WELCOME
The AFAANZ mission is to promote and maintain excellence in the fields of pedagogy, practice, and policy in accounting, finance, and other related subjects through the development of teaching and research in Australia and New Zealand. The 2023 conference is an opportunity to advance this mission and to showcase the skills and contributions of our diverse membership.
The 2024 AFAANZ conference will be held at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland, New Zealand from Sunday June 30 to Tuesday July 2, with the SIG events beginning on Saturday June 29. We will email all members when the conference registration portal opens, but invite you now to submit a paper to the conference below:
30 June - 2 July 2024 at the Cordis, Auckland, New Zealand
It is with great excitement that the AFAANZ Board announce that the 2024 AFAANZ Conference registrations are now open; and we are looking forward to seeing our AFAANZ members at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland from June 30 – July 2, with SIG events beginning on June 29. As the conference is coinciding with Matariki in New Zealand, which signifies the start of the New Year in Māori culture - the theme for the final dinner is "Starry Night". We also welcome our plenary speakers: Professor Sarah McVay from the University of Washington; and Professor Craig Deegan from the University of Tasmania. The registration fees for this year's conference: Early Bird Registration (up until Friday 31st May) AFAANZ Member $790.00 ($890.00 after 31st May) To register for the * discounted rates, please email info@afaanz.org for the discount codes, along with any required documentation to support your discount. Also note that you must be an AFAANZ member to eligible for the discount code. Click HERE to go to the registration page The AFAANZ Board and our sponsors: CA ANZ, CPA Australia and MYOB, and our exhibitors look forward to catching up and connecting! |
The 2025 AFAANZ conference will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Brisbane, Australia from Sunday July 6 to Tuesday July 8, with the SIG events beginning on Saturday July 5.
2023 Conference Review
The AFAANZ Board wishes to thank our AFAANZ Members for making the 2023 conference one of the most successful ever! We had 435 members and exhibitors register for our event over the 4 days, capped off with the final dinner in the Marquis. The conference had a plethora of highlights, including two highly engaging keynotes from Professors Jennifer Joe and Henk Berkman, numerous informative panels and sponsor keynotes, and 250 presentations from AFAANZ members.
Thank you to our Platinum Sponsor: Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, our Gold Sponsor: CPA Australia and our Bronze Sponsor MYOB for their support and contribution to the conference.
Congratulations goes to Professor Phil Hancock, Associate Professor Bryan Howieson and Professor Stephen Taylor who received the Outstanding Contribution to Accounting & Finance Practice Award. Congratulations also to Tom Scott who was awarded Fellowship Membership of AFAANZ for his continuous contributions to AFAANZ. The Peter Brownell Manuscript Award winners Kerry Humphreys and Ken Trotman; the Robert Faff Finance Manuscript Award to Hao Li and Zhisheng Li; and Zhenghang Zhu who won the Best PhD Award.
Also, congratulations to the Best Paper Award winners and also the Outstanding Reviewers Award winners. All winners and categories are listed HERE. AFAANZ research grants were also announced, click HERE to view the grant recipients by Institutional Member Universities. The conference program is available HERE.
Below are some of the main sessions that were recorded by the AV team:
Henk Berkman Plenary
CA ANZ Plenary
CPA Australia Keynote
Photos that were taken at the conference can be viewed HERE
The AFAANZ Board and our sponsors: CA ANZ, CPA Australia and MYOB, and our exhibitors thank you for attending the conference!