Noon - 1:00 pm

Lunch
8th floor, Downes Club, Stadium Complex, Door 4

1:00 - 1:15 pm

Opening Remarks
Martijn Cremers
Dean, Mendoza College of Business

Introduction
Peter Easton, Director, Center for Accounting Research and Education
Paul Fischer, Managing Editor, Review of Accounting Studies

1:15 -2:30 pm

The Effect of Enforcement Transparency: Evidence from SEC Comment-Letter Reviews
– Miguel Duro (IESE), Jonas Heese (Harvard), and Gaizka Ormazabal (IESE and C.E.P.R.)
– Discussant: Tim Loughran, University of Notre Dame
– Moderator: Jessie Watkins, University of Notre Dame

2:30 - 3:00 pm

Break

3:00 - 4:15 pm

Securities Regulation and Household Equity Ownership: Evidence from National Accounts
– Hans Christensen (Chicago), Mark Maffett (Chicago), Lauren Vollon (Chicago)
– Discussant: Suresh Nallareddy, Duke University
– Moderator: John Donovan, University of Notre Dame

4:15 - 5:30 pm

Stadium Tour, North Gate

5:30 - 6:30 pm

Reception
8th Floor Downes Club, Stadium Complex, Door 4

6:30 - 8:30 pm

Dinner
Downes Club Ballroom, Stadium Complex, Door 4

8:00 - 8:30 am

Continental Breakfast in Danke Ballroom, Stadium Complex, Door 14

8:30 - 9:45 am

Automatic Summaries of Earnings Releases: Attributes and Effects on Investors' Judgements
– Eddy Cardinaels (Tilburg), Stephan Hollander (Tilburg), and Brian J. White (Texas)
– Discussant: Ed deHaan, University of Washington
– Moderator: Erik Beardsley, University of Notre Dame

9:45 - 10:15 am

Break

10:15 - 11:30 am

Skin in the Game: Personal Holdings and Investors' Response to Stock Analysis on Social Media
– John L. Campbell (Georgia), Matthew D. De Angelis (Georgia State), and James R. Moon Jr. (Georgia Tech)
–Discussant: Michael Drake, Brigham Young University
– Moderator: Zach Kowaleski, University of Notre Dame

11:30 - 1:00 pm

Lunch
Foley's
Stadium Complex, Door 10

1:00 - 2:15 pm

The Hidden Risk of Auditor Industry Specialization: Evidence from the Financial Crisis
– Cory Cassell (Arkansas), Emily Hunt (Arkansas), Gans Narayanamoorthy  (Tulane), and Stephen Rowe (Arkansas)
– Discussant: Andrew Imdieke, University of Notre Dame
– Moderator: Seanna Asper, University of Notre Dame CARE Research Scholar (Alabama)

2:15 - 2:45 pm

Break

2:45 - 4:00 pm

Intra-industry Information Transfers: Evidence from Changes in Implied Volatilities around Earnings Announcements
– Rebecca Hann (Maryland), Heedong Kim (Baruch College), and Yue Zheng (HKUST)
– Discussant: Eric Weisbrod, University of Miami
– Moderator: Marcel Tuijn, University of Notre Dame CARE Research Scholar (Erasmus)