1. 2013 IAF Conference Agenda
Venue: Indian Institute of Management Lucknow| Dates: 9th to 11th September 2013
2013 India Accounting & Finance (IAF) Conference Agenda
Monday, September 09, 2013
9:00 A.M. to 9:30 A.M.
Registration for Preconference Tutorials {Venue: Manthan, CR 6 First Floor}
9:30 AM to 10: 45 A.M.
Preconference Tutorial # 1: Session #1
Topic: Conditional Volatility Modelling in Financial Markets: Evolution,
Status Quo and Avenues for Future Research
Speaker: Prof. Madhusudhan Karmakar, Finance & Accounting (F&A) Area,
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
10:45A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Tea Break
11:00 A.M. to 12:15 P.M. Preconference Tutorial # 1: Session #2
Topic: Conditional Volatility Modelling in Financial Markets: Evolution,
Status Quo and Avenues for Future Research
Speaker: Prof. Madhusudhan Karmakar, Finance & Accounting (F&A) Area,
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
12:15 P.M. to 12:30 P.M. Break
12:30 P.M. to 1:40 P.M. Preconference Tutorial #2
Topic: Credit Risk Modelling using Fuzzy Systems
Speaker: Prof. Bhaba Krishna Mohanty, Decision Sciences Area, Indian
Institute of Management Lucknow
1:40 P.M. to 2:45 P.M.
Lunch for Preconference Tutorial Participants
3:00 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Preconference Tutorial #3
Topic: Indian Commodities Markets
Speaker: Prof. K.G. Sahadevan, Business Environment (BE) Area, Indian
Institute of Management Lucknow
4:30 P.M. to 4:45 P.M
Q & A Session with Prof. K.G. Sahadevan
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
9:00 A.M. to 9: 30 A.M.
Onsite Registration and Distribution of Conference Kits to Conference
Participants {Venue: Bodhigriha – I CR 101}
9:30 A.M.
Lighting of the Lamp by Prof. Devi Singh, Director, Indian Institute of
Management Lucknow {Venue: Bodhigriha – I CR 107}
9:30 A.M. to 9:50 A.M.
Commencement Address by Prof. Devi Singh, Director, Indian Institute
of Management Lucknow
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2. 2013 IAF Conference Agenda
Venue: Indian Institute of Management Lucknow| Dates: 9th to 11th September 2013
Keynote Address by Prof. Lorne Nelson Switzer, Professor of Finance, the
9:50 A.M. to 10:50 A.M. Van Berkom Endowed Chair in Small Cap Equities, and Associate Director
of Institute for Governance of Private and Public Organizations at
Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
10:50 A.M. to 11:05 P.M. Q & A Session with Prof. Lorne Nelson Switzer
11:05 AM. To 11:35 A.M. High Tea
11:35 A.M. to 12:35 P.M.
Keynote Address by Prof. Partha Ray, Professor of Economics, Indian
Institute of Management Calcutta
12:35 P.M. to 12: 50 P.M. Q & A Session with Prof. Partha Ray
12:50 P.M. to 2:10 P.M.
Lunch Break
2:15 P.M. to 2: 35 P.M.
Luncheon Address by Chief Guest: Mr. Manoj Rane, Managing Director
and Head – Fixed Income and Treasury, BNP Paribas, India and Vice
Chairman – Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of
India (FIMMDA)
Topic: Tapering: Impact on INR and Interest Rates
2:45 P.M. to 4:15 P.M.
Concurrent Paper Presentation Sessions {Venue: Bodhigriha – II}
4:15 P.M. to 4:35 P.M.
Tea Break
4:35 P.M. to 5:35 P.M.
Concurrent Paper Presentation Sessions {Venue: Bodhigriha – II}
5:45 P.M. to 6:15 P.M.
Evening Snacks coupled with Tea
6:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.
Virtual Keynote Address by Prof. Shyam Sunder, James L Frank Professor
of Accounting, Economics, and Finance, Yale School of Management;
Professor – Department of Economics; and Fellow – Whitney Humanities
Center, Yale University {Venue: Bodhigriha – I, CR 107}
Topic: Financial Reporting and Regulation in a World of Financial
Engineering: Accounting and the Global Financial Crisis
7:30 P.M. to 7:45 P.M.
Q & A Session with Prof. Shyam Sunder
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Plenary Session #1 {Venue: Bodhigriha – I, CR 107}
9:30 A.M. to 10:30 A.M.
Topic: The Evolution of Bond and Sovereign Debt Markets in India
Speaker: Dr. Golaka C. Nath, Senior Vice President - Economic Research
& Surveillance Department, The Clearing Corporation of India Ltd.,
Mumbai
10:30 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. Tea Break
11:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon
Plenary Session #2
Topic: Accounting Standards and Earnings Quality
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3. 2013 IAF Conference Agenda
Venue: Indian Institute of Management Lucknow| Dates: 9th to 11th September 2013
Speaker: Prof. Narayanaswamy, Professor – Finance & Control Area, Indian
Institute of Management Bangalore
12:00 Noon to 12:15 P.M. Break
Plenary Session #3
12:15 P.M. to 1:15 P.M.
Topic: Use of Accounting Methods in Regulatory Systemic Risk
Management
Speaker: Mr. Ashish Midha, Principal – Deloitte & Touche LLP, New York,
USA
1:15 P.M. to 2:30 P.M.
Lunch
2:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M.
Concurrent Paper Presentation Session {Venue: Bodhigriha – II}
3:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Tea Break
4:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Concurrent Paper Presentation Session {Venue: Bodhigriha – II}
Closing Ceremony {Venue: Bodhigriha – I CR 107}
5:00 P.M. to 5:35 P.M.
Chief Guest: Prof. Vipul, Professor – Finance & Accounting (F&A) Area,
Indian Institute of Management Lucknow
Vote of Thanks by Dr. Vinodh Madhavan, Convener – 2013 IAF Conference.
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