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IR in the time of Covid-19
IR Magazine Global Virtual Event

Thursday, April 23, 2020

Global event: Live from 8.30 am EDT to 6pm EDT and available for replay on-demand

About the event

IR Magazine has been overwhelmed recently with requests from the global IR community to help navigate these uncharted waters. In response, we held a first-of-its kind virtual IR conference to provide IROs with access to experts from across the globe.

This one-day virtual event was free to attend and live-streamed globally. The sessions will also be available to view on-demand at a later date. The event featured eight sessions in total – panel discussions with experts followed by a live Q&A with the audience and resource libraries to share information. IR professionals from across the globe had the opportunity to network with fellow attendees and share their experiences on issues impacting public companies and their investors. The event was open to all IR professionals.

 

 

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Agenda

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Click on each session below for more details. The times mentioned below are in EDT. All sessions will be available for replay on-demand.

  • 08:40 AM
    Welcome to the virtual forum

    Ben Ashwell, editor, IR Magazine
    Laurie Havelock, editor-at-large, IR Magazine

  • 09:00 AM
    Navigating an IR program through the market volatility and uncertainty

    The coronavirus has had a significant impact on individual companies and the stock market overall in recent weeks. This has led to high levels of volatility and uncertainty, presenting unique challenges to investor relations teams around the world. In this session, you will hear insights on the recent market volatility, investor perceptions, and best practices IR teams can implement to ensure they are well positioned to navigate this unchartered territory.

    Laurie Havelock, editor-at-large, IR Magazine
    Jason Oury, head of global advisory, issuer solutions, IHS Markit

  • 10:00 AM
    Fireside chat and Q&A with Colleen Johnston

    Laurie Havelock, editor-at-large, IR Magazine
    Colleen Johnston, chair of Unity Health Toronto, corporate director, and previously chief financial officer, TD Bank

  • 10:30 AM
    Managing earnings guidance when the future is so unclear

    Since March 16 and April 12, 341 companies withdrew annual guidance. Sixty companies withdrew quarterly guidance; of these, 45 companies withdrew annual and quarterly guidance at the same time, based on a search of the Intelligize database. With Covid-19 prompting significant uncertainty about when we can return to some semblance of normality, many more companies are considering whether they should withdraw, update or confirm their annual guidance. In this session, we will discuss:

    • Considerations for companies that haven’t yet withdrawn guidance but might be planning to do so
    • A search for certainty: if your company has to withdraw guidance, what should your messaging be?
    • How to assess the metrics to update the investment community on
    • How to work with the investment community to help them update their financial models if guidance is withdrawn
    • A close look at the nature of guidance-related questions that analysts have asked on earnings calls during the last month.

    Laurie Havelock, editor-at-large, IR Magazine
    Todd Hicks, CEO, Intelligize

  • 11:00 AM
    Break: Networking with attendees from around the globe

  • 11:30 AM
    How companies can embrace virtual investor meetings

    As travel bans are instituted, work from home policies enforced and investment conferences cancelled, how can issuers still connect with their investors and target investors? Learn more about how to get the most out of virtual investor meetings.

    Laurie Havelock, editor-at-large, IR Magazine
    Mark Grant, vice president of investor relations, GoDaddy
    Jennifer Langieri, US corporate access, Fidelity Management & Research (FMR)
    Christopher Ward, vice president of client solutions, EQ

  • 12:30 PM
    How are investors responding to the Covid-19 crisis?

    In this session you will hear about how the buy side and stock markets are responding to Covid-19 and get some insight into expectations of IR teams and senior management during this time.

    Ben Ashwell, editor, IR Magazine
    Richard Lacaille, global chief investment officer, State Street Global Advisors
    Daniel Romito, AVP, product development and strategy, IR intelligence, Nasdaq

  • 13:30 PM
    Break: Networking with attendees from around the globe

  • 14:00 PM
    Maintaining consistent investor communications

    This session will help issuers understand how to maintain consistent communications with the buy side, sell side and corporate access professionals from both communities during such a turbulent time.

    Ben Ashwell, editor, IR Magazine
    Gregg Lampf, vice president of investor relations, Ciena
    Simon Leopold, managing director, equity research, Raymond James & Associates
    Liz Librizzi, SVP head of corporate access and advisory services, AllianceBernstein
    Mary Turnbull, managing director, corporate access, Raymond James & Associates

  • 15:00 PM
    Your questions answered: What is the role of IR during the Covid-19 crisis?

    The coronavirus will have a profound and indefinite effect on investor communications and corporate access. This session will answer some common questions, misconceptions and unknowns about the role of IR. What are the gaps between what the markets are looking for and what public companies are communicating around the coronavirus?

    Ben Ashwell, editor, IR Magazine
    Karen Greene, vice president of customer experience, Q4
    Matt Latino, vice president of investor relations, Xylem

  • 16:00 PM
    Building and executing a crisis communications plan

    In this session you will learn from crisis management experts about the specific considerations you should be taking into account to build and execute a robust coronavirus response plan. What should you share with the investment community and when?

    Ben Ashwell, editor, IR Magazine
    Simon Ball, senior vice president, product, Intrado – Digital Media
    Davia Temin, president and CEO, Temin and Company
    Deb Wasser, vice president of investor relations, Etsy

  • 17:00 PM
    Virtual happy hour: Networking with attendees

Key Speakers

*NEW SPEAKERS ADDED* CIO of State Street Global Advisors; Former CFO of TD Bank and CEO of Intelligize


Resources on Covid-19 for IROs

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Become a partner

The impact of Covid-19 on people’s personal and professional lives has been profound, with economic activity, share prices and investor confidence contributing to unprecedented uncertainty and market volatility.

This event provides partners an opportunity to support the IR community with the resources, expertise, and solutions they need to navigate this new normal.

Being a partner will provide:

  • Opportunity to support the global community with solutions to key issues that IROs currently face
  • A chance to network and share ideas with qualified, senior decision-makers from around the world
  • Increased awareness and credibility through association with this timely event
  • New business opportunities through higher-brand presence among current and potential clients

To find out more about how you can contribute to the discussion, email Ian Richman or call on +1 212 430 6865.

Our partners

Partners resource library

Click on the buttons below to access the resource library for each of our event partners.

 

EQ    IHS Markit    Intrado

Nasdaq    Q4

Raymond James    Innisfree

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