Keynote speech & panel disscussion

The Opening Session of the 26th Annual Conference on Finance and Accounting will include a keynote speech by Leslie Hodder, Professor at the Kelley School of Business, on the topic of ‘Standard setting for sustainability reporting‘. This will be followed by a panel discussion, moderated by Katherine Schipper (Professor at Duke University), with esteemed discussants from academia and business, namely Holder Daske (Professor at University of Mannheim), Michaela Rankin (Professor at Monash University) & Petr Vácha (Head of Assurance at EY Czech Republic)

Leslie Hodder	Katherine Schipper

Holger Daske	Michaela Rankin	Petr Vácha

Opening Session at a glance

When and where

Thursday 22 May 2025

09:00 – 11:00

Rajská Building RB 209

Welcome note

Petr Musílek (the Dean of the Faculty of Finance and Accounting)

ACCA (15 minutes)

“Academia and ACCA: A Shared Path to Excellence in Education”

Keynote speech & a follow-up panel discussion (90 minutes):  

“Standard Setting for Sustainability Reporting”