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1. Xavier Brédart, Professor, University of Mons, Belgium.
   Title: Bankruptcy and Board Size.
2. Michel Coulmont, Professor, University of Sherbrooke, Canada.
   Title: University Students and Sustainable Development: Their Perceptions, Attitudes and Practices.
3. Jeremiah Bentley, Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Massachusetts, USA.
   Title: Manipulating the Narrative: Managerial Discretion in the Use of Plain English in Earnings Announcements.

1. Sylvie Berthelot, Full Professor, University of Sherbrooke, Canada.
   Title: Share Buybacks and their Determinants: A Canadian Study.
2. Peter Koveos, Professor, Syracuse University, USA.
   Title: Chinese Investment in Africa.
3. Daniel Perez, Associate Professor, University of St. Thomas-Houston, USA.
   Title: Investor Attention and Country Specific ADR Mispricing.

1. Lijuan Meng, Associate Professor, Bryant University, China.
   Title: Realizidng Cultural Difference and Preparing effective Cross-Cultural Learning and Teaching in Sino-US Cooperative Higher Education Institutions.
2. Brita Williams, Senior Lecturer, Central Washington University, USA.
   Title: Teaching for Expediency or Effective Learning: You Mean I Don’t Have to Write 10 Quizzes?
3. Ekaterina Shakhalieva, Trainee, National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Russia.
   Fuad Aleskerov, Professor/Head, National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Russia.
   Maria Tarasova, Trainee, National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Russia.
   Maria Toropova, Trainee, National Research University “Higher School of Economics”, Russia.
   Vyacheslav Yakuba, Researcher, Institute of Control Sciences, Russia.
   Title: The Quality and Heterogeneity of Enrolment in Programs with Priority Subject of Unified State Exam “Profile Mathematics”.
4. Orpha Ongiti, Dean of Postgraduate Studies and Director of Research, Africa Nazarene University, Kenya.
   Title: Talent through Higher Education in Kenya: A Case of Universities in Nairobi City.

Old and New-An Educational Urban Walk

The urban walk ticket is not included as part of your registration fee. It includes transportation costs and the cost to enter the Parthenon and the other monuments on the Acropolis Hill. The urban walk tour includes the broader area of Athens. Among other sites, it includes: Zappion, Syntagma Square, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Ancient Roman Agora and on Acropolis Hill: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion, and the Parthenon. The program of the tour may be adjusted, if there is a need beyond our control. This is a private event organized by ATINER exclusively for the conference participants. Some participants have videotaped the event. Click here for an example.

1. Nicholas Marudas, Head, Accounting Unit, ATINER & Associate Professor, Mercer University, USA.
   Title: The Effect of Age of a Nonprofit Organization on the Effectiveness of Fundraising in Raising Donations.
2. Anthony Aboagye, Professor, University of Ghana, Ghana.
   Title: Structuring African Warehouse Receipt Systems to Succeed.
3. Youssef Loutfi, PhD Candidate, Nord University, Norway.
   Title: Accounting Education in the Era of Digitalization: a Systematic Review.

1. Gulliver Lux, Professor, UQAM University, Canada.
   Olivier Desplebin, Professor, Rouen University, France.
   Title: How to Create New Digital Skills for Managers? The Case of Blockchain Training Offered by the World Top50 Universities.
2. Kean Wu, Associate Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA.
   Title: Startups’ Survivorship and Venture Capital Investment.
3. Teri Grimmer, Executive in Residence, The University of Portland, USA.
   Title: Qualities of Strategic Management Accountants and Strategic Change.

1. Mohammed Al Mallak, Assistant Professor, Alasala College, Saudi Arabia.
   Title: The Level of Competence s Gaps with Accounting Graduates: Evidence from Saudi Arabia.
2. Tracey Niemotko, Associate Professor, Marist College, USA.
   Tile: The Accounting Evolution: Revamping the Accounting Education in the United States.
3. Thomas Kaspereit, Associate Professor, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg.
   Title: The Rise of Intangible Investments in Cross-Sectional Earnings Forecasting and Implied Cost of Capital Estimation.
4. Tomás Reyes, Associate Professor, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Chile.
   Title: Attention-Driven Reaction to Positive and Negative Earnings Surprises.
5. Iordanis Petsas, Professor, University of Scranton, USA.
   Ioannis Kallianiotis, Professor, University of Scranton, USA.
   Title: Trade Deficit and Currency Devaluation: Testing the J-Curve.