IR Magazine Forum & Awards
South East Asia

Friday, November 29, 2024

SGX, Singapore (9.30 am - 4.00 pm)

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Turning market uncertainty into IR opportunity

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 FORUM

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.

THE AWARDS

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.

Agenda: 2024

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:
- A C-suite perspective on which tools and technologies can reduce low-value, manual work and increase high-value activities for IROs
- Ways to challenge the status quo and encourage innovation in investor relations
- How the culture and skills of IR teams need to develop as technologies and IR evolve
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

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.

The deadline has now passed and we are no longer accepting entries. We will be in touch with all submitters from the end of September onwards with an update on their submissions.

Please note that categories are subject to change based on the final number of submissions received. Some categories may be split by market cap size.

View the full list of 2023 nominees and winners by clicking here.

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

Nominated categories
Panel of Judges

Best annual report (mid to large cap)

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 and consistency/complementarity 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 annual report (small cap)

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 annual report (small cap)

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 and consistency/complementarity 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 (mid to large cap)

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? 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 ESG reporting (mid-cap)

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? 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 ESG reporting (small cap)

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? 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 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. Both virtual and in-person events can be considered for this award.

Best investor targeting strategy

Have you gone above and beyond to reach new investors and tell your company story? Have you recently changed your targeting strategy to reach new prospects, adapt to adversarial circumstances, or get a better return from your investor engagements? We want to hear from you. Our judges will look for innovative use of data and analysis to optimize your marketing schedule and provide better returns on your IR department and management's time on the road and at conferences.

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 social media and video

Have your IR teams increased visibility and engagement digitally through the use of different communication channels? Describe the innovative ways you have incorporated video, audio, infographics or webcasts into your IR program. Judges will be looking for evidence of the quality of output, use of creativity and 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 Kunadirekwong

Associate director, equity research department, SCB Asset Management

Joshua Lee

Portfolio manager, Lombard Odier

Vijay Natarajan

Analyst – real estate & REITs

Jeannie Ong

Founding board member & IR advisor, AetriaHealth

Stephanie Tan

Head of investor strategy and development, Bursa Malaysia

Garnet Roach

Deputy editor, 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.

We are delighted to announce the list of 2023 winners. 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].

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)

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 (small 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 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)

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 (small 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

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].

Venue

SGX
Singapore Exchange
2 Shenton Way, #02-02 SGX Centre 1
Singapore 068804

For transport options and directions to the venue, please click 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.

Dress code: Business casual

Become a partner

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:

Reach thousands of industry leaders through our multi-channel marketing campaign
Raise your organization’s profile with unrivalled brand exposure
Align yourself with those who excel in the industry
Put your brand in the spotlight and benefit from months of targeted, high profile publicity across multiple channels pre- and post-event.

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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Registration, breakfast and networking

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Nicole Chen, head of investor relations, CapitaLand China Trust
Jason Paltrowitz, director and executive vice president of corporate services, OTC Markets Group

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Financial communication in difficult times: How to build credibility and trust

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Elena Arabadjieva, chief operating officer and head of investor relations, Cromwell European REIT
Myrose April Victor, senior manager for investor relations and corporate development, Century Pacific Food, Shakey’s Pizza Asia Ventures

Networking break & refreshments

Using AI to supercharge your IR program

Moderator: Steven Wade, head of content, IR Magazine
Erik Carlson, chief financial officer and chief operating officer, Notified
Craig Dougas, vice president of depositary receipts, BNY Mellon
Chai Hung Yin, assistant vice president of investor relations, Elite Commercial REIT Management

The evolution of ESG data and disclosure in South East Asia

Moderator: Laurence Taylor, Senior conference producer, IR Magazine
Bharat Joshi, chief financial officer, Cimory Group
Joshua Lee, portfolio manager, Lombard Odier Group
Bong Yap Kim, senior technical director, sustainability reporting office, Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority

Storytelling: Benchmark your digital IR strategy

Moderator: Laurence Taylor, senior conference producer, IR Magazine
Jeanette Pang, head of investor relations and capital markets, Sasseur REIT
Wong Siew Lu, head of investor relations and sustainability, United Hampshire US REIT
Pattarawan Sookplang, associate director of investor relations, CP Axtra Public company

Investor engagement strategies for success in a hybrid environment

Moderator: Laurie Havelock, editor-at-large, IR Magazine
Oliver Bampfield, managing director, Lumi Global
Vikash Jalan, head of IR and vice president of strategic planning, Indorama Ventures
Affryll Teo, head of investor relations, sustainability and corporate development, Tune Protect Group