Conference Schedule

Wharton Spring Accounting Conference
May 23-24, 2023

All Sessions will be held in Jon M. Huntsman Hall 245
Lunch/Breaks/Breakfast will be held in Jon M. Huntsman Hall 240

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Box Lunches
1:10 p.m. – 1:20 p.m. Conference Welcome
1:20 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Session 1 – Aiyesha Dey (Harvard Business School)
Understanding The Value of DEI Programs: Perspectives from Corporate Leadership
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. – 4:10 p.m. Session 2 – Robert Göx (University of Zurich)
Real Effects of Measuring and Reporting Unrealized Fair Value Gains
4:10 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Break
4:30 p.m. – 5:40 p.m. Session 3 – Allison Nicoletti (Wharton)
Auditor Scrutiny and Bank Loan Portfolio Composition
6:00 p.m – 9:00 p.m. Dinner at Louie Louie
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Session 4 – Eddie Riedl (Boston University)
Valuation Spillover Effects for Regulatory Oversight in the Biotech Industry
9:40 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Break
10:10 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Session 5 – Kristy Towry (Emory University)
Mitigating the Gender Pay Gap: The Role of Pay Raise Budget Framing
11:20 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. Break
11:40 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. Session 6 – John Kepler (Stanford University)
Hybrid Board Meetings
12:50 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Box Lunches

Wharton Spring Accounting Conference