AAA Global Connect 2026 - Formerly the Annual Meeting
One Registration.
New Opportunities.
A More Connected Experience.
What's New
DATA Tracks Included | Sustainability Tracks Included | New TAR Track | Expanded CPE
What's Included
Meals & Networking | Leadership Programming | Exhibit Hall & Core Sessions
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Submit today | Check the Submissions page for upcoming closing dates
Connect. Learn. Lead.
More Content. More Disciplines. One Connected Experience.
Optional Add-ons (additional fees apply):
CTLA And Ethics Research Symposium | Sunday Data & Technology Pre-Training
Sunday Sustainability Conference | Tuesday Celebration Luncheon & Presidential Scholar Experience
Sustainability Workshop
Sunday, August 2, 2026, 10:30 am – 5:00 pm
REGISTER NOWTo Attend the Sustainability Workshop on Sunday, August 2, Register for Global connect, and add the Sustainability Workshop on the Sessions step during checkout.
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Workshop Information
A one-day Sustainability Workshop will be held on Sunday, August 2nd, before Global Connect.
In addition to panel sessions and breakout groups, you will have the opportunity to engage directly with experienced practitioners at lunch tables, creating a dynamic and interactive setting for exchanging ideas, discussing real-world challenges, and exploring how research can inform practice—and vice versa. This workshop will help you to expand your network and connect your research and teaching to practice.
Sustainability Workshop Draft Agenda:
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| 10:30 am - 11:00 am | Regulatory and Technical Reporting Update – Panel Session Jeffrey Hales, University of Texas at Austin / ISSB Jennifer Leitsch, Managing Director, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, and Americas Corporate Sustainability Leader at EY |
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| 11:10 am - 12:00 pm | Fireside Chat with a Sustainability Leader
Lynn Xia, Director of Global Sustainability, Las Vegas Sands Corp |
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| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm | Lunch with Practitioners Moderator: Barbara Porco, Fordham University Participants: Jennifer Leitsch, Managing Director, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, and Americas Corporate Sustainability Leader at EY Kevin O'Connell, PwC US Sustainability Assurance Services Leader Matt Pelton, Audit & Assurance Managing Director, Deloitte & Touche LLP Dyan Rohol, Managing Director, KPMG Jessica Wullmoth, EY Americas Climate Change and Sustainability Services Deputy Leader Lynn Xia, Director of Global Sustainability, Las Vegas Sands Corporation |
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| 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Sustainability Research Panel Moderator: Mary Ellen Carter, Boston College Panelists: Khrystyna Bochkay, University of Miami, Henry Friedman, UCLA and Brandon Gipper, University of Notre Dame |
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| 2:45 pm - 3:45 pm | Assurance of Sustainability Information – Panel Session Moderator: Brad Sparks, Executive Director, Accounting For Sustainability Kevin O’Connell, Sustainability Assurance Services Leader, PwC Dyan Rohol, Managing Director, KPMG |
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| 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Teaching Sustainability Moderator: Nadra Pencle, Ball State University Panelists: Tammy Kowalczyk, Professor of Accounting and Sustainable Business Director, Appalachian State University Matt Pelton, Audit & Assurance Managing Director, Deloitte & Touche LLP Margaret B. Shackell, Associate Professor, Ithaca University |
There will be separate registration for this workshop, that will include lunch. For more information, reach out to Karen Osterheld (karen@aaahq.org).
We hope to see you in Las Vegas!