Utah
Winter
Accounting
Conference
2017

2017 Utah Winter Accounting Conference Program

Thursday, February 23

7:00 pm to 9:30 pm --- Welcome Reception* (food+drink provided) at the Spencer Fox Eccles Business Building, 1655 E Campus Center Drive
▻ Faculty lounge: 7th floor, south end ◅
Parking Map

* with thanks to Cambridge Publishing for additional support



Friday, February 24

7:00 am to 7:30 am --- Continental Breakfast at the University Park Marriott

7:30 am to 9:15 am --- Session 1

Moderator: Miguel Minutti-Meza

Mark Maffett "Proactive Financial Reporting Enforcement and Firm Value"

Alon Kalay "Complementarity between Audited Financial Reporting and Voluntary Disclosure: The Case of Former Andersen Clients"

Discussants: Bob Holthausen and Jordan Schoenfeld

9:30 am to 4:00 pm --- Skiing at Alta Ski Area

5:15 pm to 5:30 pm --- Snack

5:45 pm to 7:30 pm --- Session 2

Moderator: Patty Dechow

Moritz Hiemann "Earnings and Firm Value in the Presence of Real Options"

Paul Ma "Relative Performance Benchmarks: Do Boards Get It Right?"

Discussants: Henry Friedman and Shane Dikolli

7:45 pm to 10:00 pm --- Dinner at the University Park Marriott



Saturday, February 25

7:00 am to 7:30 am --- Continental Breakfast

7:30 am to 9:15 am --- Session 3

Moderator: Atif Ellahie

Laura Li "Relative Performance Evaluation and the Timing of Earnings Release"

Colleen Honigsberg "The Surprising Benefits of Mandatory Hedge Fund Disclosure"

Discussants: Mary Ellen Carter and Luzi Hail

9:30 am to 4:00 pm --- Skiing at Deer Valley Resort

4:00 pm to 6:00 pm --- Apres Ski at Deer Valley Snow Park Lodge, Second Floor Lounge

6:30 pm to 8:30 pm --- Dinner at the Deer Valley Seafood Buffet in the Snow Park Lodge