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A UNIQUE MEETING EXPERIENCE

Each meeting will focus on a central theme with 3-4 sessions, which are agreed upon by the members themselves to ensure relevancy. These confidential meetings are designed to provide opportunities to discuss strategic and daily IR issues in a safe environment and to expand each member’s personal network. The interactive meetings contain a mix of best practice and group sessions, benchmarking, deep dives, and impulse sessions. 

For more details and planned topics, please contact us: contact(at)ir-council.com.

MEETINGS 2025

The IR Council will conduct three meetings in 2025 and virtual sessions, if needed.

NAAS/DUBLIN, IRE
8/9 MAY 2025

Hosted by Kerry Group

ZURICH, CH
25/26 SEP 2025

Hosted by Implenia

LONDON, UK
27/28 NOV 2025

Hosted by SEGRO

MEETINGS 2026

Meeting locations and hosts will be confirmed in late 2025

JUNE 2026
LOCATION TBC
SEP 2026
LOCATION TBC
NOV 2026
LOCATION TBC

PAST MEETINGS AND THEMES 2015–2024

If you are interested in more details, please send us an email: contact(at)ir-council.com

21-22 November 2024

IR - Set the stage vor success • Mastering resilience - Thrive under pressure • Set the stage for success • Discussions about various issues that are of priority concern

Bad Homburg, DE

19-20 September 2024

Transforming IR • Corporate access • Generative AI's impact on IR - Developing a roadmap for IR in the GenAI era • Brainstorming: AI in IR • Discussions about various issues that are of priority concern

London, UK

6-7 June 2024

Stakeholder Management in IR • Conscious stakeholder management • Internal IR Reporting • Reflecting on the value of market feedback for the board pack • Discussions about various issues that are of priority concern

Zug, CH

23-24 November 2023

Making life in IR easier • Using digital channels to make life in IR easier • Activist investors • Enhancing IR through technology • Discussions about various issues that are of priority concern

Amsterdam, NL

28-29 September 2023

Future-proofing IR • Exploring the power of AI-driven analytics on the buy-side • Digitalisation's potential in IR • Reports that write themselves • Discussions about various issues that are of priority concern

London, UK

8-9 June 2023

A better IR experience • Conferences and roadshows • Creative IR events • Deep dive on targeting and ESG • Discussions about various issues that are of priority concern

Dublin, IRE

24-25 November 2022

Engaging with the market and the C-suite • Proxy and investor engagement • Engaging with the market and the C-suite • Meeting preparation packages for the C-suite • Discussions about various issues that are of priority concern

Munich, DE

22-23 September 2022

Breaking the rules in equity analysis • Breaking the rules in equity analysis • Investor targeting and in-house roadshow planning • Breaking the rules of engagement • Discussions about various issues that are of priority concern

London, UK

24-25 May 2022

Building sustainable strategies - and a case of an unparalleled downfall • Building a sustainable strategy while dealing with EU taxonomy • Case study Royal Imtech – Learnings from an unparalleled downfall • Insights from the other side: Aegon’s responsible investments • Discussions about various issues that are of priority concern

The Hague, NL

24-25 November 2021

Enhancing interaction with the financial community • Training: Enhancing interaction with the financial community • Discussions about various issues that are of priority concern

Zurich, CH

16-17 September 2021

ESG - a trend revisited • Better business, what it means and IR's role ESG - internal set-up, data collection and engagement ESG - investor expectations and targeting Discussions about various issues that are of priority concern

Zurich, CH

March, May and June 2021

Various topics: COVID-19, virtual events, ESG etc. Dealing with COVID-19 effects on business (reporting and outlook) Virtual events, corporate access, consensus ESG challenges, ESG and equity story, roadshows and conferences Discussions about various issues that are of priority concern

Three virtual meetings

June 2020

IR during the COVID-19 pandemic • COVID-19 and its consequences for IR • Cutting-edge IR and bundling resources • IR Framework and IR Academy • Discussions about various current issues that are of priority concern

Virtual meeting

21-22 November 2019

IR – perception is reality • Reality vs. perception in the markets from a sell-siders and our own perspective (i.e. consequences of MiFID II) • How to change the perception in the financial market – experiences, challenges and pitfalls • Measuring and analysing investor perception and its importance • Discussions about various current issues that are of priority concern

London, UK

29-30 August 2019

ESG and its relevance for IR • ESG and its impact on the investment decision • Minding your ESG priorities • Activism and ESG • Discussions about various current issues that are of priority concern

29-30 August 2019

23-24 May 2019

Best practice in IR • Target setting for IR and performance management • Update on investor targeting and intelligence • Investor days and field trips • Best slides developed so far in 2019 • Discussions about various current issues that are of priority concern

Dublin, IRE

22-23 November 2018

IR and corporate engagement • Effective investor targeting • Dealing with crises - an the value of an apology • The rise of index investing and stewardship • Discussions about various current issues that are of priority concern

London, UK

27-28 September 2018

Connecting to the buy-side • Online communications with the buy-side • Level of disclosure • Latest industry trends and investor activism • Effective investor targeting • Discussions about various current issues that are of priority concern

London, UK

20-21 June 2018 

IR – Paving the way • Now that MiFID II has gone live… • Changing a company’s profile and positioning in the financial markets – three cases from IR’s view • Paving the way • Discussions about various current issues that are of priority concern

Paris, F

21-22 November 2017

Positioning in financial markets and IR's role • What will change under MiFID II? • Better business, what it means and IR's role • Best roadshows, i.e. locations, brokers, investors and key learnings 2017 • Positioning in the financial community - online! • Discussions about various current issues that are of priority concern

London, UK

28-29 September 2017 

IR intelligence and focused communication • IR intelligence and KPIs • MiFID II and its implications on roadshows • Focused communication • Discussions about various current issues that are of priority concern

Dublin, IRE

22-23 June 2017  

What's in and what's out in IR • Latest industry trends • 3 things we stopped doing • Effective use of social media in B2B and IR • Discussions about various current issues that are of priority concern

Zurich, CH

24-25 November 2016 

Reinventing Investor Relations? • Breaking the rules in equity analysis • Benchmarking roadshows and CMDs - what's new? • Rites of passage in IR • Discussions about various current issues that are of priority concern

London, UK

29-30 September 2016 

Issue Management in IR • Issue management and agency' stories • Latest industry trends • Discussions about various current issues that are of priority concern

Paris, F

2-3 June 2016 

Technology Trends in IR • Enhancing IR activities through technology • Best slides developed in the last 12 months • Online excellence; lessons from the top companies in the world (BowenCraggs report) • Discussions about various current issues that are of priority concern

Neuchâtel, CH

28-29-May 2015 

Engaging Communications in IR • Engaging communications workshop • Guidance and disclosure • Engaging crisis IR • Discussions about various current issues that are of priority concern

Zurich, CH

“Discussions under the Chatham House Rule during the meetings are characteristically
open and rich.”

IR Council Member and Head of Investor Relations, Germany

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