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South East Asia Conference & Awards 2009 - Conference agenda
Morning conference: 08.30 am - 1.00 pm
We wanted to make the 2009 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 conference 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. Please click the links to view the 2008 conference agenda and speakers.
8.30 am Registration and refreshments
9.00 am Introduction and welcome, Neil Stewart, executive editor, IR magazine
9.05 am Keynote address
Magnus Bocker, CEO, Singapore Exchange
9.15 am Attention deficit: raising your company’s profile
- How can smaller companies and new issues attract institutional following and develop a wider shareholder base?
- What kind of effect can coverage have on your share price and visibility?
- How to attract major brokers despite lower trading volumes.
- Is there a demand for paid-for research in South East Asia? Have subsidized research schemes helped increase company exposure?
- What benefits do investors get from the schemes?
Panellists:
Shane Smith, chairman & chief executive officer, PSQ Analytics & Irideus.org
Chris Calvert, chief executive officer, Cambridge Industrial Trust Management
Carey Wong, research manager, OCBC Investment Research
YJ Lim, general manager, strategy, Hektar Asset Management
10.00 am Best practice IR: In this case study-led session, two seasoned IR professionals share practical tips you can use in your own IR program.
Speakers:
Richard Jones, assistant vice president & head of investor relations, Thai Beverage
Cameron Tough, head of investor relations, PT Adaro Energy
10.30 am Morning refreshments & networking break
11.00 am Regional investor perspective
A panel of buy and sell side leaders and IR professionals will share their views on the current investment landscape including views on market liquidity.
• How can companies attract the attention of top investors?
• How do they like to receive company information and what makes a good company report or IR website?
• How frequently should IR update the market, and with what information?
• How often do they want to meet with senior management?
Panellists:
Jonathan Zax, head of investor relations, Bank Mandiri
Joseph Chia, general manager, Investor Relations Professionals Association (Singapore)
Robert Gardner, managing director, Asia Pacific, Ipreo
11.40 am Case study: how to deal with rapid growth and succeed when moving from small to large cap
Featuring tips and advice from an IR professional who has dealt with his/her company being catapulted onto the international stage.
- Lessons learned from a capital raising
- How to attract international investors
Speaker:
Mohshin Aziz, IR manager, AirAsia
12.20 pm 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 their experiences with your own
Featured:
Kelsey Doherty. senior vice president, investor relations, CA
Jan Childress, director, investor relations, Consolidated Edison
1.00 pm Close of conference
1.15 pm Lunch & Awards ceremony