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Hong Kong and Taiwan Conference & Awards 2009 - Conference agenda
Morning conference: 08.30 am - 1.00 pm
We wanted to make this year’s conference more valuable, informative and relevant to your needs than ever before. In response to your feedback, the agenda for 2009 contained a mix of detailed case studies, interactive panel discussions and a live Q&A with a leading IR professional – all designed to get you thinking and help you find practical solutions to today’s IR challenges.
We welcome your feedback on the agenda below, please contact William Russell, conference producer at IR magazine via email or on +44 20 7251 7533 with your comments.
Keep this page bookmarked for regular agenda and speaker updates. You can view the 2008 conference agenda and speakers here.
8.30 am Registration and refreshments
9.00 am Introduction and welcome
Neil Stewart, executive editor, IR magazine
9.10 am Opening address
Dr Eva Chan, chairman, Hong Kong Investor Relations Association & head of investor relations, C C Land Holdings
9.15 am Understanding today’s buy-side landscape
Hear from a group of the region’s top fund managers, analysts and IR professionals. Discussion topics include:
- Who’s buying Hong Kong and Taiwanese stocks?
- New questions from investors in the current economic environment
- Changing buy-side attitudes toward risk
- Getting the balance right in terms of communication: more disclosure or less?
Panellists:
Jamie Allen, secretary general, Asian Corporate Governance Association
Robert Gardner, managing director, Asia Pacific, Ipreo
David Douglas, global head of equity capital markets, Standard Chartered Equities
10.00 am Case study session: how they do it at Golden Meditech
Our lineup of seasoned IR professionals will share examples of best practice that you can use in your own investor relations program. Topics include:
- Strategies for dealing with awkward investors
- Conducting an effective capital-raising plan
- Communicating through a crisis.
Speaker:
Dennis Lu, investor relations manager, Golden Meditech
10.30 am Morning refreshments and networking
11.00 am Views from western IR professionals
- Explore cutting-edge IR strategies in video interviews with western investor relations executives.
- Live interview with one of the participants conducted via a telephone link.
- Q&A session with a leading IR professional based in another region: compare his/her experiences with your own.
Featured:
Kelsey Doherty, senior vice president, investor relations, CA
Jan Childress, director, investor relations, Consolidated Edison
11.45 am Effective IR on a limited budget
As IR departments already face spending cutbacks, participants will share their top tips and ideas about how to do more with less:
- Cheap and cheerful ways to maximize online communications
- Saving money on big-ticket items like annual reports and surveillance
- Working across departments to share costs
- Considering which non-deal roadshows and investor conferences are most important.
Panellists:
Claudia Lo, vice president, investor relations, Anta Sports Products
Gary Ng, vice president, investor relations, Lenovo Group
Denise Maguire, managing director, Hong Kong & head of financial communications, Asia Pacific, Hill & Knowlton
12.25 pm Case study: Building internal support
- Setting and reporting on IR objectives: what performance indicators should you use?
- Communicating investor expectations to internal stakeholders.
- Getting IR-generated information into your company’s planning and operations.
- What the board needs to know – shareholder mix, investor perception, analyst ratings, short interest – and the best ways to communicate it.
Speaker:
Stephen Chu, chief executive officer, Prosperity REIT
12.55 pm Close of conference
1.00 pm Lunch & Awards ceremony