2023 Schedule | Kellogg Accounting Conference

Friday, September 29, 2023

12:00-1:00pm	Conference Check In Begins Kellogg Global Hub White Auditorium (KGH 2200)
1:00-1:10pm	Opening Remarks Andrew J. Leone, Northwestern University Department Chair, Kellogg Accounting Information and Management Keith I. DeLashmutt Professor
1:10-2:10pm	Session One Paper: Spillover Effects of Fee Transparency: Evidence from the Corporate Bond Market Presenter: Tom Hagenberg, Northwestern University Discussant: Regina Wittenberg Moerman, University of Southern California Moderator: Andrew J. Leone, Northwestern University
2:10-2:35pm	Break
2:35-3:35pm	Session Two Paper: Overreliance on Data in Forecasting Presenter: Lindsay Gallo, University of Michigan Discussant: Salman Arif, University of Minnesota Moderator: Aaron Yoon, Northwestern University
3:45-4:00pm	Break
4:00-5:00pm	Session Three Paper: Platform-provided Disclosure on Investor Base and Entrepreneurial Success: Evidence from Crowdfunding Presenter: Xiumin Martin, Washington University Discussant: Jessie Watkins, University of Notre Dame Moderator: Georg Rickmann, Northwestern University
5:00-6:00pm	Reception Kellogg Global Hub, White Auditorium Balcony
6:00-8:00pm	Dinner Kellogg Global Hub, White Auditorium (KGH 2200)

Saturday, September 30, 2023

7:30-9:00AM	Breakfast Buffet (Served 7:30-8:45AM) James L. Allen Kellogg Executive Center – Park Dining Room
9:15-10:15am	Session Four Paper: Competition Enforcement and Accounting for Intangible Capital Presenter: Chris Stewart, University of Chicago Discussant: Paul Hribar, University of Iowa Moderator: Sugata Roychowdhury, Northwestern University
10:15-10:40am	Break
10:40-11:40am	Session Five Paper: Mobile Internet and Analyst Forecast Performance Presenter: Ewa Sletten, Ohio State University Discussant: Ken Merkley, University of Indiana Moderator: Jung Min Kim, Northwestern University
11:40am-11:45am	Closing Remarks Sugata Roychowdhury, Northwestern University DeWitt W. Buchanan Jr. Professor Accounting Information and Management Department
11:45-12:30pm	To-Go Box Lunches Available

Location

All events will occur in the White Auditorium of the Kellogg Global Hub; KGH 2200.

From the Global Hub Main Entrance, please turn right after our Front Desk and take the stairway up to the second floor. Turn left at the windows of the French Quarter, and the White Auditorium will be on your right at the end of the hallway.

Accessible entrance: From the main entrance, cross Gies Plaza and take the elevator bank closest to the lake. Exit on the 2nd floor; the White Auditorium is located at the end of the hall, to the left when you exit the elevator.

Conference Flow

For each session, there are 20-minutes for the presenter, followed by 15-minutes for the discussant, closing with a 25-minute moderated Q&A before a break.