Auckland Region
Accounting Conference 2011
Conference information:
No registration fee for conference host participants (click
here to register)
All papers blind refereed
Discussants for each paper offer constructive feedback
Emerging researchers and postgraduate students encouraged to submit papers
Important Dates:
Conference date Friday 25 November 2011 8.30am – 5.00pm
Paper Submissions and Registration Friday 28 October 2011
Acceptances notified Tuesday 16 November 2011
Conference Hosts:
AUT University
Manukau Institute of Technology
Massey University
The University of Auckland
Unitec New Zealand
Keynote address:
Professor Alireza Tourani-Rad
Professor and Discipline Chair of Finance AUT University
Dr. Alireza Tourani-Rad is the Chair and Professor of Finance, AUT Business School. He has published extensively, in excess of seventy five refereed articles, in areas of corporate finance and governance, financial markets, investments, and mutual fund performance. His publications have received national and international recognition through receiving more than 10 best papers awards at various conferences and journals. Professor Tourani-Rad sits on the editorial board of several finance journals. He is co- director of the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) in New Zealand. He is a member of Australian-New Zealand Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee, a Fellow of Charted Public Accountants of Australia, a Fellow of Financial Services Institute of Australasia, and a Research Associate of European Centre for Corporate Engagement.