AFAANZ COMMITTEES
AFAANZ program success is made possible by the dedication and hard work of our committees. Each member has contributed their time, expertise, and passion to ensure that our programs run smoothly and effectively. Below, we proudly recognize the individuals and who have played a vital role in our efforts.
CONFERENCE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE 2025
| Topic | Contact | University |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting History | Maryam Safari | RMIT University |
| Accounting and Technology | Ogen Yigitbasioglu | Queensland University of Technology |
| Asset Pricing, Finance (Other) | Nuttawat Visaltanachoti | Massey University |
| Auditing | Yuyu Zhang | Queensland University of Technology |
| Auditing | George Shan | University of Western Australia |
| Auditing | Soon-Yeow Phang | Monash University |
| Corporate Finance | Rui Zhong | University of Western Australia |
| Corporate Finance | Limin Xu | University of Adelaide |
| Corporate Finance | Terry Pan | Macquarie University |
| Corporate Governance | Anna Bedford | University of Technology, Sydney |
| Corporate Governance | Muhammad Nadeem | University of Queensland |
| Corporate Governance | Harj Singh | Curtin University |
| Corporate Social Responsibility | Fang Hu | Griffith University |
| Corporate Social Responsibility | Sudipta Bose | University of Newcastle |
| Corporate Social Responsibility | Rebecca Bachmann | Macquarie University |
| Corporate Social Responsibility | Umesh Sharma | University of Waikato |
| Corporate Social Responsibility | Sudipta Bose | University of Newcastle |
| Critical Perspectives | Kevin Huang | University of Wollongong |
| Education | Meredith Tharapos | RMIT University |
| Education | Amrinder Khosa | University of Tasmania |
| Financial Accounting | Borhan Bhuiyan | Massey University |
| Financial Accounting | Bikram Chatterjee | Otago University |
| Financial Accounting | Lili Dai | University of NSW |
| Finance - Other | George Wu | Massey University |
| Interdisciplinary | Peni Fukofuka | University of Canterbury |
| Management Accounting | Linda Chang | University of NSW |
| Public Sector/Not for Profit | Tarek Rana | RMIT University |
| Taxation | Elizabeth Morton | Curtin University |
EDUCATION SUB-COMMITTEE
Current Sub-committee Members:
- David Bond (Co-Chair)
- Nicola Beatson (Co-Chair and member of the board)
- Reza Tajaddini (member)
- Nikki Schonfeldt (member)
- Meredith Tharapos (member)
- James Wakefield (member)
RESEARCH SUB-COMMITTEE
Current Sub-committee Members:
| Name | University |
|---|---|
| Michaela Rankin (Co-chair) | Monash University |
| Martin Bugeja (Co-chair) | University of Technology Sydney |
| Julie Harrison (Board Member) | University of Auckland |
| Xing Han | University of Auckland |
| Chelsea Liu | University of Adelaide |
| Rui Zhong | University of Western Australia |
| Mona Nikidehaghani | University of Wollongong |
| Lili Dai | University of NSW |
| Jodie Moll | Queensland University of Technology |
Best PhD Award Committee
- Chelsea Liu
- Divesh Shama
- Jodie Moll
- Ralph Kober
- Syrus Islam
- Michaela Rankin (member of the board)
Research Grant Assessment Committee
- Michaela Rankin (Chair)
- Alex Wang
- Eunice Khoo
- Sander De Groote
- Sudipta Bose
- Tien-Wei Hwang
- Sunyoung Kim
- Millicent Chang
- Tom Scott
- Nelson Ma
- Chen Zheng
- Syed Jawad Hussain Shahzad
- Searat Ali
- Hae Won Jung
- Thu Phuong Pham
- Amy Kwan
- Zahirul Hoque
- Subhash Abhayawansa
- Mona Nikidehaghani