2026 HKUST Accounting Research Symposium
14 Dec 2026 – 15 Dec 2026
HKUST, Clearwater Bay, Kowloon, HONG KONG

Description
The 2026 HKUST Accounting Research Symposium invites submissions of unpublished manuscripts in all areas of accounting research. The Symposium also welcomes participation from accounting scholars for two days of presentations and discussion. It will be held on December 14–15, 2026, on the HKUST campus.

The keynote speaker for the 2026 symposium is Professor Mohan Venkatachalam, R.J. Reynolds Professor of Business Administration at Duke and incoming Senior Editor of The Accounting Review. Professor Venkatachalam is a leading scholar in accounting whose research spans valuation, accounting disclosures, nonfinancial performance measures, corporate governance, and managerial communication in financial markets.

DETAILS: The Symposium welcomes manuscripts in all areas of accounting research. Manuscripts should be well developed, while still at a stage where they can benefit from group discussion. The Symposium will include no more than eight papers. A travel subsidy of US$1,000 per paper will be provided to overseas presenters.

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: The deadline for manuscript submission is September 15, 2026. Please submit an electronic copy including a one-page abstract (PDF only) to: acconf@ust.hk.

Accepted papers and Symposium program will be made available on the Symposium website at: https://acct.hkust.edu.hk/research/research-symposium/2026symposium

PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION: The registration fee for the Symposium is US$350, which includes the welcoming reception, luncheons and a Symposium banquet. For details on the registration process, please refer to the registration form on our Symposium link.

For further enquiries, please email: acconf@ust.hk.