5^th ANNUAL CONFERENCE

AFRICAN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE ASSOCIATION

2^ND TO 4^TH SEPTEMBER, 2015

THE WESTIN TURTLE BAY RESORT & SPA

The African Accounting and Finance Association (AAFA) Conference brings together established scholars, early career researchers, graduate students, policy makers, professional bodies and practitioners to debate on contemporary issues in accounting and finance. This is the AAFA’s flagship event and the 2015 conference, co-organized with the University of Mauritius, builds on successful conferences in Ghana (Accra, 2011), Abuja (Nigeria, 2012), Kampala (Uganda, 2013) and Cape Town (South Africa, 2014).

The conference invites conceptual, empirical research, and country case study presentations in all areas of accounting and finance, relating to Africa and/or beyond. Paper submissions and presentations must address both the theoretical and practical implications of the findings. Parallel tracks of refereed presentations will enable authors to obtain constructive feedback on their study and selected papers will be invited for consideration to special issue in affiliated journals. In addition to a high quality and enriching research experience, we will also provide delegates with the opportunity to explore the idyllic island of Mauritius. Finally, we are delighted to announce that the ACCA will be our lead partner and sponsor supporting the 2015 conference.  

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

We are delighted to announce that our Keynote speaker for the conference will be Professor Haresh Sapra, Professor of Accounting from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. His research interests are disclosure regulation, real effects of disclosure policies and measurement rules, information transparency and corporate governance. He has published in top tier accounting journals such as the Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting and Economics and The Accounting Review. He is currently the advisory editor for Journal of Accounting Research and is a well-known public speaker on accounting and disclosure issues.  

Keynote Speech: Prof Sapra H, Chigago Booth Business School

IFRS PLENARY WORKSHOP

AAFA is pleased to announce a workshop on IFRS implementation, jointly hosted by the IFRS Education Initiative and the International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER). The session will be delivered by Mr Yousouf Hansye, Project Manager from the IFRS Foundation, and Dr Elmar Venter and Professor Donna Street from the IAAER.