Keynote Speaker: Trevor Hopper (University of Sussex)

Trevor Hopper is Emeritus Professor of accounting and Finance at the University of Sussex Business School. Professor Hopper’s research applies organizational and social theories to management controls using intensive case study methods, though he has made contributions to accounting history and financial accounting. His research has examined multinational firms' adoption of ERPs; the implementation and usage of ABC in European utilities; and world class manufacturing in firms and national programs of competitiveness. His current major interest lies in accounting in less developed countries. He has co-edited five books, including several issues of Issues in Management Accounting and The Handbook of Accounting in Developing Countries. He has published over one hundred articles as book chapters and articles in research journals.

Professor Hopper was awarded Lifetime Achievement Awards by the British Accounting Association in 2006 and the Global Accounting and Organisational Change Network in 2017; the African Accounting and Finance Association Platinum Award for research in Africa in 2018; and an honorary doctorate by Stockholm School of Economics in 2011. He was inducted into the Interdisciplinary Accounting Hall of Fame in 2016, and has received various awards for outstanding papers and services to academic journals.