Assurance in the Age ofMandatory Reporting
The 9th International Conference on Accounting, Finance and Sustainability brings together academics, standard setters, auditors and finance leaders for two days on the question the profession cannot postpone: who verifies the numbers that are not financial.
400 days to opening · Chartered House
- 8 Research tracks
- 4 Keynote addresses
- 142 Papers presented in 2026
- 31 Countries represented
Everything the first reporting cycle taught us
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Why this year matters
The first full reporting cycles under ISSB-aligned standards close in 2027, and with them the first wave of limited assurance engagements over disclosures no audit manual was written for. ICAFS 2027 puts the evidence — empirical, archival, experimental and practitioner — on one programme.
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Who should attend
Accounting and finance faculty, doctoral candidates, audit and assurance partners, financial controllers, sustainability reporting leads, regulators, standard setters and institutional investors. Roughly a third of delegates come from practice, and sessions are chaired to keep both languages in the room.
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What you leave with
Written reviewer feedback on every accepted paper, a route to special issues with three partner journals, CPD hours recognised by the major professional bodies, and a delegate list that is published in advance so meetings can be arranged before anyone lands.
Three steps to the programme
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Call for papers
Eight tracks, from financial reporting and audit quality to digital assets and accounting education. Abstracts of 500 words close 31 March 2027.
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Important dates
Abstract, full paper, camera-ready and registration deadlines, with the review windows in between so you can plan a term around them.
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Registration
Academic, practitioner, student and virtual rates. Early registration closes 15 July 2027; fees include the conference dinner.
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For a century we audited what a company owned. We are now asked to audit what it emits, and the profession has one reporting cycle to get the method right.
Prof. Adaeze Nwankwo · Conference chair