MONDAY, JUNE 3, 2024
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10:45 am – 11:00 am ET
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Break
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11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
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Plenary: Current Developments in Artificial Intelligence and Its Relevance to
Accounting
Speaker: Abby Zhang, University of Texas at San Antonio
This plenary will begin with an overview of the landscape of AI before and after the advent
of ChatGPT. Then, through real-world examples, the speaker will showcase multifaceted
applications of AI across firms’ different business functions and how accounting firms are
leveraging AI. Further, the speaker will offer an academic perspective on the implications,
opportunities, and challenges presented by AI application. The plenary will conclude with
discussions of risks related to AI and how AI will impact accounting education and the
workforce.
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12:00 pm – 12:30 pm ET
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Lunch Break
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12:30 pm – 1:30 pm ET
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Concurrent Session Tracks
Sharpen Your Teaching Skills Sessions
Paper Sessions with Moderators, Discussants & Q&A
Dialogue/Panel Sessions
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1:30 pm - 2:00 pm ET
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Break
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2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET
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Concurrent Session Tracks
Sharpen Your Teaching Skills Session
Paper Sessions with Moderators, Discussants & Q&A
Dialogue/Panel Sessions
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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET
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Break
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm ET
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Concurrent Session Tracks
Sharpen Your Teaching Skills Sessions
Paper Sessions with Moderators, Discussants & Q&A
Dialogue/Panel Sessions
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4:30 pm - 5:00 pm ET
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Break
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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm ET
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Concurrent Session Tracks
Sharpen Your Teaching Skills Sessions
Paper Sessions with Moderators, Discussants & Q&A
Dialogue/Panel Sessions
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm ET
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Social Hour for all Regions
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TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2024
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10:45 am – 11:00 am ET
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Break
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11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
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Concurrent Session Tracks
Sharpen Your Teaching Skills Session
Paper Sessions with Moderators, Discussants & Q&A
Dialogue/Panel Sessions
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12:00 pm - 12:30 pm ET
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Lunch Break
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm ET
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Concurrent Session Tracks
Sharpen Your Teaching Skills Sessions
Paper Sessions with Moderators, Discussants & Q&A
Dialogue/Panel Sessions
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1:30 pm - 2:00 pm ET
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Break
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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET
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Concurrent Session Tracks
Sharpen Your Teaching Skills Sessions
Paper Sessions with Moderators, Discussants & Q&A
Dialogue/Panel Sessions
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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET
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Break
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm ET
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Concurrent Session Tracks
Sharpen Your Teaching Skills Sessions
Paper Sessions with Moderators, Discussants & Q&A
Dialogue/Panel Sessions
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4:30 pm - 5:00 pm ET
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Break
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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm ET
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Plenary: Update on Accounting Pipeline Initiatives
Moderator: Rebecca Shortridge, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Panelists:
Harrison Bass, Forage
Laura Mills, Forage
Sean Crevier, ACTE National Board
The AAA and NABA sponsored a symposium in September 2023 to discuss challenges facing the
profession because of a decline in the accounting pipeline. Four working groups were
established to develop solutions: High Schools, Community Colleges, Branding, and the
Principles Course. Leaders of the four working groups will highlight various
initiatives considered and progress on each
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2024
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10:45 am – 11:00 am ET
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Break
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11:00 am – 12:00 pm ET
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Plenary: A Conversation with Joel Black, Chair of the GASB: Projects, Research
and Engagement Activities
Speaker: Joel Black, Governmental Accounting Standards Board
This session will provide an overview of the current projects, research, and activities of
the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) with focus areas being (1) current
projects on infrastructure assets and going concern uncertainty/severe financial stress, (2)
monitoring of the impact of technology on governmental financial reporting, (3) early stages
of the GASB’s work on a financial statement taxonomy, and (4) the GASB’s post-implementation
review process. Included in this session will be a discussion on how the academic
community can engage with the GASB and its current activities.
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12:00 pm – 12:30 pm ET
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Lunch Break
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm ET
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Concurrent Session Tracks
Sharpen Your Teaching Skills Session
Paper Sessions with Moderators, Discussants & Q&A
Dialogue/Panel Sessions
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1:30 pm - 2:00 pm ET
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Break
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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET
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Concurrent Session Tracks
Sharpen Your Teaching Skills Sessions
Paper Sessions with Moderators, Discussants & Q&A
Dialogue/Panel Sessions
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3:00 pm - 3:30 pm ET
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Break
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3:30 pm - 4:30 pm ET
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Concurrent Session Tracks
Sharpen Your Teaching Skills Sessions
Paper Sessions with Moderators, Discussants & Q&A
Dialogue/Panel Sessions
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4:30 pm - 5:00 pm ET
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Break
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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm ET
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Concurrent Session Tracks
Sharpen Your Teaching Skills Sessions
Paper Sessions with Moderators, Discussants & Q&A
Dialogue/Panel Sessions
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