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The NIRI Annual Conference is the world’s largest and most comprehensive IR Event, with three days dedicated to your professional development and networking. With dozens of education offerings in a variety of new and exciting formats, there will be plenty of time to connect with your peers while meeting your goals and objectives. Be sure to take advantage of the wealth of expertise offered by the service provider community as you explore the IR Showcase and discover products and services to enhance your work in IR.

Conference Schedule

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Saturday, June 1
9:00-5:00 pm	Pre-conference seminar (separate registration required) Finance & Capital Markets 101
7:00-9:00 pm	NIRI Volunteer Appreciation Dinner (by invitation) Sponsored by Corbin Advisors

Sunday, June 2
9:00-3:00 pm	Pre-conference seminar (separate registration required) Telling a Great Investment Story
1:00-4:00 pm	Sunday Sessions (included in conference registration) 1:00-3:00pm: IR + PR: Executing an Integrated Communications Plan Sponsored by Edelman 3:00-4:00pm: Goldilocks and the Three Peers: E, S and G: Developing a Strategy That’s ‘Just Right’ for your Company Sponsored by Corbin Advisors
4:30-5:00 pm	New to NIRI Conference Orientation Session
5:00-6:00 pm	IRC Reception Sponsored by EQ
4:00-6:00 pm	Chapter Meetings and Receptions
6:00-7:30 pm	Opening Reception in IR Showcase

Monday, June 3
6:30-7:30 am	Yoga
7:30-5:00 pm	IR Showcase Open
7:30-8:30 am	Breakfast in the IR Showcase
8:30-11:30 am	General Sessions The Nexus of Capital Markets Structure and Investor Relations 50 Years of Ups and Downs: The State of the Stock Market Keynote on Artificial Intelligence by Cognizant's Malcolm Frank The Growing Influence of Artificial Intelligence The Future of IR – Trusted Strategic Advisor
11:30am-1:30pm	IR Showcase: Exhibits, Express Talks, & Lunch
12:00-1:00pm	Senior Roundtable Lunch Session (SRT membership required) Sponsored by Computershare
1:30-2:30 pm	Concurrent Sessions Holding an Investor Day that Transforms Perceptions Starting an IR Program From Scratch Deals - A Multi-Stakeholder View The IRO's Role and Opportunity with Investor Engagement and Proxy Messaging
2:30-3:00	Break in the IR Showcase
3:00-4:00 pm	Concurrent Sessions Click Here: Enhancing Shareholder Engagement with Digital Tools “Get Shorty!”: How IROs Manage Short-Selling to Achieve Fair Valuation Hot Topics in Financial Reporting Big Data and the Future Value of Sell-Side Research
4:10-4:50 pm	Industry and Peer Group Breakouts
5:00-6:00 pm	The IR Family Feud
6:00-7:00 pm	50th Anniversary Celebration Reception Sponsored by Q4

Tuesday, June 4
6:30-7:30 am	Fitness Bootcamp
7:30-6:30 pm	IR Showcase Open
7:30-8:30 am	Breakfast in the IR Showcase
8:30-11:15 am	General Sessions Creating a Positive Corporate Culture – Why it Matters to Employees, Customers and Investors A CFO’s Perspective: IR, Risk, Macroeconomics and the Political Landscape in the 21st Century The Stock Market Today: Better Than You Think
11:15-12:00 pm	IR Showcase: Exhibits, Express Talks
12:15-1:15 pm	Lunch & Learn Sessions ESG A to Z - Structure and Strategy: Practical, Relevant Advice for Making Sense of the Madness Best Practices for Earnings Press Releases Engaging the Buy Side in the Evolving Capital Markets Earnings – The Most POWERFUL (and Frequently Underutilized) Tool in Your Communications Toolbox
1:30-2:30 pm	Concurrent Sessions Disclosure: Putting the Pieces of the Puzzle Together How Investors Integrate ESG Factors into the Investment Process You Mean Markets Don’t Always Go Up? – IR Insights and Best Practices for Navigating a Market Downturn The Shareholder Activism Experience
2:30-3:15 pm	Break in the IR Showcase
3:15-4:15 pm	Concurrent Sessions Coming to America: A Foreign Company’s Guide to the US and Global Markets Uncovering the Value of ESG in Business On the Stage and Off the Record: Meet the Hedge Funds What’s Next in Washington? A Discussion of Key Regulatory Issues for Public Companies
4:25-5:25 pm	Concurrent Sessions Going on the Road – Best Practices for Investor Conferences and Roadshows Your Crisis Plan is on the Shelf, but Now What? IRO as CIO (Chief Intelligence Officer) – The Essential Link Between the Street and Senior Management Let's Play Twenty Questions!
5:30-6:30 pm	Closing Reception in IR Showcase Sponsored by Investis Digital

Wednesday, June 5
8:00-8:45 am	Breakfast
8:45-9:45 am	Concurrent Sessions Hone your Messaging to Most Effectively Tell Your Company Story What Every IR Professional Should Know about ETFs: This Era’s Investment Phenomenon IR Soft Skills for Success – Practical Tools to Increase Your Impact
10:00-12:00 pm	General Sessions From Macro to Micro, What Stock Prices Tell Us Investors Want Now Overcoming Leadership Stress with Mindfulness

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