HEC Paris Financial Accounting Annual Conference

The inaugural HEC Paris Financial Accounting Annual Conference will take place on September 19, 2025.

 

The conference will be held at the HEC Alumni Center, located at 9 avenue Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 75008 Paris, from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The program will feature six paper presentations, following the format of a typical one-day conference, beginning with breakfast and concluding with dinner on the same day. All sessions will be hosted in the Alumni Center building.

The conference is by invitation only.

PROGRAM

8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast & Registration

9:00 – 9:15 Opening Remarks

9:15 – 10:15 Paper 1 “The Determinants and Consequences of Financial Thresholds in
Credit Ratings”, presented by Allen Huang

10:15-10:30 Coffee Break

10:30 – 11:30 Paper 2 “Hedge Accounting Standards and Debt Contracting”, presented by
Waqar Ali

11:30 – 11:50 Coffee Break

11:50 – 12:50 Paper 3 “Sustainability Reporting and the Public Good”, presented by
Mark Clatworthy

12:50 – 2:10 Lunch Break (HEC Paris Alumni center)

2:10 – 3:10 Paper 4 “The Causal Effect of Earnings Guidance on Uncertainty”,
presented by Henry Friedman

3:10 – 3:30 Coffee Break

3:30 – 4:30 Paper 5 “Independence at What Cost? Regulation, Accounting Careers, and
Human Capital”, presented by Joanna Wu

4:30 – 4:50 Coffee Break

4:50 – 5:50 Paper 6 “Raising the Bar for Independent Directors: Certification and
Corporate Governance Outcomes”, presented by Crystal Shi

5:50 – 6:00 Closing Remarks

07:00 Dinner