We are very happy to announce the 2024 FAR Conference: Auditing and Assurance - the Role of Audit Firm Culture. This year’s conference seeks to understand how culture in audit firms is related to audit quality. To that effect we want to discuss whether and how audit firms take their culture into consideration when organizing their audits.

During the conference we will discuss research papers of acclaimed researchers and insights of the best practitioners on how policy choices and exogenous developments affect the work of the auditors, the audit teams and audit quality. These choices include, for instance, the influence individual auditors have in their teams and the extent to which internal choices affect the success of audit firms in attracting and retaining talent. In addition, the conference will address how external factors like societal expectations affect the organization of the audit.

The program is still under development, but we are already proud to announce a great line up of acclaimed speakers, including Martin Schmalz (Chief Economist and Director: Office of Economic and Risk Analysis, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board) and Christopher Humphrey (Professor of Accounting in the Accounting and Finance division of the Alliance Manchester Business School). We also have confirmed presentations by FAR researchers Lena Pieper, Christian Peters, Iver Wiertz, Olof Bik, Tjibbe Bosmans and Eddy Cardinaels & Evelien Reusen. 

Please keep an eye on the FAR website for further updates:
FAR Conference 2024 | Foundation for Auditing Research

We look forward to welcoming you in Breukelen on Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th June 2024!