NIRI Annual Conference 2020 | National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) | 8 December 2020 | Virtual Event

NIRI's Annual Conference, the largest event for investor relations professionals, is going virtual. Attendees from around the globe can expect the same inspiring content delivered online, in the comfort and safety of home, spanning three days of interactive programming.

• 30+ Hours of Live & On-Demand Content, General Sessions, Cutting-Edge IR Education Grounded in IR Competency Framework
• 100+ Industry Speakers, Virtual IR Showcase Hours to Discover the Latest Products and Services
• Live Q&A and Speaker Chats, Workshops, Industry Breakouts, Virtual IRC Lounge Discussions and More

2020 Speakers

Steve Adams
Director, Finance, Gartner

Ted Allen
Vice President, Communications and Member Engagement, NIRI

Darin Arita, CFA, IRC
Senior VP, Investor Relations, Prudential Financial Inc.

Ben Barrett
Senior Director of Investor Relations, T-Mobile US, Inc.

Michael Becker
EVP Strategy, Business Wire

Deborah Belevan, IRC, CPA
SVP Investor Relations and Communications, Virtu Financial

Remy Bernarda, IRC
Partner, IR Advisory Solutions

Julie Bimmerman
VP, Finance & Investor Relations, Rollins Inc.

Michael Block
Managing Director/Special Advisor, Adit Ventures, LLC

Charles Bobrinskoy
Vice Chairman, Head of Investment Group, Ariel Investments

David Calusdian
President, Sharon Merrill

Ray Cameron
Head of Investment Stewardship - Americas, BlackRock

Todd Castagno
Vice President, Morgan Stanley Research

Emiliano M. Catan
Professor of Law, New York University

Mary Conway
Principal, Conway Communications

Alan Crane
Associate Professor of Finance, Rice University

Patrick Davidson
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Oshkosh Corporation

Andy Detwiler
CEO, Virtua Research

Ed Ditmire
VP of Investor Relations, Nasdaq

Stephanie Dobson
Portfolio Manager, Sustainable Leaders and Sustainable Future Funds, Putnam Investments

Heidi DuBois
Head of ESG, US, Edelman

Friederike Edelmann
Vice President, Investor Relations, Central Garden & Pet

Annie Eissler
Global Head of Product Marketing, Sentieo

William Evanina
Director, National Counterintelligence and Security Center , Office of the Director of National Intelligence

David Fine
President, Fine Communications

Karina Funk, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Chair of Sustainable Investing, Brown Advisory

Karen Greene
Vice President, Customer Experience, Q4 Inc.

Richard Grubaugh
Senior Vice President, D.F. King

Janine Guillot
CEO, SASB

Abhishek Gupta, CFA
Executive Director, MSCI

Valerie Haertel, IRC
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, CVS Health

Drew Hambly
Executive Director, Corporate Governance, Morgan Stanley

James Hamilton
Director, PJT Camberview

Joseph Hassett
Senior Vice President, Gregory FCA

Darrell Heaps
Founder & CEO, Q4 Inc.

Suzanne Henige, CFA
Director, Senior Portfolio Manager, BlackRock

Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi
Senior Portfolio Manager and Managing Director, Tudor Investment

Shelly Hubbard
Director, Investor Relations, Nike

Fred Isleib
Director, ESG Research and Integration, Manulife Asset Management

Gregory Johnson
Director, PwC

Genevieve Kahr
Portfolio Manager, Point72

Lisa Kampf
Managing Director, Investor Relations, Ambac Financial Group

Mark Kinarney
Senior Director, Investor Relations, Lantheus Holdings

David King
Head of ESG, Fidelity Investments

Felise Kissell
Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs, Aramark

Quentin Koffey
Partner, Senator Investment Group

Gary LaBranche, FASAE, CAE
President & CEO, NIRI

Gregg Lampf, IRC
Vice President of Investor Relations, Ciena Corporation

Stephannie Larocque, PhD, CFA
Associate Professor of Accountancy, University of Notre Dame

John Lawler
Chief Financial Officer, Ford Motor Company

Paulo Leme
Lecturer, Finance, Miami Herbert Business School; Chairman of Asset Allocation for XP Private Bank

Sam Levenson
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Arbor Advisory Group

AJ Ljubich, CFA
Director, Investor Relations and FP&A, Datadog

Marian Macindoe
Head of ESG Strategy and Engagement, Uber

Annie Massa
Journalist, Bloomberg News

Jonathan Mayes, Esq.
Senior Vice President, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Albertsons Companies

Nick Mazing
Head of Research, Sentieo

Tyson McCabe
Associate Vice President, Nasdaq

Richard McMahon
Senior Vice President, Energy Supply & Finance, Edison Electric Institute

Dawn Morris
Senior Manager, Investor Relations, Citrix Systems, Inc.

John Moten, IRC
VP Investor Relations, Foundation Building Materials

Dane Mott
Accounting Analyst, Capital Group

Mark Namaroff
Head of Investor Relations, Brooks Automation, Inc.

Ana Navarro
GOP Strategist & Political Analyst

Theodore O'Neill, IRC
CEO, Litchfield Hills Research

Mark Pellegrino
CEO, CorpAxe

Melissa Plaisance
Group Vice President, Treasury and Investor Relations, Albertsons Companies

Tom Quaadman
Executive Vice President, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Elena Rosman
Vice President, Investor Relations, Aptiv

Katie Royce, CFA
Global Head of Investor Relations, Cognizant Technology Solutions

Victoria Sivrais
Partner, Clermont Partners

Torsten Slok
Chief Economist, Apollo Global Management

Neil Stewart
Director of Corporate Outreach, SASB

Michael Stiller
Global Head, Nasdaq SCI, Nasdaq

John Sweeney
VP Investor Relations, Dentsply Sirona

Brian Tomlinson
Director of Research, CECP’s CEO Investor Forum

Matt Tractenberg, IRC
IR Partner, Q4 Inc.

Patrick Tucker
Managing Director, Head of M&A and Activism, Abernathy MacGregor

Mary Turnbull
Managing Director, Corporate Access, Raymond James & Associates, Inc.

Lynn Tyson
Executive Director, Investor Relations, Ford Motor Company

Ruth Venning, IRC
Executive Director, Investor Relations, Horizon Pharma

Darcy Volpe
Head of Corporate Solutions, Americas, BlackRock

Amy Walter
National Editor, Cook Political Report

Janice Warren
Managing Director, Head of ESG Reporting Solutions, Nasdaq

Mark Warren
Vice President, Investor Relations, Vulcan Materials Company

Rich Yerganian
Vice President of Investor Relations, Cerence

2020 Sponsors

• GLADSTONE PLACE PARTNERS