NIRI Annual Conference 2017 | Orlando, Florida

The 2017 Annual Conference, the largest gathering of IR professionals in the world, will take place June 4-7, 2017, at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes, Orlando, Florida. This must-attend event for members of the investor relations community from all experience levels delivers valuable networking, education, and idea sharing opportunities.

The theme for the 2017 Conference is “Breaking the Mold: Defy Convention / Shatter Expectations / Shape the Future. New regulations, advancements in technology, more engaged investors and even the diverse professional backgrounds of IR practitioners are just a few of the catalysts changing the IR profession. Today’s IRO is faced with many new challenges that are not addressed in the old IR playbook.

At the Conference, IROs can efficiently gain a wealth of actionable takeaways that can immediately improve their IR programs, develop a network of experienced IR colleagues, and get a hands-on understanding of the many products and services that can make them more effective in their jobs.

Speakers for 2017

Darin Arita, CFA IRC
Head of Investor Relations
Voya Financial

Jeff Barbieri
Vice President Corporate Governance/ESG Research
Wellington Management

Deborah Belevan, CPA
Vice President, Investor Relations
Party City

Adam Berry
IRO
Jabil

Jennifer Beugelmans
Vice President, Investor Relations and FP&A
Etsy

Joshua Black
Editor-in-Chief
Activist Insight Ltd.

Michael Blaugrund
Head of Equities
NYSE

Karen Blomquist
Manager Investor Relations
C & S Wholesale Grocers

Glenn Booraem
Fund Treasurer and Principal
Vanguard

Dan Boston
Partner
Chautauqua Capital Management

Leo Bottary
Thought Leader, Speaker, Coauthor

Tim Brumbaugh
Senior Manager Investor Relations
General Motors

Jay Bryson
Managing Director, Global Economist
Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

J. Kevin Buchi
Board Director
Impax Labs

Nan Bulger
CEO and Executive Director
Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals

Karessa Cain
Partner
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

David Calusdian
President
Sharon Merrill Associates

Molly Carpenter
Corporate Secretary
JP Morgan Chase

Cari Coats
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Accendo Leadership Advisory Group

Lee Coker
Director, Investor Relations
The Coca-Cola Company

Mike Conway
Director, Investor Relations/Corporate Communications
Sherwin Williams

Louis Coppola
Executive Vice President
Governance and Accountability Institute

Rebecca Corbin
Founder and CEO
Corbin Advisors

Ruth Cotter
CHRO and Senior Vice President of HR
AMD

John Cummings
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
Salesforce.com

Stephen Davidson
Managing Director and Director of Investor Relations
MSCI

Karen Dee
Senior Partner
Accendo Leadership Advisory Group

Connie Dieken
Corporate coach, speaker and author of The Real Deal
The Dieken Group

Matt DiGuiseppe
Director, Stewardship & Corporate Governance
TIAA

Mark Donahue
VP IR and Corporate Communications
Impax Labs

Dan Drury
Partner
Bowen and Craggs Co.

Ashley Engler
Employee Engagement Lead
Edelman

Christian Fife
Vice-President, Investor Relations and Treasurer
WABCO Holdings Inc.

Valerie Finberg
Vice President Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
Level 3 Communications

David Fine
President
Fine Communications

Mickey Foster
Vice President, Investor Relations
FedEx Corporation

Jason Fredette, IRC
Senior Director IR and Corporate Communications
Selecta Bio

Denise Garcia
Senior Vice President
ICR Inc .

Guy Gresham
Managing Director
BNY Mellon

Conrad Grodd
Manager IR
Pandora

Keir Gumbs
Partner
Covington & Burling LLP

Simeon Gutman
Executive Director
Morgan Stanley

Frank Hatheway
Chief Economist
Nasdaq

Kelly Hernandez
Senior Vice President of Investor Relations
Leidos

Leo Hinkley
Managing Director, Investor Relations
BBX Capital

Brett Hodess
Head of Americas Equity Research
Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Deb Wasser, IRC
Executive Vice President, US Practice Lead
Edelman

Kevin Kalicak
Senior Director, IR
Darden

Brad Katsuyama
CEO
IEX Group Inc.

Meredith Kaya
Director of Investor Relations
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals

Peter Keavey
Managing Director and Global Head of Crude & Refined Energy Products
CME Group

Laura Kiernan
Senior VP Investor Relations
Ubiquiti Networks

Peter Kimball
Head of Advisory and Client Services
ISS Corporate Solutions

Cathy Kinney
Board Director
MSCI, Metlife, and QTS Realty Trust

Loretta LaRoche
Speaker, author, humorist, and stress-management specialist with award-winning PBS shows

Sam Levenson
Chief Executive Officer
Arbor Advisory Group

Richard Levick, Esq.
Chairman and CEO
LEVICK

Jim Loree
President and CEO
Stanley Black and Decker

Angie McCabe
Vice President Investor Relations
WellCare Health Plans Inc.

Michael McCarthy
Vice President IR
Mitel Corporation

Ted McHugh
Senior Vice President
Edelman Financial Communications

Mark Harnett
Founding Partner
Sard Verbinnen & Co. Strategic Governance Group

Theresa Molloy
Vice President of Corporate Governance
Prudential Financial

Gillian Munson
CFO
XO Group Inc.

Rich Myers
General Manager & Group Head, Financial Communications
Edelman

Carol Murray-Negron
President
Equanimity, Inc.

Sandy Nessing
Managing Director Corporate Sustainability
American Electric Power (AEP)

Dan Nevins
Staff Sergeant (Retired)
United States Army

Dave Pahl
Vice President and Head of Investor Relations
Texas Instruments

Jason Paltrowitz
Executive Vice President, Corporate Services
OTC Markets Group Inc.

Mark Pellegrino
Head of Corporate Relations
Balyasny Asset Management

Anne Guimard, PhD
President
FINEO Investor Relations Advisors

Melissa Plaisance
GVP, Treasury and Investor Relations
Albertsons Companies

Michael Pocalyko
CEO
Monticello Capital

Randy Renfrow
Partner
DePrince, Race & Zollo (Investment Advisors)

Don Rissmiller
Founding Partner
Strategas Research Partners

Brian Rivel
President
Rivel Research Group

Katie Royce, CFA
Senior Director Investor Relations
Cognizant

Brian Ruttenbur
Research Analyst
Drexel Hamilton LLC

Anthony Scaramucci
Founder, SkyBridge Capital; host of Wall Street Week investment news show; member of Trump transition team
SkyBridge Capital

Andrew Siegel
Partner
Joele Frank

Victoria Sivrais
Founding Partner
Clermont Partners, LLC

Stuart Stein
Partner
Hogan Lovells

Paul Steinhauser
Senior Managing Director, Head of Institutional Equity Sales
Raymond James & Associates

Chris Stent
Founder
Mission Street Capital Advisors, LLC

Brad Stone
Journalist and Author of The Upstarts
Bloomberg

Matthew Stroud
Senior Advisor
Arbor Advisory Group

Pamela Styles
Principal
Next Level Investor Relations LLC

Adam Sussman
Head of Market Structure
Liquidnet

Lex Suvanto
Global Managing Director
Edelman Financial Communications

Julie Tracy, IRC
Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer
Wright Medical Group N.V.

Kenneth Traub
Managing Partner
Raging Capital

Pat Tucker
Executive Vice President
Abernathy MacGregor

Mary Turnbull
Senior Vice President, Corporate Access
Raymond James and Associates Inc.

Cherryl Valenzuela
Senior Manager Investor Relations
Twitter

Elisse Walter
Former Chairman and Commissioner
Securities and Exchange Commission

Janice Warren
President
OneReport, Inc.

Margaret Whelan
CEO, Board Director
Whelan Advisory, TopBuild

Patrick Van de Wille
Chief Communications Officer
InterDigital, Inc.

Sarah Keohane Williamson, CAIA
CEO and Founder
FCLT

Steve Wolosky
Partner & Co-Head, Activist & Equity Investment Group
Olshan

Joshua Young
Vice President of Investor Relations
Sensata

Dr. Amir Amel-Zadeh
Associate Professor of Accounting
Said Business School, University of Oxford

Tabitha Zane
Vice President Investor Relations
TopBuild

Jeff Zilka
Executive Vice President, General Manager
Edelman Financial Communications