Plenary speaker (9 June 2026)
Professor Giovanna Michelon, University of Padova
Giovanna Michelon is Professor of Accounting at the University of Padova, Italy. Her research focuses on corporate governance, accountability, and sustainability accounting, particularly sustainability reporting, stakeholder engagement, ESG disclosure, and corporate social responsibility. Before returning to Padova in 2024, she held academic positions at the University of Bristol and the University of Exeter. Her work examines how governance and accounting shape corporate responsibility practices and how sustainability information is used by investors and other stakeholders. She is an internationally recognised scholar whose work has appeared in leading journals in accounting and related interdisciplinary fields, including business ethics and management studies.
Discussion Panellists (10 June 2026)
Heidi Kivekäs, Executive Director at Animalia and Board Member at Eurogroup for Animals
Sirpa Pietikäinen, Member of European Parliament
Professor Eija Vinnari, Research Group on Sustainability and Critical Accounting, Tampere University