Virtual event: Available on replay
The IR Magazine Forum – Europe returned on June 10, 2021, to give European IR professionals practical, take away ideas to implement into their IR program.
In 2020, attendees joined us virtually to take a refreshing look at running an IR program in the new normal. This year, attendees heard the latest advice on targeting, including how to respond to the changing nature of the traditional sell-side, how to engage with retail and passive investors, and the future for roadshows.
As well as this, buy-side, sell side and issuing companies shared advice on post-pandemic strategies, creative best practice, ESG reporting, and the use of new technologies.
Due to current restrictions, the event took place as a virtual experience using our bespoke, cutting-edge technology.
Our virtual event platform closely replicates attending in-person by facilitating interaction with speakers, one-to-one networking with fellow IR professionals, and group roundtable discussions. Going virtual helps you connect with a wider network from the comfort of your desk.
08:00 AM
Platform opens: Networking with attendees
08:50 AM
Welcome to the IR Magazine Forum – Europe 2021
Laurie Havelock, editor-at-large, IR Magazine
09:00 AM
Capital markets trends to be aware of in 2022
As we move towards economic recovery, mid-year is a crucial time to assess
the biggest trends which will lead into 2022. This big-picture session will give
sell-side perspectives on the current prospects for European stocks, capital
markets megatrends and how European investment opportunities are
evolving. We will discuss:
Sebastian Raedler, head of EMEA equity strategy, Bank of America
Mark Troman, deputy head of EMEA equity research, Bank of America
09:30 AM
Fireside chat: How marketing calendars are evolving and what lies ahead for IR meetings
IR teams have done a brilliant job at shifting to virtual investor meetings, but how issuers will deliver their equity story is changing. This session will provide advice on how to approach specific investor touch-points. Attendees will:
Ben Burnside, managing director, head of EMEA, OpenExchange
Moderator: Laurie Havelock, editor-at-large, IR Magazine
10:00 AM
Designing the IR engagement calendar in practical terms: How to stay agile
The future of restriction-free travel soon promises a return to normality, but to what extent will easing of restrictions be fragmented across Europe, and what will the impact be on IR? In this session you will learn:
Carlos Berastain, group VP, director of IR and market intelligence, Grupo Santander
Lorna Davie, director of IR, Credit Suisse
Michael Hufton, founder and managing director, ingage
Nadeem Khan, VP sales, EMEA, PGi
Marc Koebernick, head of IR, Siemens Healthineers
Moderator: Tim Human, senior reporter, IR Magazine
11:00 AM
Networking break
11:15 AM
What does IR look like in 2025 and how will the pandemic affect the future of the role?
It is debated that the pandemic has fundamentally changed the IR ecosystem, required skillset and responsibilities. This session will engage with this debate and discuss the transformation of the investor relations role, and the recent and long-term factors contributing to this shift. Heads of IR and CEOs in this session will give their ideas on:
Sonya Ghobrial, head of IR, GlaxoSmithKline
Chris Hollis, director of financial communications, LVMH
Gerbrand Nijman, CEO, Global Telecom
Richard O’Connor, global head of IR, HSBC
Amit Sanghvi, managing director and VP, client experience, Q4
Moderator: Laurie Havelock, editor-at-large, IR Magazine
12:15 PM
International exposure: How to access a global shareholder base
This session explores the challenges and opportunities of increasing investor targeting internationally, using the latest digital marketing techniques. This session will address:
Jonathan Dickson, vice president, international corporate services, OTC Markets Group
Patrick Kofler, head of IR, Zalando
Phoebe Loh, senior director, global investor relations, Qiagen
Gervais Williams, head of equities, Premier Miton Investors
Moderator: Tim Human, senior reporter, IR Magazine
13:00 PM
The road to ESEF: Challenges and lessons learned from 2020
The road to ESEF – “over the finish line” and in this presentation you will get valuable insights into the what, how and when of ESEF. The survey was a collaboration between CtrlPrint and Amana Consulting that together had more 600 clients using their ESEF tools.
Karl Magnus Westerberg, product & marketing, CtrlPrint
13:30 PM
Roundtable discussion: Effective IR - How to stay agile in your role
In this interactive session, attendees can take part in a live discussion on the how IR can react to the ongoing transformation, changing skillset and recent challenges of the IR function. For practical takeaways from other IR teams and to have your questions answered, join in with video and audio and add your voice to the discussions.
Moderator: Laurie Havelock, editor-at-large, IR Magazine
14:00 PM
Looking ahead: How will data transform IR?
To help IR teams navigate the emergence of AI and smart technologies used by investors and, increasingly; issuers, this session will cover:
Wladimir Charvat, head of investor engagement, Praexo
Victor Drozdov, director, business communications and IR, Polyus
Veronika Kryachko, head of investor relations, Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK)
Moderator: Tim Human, senior reporter, IR Magazine
14:30 PM
Decoding ESG reporting frameworks: An issuer and buy-side comparison
When it comes to ESG reporting, companies may feel overwhelmed when deciding which framework to prioritize. With independent and paid-for frameworks emerging, the challenge becomes even more fragmented. In this session, you will discover:
Ramón Álvarez-Pedrosa, head of IR, Repsol
Yulia Chekunaeva, director, capital markets and strategic initiatives, En+Group
Randeep Somel, portfolio manager, M&G
Martin Ziegenbalg, EVP, head of IR, Deutsche Post DHL
Moderator: Tim Human, senior reporter, IR Magazine
15:30 PM
ESG cooperation: Should IR be listeners or teachers on ESG? Working with the buy-side and the key role of IR
This session will bring in buy-side perspectives to discuss how issuers and investors can better cooperate for a more effective ESG approach. As well as this, we will discuss how IROs can hone in on their operational handling of ESG, from board communications to improving the skillset required to implement an ESG program. We will discuss:
Monica Girardi, head of group IR, Enel
Tjerk Huysinga, EVP, head of IR, Shell
Panos Seretis, head of EMEA ESG research, Bank of America
Eugenia Unanyants-Jackson, principal, head of ESG research, PGIM
Moderator: Laurie Havelock, editor-at-large, IR Magazine
17:00 PM
Closing remarks and end of forum
To inquire about speaking at a future forum, please contact [email protected] or call +44 20 3865 8103
Wladimir Charvat
Head of investor engagement
Praexo
Nadeem Khan
VP sales, EMEA
PGi
Nadeem Khan is a senior leader within the virtual event space, helping businesses
connect and define their culture with virtual comms. Historically, he has gone through
the motions from working and managing customers from all verticals and global
markets directly, regardless of size, although his primarily focus has been with mid- market and enterprise customers.
Over the past 5 years, he has headed up the EMEA region for PGi. Having worked in
the virtual events / conferencing space for over 14 years, Nadeem’s strategy has
always been to ensure “we” as a company solve the “pains” of our customers at all
costs, providing a unforgettable event experience and putting the customer in the
driving seat with ease of execution and removing any stress surrounding the day to
day of these high profile events
Jonathan Dickson
Vice president, international corporate services
OTC Markets Group
Karl Magnus Westerberg
Product & Marketing
CtrlPrint
Karl Magnus joined corporate reporting platform CtrlPrint in 2012 and is responsible for Product Strategy and Marketing. Since 2017 he has been closely involved in the development and design of CtrlPrint ESEF solution which was used by more than 180 CtrlPrint clients in 2020. Previous to joining CtrlPrint, Karl Magnus had several roles within Marketing and Sales in the Banking, IT and Corporate Communications industries. He holds a M.Sc. in Business Administration (Accounting/Financing and Media/Communication) from the Stockholm School of Economics.
Amit Sanghvi
Managing director and VP, client experience
Q4
Amit is an innovative leader and entrepreneur with multiple successful start-ups and scale-up ventures under his belt. A disruptor with a technology-first mindset, Amit has made it his mission to lead the IR and Capital Markets space through a digital transformation. As Q4’s VP of Client Experience and Managing Director of Europe, he is a leading voice in our global Product, Operations, and GTM strategy. In his personal time, you might find Amit at the Liverpool FC stadium, advising founders of promising start-ups or playing a small part in the mega-fight against climate change.
Veronika Kryachko
Head of IR
Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works
Veronika Kryachko is currently the Head of Investor Relations at MMK (Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works). She has held this responsibility since 2019.
Veronika has over 10 years of experience in various sectors of Russian business, including the production of aluminium and fertilisers, as well as retail, with a focus on capital markets, corporate finance, strategy and value creation.
Veronika holds a BA degree with distinction in International Economic Relations from Moscow State University for International Relations (MGIMO), MA degree and postgraduate diploma in Economics both with distinction from Financial University under the Government of Russian Federation.
Gervais Williams
Head of equities
Premier Miton Investors
Gervais Williams is Head of Equities at Premier Miton Investors and manages a number of funds and trusts that aggregate to over £1.5bn, he joined the group in 2011. His fund management career extends over 30 years including 17 years at Gartmore Group Ltd, where he was Head of UK Small Companies investing in UK smaller companies and Irish equities. Gervais is a member of the AIM Advisory Council, and a board member of the Quoted Companies Alliance. He was a member of the Patient Capital Review panel with the Chancellor of the Exchequer two years ago where the recommendations were put into legislation in the subsequent budget. Gervais Williams has published three books, ‘Slow Finance’ in the autumn of 2011 (Bloomsbury), ‘The Future is Small’ published in November 2014 (Harriman House) and ‘The Retreat of Globalisation’ published in December 2016 (Harriman House).
Martin Ziegenbalg
EVP, head of IR
Deutsche Post DHL Group
Yulia Chekunaeva
Director, capital markets & strategic initiatives
En+ Group
Ramón Álvarez-Pedrosa
Head of investor relations
Repsol
Ramon Alvarez-Pedrosa is currently the Director of Investor Relations at Repsol. He has held this responsibility since 2018.
Ramón has been working for Repsol for more than 32 years, where he has held various leadership roles throughout his tenure, such as Risk Director, Safety and Environment Director and Insurance Director.
Ramon holds a degree in Laws by Leon University, an MBA by EOI (Industrial Organization School) and PDG (General Management Programme) by IESE Business School.
Phoebe Loh
Senior director, global IR
QIAGEN
Phoebe Loh has been a member of the Investor Relations team at QIAGEN since 2019. She has extensive experience in the molecular research and diagnostics field, having previously held roles in academic medical research at top universities as well as R&D roles at Fisher Scientific (now Thermo Fisher). Prior to joining the QIAGEN IR team, Phoebe most recently headed product management and marketing for the PreAnalytiX joint venture between QIAGEN and Becton Dickinson. She has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Oklahoma where she took part in the sequencing effort of the Human Genome Project in her work at the Advanced Center for Genome Technology.
Ben Burnside
Managing director, head of EMEA
OpenExchange
Carlos Berastain
Finance group VP, director of IR and market intelligence
Grupo Santander
Carlos joined Banco Santander in 2017, after 4 years at Banco Popular, where he played different roles: Head of Investor Relations and Rating Agencies, Head of the Group’s Financial Planning Office, and Director of the International Corporate Development Office.
Previously he was a research analyst at Deutsche Bank in London and Madrid where he joined in 1999, working at the European Banks Equity Research Team, covering Spanish, Portuguese, Greek and Cypriot banks. While in this role, the team was ranked by several surveys:
Carlos holds a Bachelor’s in Economics (University of Navarre) and a MBA with a major in finance (Instituto de Empresa, Madrid).
Laurie Havelock
Editor-at-large
IR Magazine
Laurie Havelock is a journalist, writer and podcaster who has worked with IR Magazine for almost a decade. Outside of writing about investor relations, corporate governance and green finance, he also works for the i newspaper as a news editor and culture writer. Away from writing, he works on several comedy podcasts including Podshambles and Idle Fantasy and was formerly a radio DJ, and hosted a weekly show on Shoreditch Radio called What’s Your Plan B? He lives in London with Mischa, his dog.
Chris Hollis
Director of financial communications
LVMH
Randeep Somel
Portfolio manager
M&G
Randeep Somel joined M&G in 2005 on the Global Equities team.
In 2020, he became manager of M&G’s newly-launched Climate Solutions strategy.
At different stages between 2013 and 2019 he was fund manager or deputy manager of the Global Themes, Managed Growth, Global Recovery, Global Select, Pan European Select and Positive Impact strategies.
He graduated from Birmingham University with a degree in economics in 2003.
Randeep has the Investment Management Certificate and is a CFA charterholder.
Monica Girardi
Head of group IR
Enel
Monica is the Head of Group Investor Relations of Enel. Born in 1979, she holds a cum laude degree in Business Administration, major in Finance, from Bocconi University. She started her career in 2001 as an equity sales person in Unicredit Group and JPMorgan. In 2005, she joined Lehman Brothers equity research team as analyst to cover European Utilities and Infrastructure moving in 2009 to Barclays as senior research analyst responsible for Italian and Iberian Utilities. She participated to a number of IPOs and advisory projects working closely to the US Utilities team and Investment Banking Division. She joined Enel in March 2018 to lead Investor Relation activities.
Michael Hufton
Founder and managing director
ingage
Michael founded ingage 8 years ago post an 18 year career in the Capital Markets on both buy-side and sell-side.
ingage designs, builds, distributes and licences investor relations software in a SaaS model.
Building on traditional IR CRM, the ingage platform helps quoted companies and other third parties manage a modern IR function; internalise a direct investor engagement & corporate access capability; adapt efficiently to new regulation such as the 2020 UK Stewardship Code, GDPR, MiFID II & MAR; and deliver unique insight and reporting to IR, Executive Management and the Board.
Tim Human
Senior reporter
IR Magazine
Tim Human is senior reporter at IR Magazine. He rejoined the publication in 2019 after two years working as a freelance writer for a range of international clients. Previously, he was editor of IR Magazine between 2013-2017. He has also written for Corporate Secretary, IR Magazine’s sister publication, and CorpComms, the UK-based magazine for corporate communications professionals.
Eugenia Unanyants-Jackson
Principal, head of ESG research
PGIM
Eugenia Unanyants-Jackson is a Principal and the Head of Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) research at PGIM Fixed Income. Ms. Unanyants-Jackson is responsible for managing the strategic integration of ESG research across all elements of the firm, including investment decision-making, and internal and external education and engagement. She also co-chairs the ESG Committee that is tasked with governing PGIM Fixed income’s ESG approach. Previously Ms. Unanyants-Jackson was with Allianz Global Investors where she was the Global Head of ESG Research since 2016, leading the implementation of ESG integration across fundamental equity and fixed income strategies. Prior to this she was a Director of Governance and Sustainable Investment at BMO GAM (formerly F&C Investments). Ms. Unanyants-Jackson received a diploma in Teaching English and German from the Tbilisi I. Chavchavadze State Institute of Western Languages and Cultures in Georgia, and a MA in Public Administration from the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs. She is also a co-chair of the Corporate Governance and Stewardship Council for The Conference Board, a co-chair of the Shareholder Rights Committee for the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN), and served on the Market Integrity and ESG Investing Steering Committee at the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) and the Stewardship Committee at The Investment Association, (IA) UK.
Tjerk Huysinga
EVP, head of IR
Shell
Tjerk Huysinga was born in Leiden, the Netherlands. He graduated at the Groningen University in 1987 (Business Economics) and, after concluding his military service with the Royal Dutch Navy, joined the Shell Group in 1989. His first position was Assistant Treasurer for Shell’s metals marketing and trading business (Billiton).
He then joined Shell’s chemicals business to work as a business analyst and in a second assignment as the controller of Shell Nederland Chemie at Shell’s Pernis site in the Netherlands. In 1996 Tjerk moved to the United Kingdom to join Shell Trading as the finance advisor in the crude oil trading business. After this assignment he was part of the leadership team establishing Shell’s European Gas and Power trading business as the General Manager Finance and IT.
During the period 2002 to 2006 Tjerk held the position as Vice President Finance and Planning for Shell Energy Europe, the organization which managed all Shell’s gas and power trading, wholesale and industrial & commercial activities across Europe. From 2006 to 2012 Tjerk was Vice President Investor Relations, responsible for all contacts and relationship management with current and potential institutional shareholders of Royal Dutch Shell outside of North America.
In February 2013, Tjerk was appointed Vice President Controller Upstream and Projects and Technology, where he has got a global remit on all controlling activities across Shell’s upstream businesses. Since October 2017, Tjerk is Executive Vice President Investor Relations.
Tjerk is married with Suzanne, a medical doctor, and they have got three daughters. Tjerk enjoys playing tennis, running, cooking and reading.
Sonya Ghobrial
Head of IR
GlaxoSmithKline
Marc Koebernick
Head of IR
Siemens Healthineers
Marc has a vast background in capital markets, starting his career in 2001 as an equity analyst, moving into IR in 2008 and since then working for E.ON, Uniper and now Siemens Healthineers.
Patrick Kofler
Head of IR
Zalando
Gerbrand Nijman
CEO
Global Telecom
Richard O`Connor
Global head of IR
HSBC
Richard has a broad background within the finance sector. After graduating in 1990, he joined United Dominions Trust (Finance House) where he held a number of positions in the credit and finance divisions. In 1993, he joined Clerical Medical Investment Management (Fund Management House) as an equity investment analyst, specialising primarily in UK banks. He became Head of UK Equity Research in 1997 and Head of Global Research retaining direct responsibility for bank sector analysis, in 2000. During this time he was also a portfolio manager, latterly managing the top performing £5bn UK Equity portfolio for Clerical Medical’s With-Profit Fund.
He is a member of both the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the UK Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Society.
Richard started with the Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, as Head of Investor Relations at the end of April 2003. Richard joined HSBC as Global Head of Investor Relations in October 2016.
He is married with two children, Anthony (21) and Maria (17). Richard follows sport and is a season ticket holder at Chelsea and enjoys watching cricket in his spare time
Lorna Davie
Director, IR
Credit Suisse
Lorna Davie is a Director in the Investor Relations team at Credit Suisse based in Zurich. She is responsible for Corporate Access and Events for both Equity and Debt Investors. Prior to her joining the Investor Relations team in January 2014, Ms. Davie was part of the Equity Corporate Access Roadshow Team for the Investment Banking division. She was responsible for the development, planning and execution of Roadshows across North America, UK and Europe for key multi-national companies. She is also the President of the IR Club Switzerland.
Sebastian Raedler
Head of European equity strategy
Bank of America Securities
Sebastian Raedler is Head of European Equity Strategy, responsible for the firm’s view on the European equity market as well as sector and country allocation.
His team ranked #2 among European equity strategists in the 2020 Institutional Investor survey.
Before joining BofA Merrill Lynch, Raedler worked as a strategist at Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse.
He studied philosophy and politics at the University of Cambridge and Harvard University, and holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Cologne. He is based in London.
For more information about any awards cited, visit https://rsch.baml.com/awards
Panos Seretis
Head of European ESG research
Bank of America
Panos Seretis is the Head of European ESG Research, responsible for developing and marketing Environmental, Social & Governance research. Before joining BofA Merrill Lynch, Seretis was the Head of EMEA ESG Research for MSCI and prior to that Director of HOLT
Equity Research at Credit Suisse. He holds an MBA from University of Cambridge and a BA in Finance from University of Piraeus. He is based in London.
Mark Troman
Deputy head of EMEA equity research
Bank of America
Mark Troman is deputy head of EMEA equity research at BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research, a post he has held since March 2019.
Based in the London office. Mark was previously head of the Pan Europe Capital Goods research
team, which covered around 40 stocks. Mark’s research focus was on larger electrical equipment
companies but he also has extensive experience of the industrial machinery sector. The team was
consistently highly ranked by the major investor surveys for over a decade. Prior to joining Merrill Lynch, Mark was a manager at LEK Consulting working on numerous projects, including the launch of the low-cost airline GO. Mark holds an MA in Engineering and a post-graduate distinction in management and finance, all from Cambridge University.
For more information about any awards cited, visit https://go.bofa.com/awards
Our attendees are leading IR practitioners from across Europe. Each participant is someone with an established track record and a strategic IR role within their company.
Below is a sample of those who attended in 2021:
Job title | Company | Job title | Company | |
Chief IR officer | VIOHALCO | IR & ESG senior manager | Vodafone Group Services | |
Corporate director IR | ASM International | IR director | Public Power Corporation | |
Director investor relations | ForFarmers | IR director | Vestel Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret | |
EVP, strategic planning and global affairs | Hikma Pharmaceuticals | IR manager | LiveChat Software | |
Global events manager – investor relations | Sanofi | IR manager | National Grid | |
Head of corporate development | B2holding | IR manager | Valmet | |
Head of investor relations | Barry Callebaut | IRO | Chargeurs | |
Head of investor relations | Polymetal | IRO | Fresnillo | |
Head of investors relations | Epiroc | IRO | Mediaset | |
Head of investors relations | PATRIZIA | Partner and VP | JG IR | |
Head of investors relations | Zurich Insurance | Senior advisor and partner | Viestintätoimisto Bravura | |
Head of IR & corporate communications | zooplus | Senior director, investor relations | Dialog Semiconductor | |
Head of IR, strategic development & communications | Fresenius Medical Care | Senior expert | The Treasury of the Republic of Latvia | |
Head of project in IR & ESG department | En+ Group | Senior IR manager | METRO | |
Investor relations director | Kerry | Senior manager of investor relations | AIXTRON | |
Investor relations manager | STMicroelectronics | SVP, head of investor relations | Stora Enso | |
Investor relations specialist | Ameriabank | SVP, investor relations | Pearson | |
IR & communications director | Orexo | VP, comms, marketing & IR | Glaston |
Why partner with us?
The IR Magazine Forum – Europe brings together some of the most influential people in the IR community.
The event offers an effective approach to targeting clients when they are exploring how they can improve their IR practice. Through our unrivalled knowledge of the subject matter and commitment to in-depth agenda research, our events are guaranteed to attract a qualified audience.
The unique buzz we create at our virtual events – a far cry from a webinar – makes them multi-faceted and highly interactive with great engagement in particular from heads of IR. This allows our partners to have meaningful conversations with corporates who are deciding which parts of their IR program to invest in, which service providers to engage and consultants to retain. By partnering with us on an event, you can generate leads, showcase your thought leadership and position yourselves as the partner of choice to the IR community.
We’d love to have a chat with you about how you can get in front of a truly engaged and motivated audience at the IR Magazine Forum – Europe. Get in touch with Ross Ingram or call on +44 78265 38072.
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Bank of America is one of the world’s largest financial institutions, serving large corporations, small and middle-market businesses and individual consumers in more than 150 countries with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk-management products and services. BofA Securities, the institutional broker dealer business of Bank of America, is a global leader in corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. The company provides, through various banking and broker-dealer affiliates, M&A advice, equity and debt capital-raising solutions, lending, risk management, treasury, liquidity and payments management. Bank of America Corporation is listed on the NYSE.
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CtrlPrint was founded in 1995 in Stockholm, Sweden with the main aim of providing key solutions to optimize performance and output quality for Adobe InDesign and InCopy documents. The company has grown steadily since then, with operations in Sweden, the UK and Australia. Its clientele varies across the EMEA and comprises more than 800 listed companies.
Currently, CtrlPrint’s main products and services are:
For more information, please visit www.ctrlprint.net
OpenExchange is the premier video partner for the world’s largest financial institutions. From roadshows to investor days, we securely virtualize your most important meetings between shareholders, investors, and analysts to ensure the flow of critical information without delay or disruption.
For more information, please visit www.openexc.com
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To learn more about how we create better informed and more efficient financial markets, visit www.otcmarkets.com.
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With 52,000 customers supported worldwide, including 75% of the Fortune 100, PGi provides businesses with secure, professional technology that inspires and connects audiences worldwide. With PGi’s cloud-based and feature-rich webcast technology paired with our operator assisted services, PGi empowers virtual and hybrid events that enable the future of work.
For more information, please visit www.pgi.com
Praexo is a new, digital service to corporates that offers Augmented Investor Relations solutions. We put investor feedbacks and data at the core of our value proposal. With Praexo, managing your investor relations strategy becomes easy, focused and collaborative. Whether your goal is to save time currently spent on onerous tasks or to enhance your governance, our software empowers C-suite management to be more efficient in interacting with investors and collecting their feedback and opinions. Thanks to the combination of data analytics techniques, and a unique, intuitive dashboard, Praexo helps you to better qualify your equity story, improve your investor targeting and monitor your investor relations over time.
For more information, please visit: praexo.com
Q4 is the fastest growing cloud-based investor relations and capital market solutions to the IR Industry with over 1,200 clients. Public companies the world over (many of which are Fortune 1000 brands) look to our leading web and intelligence solutions to power successful (and award winning) IR programs — and to better connect with their investors, make more effective decisions, and understand the capital markets.
Learn more at www.q4inc.com
SIFA Strategy is a technical ESG consultancy. We facilitate the oversight and embedding of ESG within a business, providing tailored data, analytics and advice to exploit opportunities, manage risks and communicate effectively to maximise value. Our purpose is to support companies to be sustainable and successful.
For more information, please visit: sifastrategy.com/
Supported by
Association of Bulgarian Investor Relations Directors /ABIRD/
For 12 years now, the Association of Bulgarian Investor Relations Directors /ABIRD/ has been actively working to unite the interests and improve the qualification of local Investor Relations Directors – members of the organization, to improve the investment climate in Bulgaria and introduce high standards for presentation of the Bulgarian public companies to investors in the country and abroad.
We unite more than 110 Investor Relations Directors of public companies and other issuers of securities, and in 2016 we opened the doors of ABIRD for all colleagues who disclose information in accordance with the Bulgarian and European legislation, and communicate with institutions such as the Financial Supervision Commission, BSE – Sofia and the Central Depository.
ABIRD is an active participant in the Bulgarian capital market, a basic corrective in terms of amendments to the regulation and implementation of the European legislation. Our activities are focused on enhancing the professional qualification of Investor Relations Directors and all of the other officials engaged with investor communication and communication with the institutions on the capital market with the purpose to improve the best disclosure and transparency practices in the activities of public companies and other issuers of securities. We actively cooperate with all institutions and participants in the Bulgarian capital market.
The Association of Bulgarian Investor Relations Directors is a collective member the National Corporate Governance Commission, the Capital Market Development Council in Bulgaria, the Corporate Social Responsibility Council to the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association. Together with our national partners we strive to make Bulgaria a more attractive place for investments.
Contacts: +359 2 9882413 and [email protected]
Web: www.abird.info
Since 1991, AERI has been bringing together the most relevant IR professionals and other stakeholders in Spain, focusing on the development of best practices, but also on providing the best possible options for networking. AERI Members are well known for their top performance in the capital markets, always developing the highest standards in the Investor Relations world.
For more information, please visit www.aeri.es
For more information, please visit www.ir-romania.ro
Supporting the Investors Relations in Belgium. We are a community that actively exchanges experiences and ideas around investor relations. We help people grow active in investor relations by networking, knowledge exchange & meetings.
For more information, please visit www.belgian-ir.be
Created in 1987, the Cliff is the French association of financial communication professionals and is a recognized voice for the profession in France. With an active programme fostering the sharing of experiences, of expertise and of evolving topics, a successful education training programme in partnership with a renowned French University (Paris-Dauphine) and its contribution to the annual publication of the “Financial Communications: Framework and Practices” together with the OCF, the Cliff helps promote the status of Investor Relations professionals.
For more information, please visit www.cliff.asso.fr/en/
About DIRF
The Danish Investor Relations Society (DIRF) was established by investor relations officers, financial and communications executives in a few Danish companies in 1988. The objective was and still is to promote communication between listed companies and their investors thereby increasing investor interest in Danish shares and company bonds.
DIRF represents some 270 members from approximately 100 companies. Members are primarily listed companies, and the member base represents about 95 per cent of the Danish market cap. However, also not-listed companies, organisations, service providers and consultants working with financial communications are represented, cf. DIRF members list.
DIRF activities
The DIRF network seeks to meet its objectives by arranging members’ meetings and conferences dealing with current IR-topics, sessions with academics researching in IR-related areas, trends and new ways of performing the IR-profession, new media developments, new evaluation methods, and once a year the Copenhagen Stock Exchange hosts a network meeting etc. Members’ meetings normally take place 5-6 times a year.
For more information, please visit www.dirf.dk.
IR Club is a well-established investor relations community that allows IR professionals to network with peers from all over the world.
IR Club was formed in 2011, to address the need for an online investor relations community. Since then, it has become an overwhelming success and has around 1,400 members!
The main objectives of IR Club include the promotion of networking, communication, exchange and transfer of knowledge among investor relations professionals – we are particularly interested in the use of social media in investor relations.
IR Club is open to anyone interested in investor relations such as scientists, students and those wishing to make a career change. For the opportunity to mingle with practising IROs at all levels, as well consultants and service providers. Colleagues from the areas of private equity, open-end and closed-end funds, unlisted companies and of course all those who deal with the communication with lenders (creditor relations / fixed income) are welcome, too – we are all one ecosystem.
It takes no time to register as a member and it’s free of charge!
IR Club
Patrick Kiss
Email: [email protected]
Tel.: +49 177 232 0001
The IR club Schweiz was founded 1992 to promote the interests of the IR profession among Switzerland’s publicly-quoted companies. It is an interactive forum for the exchange of ideas, the discussion of current IR issues and the development of practical solutions.
For more information, please visit www.irclub.ch
For more information, please visit: irsociety.co.za
Turkish Investor Relations Society – TUYID, founded in 2009, is designed to foster collaborative ties among investor relations professionals and the constituencies which they serve such as management, shareholders, bondholders, private investors, analysts, employees, government, corporate customers and media, at both the corporate and personal levels, with a view to develop professional know-how, to be a reference center and to elevate Turkish investor relations applications on a par with global standards.
Our mission is to contribute to the promotion of the Turkish markets, provide assistance for Turkish companies to achieve fair market value for their capital market instruments and to support Turkish capital markets to gain depth and resilience.
For more information, please visit www.tuyid.org/en
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