NIRI Annual Conference 2018 | National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) | 10 June 2018 | Wynn Las Vegas, 3131 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89109, USA

#NIRI18 is a must-attend event for anyone associated with the investor relations profession. The world of IR and the entire capital markets ecosystem is changing rapidly and dramatically. NIRI is the best and most efficient way to understand the unknown and maximize your impact. Attend NIRI to:

Discover hot topic and core competency information delivered by proven IR experts and industry leaders
Stay up to date with best and most current industry practice
Reconnect with or develop your IR peer network which is so critical in this unique profession
Earn valuable Investor Relations Charter (IRC) professional development unit (PDU) credits necessary for renewing your IRC certification
Get broad exposure to all of the IR Competency Framework knowledge domains that the IRC program is based on
Learn everything you need to know and have all of your questions answered about the IRC program
Interact with the largest single gathering of IR industry service providers to learn about the products and services necessary to make your IR program successful
Experience the many new-to-NIRI events, experiences, learning styles, exhibit showcase innovations, and more that make #NIRI18 a must-attend event!

2018 Speakers

Adena Friedman
President & CEO, Nasdaq

Ted Allen
Vice President, Strategic Communications, NIRI

Ariel Babcock
Directorm, FCLTGlobal

Jonathan Bailey
Head of ESG, Neuberger Berman

Brian Beaulieu
CEO, ITR Economics

Andrew Beja, CFA
Senior Vice President, Granahan Investment Management

Remy Bernarda, IRC
SVP, Investor Relations & Corp. Comm, Galena Biopharma, Inc.

Rob Bradley, IRC
Vice President, Investor Relations, LogMeIn

Daniel Briggs
SVP Investor Relations, Las Vegas Sands

Susan M. Carnicero
Founding Partner, QVerity

Donald W. Cassidy
Executive Vice President, Business Development and Corporate Strategy, Georgeson

Aaron Chatterji, Ph.D
Associate Professor, Duke University

Maura J. Clark
Director, Agrium, Nutrien, and Fortis

Samara Cohen
Managing Director, Head of iShares Global Markets, BlackRock

Katherine Collins
Head of Sustainable Investing, Putnam

Mike Conway
Director, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications, Sherwin Williams

Thierry Denis
Vice President, Investor Relations, Owens Corning

Stephanie Diaz
President & CEO, Vida Strategic Partners, Inc.

Mark Donohue, IRC
Vice President, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Impax Laboratories, Inc.

Victoria Hyde-Dunn
Senior Director, Investor Relations, 8x8, Inc.

Thomas Farley
President, NYSE Group

David Fine
President, Fine Communications

Joele Frank
Managing Partner, Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher

Adena T. Friedman
President and Chief Executive Officer, Nasdaq

Mark Furlong, CPA, IRC
Director, Investor Relations, Blackbaud, Inc.

Helio Fred Garcia
President, Logos Consulting Group

Richard J. Grossman
Partner, Mergers and Acquisitions, Skadden

Sara Hanks
CEO, Crowdcheck

Karen Litzler-Hollier
Investor Relations Director, Dell

David Hunker
Head of Shareholder Activism Defense, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.

Chansoo Joung
Director, Apache Corporation

Eric Koefoot
President & CEO, PublicRelay

Paul Krikler
CEO, Krikler Consulting

Gary LaBranche, FASAE CAE
President and CEO, National Investor Relations Institute

Gregg Lampf
Vice President of Investor Relations, Ciena Corporation

Coleman Lannum
Former SVP of Investor Strategy, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals

David V. LaValle
US Head of SPDR ETF Capital Markets , State Street Global Advisors

Eric Leeds
IRC

Michael McCarthy
Vice President of External Research, Fidelity Management & Research Company

Kate McKay
Chief Marketing Officer, Ipreo

Theresa Molloy
Vice President of Corporate Governance, Prudential Financial

G. Mason Morfit
President and CIO, ValueAct

Daniel Nielsen
Head of ESG and Responsible Investing, Great Lakes Advisors

Nils Paellmann
Head of Investor Relations, T-Mobile US

Alex Paris, CFA
President, Barrington Research

Deborah K. Pawlowski, IRC
Chairman & CEO, Kei Advisors LLC

Bill Quinn
Head of Americas Corporate Access, Deutsche Bank

Brian Rivel
President, Rivel Research Group

Elizabeth Saunders
Partner, Clermont Partners

Michael Seidenberg, CFA
Director, Portfolio Manager/Analyst, Allianz Global Investors

John Shave, IRC
SVP of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.

Victoria Sivrais
Founding Partner, Clermont Partners, LLC

Chad Spitler
Senior Advisor, CamberView Partners

Neil Stewart
Vice President, IR Advisory, Citi Depositary Receipt Services

Brian Sullivan
Worldwide Exchange Anchor and Senior National Correspondent, CNBC

John Sweeney, CFA, IRC
Former VP Investor Relations , VWR

Shannon Tatz
Senior Director of Investor Relations, PROS

Jenifer Taylor
Portfolio Manager, MAC Funds

Glen Tellock
CEO, Lakeside Foods

Kelly Tompkins
Former EVP and CFO, Cleveland Cliffs

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

Rod Turner
Founder and CEO, Manhattan Street Capital

Randy Whitchurch
Board Member, ScanSource

Douglas Yones
Head of Exchange Traded Products, NYSE

2018 Sponsors

• AplphaSense
• ARBOR Advisory Group
• BNY Mellon
• Businss Wire
• Clermont Partners
• Computershare/Georgeson
• Corbin Advisors
• Donnelley
• Edelman
• EQS Group
• EQ by Equiniti
• Innisfree
• Ipreo
• IR Magazine
• Morrow Sodali
• Laurel Hill
• Mizuho
• Modern IR
• Nasdaq
• NYSE
• Q4
• Rivel
•S&P Global
• Virtua
• Vinsin&Elkins LLP
• WPNT Communications

EXHIBITORS
• Alliance Advisors, LL
• Alpha IR Group
• AlphaSense Inc.
• AST
• Bank of America Merrill Lynch
• Bloomberg L.P.
• Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.
• Business Wire
• Chorus Call, Inc.
• Computershare/Georgeson
• Corbin Advisors
• Donnelley Financial Solutions
• EQS Group, Inc.
• Equiniti Group, plc
• IEX: The Investors Exchange
• InComm Conferencing, Inc.
• Innisfree M&A Incorporated
• Intelligize, Inc.
• Ipreo
• IR Magazine
• Laurel Hill Advisory Group, LLC
• Meetyl
• Mizuho Securities USA LLC
• ModernIR
• MZ Group
• Nasdaq
• Nova Innovations
• NYSE
• Prattle
• Q4 Inc.
• Rivel Research Group, Inc.
• S&P Global Market Intelligence
• theIRapp by APPrise Mobile
• Virtua Research
• West Corporation
• WPNT Communications