SGX, Singapore
For the past three decades, IR Magazine has honored excellence in investor relations around the world and in 2024, we will continue to recognize and help further IR best practice. Join senior IR professionals from across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand for this year’s internationally renowned event focused on learning from and celebrating the very best the IR community has to offer.
The event will kick off with a forum where investors, analysts and heads of IR from small, mid and large cap companies come together to discuss key issues relating to investor relations, corporate governance, shareholder needs and the role of senior management in IR. The forum sessions will be followed by our awards ceremony.
We will present two types of award categories – researched and nominated – both celebrating the success of those individuals and companies that are leading the way in IR in South East Asia. For our researched categories, companies do not submit nominations. Instead, hundreds of analysts and investors will cast their votes and give their opinions on which companies do the best IR in the region.
In our nominated categories, companies have the opportunity to submit a written entry for aspects of IR that complement our researched categories. More information can be found in the sections below.
Please find the full 2024 agenda below or click here to view the agenda as a PDF.
All times are in Singapore time.
09:30 AM
Registration, breakfast and networking
10:00 AM
Opening remarks: Welcome to the forum
Laurie Havelock, editor, IR Magazine
10:15 AM
The modern CFO’s view on the future of IR
Hafizuddin Sulaiman was voted as The Best CFO in Malaysia by a poll of institutional investors earlier this year and in that same survey, UEM Sunrise was also voted as having The Most Improved Investor Relations.
Known as a modern CFO with a passion for automation and the transformative impact it can have on finance and investor relations we start the forum with a fireside chat with Hafiz to learn how to evolve the culture of investor relations so it can be more customer facing and embrace technology to deliver better outcomes. Specifically, we will discuss:
10:45 AM
Optimizing stock performance: Modern techniques for increasing liquidity and minimizing price volatility
To build investor confidence in your stock in a risk-averse economy, companies need to increase liquidity, visibility and price stability.
This session will explore simple ways to help investors take a position in your stock by optimizing stock market performance. Some of the topics we will cover in this session include:
• How companies can increase their visibility with both institutional and retail investors
• Ways to use technology to help tighten spreads and encourage larger trades
• Proven methods of making your stock more attractive to investors despite negative sentiment on equities or in your sector
11:15 AM
Networking break & refreshments
11:45 AM
Taking the pain out of targeting: Modernizing shareholder ID and outreach
Do you wish that you had more time to dedicate to finding new investors or spending more time with investors that will have the biggest impact in your stock?
Given the many responsibilities that investor relations teams have, finding the time to dedicate to in-depth shareholder analysis and strategic planning can be a challenge. However, as data is becoming bigger and tools are becoming more advanced, we examine how to create an optimized list of targeting prospects and strategic plan to convert more meetings into purchases, with less effort.
• Learn how IR teams can increase return on time spent in meetings by being realistic in their prospects
• Understand how to save time spent on shareholder analysis and simplify your investor prospect list
• Discover how to use technology to improve the likelihood of meeting with investors that will take a long-term position in your company
12:15 PM
How to get management to value investor relations
How management perceives investor relations has a direct impact on the time they dedicate to investor-facing activities, the budgets that are allocated to IR teams and the career prospects of investor relations professionals.
This session explores how to improve management attitudes toward investor relations by maximizing the benefit, usefulness and enjoyment when they perform their IR-related duties.
The session will also discuss how investor relations leaders can build credibility with the C-Suite by measuring and demonstrating their impact on the company.
• Learn how to balance in-person access with virtual meetings so that your management is having the best experience when traveling with the IR team
• Explore ways to enhance your roadshow schedule by including additional activities that maximize the value to management
• Build credibility by understanding how to gather and deliver market intelligence to the C-suite
• Hear about the most effective ways to measure success in investor relations and demonstrate your value to the company
12:45 PM
Closing remarks
Laurie Havelock, editor, IR Magazine
13:00 PM
Networking lunch
14:00 PM
IR Magazine Awards – South East Asia | Winners Ceremony
15:00 PM
End of forum and awards
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 delighted to announce the list of 2024 nominees. View the full list by clicking here.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] or +44 20 8004 4989.
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.
Associate director, equity research department, SCB Asset Management
Portfolio manager, Lombard Odier
Analyst – real estate & REITs
Founding board member & IR advisor, AetriaHealth
Head of investor strategy and development, Bursa Malaysia
Deputy editor, IR Magazine
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 |
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.
We are delighted to announce the list of 2024 nominees. View the full list by clicking here.
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].
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.
November: Winners announced
The winners are announced at our awards ceremony, which is attended by the leading lights of the Asian investor relations community.
For more information around the investor survey, please contact [email protected].
SGX
Singapore Exchange
2 Shenton Way, #02-02 SGX Centre 1
Singapore 068804
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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.
Dress code: Business casual
Why partner with us?
The IR Magazine Forum & Awards – South East Asia 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 unrivaled 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 in-person forums – a far cry from a traditional conference – 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.
Not forgetting the unique buzz we create at our in-person awards, becoming a partner will enable you to:
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 & Awards – South East Asia. Get in touch with Henry Wright or call on +44 20 8004 5337.
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