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Plenary 2 - ‘Accounting’ in retrospect: A personal reflection about change, contribution, and opportunity following decades of immersion

Monday, July 1, 2024
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Great Room 1 (Plenary)

Presenter

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Professor Craig Deegan

Plenary 2 - ‘Accounting’ in retrospect: A personal reflection about change, contribution, and opportunity following decades of immersion

Biography

Craig is Professor of Accounting at The University of Tasmania. Craig has held Professorial roles in Australian Universities for the last 30 years. Craig’s research covers various issues, including social and environmental accountability, financial reporting, and accounting theory. Craig is one of the most highly cited accounting researchers internationally, and in a number of leading international accounting research journals, his publications are identified as the respective journals’ most highly cited paper. He is also the author of three leading textbooks in accounting theory, corporate accounting, and introductory accounting respectively. Craig has been the recipient of several prestigious research and teaching awards, including being the inaugural recipient of the AFAANZ sponsored Peter Brownell Manuscript Award. Craig has worked closely with all three Australian Professional Accounting Bodies and has been instrumental in advancing their initiatives in relation to accountability pertaining to sustainability-related matters. Craig’s expertise is frequently sought by corporations, government and industry bodies on issues pertaining to corporate social and environmental accountability, financial reporting, and stakeholder engagement.
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