The University of Georgia Fall Accounting Symposium takes place Friday, September 25, through Saturday, September 26, 2026.

Speakers

2026 Conference Schedule

September 25–26, 2026  |  Terry College of Business, Athens, GA

Friday, September 25, 2026

TimeEvent
9:45 – 9:50 a.m.Opening Remarks
Bob Resutek, University of Georgia
9:50 – 10:50 a.m.Kendall Bowlin, University of Mississippi
Paper: The Merits of a Pass-Fail Audit Report: An Experimental Investigation of Alternatives to the Must-Pass Model
10:50 – 11:10 a.m.Break
11:10 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.Stacie Kelley, University of Wisconsin
Paper: The Effect of Tax Sovereignty on Multi-Jurisdictional Tax Planning
12:10 – 2 p.m.Lunch
Special Collections Library
John Barrios
Trust, but Verify: The Research Production Function in the Age of AI
2 – 3 p.m.Steve Stubben, Arizona State University
Paper: Beyond Risk Factors: Risk Disclosure Throughout the Form 10-K
3 – 3:20 p.m.Break
3:20 – 4:20 p.m.Zac Wiebe, University of Arkansas
Paper: The Determinants and Usefulness of Non-GAAP Leverage Disclosures
6 – 9 p.m.Dinner
The Inn on 441

Saturday, September 26, 2026

TimeEvent
11 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (kickoff)Tailgate
Foley Courtyard

Hosted by

J.M. Tull School of Accounting
Terry College of Business
University of Georgia
Athens, GA