Keynote Speaker

He began his career at the IDX as an auditor in the Financial Audit Unit (1997–2000), then served as Head of the Internal Audit Unit (2000–2003), Head of the Real Sector Corporate Valuation Division (2003–2009), Head of the Real Sector Corporate Valuation Division (2009–2014), Head of the Group I Corporate Valuation Division (2014–2018), and his final position was Director of Corporate Valuation at the IDX (2018–2022).

He earned his doctorate from the Graduate Program in Management Science, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia (UI). He previously earned a Master’s degree in Accounting and Information Systems from the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia, in 2003 and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Accountancy from Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali, in 1996.

He is currently a member of the National Committee for Governance Policy (KNKG) (2021–2024), a member of the Indonesia Strategic Management Society (ISMS), and a member of the Indonesian Institute of Accountants (IAI). He is also a visiting lecturer in the Department of Accounting, University of Indonesia, on Corporate Governance and Risk Management.

Prior to joining Monash University in 2009, Cameron held positions at the University of Auckland and Citibank (Investment and Corporate Banking Division). Cameron is the Coordinator of interdisciplinary research in the Department of Accounting.

Cameron has published in journals such as Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, The Review of Accounting Studies, Contemporary Accounting Research, Auditing: a Journal of Practice and Theory, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, International Journal of Auditing, Financial Analyst Journal, Journal of Financial Markets, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Financial Research, International Review of Finance, International Review of Financial Analysis, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Australian Journal of Management, Accounting and Finance, and University of Auckland Business Review. Cameron has won several Best Paper Awards at leading international accounting and finance conferences and several competitive research grants (AFAANZ and ACFS research grants).

Teaching experience includes Advanced Quantitative Research Methods (PhD Program), Advanced Modeling in Finance (Honours Program), Integrated Accounting (MPA), Accounting and Finance (MBA Program), Investment and Portfolio Analysis, Risk Management, Corporate Finance and Equity Markets.

Ong Tze San is a Professor of Accounting at the School of Business and Economics, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). She specialises in management accounting, corporate performance management, corporate governance, sustainability, and environmental, social & governance (ESG) research. 

Professor Ong completed her Ph.D. in Management and Accounting at the University of Leeds, United Kingdom (2005). She also holds an MBA and a Bachelor of Accountancy, both from Universiti Putra Malaysia. 

Her scholarly contributions span numerous peer-reviewed publications and books in contemporary accounting, financial reporting, sustainability reporting, and performance measurement. She has authored and co-authored academic books such as Research in Contemporary Accounting, Cost and Management Accounting (including a second edition), and Issues & Challenges in Accounting Practices. 

Professor Ong’s research has been featured in various indexed journals and covers topics including environmental performance, audit quality, corporate governance attributes, sustainability practices, and the influence of digital technologies on corporate reporting quality. Her work reflects a blend of theoretical insight and empirical rigor in accounting and governance studies, particularly within the Malaysian and wider Asia-Pacific context. 

She is actively engaged in academic service, including supervising postgraduate students, participating in research groups (e.g., ESG Research Group at UPM), and contributing to academic editorial and peer-review activities.

Charl de Villiers is Professor of Accounting at The University of Auckland, New Zealand. He is internationally recognised for his Sustainability Accounting research and expertise, which led to his appointment as a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM). Charl is also an adjunct professor at the University of Cape Town and the University of Pretoria.

Charl has over 500 research-based publications and presentations, including more than 120 articles in refereed journals, and two Routledge-published edited books. His research has often advocated for regulated sustainability disclosures, a call that has gained significant traction internationally in recent years.

Charl has published in Accounting, Organizations and Society; Journal of Management; Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal (AAAJ); British Accounting Review (BAR); and European Accounting Review, among other journals. He is editor-in-chief of Meditari Accountancy Research and serves on the editorial boards of 10 academic journals, including AAAJ and BAR.

He is deputy editor of Accounting & Finance, and has often served as an editor of AAAJ special issues and as a guest associate editor of BAR. Charl plays an active role in promoting sustainability accounting research in New Zealand and Australia, having established and serving as chair of the steering committee of the Sustainability Accounting Research Network (SARN) and its annual Conference.

Dr. Hery Heryanto, M.Kom. is an expert in AI: Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing at Universitas Bunda Mulia. After receiving his PhD in Informatics from ITB in 2016, he has continued to bridge the gap between research and industry.

With a career spanning over two decades as a lecturer and 10 years as an IT Consultant, Dr. Heryanto has successfully delivered complex technical solutions for various government and private-sector initiatives.