The 2025 HKUST Accounting Research Symposium
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Program
Introduction
Registration
Paper Submission
Program
Accommodation
Visa
Transportation
Visitor Guide to HKUST and Hong Kong
Contact Information
Program
Day 1: December 15, 2025 (Monday)
| Venue: |
Room 3001, 3/F, Lee Shau Kee Business Building, HKUST |
| 08:30 – 09:30 |
Registration, Tea and Refreshments |
| 09:30 – 09:35 |
Welcome Speech Allen Huang, Head of Accounting Department, HKUST |
| Time |
Program |
| 09:35 - 10:35 |
Paper 1: Media Attention to ESG Controversies and Earnings Announcements by Sanjeev Bhojraj, Emma Wang and Elisha Yu Presenter: Emma Wang, Cornell University Discussant: James Naughton, University of Virginia Moderator: Jaesik Kim, HKUST |
| 10:35 - 11:00 |
Refreshment Break |
| 11:00 - 12:00 |
Paper 2: Whistleblowing and Accountant Arbitrage: Evidence from Foreign Firms in the U.S. by Yupeng Lin, Yalin Song and Rencheng Wang Presenter: Rencheng Wang, Singapore Management University Discussant: Andrew Van Buskirk, The Ohio State University Moderator: Qingkai Dong, HKUST |
| 12:00 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:00 |
Paper 3: Machine Readability and Voluntary Disclosure by Thomas C. Hagenberg, Brian P. Miller, Anish Sharma and Teri Lombardi Yohn Presenter: Thomas C. Hagenberg, Northwestern University Discussant: Andrew Call, University of Southern California Moderator: Tony Cho, HKUST |
| 15:00 - 15:25 |
Refreshment Break |
| 15:25 -16:25 |
Paper 4: Revenue-Sharing Leases, Incomplete Contracting, and Accounting Information by Venky Nagar and Jordan Schoenfeld Presenter: Jordan Schoenfeld, Ohio State University Discussant: Sterling Huang, New York University - Shanghai Moderator: Wilbur Chen, HKUST |
| 16:25 - 18:00 |
Happy Hour |
| 18:00 - 18:30 |
Transportation |
| 18:30 - 20:30 |
Dinner |
Day 2: December 16, 2025 (Tuesday)
| Venue: |
Room 3001, 3/F, Lee Shau Kee Business Building, HKUST |
| 08:30 – 09:00 |
Tea and Refreshments |
| Time |
Program |
| 09:00 -10:00 |
Paper 5: Shareholder Democracy and Strategic Differentiation in Capital Markets by Hui Chen, Zeqiong Huang and Mingxuan Ma Presenter: Zeqiong Huang, Yale University Discussant: Pierre Liang, Carnegie Mellon University Moderator: Chao Tang, HKUST |
| 10:00 - 10:25 |
Refreshment Break |
| 10:25 - 11:25 |
Paper 6: Partisanship, Information, and Punishment for Misconduct at Work by Vivek Pandey, Joanna S Wu and Yuanzhe Zhang Presenter: Vivek Pandey, University of Rochester Discussant: Mani Sethuraman, Cornell University Moderator: Emily Wang, HKUST |
| 11:25 - 11:50 |
Refreshment Break |
| 11:50 - 12:50 |
Paper 7: Environmental Covenants and Lenders’ Economic Incentives by Ting Dai, Daniele Macciocchi and Arthur Morris Presenter: Arthur Morris, HKUST Discussant: Maria Correia, London School of Economics Moderator: Benda Yin, HKUST |
| 12:50 - 14:00 |
Box Lunch |