Bryan is the Manager of Investor Relations at AutoNation. Prior to joining he was the Manager of Investor Relations at Aarons, Inc. Bryan has a strategy background with public retailers and is most interested in sharing the tips and AI tools he uses to helps automate many of the highly repetitive tasks that IR teams face in their quarterly reporting cadence.

Chandrika Nigam
Senior Investor Relations Executive

Chandrika Nigam is a seasoned Investor Relations executive with over a decade of experience in developing and executing effective Investor Relations programs across a broad range of sectors. Most recently, she led Investor Relations at Adtalem Global Education (NYSE: ATGE), a premier medical and healthcare education company, where she significantly enhanced institutional investor engagement and secured multi-million-dollar investments.

Previously, Chandrika served as Director of Investor Relations at Owens & Minor (NYSE: OMI), a Fortune 500 healthcare services company, and at Laureate Education (NASDAQ: LAUR) and JSW Energy (BSE: JSWE), where she managed comprehensive investor communications. Throughout her career, she has also overseen treasury, sustainability, media, and corporate relations functions. Her exemplary contributions were recognized by the National Investor Relations Institute as part of their Rising Leaders Under 40 class.

Chandrika holds an MBA in Finance from IBS, India, and an MS in Finance from the Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. She actively mentors current finance students through her roles on the Alumni Chapter Board and the Board of Advisors for the business school.

Peter is a career research analyst with experience on both the sell-side (analyst at CIBC World Markets, Director of Research at Tradition and Head of Boston Sales for Cantor Fitzgerald) and buy-side analyst and fund manager (Fidelity and AI Capital Management). As such, Peter has produced, consumed, managed and sold research and access products and knows how institutional investors think. Peter is the Founder of Intro-act, a company dedicated to helping issuers think like institutional investors and facilitates capital introduction both through investments in the primary and secondary markets.  Peter is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business.

Amin Mousavian is the Vice President of Investor Relations & Treasury at TMX Group, with over 19 years of experience in capital markets. He has a proven track record of driving investor engagement, expanding investor bases, raising capital, and enhancing company valuation. He has led enterprise performance management and financial operations for global businesses, implementing innovative solutions to optimize performance.

Amin holds an MBA from Wilfrid Laurier University and a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.

Chris Blake is Executive Director of Product Innovation within Issuer Solutions at S&P Global. In this role, he focuses on building and developing solutions for global corporate issuers which leverage generative AI, machine learning, and natural language processing. Chris has over a decade of experience providing insights and thought leadership to investor relations teams, through digital solutions, shareholder surveillance, and targeting. As the head of innovation for Issuer Solutions Advisory business he oversaw the digital transformation of services provided to over 1,200 corporate clients. In his current role Chris has led the delivery of multiple new AI-driven driven products for corporate investor relations teams including Script Insight, a first of its kind natural language processing tool for earnings calls.

Andrew Posen is the Vice President, Head of Investor Relations and Treasury at WOW! with over two decades of financial expertise across multiple sectors. He has developed and led investor relations programs at pre-IPO companies, newly public companies as well as large, well established public companies. Prior to joining WOW!, Andrew ran Investor Relations at Telaria until it merged with the Rubicon Project. Before that he was responsible for building an Investor Relations function at AppNexus (a private company), by developing, managing and fostering relationships across both the buy-side and sell-side investment communities. Prior to that, he led investor relations at FXall, Evercore Partners and held a senior IR position at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Posen holds a Bachelor’s Degree from McMaster University in Political Science and a Master’s Degree in Health Administration from The University of British Columbia.

Pete Mcgough – Sr. VP of IR and Capital Markets at Gambling.com. He has 25+ years of investment banking experience, including Trading, Institutional Sales, Equity Capital Markets, and Corporate Access.

Christopher Tillett

Chris is a Senior Director, Investor Relations at Fortive, where he drives shareholder value by engaging with the investment community and relaying Fortive’s strategic vision and financial results. Chris brings extensive financial and strategic communications experience to the role, having spent nearly a decade on Wall Street as a sell-side analyst covering a variety of US and international companies. Before joining Fortive in 2023, Chris previously held financial leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Aptiv, Barclays, Jefferies, and GE.

Chris holds a BBA in Finance from the University of Notre Dame and is a CFA charterholder.

Jason Fooks has over 20 years of investor relations experience. He currently serves as head of investor relations for Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM), a leading global alternative asset manager with approximately $1 trillion of assets under management across renewable power and transition, infrastructure, private equity, real estate, and credit. In this role, Jason is responsible for communicating corporate strategy, growth opportunities, and financial position to public investors, research analysts and other key stakeholders.

Previously, he was head of investor relations for Safehold Inc. (NYSE: SAFE) and iStar Inc. (NYSE: STAR). He has twice been the recipient of an IR Magazine award. Jason received an MBA from the Columbia Business School at Columbia University and received a BA in Economics from Brandeis University.

Megan Larson serves as Senior Advisor, Investor Relations at Murphy Oil Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas exploration and production company, where she assists with all aspects of investor relations and communications. Prior to joining Murphy in 2019, she had nearly 10 years’ experience in the energy banking industry, as well as several years in the journalism industry, polishing her skills in writing, copy editing and photography. Megan graduated with a Bachelor of Journalism from The University of Texas and a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University. She also holds the Investor Relations Charter (IRC)®.

Aside from her efforts in supporting NIRI, Megan serves on the Board of Trustees at the Houston Yacht Club, is a director for the annual women’s sailing camp and volunteers on numerous committees. She also leads a mentor circle with the Women’s Energy Network – Houston. An avid sailor, Megan also enjoys traveling, hiking and spending time with her two Australian Shepherds – Bond and Stock.

Adam Borgatti is Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations, responsible for leading Aecon’s Investor Relations, Sustainability, Indigenous Relations, Corporate Affairs, Corporate Communications and Marketing functions, as well as supporting the leadership team with developing long-term business plans, evaluating strategic initiatives, and leading the assessment and execution of Aecon’s acquisition opportunities. Adam brings a depth of experience and knowledge of both capital markets and the construction industry.

Prior to joining Aecon in 2009, Adam held leadership roles in the financial industry, including Vice President, RBC Capital Markets, and Vice President, National Bank Financial. Before assuming his current position at Aecon – in 2017-18, he served as Vice President, Investor Relations, at Scotiabank and was responsible for leading all aspects of investor relations, providing strategic direction, leadership and oversight for the company’s investor relations portfolio globally.

Over his career at Aecon, Adam has held leadership roles in the Concessions, Energy and Infrastructure segments, and previously served as Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and Entrepreneurship from McGill University as well as CFA, CPIR and ICD.D designations. He is a member of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) where he serves as Board Chair.

Jared Wasserman is an Associate Vice President at Nasdaq. He is a results-driven leader with over 15 years of experience delivering revenue and operational-based outcomes through product launches, go-to-market strategies, business development, and partnerships. Jared also has experience in C-suite engagement and consulting, leading customer-facing teams focused on retention and growth, development and articulation of USPs through market research, engagement, and collaboration across functions. He is also an expert in the rapidly-growing ESG space, overseeing Nasdaq’s ESG Solutions development.

Gianni joined the Investor Relations team at Globant in 2021. Prior to this, he was a derivatives trader at Patak Trading Partners.
As part of the Investor Relations team at the fastest-growing IT Services brand according to Brand Finance, Gianni has successfully implemented AI and other innovative technology initiatives within Globant’s Investor Relations program, ensuring effective risk mitigation practices that focus on compliance and data protection.
Throughout his career, Gianni has been an active speaker, participating in conferences and university lectures.
He is a Stanford University Innovation Fellow and holds a BA, Summa Cum Laude, in Business Administration and Finance from Universidad Católica del Uruguay and HEC Montreal.

Darrell Heaps is a serial entrepreneur who has spent his career building innovative software companies. As the Founder and CEO of Q4, Darrell is a visionary leader in cloud-based investor relations solutions and has been at the forefront of innovation in the industry by spearheading the creation of the AI-driven IR Ops Platform. Together with the global Q4 team, Darrell is redefining investor relations by delivering data, insights, and smart workflows that empower IR teams to focus on their strategic priorities. Darrell studied Business and Computer Science at York University.

Gregg Lampf has worked in Investor Relations approaching 30 years, mainly in the high technology industry. Besides his core role, Gregg has been responsible for media and public relations, corporate communications, industry analyst relations, and competitive and market intelligence.

Gregg is an early adopter of Artificial Intelligence for Investor Relations.  He is a member of Ciena’s AI Steering Committee, IR Magazine’s AI Working Group, participates in think tanks, and has been featured in articles and joins webinars and seminars as a panelist on the topic. Gregg and his team won IR Magazine’s award for ‘Best Use of Technology, including AI’ in 2024, its inaugural year.

He is currently the Vice President of Investor Relations for Ciena, a mid-cap company, global leader in next-gen telecommunications solutions and services worldwide.

Gregg has been ranked as a top IR Professional in Institutional Investor (II)’s surveys for most of 2014 to 2024 and is part of the All-America Executive Team. Some of his recent II recognitions include sweeping his sector along with his executive team members with whom he is proud to share these honors.

He enjoys sharing his experiences in different ways, such as speaking to university business students about the investor relations profession, where he also frequently discusses AI.

Gregg is married, has two children (one of whom works in the IR field), and a young Labrador Retriever, Sylvia.

Steve Wade is the head of content at IR Media Group. As a content researcher, conference producer, and event host for IR Magazine and Governance Intelligence, Steve is responsible for gathering intelligence on public companies’ most significant global issues. Steve’s team develops events that promote excellence in investor relations, governance, and sustainability for issuers and investors.

Prior to Corporate Secretary, Steve’s background was in corporate social responsibility and responsible investment. During his time at Ethical Corporation (now Reuters Events), Steve launched the ESG symposium; an event focused on connecting the socially responsible investment community with corporate sustainability leaders at listed companies. Steve was a judge for the Deloitte Green Frog Awards, celebrating the best corporate reporting in Eastern Europe. Steve also presented research at the Global Sustainable Event Summit in London and has spoken about extra-financial reporting with the United Nations Global Compact, the World Bank, and the Polish Ministry of Finance.