Columbia Junior Accounting Conference
David Geffen Hall, 645 West 130th Street (Room 590), Columbia Business School
March 1, 2024, 8:00 am – 6:00pm, Reception, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
An annual full-day conference to bring together young scholars in the field of accounting to discuss early-stage innovative research.
Marriott Hotel (Columbia University Corporate Rate direct booking)
Courtyard New York Manhattan/Central Park
Junior Accounting Conference Schedule
| Time | Agenda |
|---|---|
| 8:00-8:50 am | Breakfast |
| 8:50-9:05 am | Welcome Address (Shiva Rajgopal, Accounting Division Chair) |
| 9:05-9:10 am | Conference Kick-off |
| 9:10-10:10 am | “Hedge Fund Activism and Science” |
| 10:10-10:30 am | BREAK |
| 10:30-11:30 am | “Global Harmonization and National Comparability” |
| 11:30-11:50 am. | BREAK |
| 11:50-12:50 pm | “Navigating the Income Tides: How Customer Income Variability Shapes Corporate Earnings Risk” |
| 12:50-2:00 pm | LUNCH |
| 2:10-3:10 pm | “The Effects of Decreased Financial Statement Comparability” |
| 3:10-3:30 pm | BREAK |
| 3:30-4:30 pm | “Carbon Accounting Quality: Measurement and the Role of Assurance?” |
| 4:30-4:50 pm | BREAK |
| 4:50-5:50 pm | "Catalysts for Climate Solutions: Corporate Responses to Venture Capital Financing of Climate-tech Startups" |
| 5:50-6:00 pm | Closing Remarks |
| 6:00-6:10 pm | Transition to Henry R. Kravis Hall |