2020 Deloitte-University of Kansas Auditing Symposium

Alert: COVID-19 Information

The University of Kansas continues to monitor the spread of COVID-19. Like many organizations, Deloitte and KU have bans on nonessential travel for at least the next 60 days. We hope conditions will improve over the next couple of months, restrictions will be lifted, and the Symposium will go off as planned.

The 2020 Deloitte/University of Kansas Auditing Symposium will be held at Capitol Federal Hall at the University of Kansas and the Oread Hotel, May 20-22, 2020.

The theme of the 2020 Symposium is “The Future of Auditing.” The Symposium features a mixture of presentations by leading practitioners and academics, and provides opportunities for all attending to join in the discussions. Featured speakers and panel members for the 2020 Symposium include Lara Abrash, Chairman & CEO, Deloitte; Megan Zietsman, Chief Auditor, PCAOB; John King, EY Americas Vice Chair – Assurance; Christine Davine, National Managing Partner for Quality, Risk & Regulatory, Deloitte; and Phil Wedemeyer, Experience Director and Deloitte Audit Quality Advisory Board member.

Visit the 2018 symposium page for more information about the most recent Deloitte/University of Kansas Auditing Symposium.

Agenda

Wednesday, May 20

Oread Hotel, University of Kansas 9th Floor Terrace

7 - 9 p.m.	Reception

Thursday, May 21

Capitol Federal Hall, School of Business - University of Kansas

(Note: Buses will transport Symposium participants from the Oread Hotel to Capitol Federal Hall. Buses will run every 8 minutes from 6:30 – 8:30 a.m.)

7 – 8 a.m.	Breakfast 1010 Capitol Federal Hall
8 - 8:30 a.m.	Welcome and Opening Remarks Keith Jones, Director of Accounting, University of Kansas Paige Fields, Dean, University of Kansas School of Business Howard Cohen, Deloitte & Touche
8:30 – 9:20 a.m.	The Audit of the Future, Today – Transforming to Meet the Evolving Needs of the Capital Markets Lara Abrash Chairman & CEO, Deloitte & Touche
9:20 – 9:30 a.m.	Refreshment break
9:30 – 10:20 a.m.	PCAOB Update Megan Zietsman Chief Auditor of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
10:20 – 10:30 a.m.	Refreshment break
10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.	Panel Discussion: The Future of Auditing Moderator: Julie Bell Lindsay, Executive Director, CAQ Megan Zietsman, PCAOB John King, Ernst & Young Christine Davine, Deloitte & Touche Phil Wedemeyer, Experienced Director
12 - 1:45 p.m.	Lunch You Can’t Handle the Truth! An Auditors Guide to Identifying Intent David Thompson VP of Operations - Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates, Inc
1:45 – 2:30 p.m.	Audit of the Future – The Future is Now John King EY Americas Vice Chair – Assurance
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.	Refreshment break
2:45 – 3:30 p.m.	The Future of Auditing Phil Wedemeyer Experienced Director; Deloitte Audit Quality Advisory Board
3:30 – 3:45 p.m.	Refreshment break
3:45 – 5:15 p.m.	Research Session Moderator: Chenxi Lin Archival Evidence of the Role of Non-CPAs in Audit Quality Albert Nagy, John Carroll University Matthew Sherwood, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Aleksandra Zimmerman, Northern Illinois University The Effect of Audit Quality on a Firm’s Internal Information Environment: Evidence from Group Audits Tom Adams, University of Connecticut Ying Zhou, University of Connecticut Consequences of Low-Quality Audits for Engagement Partners Daniel Aobdia, Northwestern University Reining Petacchi, Georgetown University
5:30 p.m.	Bus will transport Symposium participants from Capitol Federal Hall to Oread Hotel (Note: Buses will transport Symposium participants from the Oread Hotel to Capitol Federal Hall. Buses will run every 8 minutes from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.)
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.	Reception and dinner Oread Hotel, University of Kansas Griffith Room

Friday, May 22

Capitol Federal Hall, School of Business - University of Kansas

(Note: Buses will transport Symposium participants from the Oread Hotel to Capitol Federal Hall. You can leave your luggage in a locked room in the Capitol Federal Hall. There are no buses back to the Oread Hotel after the Symposium. If you need a ride back to the Oread, let the Symposium organizers know. If you have a car, you can park in the main surface lot next to Capitol Federal Hall in any stall except for the front row, which has a blue sign.)

7:30 – 8:30 a.m	Breakfast 1010 Capitol Federal Hall
8:30 – 10 a.m.	Research Session Moderator: Ashleigh Bakke Coaching Today's Auditors: When Do Workpaper Reviewers Professionally Develop the Preparer Lindsay M. Andiola, Virginia Commonwealth University Joseph F. Brazel, North Carolina State University Denise Hanes Downey, Villanova University Tammie J. Schaefer, University of Missouri—Kansas City The Fair Value Puzzle: Perspectives of Valuation Service Providers Lindsay M. Andiola, Virginia Commonwealth University Joseph F. Brazel, North Carolina State University Denise Hanes Downey, Villanova University Tammie J. Schaefer, University of Missouri—Kansas City Non-Audit Services and the Timeliness and Reliability of Earnings Announcements Chris E. Hogan, Michigan State University Michelle L. Nessa, Michigan State University Joseph H. Schroeder, Indiana University
10 – 10:15 a.m.	Refreshment break
10:15 – 11:45 a.m.	Research Session Moderator: Yijun Li The Last Chance to Improve Financial Reporting Reliability: Evidence from Recorded and Waived Audit Adjustments Preeti Choudhary, University of Arizona Kenneth Merkley, Cornell University Katherine Schipper, Duke University Do Global Audit Firm Networks Apply Consistent Audit Methodologies Across Jurisdictions: Evidence from Financial Reporting Comparability Matthew Ege, Texas A&M University Young Hoon Kim, Texas A&M University Dechun Wang, Texas A&M University How Higher Performance on Client Service Affects Auditors’ Willingness to Challenge Management’s Preferred Accounting Michael A. Ricci. University of Florida
11:45 a.m. – 1 p.m.	Lunch
1 – 2:30 p.m.	Research Session Moderator: Patience Constance Using SEC EDGAR Views to Measure Competition Among Big 4 Auditors Nicholas J. Hallman, University of Texas at Austin Antonis Kartapanis, University of Texas at Austin Jaime J. Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin Should Uninformed Shareholders Vote? Evidence from Auditor Ratification Cory A. Cassell, University of Arkansas Tyler J. Kleppe, University of Arkansas Jonathan E. Shipman, University of Arkansas Auditor expertise in Mergers and Acquisitions Ronen Gal-Or, Northeastern University Rani Hoitash, Bentley University Udi Hoitash, Northeastern University
2:30 – 2:35 p.m.	Concluding Remarks

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We would like to thank Deloitte and the Deloitte Foundation for over 40 years of generous sponsorship of the Auditing Symposium. The interactions of academics and business professionals enabled by this event have greatly enhanced the development of auditing theory and practice.

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