CPA Manitoba-Asper School of Business Accounting Conference

The CPA Manitoba-Asper School of Business Accounting Conference on October 2, 2026 will bring together accounting researchers, academics, and members of the professional community to exchange ideas on emerging issues in accounting and their implications for business and society.

Hosted by the Asper School of Business with the support of CPA Manitoba every two years, the conference is designed to strengthen connections between academic research and accounting practice. It provides a forum for research that advances our understanding of how accounting information, reporting practices, regulation, and institutional environments shape decisions in capital markets, organizations, and society. 

Theme: From Information to Impact: Accounting, Capital Markets, and Society

Under the theme “From Information to Impact: Accounting, Capital Markets, and Society,” the 2026 conference features research on corporate reporting and information, capital markets and corporate decision-making, and the social and economic impacts of business activities. 

Keynote address

  • Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting: Opportunities, Relevance, and Challenges

    Dr. Hung is a leading scholar in financial reporting and global capital markets. Her research examines how accounting standards, disclosure regulation, and corporate governance shape corporate behavior and investor responses across global markets, with recent work extending these questions to sustainability and ESG reporting. Her research has appeared in leading accounting, finance, and management journals, such as The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial economics, Management Science, Contemporary Accounting Research, and Review of Accounting Studies. 

    Dr. Hung has held editorial leadership roles in several major accounting and business journals. She currently serves as Editor of Contemporary Accounting Research and previously served as Editor of The Accounting Review and Journal of International Business Studies. Her widely cited research has also received broad attention outside academia, with coverage in major media outlets such as The Economist, Financial Times, and South China Morning Post.

Conference program

Friday, October 2, 2026

8:30 AM – Welcome reception and light breakfast

8:50 AM – Opening remarks

9:00 AM – Session 1: To Hide or Highlight? An Emphasis on Corporate Integrity Culture and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violation
Presenter: Richard Schneible, Grand Valley State University
Discussant: Ke Wang, University of Alberta

9:50 AM – Break

10:00 AM – Session 2: Does Accelerated Depreciation Tax Policy Save Lives: Evidence from Workplace Safety in China
Presenter: Xiaoli Hu, Wilfrid Laurier University
Discussant: Muhammad Kabir, University of Manitoba

10:50 AM – Break

11:00 AM – Session 3: Capital Markets and Opioid Epidemic
Presenter: Ning Zhang, Queen’s University
Discussant: Rengong (Alex) Zhang, University of Ottawa

12:00 PM – Lunch break and keynote address

Mandatory Corporate Sustainability Reporting: Opportunities, Relevance, and Challenges
Mingyi Hung
R. & H. Mattessich Professor of Accounting Theory, UBC Sauder School of Business

1:40 PM – Session 4: Employee-Generated Information and Analyst Information Production
Presenter: David Yu, University of Manitoba
Discussant: Sebastian A. Tideman, Syracuse University

2:30 PM – Break

2:40 PM – Session 5: Peer Effects of Bond Market Transparency on Corporate Disclosure
Presenter: Mahfuz Chy, University of Missouri
Discussant: Yetaotao Qiu, University of Manitoba

3:30 PM – Break

3:40 PM – Session 6: Beyond Portfolio Firms: Transnational Common Ownership and the Formation of Cross-Border Commercial Relationships
Presenter: Feng Chen, University of Toronto Mississauga
Discussant: Lingyi (Leah) Zheng, University of Manitoba

 

Paper session format: 25-minute presentation, 15-minute discussion, 10-minute Q&A

Past conferences

2024 CPA Manitoba Asper School of Business Accounting Research Conference

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2023 CPA Manitoba Asper School of Business Accounting Research Conference

The event included a British Accounting Review Special Issue Workshop

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Venue information

Transportation from Winipeg Richardson International Airport (YWG)

Mere Hotel is approximately 8 km (5 miles) from Winnipeg Richardson International Airport (YWG), with an estimated travel time of 20 minutes by car, depending on traffic. Taxi and rideshare services are readily available at the airport. 

Photos sourced from Mere Hotel.

Contact information

For any enquiries, please contact the conference co-chairs:

Changqiu Yu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
CPA Research Fellowship
Changqiu.yu@umanitoba.ca

Ying (Zoey) Zhang, Ph.D. 
Assistant Professor
ZoeyYing.Zhang@umanitoba.ca 

Sponsors

  • Asper School of Business identifier
  • CPA Manitoba identifier