Andreas Bergmann - is a Professor of Public Finance and Director of Public Sector Department at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences, School of Management and Law since 2002. He was Chair of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) from 2010 until 2015, after serving the board as a public member since 2006. Since 2009 he’s also member of SRS-CSPCP, the Swiss Accounting Standard Setter for the Public Sector and since 2010 a member of the European Commission Accounting Advisory Group, both ongoing. In 2010, Andreas Bergmann was a Visiting Don Trow Fellow at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. He is scientific advisor to PFM reforms in Switzerland, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and to various international organizations.

Elizabeth A. Gordon - is the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at the Fox School. She is a Professor of Accounting, specializing in the areas of financial reporting and international accounting investigating topics such as international financial reporting standards, corporate communications, executive compensation, related party transactions, accounting restatements, market development and corporate disclosure. Her research is published in top journals in her field including the Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, the Review of Accounting Studies, the Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance, and the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. She serves as an associate editor for the Journal of International Accounting Research and the Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting. She is an editor, Institutional Perspectives Section, of the Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting, and an editor of the Journal of International Accounting Research. Dr. Gordon is the President of the International Association for Accounting Education and Research (IAAER) and the Past-president of the International Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association (AAA). She is a Past-chair of the AAA New Faculty Consortium. Dr. Gordon has taught courses in financial accounting and international accounting at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels, receiving a number of teaching awards. Her well-received textbook, Intermediate Accounting, recently entered its third edition. Dr. Gordon was an auditor with PwC and interned at the White House’s Office of Management and Budget before entering academia. She received her Doctorate from Columbia University, Masters in Business Administration from Yale University and Bachelors of Science in accounting with highest distinction from Indiana University. Dr. Gordon is licensed as a CPA in Maryland. She has been on the faculty of the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago, the Rutgers Business School, and a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

Francesco Scarpa - is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Management of Ca' Foscari University. He was Postdoctoral Researcher and Adjunct Professor at Ca' Foscari University. Author of publications in academic international journals, he has participated as speaker at international and national congresses. His main research interests are: corporate sustainability; non-financial reporting; corporate tax planning and social responsibility; ESG rating. He granted his PhD in 'Business & Law' at the University of Bergamo. He obtainted his Bachelor Degree in 'Business Administration' and his Master degree in 'Accounting and Finance' at Ca' Foscari University.

Jennifer Grafton - is a Professor of Management Accounting in the Department of Accounting and currently the Associate Dean (International) for the Faculty of Business and Economics, at the University of Melbourne. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy and Bachelor of Commerce (Degree with Honours) from the University of Melbourne. Jennifer previously worked for Arthur Andersen, consulting to a range of private and public sector organisations. Jennifer’s research and teaching interests span management accounting and business forensics and fraud. Her research investigates issues of performance measurement and management control system design and use, particularly in inter-firm contexts. She supervises honours and graduate research students in this field. Jennifer’s research has been published in leading international journals, including: Management Science, The Accounting Review, Accounting, Organizations and Society, and Management Accounting Research. Jennifer is a member of the editorial board for Qualitative Research in Accounting and Management, the Journal of Applied Accounting Research, and the Journal of Forensic Accounting Research. Jennifer has received research funding from the Accounting Association of Australia and New Zealand and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (in both Australasia and the United Kingdom). Her research was awarded the David Solomon prize by the journal Management Accounting Research. Jennifer teaches into the Faculty’s undergraduate, graduate coursework and graduate research degrees, as well as executive education programs. Jennifer is a registered Chartered Accountant. She is Chair of the Management Accounting Special Interest Group for the Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand and Chair of the Research Advisory Board for the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (Australasia). She is also a member of the International Committee of the Management Accounting Section of the American Accounting Association, the Executive Management Committee of the University of Melbourne’s Confucius Institute, and the Advisory Board of the Faculty’s Centre for Asian Business and Economics. As Associate Dean (International), Jennifer is responsible for the development and implementation of the Faculty’s global engagement strategy and activities, the management of the Faculty’s international partnerships and collaborations, and enhancing the Faculty’s international standing and contributions.