The 2024 (19th) Annual Conference, cohosted by APMAA and the Vietnam Chapter,  was successfully held in a hybrid mode from October 29 to October 31, 2024. The conference theme was "Management Accounting: A Decision-Support Tool for Sustainable Development and Digitalization of Business Processes."

The 2023 (18th) Annual Conference, cohosted by APMAA and the Universitas Trisakti team in Indonesia, was successfully held in a fully online mode from October 24 to October 26. The conference theme was "Challenges and Opportunities in Management Accounting in the Digital Era."

The 2022 (17th) Annual Conference, cohosted by APMAA and the Dhurakij Pundit University team in Thailand, was held in a hybrid mode from November 8 to November 11. The conference theme was "Management Accounting: Recent Themes and Directions for a Digital Future."

The 2021 (16th) Annual Conference, cohosted by APMAA and the Universitas Trisakti/Udayana University team in Indonesia, was successfully held in a fully online mode from November 9 to November 11. The conference theme was "Management Accounting and Society: A Global Perspective."

The 2020 Annual Conference, scheduled to be hosted by Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, APMAA organized an online webinar session, marking the beginning of its webinar initiatives.

Annual Conferences (In-Person) Before the COVID 19 Pandemic
The 2019 (15th) Annual Conference, hosted by Dr. Khalid Al-Abdulqader Al and Dr. Mohammed Elgammal of Qatar University, was held from November 2 to November 5. The conference theme was "Management Accounting and Finance in the 21st Century: Challenges and Perspectives."

The 2018 (14th) Annual Conference, hosted by APMAA Japan and Dr. Masao Tsuji, Professor Emeritus of Waseda University, was held at Waseda University, Tokyo, from October 29 to November 1. The conference theme was "The Forefront of Management Accounting: Research and Practices."

The 2017 (13th) Annual Conference, hosted by Professor Dr. Hu Yiming of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, was successfully held at Shanghai Jiao Tong University from November 6 to November 9. The conference theme was "Management Accounting and Society: A Global Perspective."

The 2016 (12th) Annual Conference, hosted by Professor Dr. Chu Hsuan-Lien of National Taipei University, was successfully held at The Sherwood Taipei and National Taipei University, Taiwan, from October 4 to October 7. The conference theme was "Opportunities and New Trends in Managerial Accounting."

The 2015 (11th) Annual Conference was hosted by six Indonesian universities: Trisakti University, University of Merdeka Malang, Udayana University, Mercu Buana University, Hasanuddin University, and Warmadewa University. Co-chaired by Professor Sekar Mayangsari and Professor Grahita Chandrarin, the conference was successfully held from October 26 to October 29. The theme was "Management Accounting for Sustainable Development."

The 2014 (10th) Annual Conference, hosted by Professor Kanibhatti Nitirojntanad of Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, was successfully held at the Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Hotel from October 27 to October 30. The theme was "Management Accounting in a Global, Dynamic Environment: Challenges and Opportunities."

The 2013 (9th) Annual Conference, hosted by Susumu Ueno, Professor of Konan University and APMAA, was held at Nagoya University and Hotel Nagoya Garden Palace, Japan, from November 1 to November 4. The theme was "Challenges for Management Accounting: Issues in Theory and Practice." This was the first conference where APMAA used the Microsoft Conference Management System.

The 2012 (8th) Annual Conference, hosted by Professor Dr. Yuan Lue Fu of Xiamen University, China, was held from November 14 to November 17. The theme was "Management Accounting: The Optimization of the Management Control System."

The 2011 (7th) Annual Conference, hosted by Professor Dr. Ibrahim Kamal Abdul Rahman of Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, was held at the Shah Alam Convention Centre from November 16 to November 19. The theme was "Management Accounting: A Value Creation Tool for Sustainability." This was the first year APMAA introduced Doctoral Colloquium Sessions, featuring ten presentations supported by mentors and advisers.

The 2010 (6th) Annual Forum, hosted by Professor Dr. Yang-Tzong (Jimmy) Tsay of National Taiwan University, was held from November 5 to November 7. From this conference onward, APMAA introduced a structured discussion format for presentations, allowing 30 minutes for presentation and 15 minutes for discussion and Q&A.

The 2009 (5th) Annual Forum, hosted by Professor Dr. Akira Nishimura, was held at the Center for Media Education and Study of Beppu University, Japan, from October 31 to November 2.

The 2008 Annual Forum, scheduled to be hosted by Professor Duangmanee Komaratat at Chulalongkorn University from October 17 to October 20, was canceled due to a political crisis in Thailand.

The 2007 (4th) Annual Forum, hosted by Professor Peng Shaobing, was successfully held at the South-Western University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu, China, on July 28-29.

The 2006 (3rd) Annual Forum, hosted by Professor Akira Nishimura, was held at Fukuoka Garden Palace, Japan, on March 30-31. The forum theme was "The Present and Future of Management Accounting."

The 2004 (2nd) Annual Forum, hosted by Professor Ibrahim Kamal Abdul Rahman, was held on November 24-25 at Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. It was unanimously decided during this forum to establish the Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association.

The 2002 (1st) Annual Forum, hosted by Professor Akira Nishimura, was held on November 3-4 at the International Exchange Plaza, Kyushu University, in Fukuoka, Japan. Since then, participants from various countries have shared a common vision of advancing management accounting research and practices, focusing on the Asia-Pacific region.