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Programme<\/h2>\n

Date:<\/strong> Friday, 24 April 2026<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/strong> Lancaster Suite, Lancaster Castle, Lancaster, U.K<\/p>\n

Programme:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
10:00-10:30<\/strong><\/td>\nRegistration and coffee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:30-10:35<\/strong><\/td>\nWelcome<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:35 \u2013 11:15<\/strong><\/td>\nAcademic session:
\nRisky Business: The Evolution of the Risk Relevance of Earnings over Time
\nDimitris Kanelis (Maastricht University) and Patrick Vorst (Maastricht University)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:15 \u2013 11:35<\/strong><\/td>\nPolicy session:
\nDevelopments in Corporate Reporting
\nElisa Noble \u2014 Senior Project Director, Accounting and Reporting Policy, Financial Reporting Council<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:35 \u2013 12:15<\/strong><\/td>\nAcademic session:
\nAre Disclosed Merger Synergies Realized?
\nAtif Ellahie (University of Utah), Xuanheng Huang (Bocconi University), Irem Tuna (London Business School) and Roberto Vincenzi (Bocconi University)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:15 \u2013 12:35<\/strong><\/td>\nPolicy session:
\nStrengthening the Research Contribution to Policy Development- Sharing Experience from ICAEW
\nJohn Boulton \u2014 Director, Policy, ICAEW<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:35 \u2013 13:20<\/strong><\/td>\nLunch and networking<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:20-13:40<\/strong><\/td>\nPolicy session:
\nUK Endorsement Board: Research, Influence and Adoption of International Accounting Standards for use in the UK
\nMatthew Tilling \u2013 Senior Project Director, UK Endorsement Board<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13:40 \u2013 14:20<\/strong><\/td>\nAcademic session:
\nCorporate Cryptocurrency Holdings and Analysts’ Forecasting Environment
\nYi Huang (University of Bristol), Adriana Korczak (University of Bristol) and Nikolaos Tsileponis (University of Bristol)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:20 \u2013 14:40<\/strong><\/td>\nPolicy session:
\nEvidence-informed Standard-setting: IASB Activities and the Contribution of Academic Research
\nAna Simpson \u2014 International Accounting Standards Board<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14:40-15:00<\/strong><\/td>\nCoffee<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:00 \u2013 15:40<\/strong><\/td>\nAcademic session:
\nMandatory Sustainability (ISSB) Reporting: Early Evidence from T\u00fcrkiye
\nAmir Amel-Zadeh (University of Oxford), Thomas Bourveau (University of Oxford), Furkan M. Cetin (LSE) and Jeroen Koenraadt (LSE)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15:40 \u2013 16:20<\/strong><\/td>\nAcademic session:
\nLost in Definition: The Complexity of Accounting Terms and Stock Price Informativeness
\nWan Chu Cheong (LSE) and Xi Li (LSE)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16:20 \u2013 16:25<\/strong><\/td>\nConcluding remarks<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Academic sessions consist of a 30-minute presentation followed by a 10-minute Q&A.<\/p>\n

Attendance to the symposium does not attract a registration fee however participants are expected to cover their travel costs. Attendance is by registration \u2013 details on the registration process is available at: https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/larps\/<\/a>. The symposium is funded by the International Centre for Research in Accounting (ICRA) and Lancaster University Management School.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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