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British Accounting and Finance Association - Doctoral Masterclasses
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DATE: Tuesday 14th April 2026
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Time8:309:009:1510:4511:1512:1513:4514:3015:3017:0017:3019:00-19:1520:00
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Registration: Conference Aston Building Reception Area/ Ground Floor Area (MBA Lounge)Welcome: Professor Ali Bidgeli, Associate Dean Research and Enterprise, Aston Business School. Opening Remarks: Professor Khaled Hussainey, Bangor University, Professor Florian Gebreiter, Durham University, The Great Hall (MB0) Main Building (Ground Floor)Parallel Session A1 Auditing: Ilias Basioudis, and Khaled Hussainey Room MB0 Great HallTea/Coffee: Conference Aston Building Reception Area/ Ground Floor Area (MBA Lounge)Plenary Session 1: Keynote Speaker - Emeritus Professor Andy Stark, University of Manchester, 'Fifty plus years in academic life in accounting and finance - personal reflections on that time', Chairpersons Professors Kevin McMeeking and Jia Liu, The Great Hall (MB0), Main Building (Ground Floor)Parallel Session B1 Corporate Governance 2: Niamh Brennan, Andrews Owusu Room MB0 Great HallLunch Break: Conference Aston Building Reception Area/ Ground Floor Area (MBA Lounge)Plenary Session 2: Keynote Speaker - Professor Aziza Laguecir, EDHEC Business School, France, 'Crafting Impactful Research in Accounting', Chairpersons Professors Khaled Hussainey and Florian Gebreiter, The Great Hall (MB0) Main Building (Ground Floor)Parallel Session C1 Corporate Governance 3: Andrews Owusu and Karen McBride Room MB0 Great HallTea/Coffee: Conference Aston Building Reception Area/ Ground Floor Area (MBA Lounge)Parallel Session D1 Behaviour Finance / corporate finance: Atul Shah and Khaled Hussainey Room MB0 Great HallConcluding Remarks: Professor Kevin McMeeking, University of Bristol, Great Hall (MB0) Main Building (Ground Floor)Doctoral Masterclass Group Dinner: Conference Aston Restaurant (Ground Floor)
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Parallel Session A2 Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies 1: Kemi Yekini and Collins Ntim Room MB161AParallel Session B2 Financial Markets and Institutions: Jia Liu and Florian Gebreiter Room MB161AParallel Session C2 Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Accounting 2: Keith Hoskin and Kevin McMeeking Room MB161AParallel Session D2 Accounting and Finance in Emerging Economies 2 / auditing: Aziza Laguecir and Collins Ntim Room MB161A
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Parallel Session A3 Corporate Finance: Jia Liu and Len Skerratt, Room MB185Parallel Session B3 Interdisciplinary on Accounting 1: Lisa Jack and Keith Hoskin Room MB185Parallel Session C3 Corporate Finance 2: Len Skerratt and Andrew Stark Room MB185Parallel Session D3 Corporate governance / financial reporting and accounting : Elisabeth Dedman and Kevin McMeeking Room MB185
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Parallel Session A4 Corporate Governance 1: Niamh Brennan and Michelle Stirk Room MB161BParallel Session B4 Financial Reporting and Accounting 2: Kevin McMeeking and Elisabeth Dedman Room MB161BResponsible Use of Generative AI in Research Idea Generation Workshop' Charlie Cai (BAR) and Robert Faff Room MB161B (Only for Delegates who booked a place)Parallel Session D4 Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Accounting 3: Trevor Hopper and Keith Hoskin Room MB161B
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Parallel Session A5 Finanical Reporting and Accounting 1: Alaa Zalata and Andrew Stark Room MB164Parallel Session B5 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Accounting Education: Greg Stoner and Joan Ballantine Room MB164Parallel Session C5 Asset pricing , financial data science and econometrics / financial markets and institutions Atul Shah and Khaled Hussainey Room MB164Parallel Session D5 Financial Reporting and Accounting 3 Alaa Zalata and Andrews Owusu Room MB164
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Parallel Session A6 Management Accounting / Accounting History: Trevor Hopper, Karen McBride and Lisa Jack Room MB162 Parallel Session B6 Accounting Information Systems and Emerging Technologies: Len Skerratt, Philippe Lassou. Room MB162Parallel Session D6 Various Collins Ntim and Michelle Stirk Room MB162
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Parallel Session A7 Public sector and charities / taxation: Joan Ballantine and Greg Stoner Room MB108Parallel Session B7 Audit and financial accounting and reporting: Ilias Basioudis and Alaa Zalata Room MB108Parallel Session D7 Taxation: Len Skerratt Room MB108
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