19 March 2026 // Thursday

08:30 AM ACCREDITATION

09h00 OPENING SESSION

ORLANDO RODRIGUES, President of the IPB

PAULA FRANCO, President of OCC

VÍTOR CORREIA, Mayor of Mirandela

JOSÉ MARIA BRANDÃO DE BRITO, Secretary of State for the Budget*

10:00 a.m. KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Public sector accounting, accountability and governance as technical, social and moral practices for shaping a better world

GARRY CARNEGIE, RMIT University, Australia

10:30 a.m. PLENARY SESSION I

Reimagining Public Financial Management: Integrating Innovation, Inclusion, and Resilience for a Sustainable Future

ELLEN HAUSTEIN, University of Rostock, Germany

FRANCESCA MANES-ROSSI, Federico II University, Naples - Italy

MARCO BISOGNO, University of Salerno, Italy

Moderator: SUSANA JORGE, Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra

11:15 a.m. Coffee Break

11:45 a.m. PARALLEL SESSIONS I

1:15 p.m. Lunch Break

2:30 p.m. PARALLEL SESSIONS II

4:15 p.m. Coffee Break

4:30 p.m. PLENARY SESSION II

From Theory to Practice: Materializing Accounting Reforms and Positioning Public Accounting on the Political Agenda

Moderator: MARIA JOSÉ FERNANDES, Cávado and Ave Polytechnic Uiversity *

5:30 pm End day 1

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8:00 p.m. GALA DINNER (registration not included)

Place to be designated

20 March 2026 // Friday

09h00 PARALLEL SESSIONS III

10:30 a.m. Coffee Break

11:00 a.m. KEYNOTE SPEAKER II

11:30 A.M. PLENARY SESSION III

12:30 P.M. AWARD CEREMONY FOR THE BEST PAPER

12:45 p.m. CLOSING SESSION

PAULA FRANCO, President of OCC

SÓNIA NOGUEIRA, President of the Scientific Committee

CARLOS ROMPANTE DA CUNHA, Vice-Dean of EsACT

* to be confirmed