainebleau – (1st stop ‘rue Tavernier’ next to Mercure Hotel and 2nd stop ‘rue Denecourt’ next to Aigle Noir Hotel).

Tuesday, 14 May 2024

08:30-09:00	Breakfast
09:00-10:00	Presentation: Climate Risk Disclosure and Risk Sharing in Financial Markets Presenter: Kevin SMITH, Stanford University
10:00-10:30	30 minutes break
10:30-11:30	Presentation: The SEC’s Pay Versus Performance Disclosure: Do Investors Care? Presenter: Aiyesha DEY, Harvard University
11:45 – 13:00	Buffet Lunch at Mercure Hotel
13:00	Bus departs from 'Rue Tavernier' to Charles de Gaulle Airport
14:00	Bus departs from 'Rue Tavernier' to Paris-Gare de Lyon (1st stop around 15:15) and Paris-Gare du Nord (2nd stop around 15:45)

Participant list

LASTNAME	FIRSTNAME	AFFILIATION
ABRAMOVA	Inna	London Business School
ALI	Waqar	HEC Paris
AMIRASLANI	Hami	INSEAD
ANDREANI	Martina	INSEAD
BARRIOS	John	Washington University
BENS*	Daniel	INSEAD
BOURVEAU	Thomas	Columbia University
BRADSHAW	Mark	Boston College
BROCHET	François	Boston University
CADMAN	Brian	University of Utah
CAPKUN	Vedran	HEC Paris
CARTER	Mary Ellen	Boston College
CASSAR	Gavin	INSEAD
CHEN	Cai	INSEAD
CHU	Jenny	Cambridge University
CHYCHYLA	Roman	University of Miami
deHAAN	Ed	Stanford University
DEY*	Aiyesha	Harvard University
DIERYNCK	Bart	Tilburg University
DIKOLLI	Shane	University of Virginia
ERTAN	Aytekin	London Business School
ERTIMUR*	Yonca	University of Colorado
FAN*	Grace	Singapore Management University
FLAM	Rachel	London Business School
FRANCO	Francesca	Bocconi University
FRIEDMAN	Henry	University of California - Los Angeles
HEINLE	Mirko	University of Pennsylvania
HUANG	Ying	INSEAD
JOOS	Peter	INSEAD
JULIANI	Elsa	INSEAD
KEUSCH	Thomas	INSEAD
KRAFT	Pepa	HEC Paris
LAPORTE	Douglas	Washington University
LAWRENCE	Alastair	London Business School
LIAO	Scott	University of Toronto
MICHAELI	Beatrice	University of California - Los Angeles
MONAHAN	Steven	University of Utah
MORRIS	Deigan	INSEAD
OLBERT	Marcel	London Business School
PACKARD	Heidi	University of Michigan
PHILLIPS*	Matt	MIT
PLUMLEE	Marlene	University of Utah
SCHUTT	Harm	Tilburg University
SMITH*	Kevin	Stanford University
SONG	Shiwon	INSEAD
SRIDHARAN	Suhas	Emory University
TAMAYO	Ane	London School of Economics
TSENG	Ayung	University of California - Davis
VENKATACHALAM*	Mohan	Duke University
VINCEZI	Roberto	Bocconi University
WONG	Franco	University of Toronto
WU	Xi	University of California - Berkeley
YILMAZATILLA	Derin	INSEAD