2025 The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Accounting Research Conference
Conference Date
5 December 2025 (Friday)
Location
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Senate Room (M1603)
Description
Call for Participants
The School of Accounting and Finance at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is pleased to announce the 2025 PolyU Accounting Research Conference to be held on 5 December 2025 (Friday).
As a flagship event of the School of Accounting and Finance, the conference aims to provide a platform for rising scholars around the world to present their unpublished research papers. Consistent with this objective, all authors of submitted papers must have received their Ph.D. degrees within the last 5 years.
Each paper presentation will be followed by a discussion led by a world-renowned scholar. This year, we are honoured to have invited the following professors as our discussants (in alphabetical order):
- Rachel Hayes (George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Presidential Endowed Chair in Ethical Financial Reporting and Professor of Accounting, University of Utah)
- John Jiang (Eli Broad Endowed Professor of Accounting and Information Systems, Michigan State University)
- Linda Myers (Haslam Chair of Business & Distinguished Professor of Accounting, University of Tennessee)
- Gaizka Ormazabal (Professor of Accounting and Control, IESE Business School)
- Clare Wang (Professor, Plante Moran / EKS&H Faculty Fellow, University of Colorado Boulder)
- Huai Zhang (Professor, College of Business, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University)
Guest Registration
Registration for the conference begins on 3 November 2025. Due to limited capacity, registration will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. The registration fee is HKD2400 (equivalent roughly to USD300), which covers tea breaks, lunch, and dinner. Participants are responsible for making their own travel and accommodation arrangements. Please register via this Link.
PolyU member Registration
For PolyU AF Faculty members, please register (Here).
For PolyU AF PhD students, please register (Here).
For enquiries, please contact Ms Mandy Chan at acct.conf@polyu.edu.hk.
Conference Organising Committee
Prof. Nancy Su, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. Colin Zeng, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. Angie Wang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Organiser
School of Accounting and Finance, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University