MISB Bocconi to Host India’s First Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance (JAAF) 2015 Conference and Special Issue

MISB Bocconi to Host India’s First Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance (JAAF) 2015 Conference and Special Issue

In a first for India, MISB Bocconi, India’s premier international business school, has been selected by the prestigious Journal of Accounting, Auditing, and Finance (JAAF) for its “Special Issue” Conference on ‘Research Challenges in Accounting and Finance in a Globalized Economy: Fair value measurements, valuation models, and management practices.’ The JAAF Special Issue will be released at the conference to be held on 8-10 January 2015 at MISB Bocconi’s campus in Knowledge Park, Powai, Mumbai. The conference is co-organised by JAAF, SDA Bocconi, Milan, and ISB, Hyderabad, and sponsored by PWC Italy.

With about 40 invitees expected to participate in the conference and release of the Special Issue, JAAF 2015 brings together some of the world’s finest financial minds for an academic debate on global management practices. The conference programme includes four research sessions with presentation of 11 papers and Panel discussions. Panel discussions cover:

• Research horizons in finance and accounting in a globalized economy
• Do Emerging Markets Differ from Developed Countries: Results from Studies on China and India
• Transparency in Corporate India: How do governance issues matter for restarting economic growth?

Among the distinguished academics participating are guest editors Kashi R. Balachandran, Stern School of Business, New York University; Antonio Marra, Università Bocconi and SDA Bocconi School of Management; and Sanjay Kallapur, Indian School of Business. Keynote speakers include: Bala Dharan, Harvard Law School; Joshua Ronen, Stern School of Business, New York University; Bikki Jaggi, Rutgers University and Giorgio Gotti, President-Elect International Accounting Section--AAA, UTEP; and Agnes Cheng, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.