AFAANZ CONFERENCE &

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AFAANZ 2026 Conference

5 July - 7 July 2026

Pullman Albert Park Hotel, Melbourne, Australia

It is with great pleasure and excitement that the AFAANZ Board announces that the 2026 AFAANZ Conference registrations are now open. We are looking forward to seeing our AFAANZ members and friends at the Pullman Albert Park Hotel from July 5 to July 7, with SIG events beginning on July 4.

We also welcome our distinguished plenary speakers: Joan Ballantine, Professor of Accounting at Ulster University; and Robert Knechel, Distinguished Professor and Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar in Accounting, University of Florida

The registration fees for this year's conference are (Early Bird rates are up to 31 May):

AFAANZ Member $990.00
Non-Member $1,400.00
Research Student $690.00 *
Retirees $690.00 *

The system will recognise your current membership, so you do not need any discount codes. If you are not a current member, you can register for both membership and the discounted rate while registering for the Conference.

Click HERE to go to the registration page and HERE to see the current program.

Join us for the Conference Dinner as we celebrate in true 1920s style — an evening of glamour, music, fine dining, and great company. Dust off your flapper dresses, suspenders, pearls, and fedoras, and prepare for a night inspired by the elegance and excitement of the 1920s.

We look forward to celebrating with you in true Gatsby fashion!

At CA ANZ, we know the future of accounting is shaped by the educators, researchers and industry leaders who inspire students, challenge ideas and help the profession evolve. That's why we're proud to once again be a Platinum Sponsor of the AFAANZ Conference and support the academic community in developing the next generation of accounting professionals.

As our CEO shared, this year's conference is an opportunity to connect, share insights and explore the trends shaping accounting education and the profession. From AI and changing student expectations to future skills, workforce needs and attracting talent, professional pathways, policy and the value of the CA Program, we're looking forward to the conversations and collaboration that will help strengthen the profession for years to come.

We're also excited to host our session, Inspiring Accounting Minds: Celebrating Teaching Excellence, exploring how educators, industry and the profession can work together to build a future-ready profession. A highlight will be celebrating the finalists and winners of our inaugural Inspiring Minds Award, endorsed by AFAANZ, recognising first-year accounting educators and initiatives making a real difference in engaging students and creating meaningful learning experiences that leave a lasting impact.

Be sure to visit the CA ANZ stand to connect with our team, share ideas, learn more about our work with the education community, and enjoy some fun along the way with a chance to win exciting prizes.

Thank you for the important role you play in shaping students, strengthening the profession, and helping create future Difference Makers. We look forward to celebrating, learning, and connecting with you at the 2026 AFAANZ Conference.

The Chartered Accountants ANZ Team

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Submissions Open on 6th July 2026

This special issue invites contributions that explore how accounting practices intersect with, and contribute to, broader societal and organisational valuation processes. Our aim is to further the development of a critical and interdisciplinary research agenda that places questions of value and worth at the core of accounting scholarship. What is at stake is not just how valuations are made, but also who makes them, under what conditions and with what consequences.

For all information, click HERE

Special Issues: Call for Papers

Accounting for Biodiversity, Ecosystems, and Species: Impacts, Dependencies, and the State of Nature

Submission deadline: 30 Nov 2026 (submissions open 1 Oct 2026)

Guest editors: Giacomo Pigatto, Jill Atkins, Lino Cinquini, John Dumay, Andrea Tenucci

Call for papers LINK

Are Equity and Inclusion achievable? How equity and inclusion are understood, operate and develop in accounting

Submission deadline: 30 Nov 2026 (submissions open 14 Sep 2026)

Guest editors: Maria Chiara Demartini, Nicholas McGuigan, Marisa Agostini, Valentina Beretta, Valerio Brescia, Sara Trucco

Call for papers LINK

Artificial Intelligence in Sustainability Accounting and Assurance

Submission deadline: 01 Dec 2026 (submissions open 4 May 2026)

Guest editors: Carmen Olsen, Mercedes Luque-Vílchez, Sanjaya Chinthana Kuruppu

Call for papers LINK

Double Materiality in Action: Challenges for Preparers and Users

Submission deadline: 31 Jan 2027 (submissions open 1 Nov 2026)

Guest editors: Salvatore Principale, Giuseppe Nicolò, Rosa Lombardi, Joanna Krasodomska

Call for papers LINK

Don't forget to register for your preferred Special Interest Group (SIG) events when completing your conference registration. SIG events provide excellent opportunities to connect with colleagues, engage in focused discussions, and build networks within your area of research and teaching interest.

Click HERE to register for any SIG event

2026 Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)

ESG Special Interest Group Annual Meeting

Sunday, 5 July 2026 | 8:45 AM to 1:00 PM (Melbourne time/AEST)
State Ballroom 3, Pullman Albert Park Hotel, Melbourne, Australia

Join us at the 2026 AFAANZ ESG Special Interest Group (ESG SIG) Annual Meeting! Connect with leading scholars, standard-setters and practitioners as we explore the future of ESG accounting and disclosure. The event will feature a keynote presentation, updates from accounting standard-setters, and an integrated panel and interactive roundtable discussion with invited panellists and contributions from attendees.

Keynote Speaker: Associate Professor Rencheng Wang, Singapore Management University

Rencheng Wang is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Singapore Management University. Rencheng joined SMU in 2019. He previously taught at The University of Queensland and the University of Melbourne in Australia. He received his PhD from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Rencheng has a broad range of research interests at the intersection of accounting and finance. His work has been published in the Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting and Economics, and The Accounting Review. Learn more about Rencheng at https://acrcwang.github.io/

Event details:

Keynote: Rencheng Wang (SMU), We Are on the Same Planet: A Multi-Stakeholder View

Standard-setter Update: Dr Ao Li, Senior Manager, Australian Accounting Standards Board

Featured Panel Discussion: ESG Research, Reporting and Practice: Challenges and Opportunities

Panel Chair: Professor Ellie Chapple, Queensland University of Technology
Panellists: Professor Peter Clarkson, University of Queensland
                    Associate Professor Rencheng Wang, Singapore Management University
                    Patrick Viljoen, ESG Lead, CPA Australia
                    Dr Keith Kendall, Chair, Australian Accounting Standards Board

Interactive Roundtable Discussion: From Challenges to Collaboration: Future Directions for ESG Research and Practice

You can register either through the AFAANZ conference registration or via ESG SIG meeting-only registration

To apply for membership to the AFAANZ ESG SIG: https://www.afaanz.org/interest-group/esg-special-interest-group. To stay connected, please follow AFAANZ ESG SIG LinkedIn

For queries, please contact Professor Tracy Wang (kun.wang@anu.edu.au), Founding Chair of the AFAANZ ESG SIG, or Dr Stanley Choi (stanley.choi@qut.edu.au), Program Chair of the 2026 AFAANZ ESG SIG Annual Meeting.

2026 FINANCIAL REPORTING FORUM JULY 4

This year we will hold the Forum on July 4 in Melbourne. We will be starting around 1pm given the success of this start time in Brisbane and Auckland and we will finish around 5.30pm with drinks. The format will start as usual with the valuable session with the various accounting standard setting bodies making presentations on current reporting issues. This will include a comprehensive update but with particular focus on hot topics on the agenda. We will also have a session devoted to presentations by PhD students, established academics and practitioners.

HDR PRESENTATIONS: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

We invite students working on PhD (or Master) projects in financial reporting especially projects that are likely to have significant relevance to accounting standards to present papers on their research. This is an opportunity for research students to obtain valuable feedback from an audience with a strong interest in financial reporting. If you are working on a topic for a higher research degree that is likely to have significant relevance to accounting standards and you would like to nominate for the afternoon session you should e-mail an abstract of no more than 300 words to Phil Hancock. (phil.hancock@uwa.edu.au) no later than May 15. Applicants will be notified of the outcome by May 31. If you would like more details, call Phil on 61 8 6488 1835.

ACADEMICS AND PRACTITIONERS: CALL FOR PAPERS

The Forum also provides an opportunity for the academic and practitioner communities to show the standard setters that some academic research currently in progress in Australia and New Zealand that may be very relevant to them as standard setters. We invite interested academics and practitioners to submit papers on any topic related to financial reporting/accounting. Full papers or abstracts of 300 words maximum will be considered for acceptance. These should be sent to janice.loftus@adelaide.edu.au no later than May 15. Applicants will be notified by May 31.

Full papers for successful applicants will be required by June 30.

So, register for the forum and hear from the accounting standard setters in Australia and New Zealand. https://tcm.swoogo.com/afaanz26/sigs

Phil Hancock

Chair

SIGMA Annual Dinner “Frontiers in Performance Measurement”

Saturday, July 4, 2026

We are delighted to invite you to the 2026 Management Accounting Special Interest Group (SIGMA) forum at the upcoming AFAANZ Conference in Melbourne.

Date: Saturday 4th July 2026

Time: 6.00-9:00pm

Location: AFAANZ Conference venue, Pullman Melbourne Albert Park

Cost: $110 AUD (members), $132 (non-SIG members), $95 (student)

Registration links:

AFAANZ main conference, where you can also register for the SIGMA dinner (there is also a SIG only registration option): You can register HERE

Join us for an evening that includes our regular networking session and Three Minute Thesis presentations by current PhD students and early career researchers in management accounting. See below for details on how to apply.

The evening will also feature a panel discussion on “Frontiers in Performance Measurement”, with Professor Jennifer Grafton (University of Melbourne), Fabienne Michaux (Senior Advisor UNDP Asia-Pacific Sustainable Finance Hub) and Jim Manolios (Managing Director, Trofeo Estate Winery), exploring the opportunities, challenges and practicalities of performance measurement in diverse and contemporary organisational contexts.

As the perfect pairing for this conversation (and our two-course dinner), wine for the evening has been generously provided by Trofeo Estate Winery - a family-owned vineyard and winery that is one of the largest producers in the Southern hemisphere to age and ferment wine exclusively in terracotta amphora vessels imported from Italy.

Call for Abstracts – 2026 Accounting for Indigenous Perspectives Special Interest Group

Theme: Still Here, Still Deadly: Reimagining Accounting Research through an Indigenous Lens

We are pleased to announce our agenda for the day. The program promises to elevate our knowledge and create a space where we can make meaningful connections.

Date: Sunday 5 July 2026

Time: 8:30 arrival for a 9:00am start until 1:00pm

Location: Pullman Melbourne, Albert Park

Following the resounding success of the 24th Accounting History Symposium, the Accounting History Special Interest Group (AHSIG) is delighted to announce its first event of 2026. The 25th Accounting History Symposium will take place on Saturday, 4 July 2025, at Pullman Albert Park Hotel, Melbourne, Australia. This year, we are honored to welcome Professor Karen McBride as our keynote speaker, with Dr Maryam Safari presiding as the session chair.

Professor Karen McBride is a Professor of Accounting at the University of Portsmouth. A qualified Chartered Accountant and Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, she has established an international reputation for her research on accounting history and the historical foundations of social, environmental, and ecological accounting. Her research further encompasses corporate governance and ethics, environmental and corporate social responsibility reporting, and equity, diversity, and inclusion in accounting.

She currently serves as Chair of the Accounting History Special Interest Group of the British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA) and as Co-Chair of the University of Portsmouth’s interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence for Heritage Innovation. Her contributions to the field have been recognised through annual prize-winning papers in the Accounting Historians Journal (2024) and Accounting History (2023). Professor McBride has also secured external research funding across all these areas from major bodies. She will deliver a keynote presentation titled “Stories, Narratives, and Golden Threads in Accounting History Research.” Drawing on her extensive body of work, her presentation will offer a critical examination of narrative construction and interpretive storytelling within accounting history.

Participants can register via the AFAANZ website, with the following registration fees applicable:

AHSIG members: $70

AHSIG non-members: $95

The registration fee will cover the catering, including morning tea and lunch.

We look forward to your participation at the 25th Accounting History Symposium.
Dr Maryam Safari
AHSIG Chair and Symposium Convenor (and Lina Xu, Deputy Chair and Deputy Convenor)

The AFAANZ Education SIG is delighted to invite accounting educators, researchers, HDR students, and industry partners to attend the upcoming Symposium 2026, on 4th July, Melbourne Australia.

This year's symposium brings together a vibrant community of scholars and educators to explore some of the most pressing issues shaping accounting and finance education, including:

We are especially excited to welcome our keynote speaker, Madeline Miller, who will deliver:

"The Legitimacy Gap: Understanding and Engaging Gen Z in Accounting and Finance Education"

Madeline is an advisor, researcher, and keynote speaker working at the intersection of education, work, and identity. She is widely known for her concept of the "legitimacy gap"—the growing disconnect between institutional promises and lived reality experienced by emerging generations.

Drawing on research into Gen Z decision-making, resilience, and career formation, Madeline will challenge us to rethink how accounting and finance education can remain relevant, trusted, and meaningful in a rapidly changing world. Her insights are particularly timely as universities seek to engage students who increasingly evaluate educational experiences through the lens of authenticity, credibility, and real-world value.

The symposium program also features:

To register, click HERE

Generative AI and assessment design
Student engagement and learning innovation
Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) and employability
Professional judgement and future-ready capabilities
Indigenous perspectives and ethics in accounting education
Curriculum innovation in an AI-enabled world

Full paper presentations on AI, accounting history education, and student learning
Interactive roundtable discussions
Practical teaching innovations and assessment strategies
Opportunities to network with colleagues from across Australia and New Zealand

QualRAN 2026 Conference Event

Invitation

You are warmly invited to our QualRAN event, which will bring together colleagues and research students for a morning of discussion, reflection, and engagement on qualitative research.

The event will begin with coffee and an icebreaker, followed by a panel discussion featuring Professor Zahirul Hoque (Editor of the Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change), Professor Max Baker (Associate Editor for Special Issues Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal) and Professor David Smith (Editorial board for Accounting, Organisations and Society, Management Accounting Research).

We are also delighted to welcome Professor John Roberts from the University of Sydney, who will deliver the keynote address. His presentation will draw on the recent Critical Perspectives on Accounting paper, Artificial intelligence and qualitative research: The promise and perils of large language model (LLM) ‘assistance’, he co-authored with Max Baker, and Jane Andrew.

Complimentary PhD places at this event

The Qualitative Research in Accounting Network (QualRAN) is offering five complimentary places for PhD students to attend this event. Welcoming and supporting PhD students, and helping them become part of our community, is a core aim of QualRAN. PhD students interested in participating should email Jodie Moll at j2.moll@qut.edu.au by 30th April, 2026.

PhD Pitch

Are you a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) student keen to share your critical research, or do you supervise students working with qualitative methods? The program will include 10-minute PhD pitches, and we warmly encourage PhD students to submit a 250-word abstract for consideration. Abstracts should be sent to Jodie Moll at j2.moll@qut.edu.au by 30 April for evaluation for inclusion in the event. A prize will also be awarded for the best pitch.

Programme

8:30 am – 9:00 am Coffee and icebreaker
9:00 am – 10:00 am Panel discussion
Zahirul Hoque, RMIT, Journal of Accounting and Organisational Change
Max Baker, University of Sydney, Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal
10:00 am – 11:00 am Keynote address
John Roberts, University of Sydney
11:00 am – 11:15 am Break
11:15 am – 11:45 am PhD pitches
11:45 am – 12:15 pm Annual meeting
12:15 pm – 1:00 pm Lunch

We look forward to welcoming you for a morning of conversation, connection, and ideas. Please direct any questions to Jodie Moll (j2.moll@qut.edu.au).

AFAANZ 2026 Public Sector and Not-for-Profit Accounting Interest Group (SIG 6)

Theme: Beyond Financial Statements: The Expanding Landscape of Public

and NFP Reporting

Venue: Pullman Albert Park Hotel, Melbourne, Australia
Date: Sunday 5 July 2026
Time: 9:00 am – 1:30 pm

Join us at the AFAANZ 2026 Conference in Melbourne for the Public Sector and Not-for-Profit Special Interest Group SIG 6 Symposium.

This year’s theme explores the expanding landscape of reporting in the public sector and not-for-profit sectors. While financial statements remain central to accountability, organisations are increasingly expected to communicate a broader picture of their performance, impact, sustainability, service outcomes and stakeholder value.

This session will bring together researchers, standard setters and professional bodies to discuss how public sector and NFP reporting frameworks are evolving, and how academic research can inform future developments in accounting standards, policy and practice.

Expert Panel Discussion

Gain insights from leading academics, standard setters and professional representatives on the future of public sector and NFP reporting. The panel will explore emerging developments in service performance reporting, sustainability-related disclosures, impact and outcomes reporting, assurance, stakeholder accountability, and the role of research in shaping policy and standard-setting.

Confirmed Panel Members

Emeritus Professor James Guthrie, Macquarie University

A globally influential scholar in public sector accounting, auditing, accountability, social and environmental accounting, and performance measurement. Professor Guthrie has published more than 250 journal articles and 60 book chapters, presented at over 400 national and international events, and co-edited 22 public sector management and accounting books. He is Joint Founding Editor of Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal and a founding member of the Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research.

Dr Sabine Schuhrer, Senior Manager, Australian Accounting Standards Board

Dr Sabine Schuhrer is a Senior Manager at the AASB, focusing on not-for-profit public and private sector reporting standards. She brings extensive experience in public sector accounting, auditing, research and education, gained through previous roles at the South Australian Department of Treasury and Finance and the University of Adelaide.

Maggie Man

Maggie joined the AASB in 2021 and works on the Not-for-Profit Financial Reporting Framework project. She brings practical regulatory and compliance experience from her previous roles at the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission and the Australian Taxation Office.

Ram Subramanian, Interim Head of Policy and Advocacy, CPA Australia

Ram Subramanian oversees CPA Australia’s advocacy, thought leadership and external communications activities across key issues affecting CPA Australia’s membership and the broader accounting profession. He previously led CPA Australia’s external reporting and audit and assurance policy activities and has senior public practice experience in the United Kingdom.

Research Presentations and Panel Feedback

Selected SIG 6 members will present their current studies, early-stage research or research proposals. The expert panel will provide constructive feedback on how to strengthen these projects for academic contribution, policy relevance and practical impact.

Why Attend?

This symposium is an opportunity to connect with leading scholars, standard setters and professional bodies working at the forefront of public sector and NFP reporting. Join us to explore how accounting research can contribute to more meaningful, transparent and accountable reporting frameworks.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn and contribute to the future of public sector and not-for-profit accounting research.

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