2026 AAA Global Connect - Preliminary Program
All Times are Pacific Time| Friday, July 31, 2026 | |
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5:30 pm – 7:00 pm |
Registration Member Services/Help Desk Service Project |
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| Saturday, August 1, 2026 | |
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7:00 am – 6:00 pm |
Registration Member Services/Help Desk Service Project |
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8:00 am – 4:30 pm |
Thirty-fifth Annual Strategic and Emerging Technologies Research Workshop Sponsor: Strategic Emerging and Technologies Section |
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8:00 am – 7:30 pm |
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| Sunday, August 2, 2026 | |
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7:00 am – 6:00 pm |
Registration Member Services/Help Desk Service Project |
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8:00 am – 11:50 am |
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8:00 am – 4:45 pm |
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8:30 am – 5:45 pm |
Data Analytics and Technologies in Accounting (DATA) Workshop |
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| 10:30 am – 12:00 pm |
Preparing for the Interview Process Sponsor: American Accounting Association |
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10:30 am – 5:00 pm |
Sustainability Workshop |
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12:00 pm – 1:00 pm |
Section Lunch |
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12:00 pm – 1:15 pm |
Accounting Exemplar Award Luncheon |
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12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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Career Center |
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12:00 pm – 5:00 pm
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AAA Global Doctoral Student Consortium |
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1:00 pm – 4:00 pm |
Opportunities in Accounting History Sponsor: Academy of Accounting Historians Section Accounting History offers a wide range of research opportunities to accounting academics. This session will introduce you to some available resources and expose you to authors who are pursuing very different research agendas. Speakers: Martin Persson, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign |
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Leadership in Accounting Education Symposium for Aspiring, New, and Experienced Leaders Sponsor: Leadership in Accounting Education Section In this FREE symposium, we will explore topics that are relevant to Accounting department heads and program coordinators, including recruiting new colleagues, mentoring junior faculty, motivating senior faculty, and evaluating faculty performance. |
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3:00 pm – 7:00 pm |
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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Section Reception |
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5:30 pm – 7:00 pm |
Early Bird Reception (badge required) |
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7:00 pm – 8:00 pm |
Section Business Meeting |
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| 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm | Section Reception and Business Meeting Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Section (Section membership required) |
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8:00 pm – 10:00 pm |
Section Reception Dinner on Your Own |
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| Monday, August 3, 2026 | |
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7:00 am – 8:00 am |
Section Breakfast with Business Meeting Strategic and Emerging Technologies Section |
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7:00 am – 5:00 pm |
Registration Member Services/Help Desk Service Project |
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7:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Career Center |
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8:00 am - 5:00 pm |
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8:00 am – 9:45 am |
Opening Plenary Session Award Presentations to include: * While the Deloitte Foundation is a proud sponsor of the Wildman Medal Award, the Deloitte Foundation or Deloitte & Touche LLP does not endorse individual recipients or the associated articles, monographs, books, or other works. |
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9:45 am – 10:15 am |
Coffee Break and Light Breakfast (included in your registration) |
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10:15 am – 11:45 am |
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12:00 pm – 1:45 pm |
AAA Grab-and-Go Lunch Section Luncheon with Business Meeting International Accounting Section |
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| 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm | Section Business Meeting Government and Nonprofit Section |
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1:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Career Center |
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2:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
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3:00 pm – 4:30 pm |
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3:30 pm – 4:00 pm |
Coffee Break |
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4:00 pm – 5:30 pm |
Section Business Meetings Section Business Meetings and Networking Receptions : |
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6:00 pm |
Welcome Reception (badge required) Dinner on Your Own |
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8:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Mixer and Business Meeting: |
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| Tuesday, August 4, 2026 | |
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7:00 am - 8:00 am |
Section Breakfast with Business Meeting Forensic Accounting Section |
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7:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Career Center |
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8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
Registration Member Services/Help Desk Service Project Exhibit Hall |
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8:30 am – 9:45 am |
Plenary Session Speaker: Edward Aleman, Senior Vice President & Controller, Caesars Entertainment Award Presentations to include: Distinguished Contribution to Accounting Literature Award Outstanding Accounting Educator Award (sponsored by PwC US Group LLP) * *While the PwC US Group LLP is a proud sponsor of the Outstanding Accounting Educator Award, the PwC US Group LLP has no role in the selection of the award recipients. |
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9:45 am – 10:15 am |
Coffee Break and Light Breakfast (included in your registration) |
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9:45 am – 11:00 am |
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10:15 am – 11:45 am |
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12:00 pm – 1:45 pm |
AAA Tuesday Lunch (Pre-Purchase Required for Lunch) Award Presentations to include: *While the Ernst & Young Foundation is a proud sponsor of the Ernst & Young Innovation in Accounting Education Award, the Ernst & Young Foundation has no role in the selection of the award recipients. *While the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is a proud sponsor of the AAA-AACSB-RRBM Award for Research Impacting Societal Challenges, the AACSB has no role in the selection of the award recipients. |
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1:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Career Center |
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2:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
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3:00 pm – 4:30 pm |
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3:30 pm – 4:00 pm |
Coffee Break |
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4:00 pm – 5:30 pm |
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5:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Q&A with AAA Description: Come and get to know the management of the AAA and get a chance to ask them questions. |
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Dinner on Your Own
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| Wednesday, August 5, 2026 | |
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8:00 am – 11:00 am |
Member Services/Help Desk Service Project |
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8:00 am – 2:00 pm |
Registration |
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8:30 am – 9:45 am |
Plenary Session Speaker: Gary McGill, University of Florida Award Presentations to include: Past President Vice President-Finance Vice President-Education Director-Focusing on International Director-Focusing on Membership Outgoing Council Chair |
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9:45 am – 10:15 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:15 am – 11:45 am |
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10:15 am – 5:30 pm |
Faculty-Student Collaborations in Accounting (FASTCA) |
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2:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
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