The conference will be held in St. Louis on September 4–5, 2025. Beginning with a Thursday evening reception, PhD poster presentations, and dinner at the Saint Louis Art Museum ( https://www.slam.org/ ). We will continue Friday with research presentations on the Washington University Danforth Campus.

We will conclude the conference with an optional outing on Friday evening to enjoy the St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants baseball game from a box suite at Busch Stadium. 

 

September 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM — September 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Docent Led Tour Saint Louis Art Museum (optional)

Join us for a docent led tour of the historic Saint Louis Art Museum!  Enjoy inside knowledge and a unique look at this 1904 World's Fair building.

September 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM — September 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Reception and PhD Poster Presentations

Location: Saint Louis Art Museum - Taylor Hall

September 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM — September 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Dinner

Location: Saint Louis Art Museum - Panorama restaurant

September 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM — September 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Breakfast

Anheuser-Busch Dining Hall, Knight Center, 3rd Floor

September 5, 2025 at 8:15 AM — September 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Welcome

Speaker: Dean Mike Mazzeo

Location: AB Dining Hall

September 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM — September 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Does Corporate Purpose Conflict With Shareholder Returns?

Speaker: Vivian Fang

Discussant: Shawn Shi

Location: Knight Center, Room 200

 

September 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM — September 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Break
September 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM — September 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The Market for Accountants

Speaker: Frank Zhou

Discussant: Charlie McClure

Location: Knight Center, Room 200

September 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM — September 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Break
September 5, 2025 at 11:10 AM — September 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Enhancing Corporate Communication With Ai Summarized Disclosures

Speaker: Gwen Yu

Discussant: Yuan Zou

Location: Knight Center, Room 200

September 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM — September 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Lunch

AB Dining Hall

September 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM — September 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Relative Performance Feedback With Bounded Peer Comparison: Evidence From A Field Experiment

Speaker: Henry Eyring

Discussant: Jen Choi

Location: Knight Center, Room 200

September 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM — September 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Break
September 5, 2025 at 2:50 PM — September 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Information Content Of 10-K And 10-Q Amendments

Speaker: MaryJane Rabier

Discussant: Ken Merkley

Location: Knight Center, Room 200

September 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM — September 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Closing
September 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM — September 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Load Bus to Stadium

Baseball Game attendees en route to Stadium

September 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM — September 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Field Walk On Experience

Attendees to walk on Cardinals baseball field for photo opp's

September 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM — September 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Dinner and Drinks in Suite

Attendees to go to game suite for dinner drinks and networking

September 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM — September 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
St. Louis Cardinals v. San Francisco Giants

Outing to Busch Stadium to watch game in box suite. RSVP required. One entrance per person.