2017 Utah Winter Accounting Conference Program
Thursday, February 23
7:00 pm to 9:30 pm --- Welcome Reception* (food+drink provided) at the
Spencer Fox Eccles Business
Building, 1655 E Campus Center Drive
▻ Faculty lounge: 7th floor, south end ◅
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Parking Map ◅
* with thanks to Cambridge Publishing for additional support
Friday, February 24
7:00 am to 7:30 am --- Continental Breakfast at the University Park Marriott
7:30 am to 9:15 am --- Session 1
Moderator: Miguel Minutti-Meza
Mark Maffett "Proactive Financial Reporting Enforcement and Firm Value"
Alon Kalay
"Complementarity between Audited Financial Reporting and Voluntary Disclosure: The Case of Former Andersen Clients"
Discussants: Bob Holthausen and Jordan Schoenfeld
9:30 am to 4:00 pm --- Skiing at Alta Ski Area
5:15 pm to 5:30 pm --- Snack
5:45 pm to 7:30 pm --- Session 2
Moderator: Patty Dechow
Moritz Hiemann
"Earnings and Firm Value in the Presence of Real Options"
Paul Ma "Relative Performance Benchmarks: Do Boards Get It Right?"
Discussants: Henry Friedman and Shane Dikolli
7:45 pm to 10:00 pm --- Dinner at the University Park Marriott
Saturday, February 25
7:00 am to 7:30 am --- Continental Breakfast
7:30 am to 9:15 am --- Session 3
Moderator: Atif Ellahie
Laura Li "Relative Performance Evaluation and the Timing of Earnings Release"
Colleen Honigsberg "The Surprising Benefits of Mandatory Hedge Fund Disclosure"
Discussants: Mary Ellen Carter and Luzi Hail
9:30 am to 4:00 pm --- Skiing at Deer Valley Resort
4:00 pm to 6:00 pm --- Apres Ski at Deer Valley Snow Park Lodge, Second Floor Lounge
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm --- Dinner at the Deer Valley Seafood Buffet in the Snow Park Lodge