Risk Governance Research Symposium SOLD OUT

May 13-14, 2025

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The ERM Initiative in the Poole College of Management at North Carolina State University is pleased to announce the 2025 Risk Governance Research Symposium to be held on May 13-14, 2025 in Raleigh, NC. The Symposium will assemble leading scholars for discussion and dialogue surrounding emerging research on risk governance topics.

Invitation-Only:  Registration fee will include access to the Symposium, lunch on both days, networking reception on Day 1, breakfast on Day 2, and trasnportation to/from the hotel and Symposium and back to the airport. Participants will also be responsible for the cost of travel and lodging.

COST | $250 NON-REFUNDABLE

DAY 1 | MAY 13, 2025
12:30 – 7:30 pm

11:30 AM REGISTRATION & LUNCH

RISKS IMPACTING REPUTATION AND BRAND

Practitioner Insights: Keith Goad | Chief Financial Officer, Builders Mutual Insurance Company

Keith Goad currently serves as Chief Financial Officer at Builders Mutual Insurance Company (BMIC), which provides workman’s compensation and property/casualty insurance for home builders across the Southeast region of the United States. Prior to joining BMIC, Keith served as CFO for Central Insurance, after previously leading the corporate venturing fund at Nationwide Insurance in Columbus, OH. As CFO, Keith oversees external financial reporting, required public disclosures of risk management-related information to regulators as part of the ORSA reporting requirements, and interactions with external rating agencies, including AM Best. Keith will provide his insights about how BMIC manages the types and nature of risk information released to the public as part of the company’s reputation and brand management.

Paper #1:
Does Enhanced Risk Information Lead to More Misconduct? Evidence from Mandated Risk Assessments Among U.S. Insurers?

Authors:
Robert Hills | Penn State University
Paul Hribar | University of Iowa
Trent Krupa | University of Arkansas*

Discussant: Aneesh Raghunandan | Yale University

Paper #2:
Employee Non-Disclosure Agreements and Corporate News

Authors:
Cameron Holstead | The University of Texas at Dallas
June Huang | The University of Texas at Dallas
Jedson Pinto | The University of Texas at Dallas*

Discussant: Nikki Skinner | University of Colorado Boulder

BOARD RISK OVERSIGHT

Practitioner Insights: Heather Cozart | Board of Director and Retired Audit Partner

Heather Cozart currently serves on the board of directors for an NYSE registered bank, a large health insurance company, and several non-profits, which also include service on audit and compensation committees. Prior to her board service, Heather was Managing Partner for the Atlantic Region Assurance Practice for Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP (now Forvis) where she frequently interacted with client audit committees in her role as an assurance partner. Heather will share her perspectives about the board’s role in risk oversight, including approaches boards use to govern the risk management processes and related governance challenges. She will also share insights about the nature of audit committee governance over external assurance providers in light of the issues affecting the audit profession.

Paper #3:
The State of Audit Quality: Perspectives and Empirical Evidence

Authors:
Marcus Doxey | University of Alabama
Amy Mathews | University of Alabama*
Quinn Swanquist | University of Alabama
Jamie Teterin | University of Alabama

Discussant: Preeti Choudhary | University of Arizona

Paper #4:
Human Capital and Retention in the Audit Profession: Evidence from the Great Resignation

Authors:
Inna Abramova | London Business School
Rebecca Hann | University of Maryland
Wenfeng Wang | Southern University of Science and Technology
Jingyu Zhang | University of Maryland*

Discussant: Robbie Moon | Georgia Tech

6:00-7:30 PM RECEPTION | DAIL CLUB

DAY 2 | MAY 14, 2025
9 AM – 1:45 PM

8:00 AM BREAKFAST

RISK DISCLOSURE AND REGULATORY OVERSIGHT

Practitioner Insights: Kim Johnson | Global Head of Regulatory Change, Citibank

Kim Johnson currently serves as Global Head of Regulatory Change at Citibank, where she helps oversee the bank’s regulatory compliance processes. Prior to joining Citibank, Kim worked in numerous operational and compliance roles at Bank of America. Kim has extensive experience in navigating the complex and ever-changing regulatory landscape affecting some of the world’s largest financial institutions. She has deep knowledge and real-world insights about the regulatory landscape, including examinations and enforcement actions. Kim will share her perspectives about the “culture” surrounding how entities look at, work with, and respond to regulators, especially in situations where an entity might seek to challenge certain positions identified during the oversight

Paper #5:
Check Your Attitude: An Examination of Companies’ Adversarial Disclosures about Tax Enforcement

Authors:
Hannah Judd | Brigham Young University
Sean McGuire | Texas A&M University
Connie Weaver | Texas A&M University
Junwei Xia | Texas A&M University*

Discussant: Carly Burd | NC State University

Paper #6:
Finding an Alternative Path: IPO Business Model Targets

Authors:
Badryah Alhusaini | Arizona State University*
Beth Blankspoor | University of Washington
Brad Hendricks | UNC Chapel Hill
Greg Miller | University of Michigan

Discussant: Ella Ferracuti | Duke University

Paper #7:
The Effects of Regulators’ Press Releases on Employee Whistleblowing

Authors:
Jonas Heese | Harvard University*
Sinja Leonelli | New York University

Discussant: Lisa Tiplady | University of Notre Dame

12:50 BOX LUNCH

*Presenting Author

SYMPOSIUM CO-CHAIRS

Nathan Goldman, Associate Professor of Accounting
nathan.goldman@ncsu.edu

Robert Whited, Associate Professor of Accounting
rwhited@ncsu.edu

QUESTIONS?

Submit any questions about the Symposium to RiskGovSymposium@ncsu.edu or contact 919.513.0901.