Celebrating 50th Anniversary of CAPANA
2026 celebrates 50th Anniversary of CAPANA, check out the 50th Anniverary Website of CAPANA at https://capana50.net
The 18th Annual Research Conference of the Accounting Professors’ Association of North America (CAPANA) will be hosted on July 1- July 2, 2026, in Shenzhen, China.
The Chinese Accounting Professors’ Association of North America (CAPANA) invites both members and non-members to submit papers to the 18th CAPANA Annual Research Conference. The objective of the conference is to bring together accounting scholars in North America, Asia, and other parts of the world to discuss a small number of high-quality working papers to promote research collaboration and advancement. The conference is organized by The Chinese University of Hong Kong- Shenzhen.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Regina Wittenberg Moerman, Northwestern University
BEST PAPER and BEST DISCUSSANT AWARDS: There will be a best paper award of US $1,000 and a best discussant award of US $1,000 voted by conference participants towards the end of conference.
REGISTRATION: The conference is open to all those who are interested in attending.
REGISTRATION FEE
All participants (inlcuding presenters and discussants must register)
CAPANA Members: 350 USD (approx. 2,400 RMB)
Non-CAPANA Members: 420 USD (approx. 2,900 RMB)
Doctoral Students: 150 USD (approx. 1,000 RMB)
The registration is now open until June 20th, 2026. (50% refund before May 31, 2026, no refund after May 31, 2026)
The registration fee covers full access to all conference sessions and the following:
- Day 1: Two refreshment breaks, lunch, and the Gala dinner
- Day 2: One refreshment break and lunch
- A gift set from CUHK Shenzhen
DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM: Prior to the conference, CUHK Shenzhen will host a Doctoral Consortium, which is by invitation only, on June 30th, 2026 for doctoral students to learn from renowned scholars and CUHK Shenzhen faculty members. Doctoral students who are invited to the consortium will need to register for conference in order to participate in the following conference sessions.
Hotel Information: CUHK Shenzhen offers a list of hotels close to the campus with contract price, please click the button below for booking informations.
VISA INFORMATION
China now has visa-free transit policy for citizens of many contries, for detail please visit https://en.nia.gov.cn/n147418/n147463/c183412/content.html. If you need to apply for a visa, please visit https://www.visaforchina.cn/ for more information. If you need endorsement documents for visa applications, please contact capana2026@cuhk.edu.cn for assistance.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Susan Shu (Boston College) – Chair
Tianyu Zhang (CUHK Shenzhen)
Rui Shen (CUHK Shenzhen)
Yakun Wang(CUHK Shenzhen)
Kanyuan Huang (CUHK Shenzhen)
Program Committee
Dan Cohen – Vanderbilt University
Jungho Choi – Stanford University
David Kim – Boston College
Alvis Lo – Boston College
Yao Lu – Cornell University
Meng Li – University of Oklahoma
Xi Li – London School of Economics and Political Science
Yupeng Lin – National University of Singapore
Yanju Liu – Hong Kong Baptist University
Lisa Yao Liu – Columbia University
Miguel Minutti-Meza – University of Miami
Jeff Ng – The University of Hong Kong
Vivek Pandey – University of Rochester
Joe Pacelli – Harvard University
Kyle Peterson – University of Oregon
Daniel Rabetti – National University of Singapore
Sugata Roychowdhury – Northwestern University
Nancy Su – The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Darrald Stice – The University of Hong Kong
Xue Wang – The Ohio State University
Clare Wang – University of Colorado Boulder
Donghui Wu – The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Allen Huang – The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Christina Zhu – The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Xin Zheng – University of British Columbia
Ben Yost – Boston College
Aaron Yoon – Northwestern University
John Jiang – Michigan State University
Yiwei Dou – New York University
Yuan Zou – Harvard University
Ole-Kristian Hope – University of Toronto
Sterling Huang – NYU Shanghai
Zheng Wang – City University of Hong Kong