Welcome to the meeting!

For nearly a decade, faculty and doctoral students of the University of Memphis, University of Mississippi, and Mississippi State University have convened once a year to trade research ideas and hear thoughtful commentary. The event benefits faculty and doctoral students as they improve their understanding of original research, see trends developing in research and business, and develop closer relationships with regional friends and faculty.

This year, Mississippi State is excited to host the event on February 14 with Paul Munter as our keynote speaker.

Paul Munter, Partner KPMG

Spanning academic and professional fields with an interest in international accounting, Paul Munter was KPMG Professor at the University of Miami, then Academic Fellow in the Office of the Chief Accountant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) where he worked on many of the Commission's Sarbanes-Oxley initiatives and rule-making activities, and now he is a partner in KPMG's Department of Professional Practice.

Paul serves as the lead technical partner for the US firm's international accounting and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) activities and also serves on KPMG's Global IFRS Panel which is responsible for establishing KPMG positions on the application of IFRS.

He also is involved in the development of the firm positions in response to proposals from the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC), Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), SEC and other standard setters as well as the development of the firm's guidance and publications including Comparison of IFRS to US GAAP and First Impressions: Business Combinations (joint IASB/FASB project).

Paul is in demand, frequently speaking at conferences ranging across academic, professional, and business areas. A small set of recent activities would include American Institute of Certified Public Accountant national conferences, Financial Executives International annual conference, and American Accounting Association meetings. Dr. Munter has published extensively in the accounting literature having co-authored five books and monographs and over 200 articles and technical papers primarily on financial accounting and auditing matters in journals such as Journal of Accountancy, CPA Journal, Management Accounting, Accounting Review, Behavioral Research in Accounting, and Practical Accountant. Dr. Munter was honored by the Texas Society of CPAs as its first "Outstanding Discussion Leader."