Agenda: 2023

We are proud to present our 2023 agenda, click here to see the full agenda as a PDF.

All times are in Singapore time.

08:00 AM
Registration, breakfast and networking
08:45 AM
Opening remarks: Welcome to the forum
08:50 AM
Re-thinking IR in a new investment landscape

Unstable markets, the ripple effect of US-China relations on the region, and an increasing number of family offices in South East Asia has created a unique environment where issuers need to change their investor targeting, communication and engagement strategies to win the competition for capital.

Specifically designed to keep you updated with today’s investment trends, our opening session explores how the investment landscape is changing, the impact on issuers in South East Asia and how IR teams can adapt their practices to win in an ever-changing environment.

• Identify opportunities by learning which investors are most active in equities in South East Asia
• Learn how changes in the Greater China region are impacting fund flows and competition for capital in South East Asia
• Discover how to win as an IRO and measure your success in volatile times
09:15 AM
Reimagining targeting: Using data to turn meetings into share price movements

In today’s market environment finding fund managers who are best positioned to invest in your company is critical and requires an analytical and methodical approach.

In this session, we will explore going beyond peer analysis to provide insight into how to use alternative data to enhance your success during investor meetings.

• Go beyond peer evaluation and learn how to use alternative data sets to identify key investment targets
• Make better use of management’s time by identifying the conferences and investor engagements that yield the biggest returns
• Prepare your roadshows better by understanding which portfolio managers will make a significant difference to your stock and how best to engage with investors that can have the biggest impact on your share price
09:40 AM
Financial communication in difficult times: How to build credibility and trust

During periods of volatility, the mindset of investors and analysts become more risk adverse, and require additional assurance to take positions in companies.

Whether it is the impact of interest rates on balance sheets and growth outlook, liquidity concerns or supply chain challenges, a difficult market environment is also an opportunity for IR teams, and their management to build trust and credibility with the capital markets.

This session explores how best to communicate during difficult times, and how to measure the success of your IR efforts.

• Understand your audience: Learn how to adapt your messaging to address what issues are top of mind for analysts and investors in today’s environment
• Learn about the metrics required to help the buyside and sell-side make more informed decisions
• Learn how to communicate forward-looking prospects effectively relative to the region and your peers
• Learn how to measure success from your communications efforts in difficult times
10:05 AM
Networking break & refreshments
10:30 AM
Using AI to supercharge your IR program

Artificial intelligence is a tool that can revolutionize your investor relations efforts providing efficiencies and allowing IROs to focus on strategy and relationships.

However, due to the number of potential use cases for IR, with few examples of implementation, it is difficult for IR teams to prioritize their efforts in this area and identify risks and opportunities.

This session will demonstrate how companies are using generative AI to improve the efficiency, quality and output of their IR activities, and discuss the future possibilities for the technology within the IR profession.

• Understand which areas of IR can be most effective with the addition of AI
• Hear case studies about how IR teams are using AI within their IR programs and hear practical advice about how to implement AI safely into your IR activities
• Discover how to navigate the security concerns, limitations and risks when using artificial intelligence
10:55 AM
How to identify and defend against shareholder activism

Uncertain markets, low valuations, and reduced returns can result in increased shareholder activist activity as these conditions can be an opportune moment to unlock value.

This session examines the threat of activism in the region, what is unique about the current environment, how best to protect against the threat of activism and what to do if an activist appears in your register.

• Learn how the threat of shareholder activism in South East Asia is changing
• Discover how to deter activists from launching campaigns against your board and management
• Understand how to recognize activist investors in your register, and learn how to act if they do take a position in your company
11:20 AM
Storytelling: Benchmark your digital IR strategy

The buyside’s use of IR websites, social media, podcasts and digital media continues to grow in importance, and telling your story effectively, in an engaging way to the right people is increasingly critical for success in investor relations.

This session will teach you how to produce content online, that engages your key stakeholders in the relevant channels, ensuring that you’re telling your company story most effectively to more people.

• Understand how best to build your presence in an increasingly digitalized world and keep up-to-date with changes in company websites
• Learn how to use different digital channels effectively and manage misinformation about your company online
• Hear advice on producing content in a narrative form that speaks to all of your stakeholders
• Discover how companies are using rich media to enhance their audiences’ experience and increase engagement
11:45 AM
Investor engagement strategies for success in a hybrid environment

IR Magazine research has shown that both virtual and in-person participation by Asian IR teams is lower than the global average. Additionally, looking forward, IROs in Asia plan to hold more virtual engagements than IROs in the Americas and Europe.

Most people recognize the benefit of meeting face-to-face, particularly with new and potential investors while also recognizing the cost and efficiency benefits of virtual engagement. This session explores how to make hybrid IR a success in terms of deepening relationships with new and existing shareholders.

• Discover how other IR professionals have adapted to the challenges and opportunities of the new hybrid landscape
• Learn how to take your virtual engagement to the next level and build strong relationships with your target audience
• Find out how best to utilize your management’s time and resources within a virtual framework
12:10 PM
The evolution of ESG data and disclosure in South East Asia

Developments in the regulatory and framework space are affecting the way investors, issuers and key stakeholders in the ESG ecosystem consume data produced by public companies.

This session examines how the sustainability reporting landscape is changing, and how companies can react as it relates to their collection and management of ESG data.

• Learn how the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s launch of a public consultation on an industry code of conduct for ESG rating agencies and data products, and Thailand’s publication of a sustainable finance taxonomy change the ESG reporting landscape
• Understand the impact that the launch of the ISSB standards and Taskforce for Nature-related financial disclosures will have on issuers in the region
• Learn how to prepare, manage and publish data in the current environment and learn how to utilize your ESG data to attract capital to your organization
12:35 PM
Ask me anything! Award winners and investors answer all your questions

Ask any question of leading investors and award-winning IR teams to help answer any of your questions. In an open format, we take questions submitted by the audience and our panel each provide relevant answers based on their extensive experience.

• Hear how award-winning investor relations professionals would solve the challenges you face today
• Learn what is top of mind for investors and analysts right now
• Understand how your peers, and targets consider to be most important for IR teams in the year ahead
12:55 PM
Closing remarks
13:00 PM
Networking lunch
14:00 PM
IR Magazine Awards – South East Asia | Winners Ceremony
15:00 PM
End of forum and awards

What our attendees say

"Well done for a great awards ceremony and the talks were informative too."

Elite Commercial REIT

"Interesting and relevant panels."

Manulife US REIT

"The event was excellent. Big credit to all of you at IR magazine."

PTT Global Chemical Public Company

"Smoothly run and well moderated with highly relevant and engaging topics."

Tune Protect Group

"Congratulations to the team for a very well-organised event"

Tulchan

"The event ran smoothly and was fantastic."

KASIKORNBANK

"As a first timer I found the forums during the event very insightful. A lot of knowledge was shared, inspiring."

Petronas Chemicals Group

"So very well organized, program scheduling was fast-paced but very insightful, plus the panel speakers were very engaging."

Aboitiz Equity Ventures

Awards by nomination

For our awards-by-nomination categories, individuals and companies are given the opportunity to submit written entries to be put forward to a panel of expert judges made up of investment professionals and IR Magazine editorial team members.

We are no longer accepting entries

We are no longer accepting entries for the 2023 awards. Entrants will be contacted from the end of September onwards with an update on their submission(s).

Click here to view the full list of 2022 winners.

If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] or +44 20 8004 4989.

Nominated categories
Panel of Judges

Best annual report

Are shareholders and analysts raving about the quality of your annual print or online report? Give us your vision of good reporting practice. Judges will be looking for a well-articulated equity story, ease of flow or navigation, state-of-the-art design, consistency/complementarity, and improvement between different reports. Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$1 bn / Mid-cap = between US$1 bn -US$7.49 bn / Large cap = US$7.5 bn and over

Best crisis management

Have you recently dealt with an unexpected event threatening your company's business or reputation? Tell us about your ‘crisis ready’ plan, the strategy you implemented when the storm hit, and how the IR team’s actions successfully protected or restored shareholder value.

Best ESG reporting

Companies face growing demands to inform investors about the risk and opportunities - they face from a range of ESG issues. Describe how your company was able to meet the demands of shareholders looking for substance in ESG reporting?

Best innovation in shareholder communications

In this catch-all category, judges are looking for IR teams who have had to think out of the box in the past 12-18 months to update their shareholder communications campaign and keep up with the evolving needs and wants of the investor community. We’re looking for that tiny little spark of innovation that sets your company apart!

Best investor event

Did you hold a capital markets day, site visit or other investor event that made your company stand out from the crowd? Tell us how you came up with an original initiative, the way you managed its organization, and how your audience’s expectations were met; audience feedback is also welcome.

Best IR during a corporate transaction

How did your IR team go above and beyond to support a recent corporate transaction? Let us know the details. We’ll be looking at the IR team’s involvement in crafting/releasing the messaging for the financial markets and how it organized outreach and dialogue to gain approval from key shareholders.

Best IR website

The IR website is the first point of contact for an IRO’s audience. We want to hear from companies that have developed a best-in-class website displaying top-notch customer experience, engaging content that meets analysts’ and investors’ needs, and multiplatform access.

Best use of multimedia for IR

Are you a tech-savvy IRO always looking out for cutting-edge technological solutions for IR? Describe the innovative ways you have incorporated video, audio, infographics or webcasts into your IR program. Judges will be looking for evidence of heightened investor and analyst engagement via these channels.

Rising star

This award seeks to honor individuals who bring fresh thinking and a unique approach to the profession. This category is open to anyone who has been working in IR for less than 10 years and has less than 15 years of professional experience.

The awards-by-nomination categories differ from our traditional researched awards, as individuals and companies are given the opportunity to submit written entries to be put forward to a panel of expert judges made up of investment professionals and IR Magazine editorial team members.

The judging process consists of three simple phases:

Phase one: Once the entry deadline has passed, the IR Magazine editorial team reviews all submissions and produces the short list

Phase two: The short-listed entries are shared with an independent judging panel made up of industry experts. The judges review each short-listed entry and select their top two picks per category

Phase three: The judges come together to discuss, debate and select the final list of winners who will go on to win an award

The judges’ votes are not made public, but their comments may be published in articles or reports after the event. Judges are not required to make comments against every submission.

Click here to view the judges biographies.

Ekasit Kuna

Thai equity analyst, Kiatnakin Phatra Securities

Joshua Lee

Portfolio manager, Lombard Odier

Professor Roy Ling

Independent board director, various listed companies

Vijay Natarajan

Analyst – real estate & REITs

Jeannie Ong

Founding board member & IR advisor, AetriaHealth

Tim Human

Senior reporter, IR Magazine

Who attends our events

The majority of our attendees are heads of IR from across South East Asia who are being recognized for their fantastic contribution to IR. Each participant is someone with an established track record and a strategic IR role within their company.

Below is a sample of our past attendees:

Job title	Company	Job title	Company
Assistant director, IR	Bangkok Dusit Medical Services	Head of investor relations	AboitizPower
Assistant vice president, investor relations	Elite Commercial REIT Management	Head of investor relations	Astra International
AVP of IR office	Charoen Pokphand Foods	Head of investor relations	CapitaLand China Trust
AVP strategic planning and investor relations	Indorama Ventures	Head of investor relations	CP All
CEO	FollowTrade	Head of investor relations	Thai Union Group
CEO	IR Advantage	Head of investor relations	CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust
CFO	Siamese Asset Public Company	Head of investor relations	CapitaLand Investment
Chief financial officer	AEM	Head of investor relations	StarHub
Chief IRO	MyRepublic	Senior AVP	Astro Malaysia Holdings
Chief strategy officer	Capital A	SVP corporate secretary	PT PP (Persero)
Director of asset management	Equinix	Vice president – corporate finance & IR	PTT Global Chemical
Executive director of sustainability	YTL Corporation	Vice president of investor relations	Berli Jucker
Executive director	Bumitama Agri	Vice president, investor relations	PTT
Group director – IR	Minor International	Vice president/head of investor relations	Metro Pacific Investments Corporation

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Awards by research

Our awards-by-research nominees are determined by the input of hundreds of analysts and portfolio managers, who give their opinions on which companies provide them with the best IR service in the South East Asia region. Every year we invite any publicly listed company to submit their list of buy and sell-side analysts and portfolio managers, so that they have the opportunity to vote via our survey.

Please click on the tabs below to view the research timeline. If you have any questions on this process or wish to access our data sharing agreement, please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page. For any further queries about the research, please contact [email protected].

Click here to view the full list of 2022 winners.

Researched categories
How the winners are chosen

Best overall investor relations (large cap)

This category covers companies that have most impressed the investment community with their overall IR program. Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$1 bn / Mid-cap = between US$1 bn -US$7.49 bn / Large cap = US$7.5 bn and over

Best overall investor relations (mid-cap)

Best overall investor relations (small cap)

Best investor relations officer (large cap)

This category is for individual IROs whose knowledge of their company and sector and whose ability to build relationships with members of the investment community and to be transparent, accessible and responsive, sets them apart. Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$1 bn / Mid-cap = between US$1 bn -US$7.49 bn / Large cap = US$7.5 bn and over

Best investor relations officer (mid-cap)

Best investor relations officer (small cap)

Best in sector: communications

Best in sector: consumer discretionary

Best in sector: consumer staples

Best in sector: energy

Best in sector: financials (including real estate)

Best in sector: healthcare

Best in sector: industrials

Best in sector: materials

Best in sector: technology

Best in sector: utilities

Our awards by research are different from most others and also from our awards by nomination: for our awards by research, companies do not submit nominations. The winners are identified by in-depth research and any publicly traded company is eligible to be considered. This survey is the only one of its kind to go directly to the investment community, canvassing the opinions of the people who matter to you most.

May-August: Online survey
IR Magazine has been building investment community databases over the past 30 years. As part of the updating process, listed companies are contacted every year for details of the professionals who currently cover their stock. IR Magazine then conducts an electronic survey of buy-side and sell-side analysts and portfolio managers. Each survey respondent is asked to nominate and rank up to five companies in a host of different research categories, from best IRO to best reporting.

September-October: Results analysis & short lists announced
Analysis of the results begins once the survey stage of the research is complete. Points are allocated to each company depending on how frequently it is nominated. The companies with the highest point scores in each individual awards category make the short list for that award. The top company will go on to win the award. Best-in-sector awards are determined by the highest aggregate scores across all research categories.

The IR Magazine awards team receives the results and contacts all short listed companies to give them the good news. The short lists are then published to the entire IR community a month before the event.

December: Winners announced
The winners are announced at our awards ceremony, which is attended by the leading lights of the Asian investor relations community.

January: Report published
After the event the Investor Perception Study – Asia report will be made available to professional subscribers to IR Magazine. This report will profile the top ranked companies and reveal information on how they conduct their IR activities and why investors voted for them.

For more information around the investor survey, please contact [email protected].

Venue

We are pleased to confirm that the forum and awards will take place at:

voco Orchard Singapore
581 Orchard Rd,
Singapore 238883

Directions to the venue can be found here.

Accommodation:
IR Magazine has arranged for discounted rates at nearby hotels located a short distance away from the venue. Click here to view the hotels and rates.

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IR Magazine Forum & AwardsSouth East Asia

Tuesday, December 5, 2023

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