NIRI Annual Conference 2023 | NIRI: The Association for Investor Relations | 6 June 2023 | Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk, 301 E North Water St, Chicago, IL 60611, USA

This events is the premier professional development and networking event of the year bringing together IR professionals from across the U.S. and around the world. In an industry that is quickly evolving, it is crucial to keep ahead of emerging trends and developments that can impact your organization. It delivers the solutions and connections you need to thrive in an ever-changing and complex landscape.

From incredible keynote presentations that make you rethink how your organization approaches its mission, to the IR Showcase with extended hours and bonus educational programming, It has something to offer everyone, from those just starting their careers to professionals with decades of experience.

Connect Directly with the Experts:
• Powerful keynote presentations by industry leaders allow you to refine your skills, grow within your company, and elevate investor relations within your organization.

Build Relationships:
• Share your expertise and gain actionable insights by connecting with peers at the world’s largest IR conference. Make new connections and strengthen existing ones.

Experience Innovative Education:
• Participate in hours of learning designed to build your expertise within the industry, discover solutions to today’s challenges, and explore new and emerging solutions.

Discover Products and Solutions:
• Explore the latest products and solutions from the industry’s leading service providers. This is your one-stop destination to find the right products and service providers to maximize your effectiveness and ensure you have the right tools for success.

Accelerate Your Leadership Skills:
• Specialty events throughout the conference provide you the ability to take your leadership skills to the next level. Whether you are looking to advance in your career or are a seasoned professional looking to refine your skills, there is something for everyone at this events.

Why Attend?

Learn from the Experts and Your Peers:

• With dozens of sessions at different experience levels, this events will offer learning opportunities for IR professionals at every stage of their career and in a variety of learning formats. Hear from leading industry experts on the key topics that are shaping the future of IR and the capital markets. Attend breakout sessions and workshops for actionable tactics to help conquer real-world IR challenges. You’ll be able to choose from a broad range of topics so you can customize the learning you need.

2023 Speakers

Jillian Alsheimer
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs

Ira Gostin, MBA, APR
Chief Strategist & Managing Director, G8 Strategies LLC

Susan Bernstein
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, The Hartford

Clay Bilby, MBA, IRC
Investor Relations Officer

Josh Black
Vice President, Editorial, Diligent

Stuart Block, CPA
Director of ESG Reporting and Analytics, Cardinal Health

Dave Bobker
Senior Managing Director of Corporate Services, Rivel

Mary Kate Boyce
Senior Manager, Investor Relations, Ulta Beauty

Laura Brown
Board Director, Senior Advisor, Financial Expert, Retired Senior Vice President

Matthew D. Brusch, CAE
President & CEO, NIRI: The Association for Investor Relations

Beth Byington
Managing Director, Global Head of Corporate ESG & Climate Solutions, MSCI

Michelle M. Buckley, CFA, CAIA
Portfolio Manager, US Large Cap Core and Director of Multi-Asset Solutions, Boston Common Asset Management

Donald W. Cassidy
Senior Managing Director, Sales Executive, Georgeson, LLC

Saree Boroditsky, CFA
Senior Vice President - Multi-Industrials, Jefferies

Michael A. Miller, CFA
Executive Director, Global Client Advisory & Thought Leadership, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Katie Royce, CFA
Chief Financial Officer, Zenbusiness

R.J. Hottovy, CFA
Head of Analytical Research, Placer.ai

Joe Zeidman, CFA
Senior Sales, Visible Alpha

Michael J. Harrison, CFA
Managing Director and Senior Chemicals Analyst, Seaport Research Partners

Richard de Chazal
Macro Analyst, William Blair & Company

Iman Hannon, CM
Chief Credentialing and Governance Officer, NIRI: The Association for Investor Relations

Jeremy Cohen
Vice President, Investor Relations, Alight, Inc.

Jacqueline Condron
Governance and Proxy Voting Manager, Mellon (a Division of Mellon Investments Corporation)

Laura Kiernan, IRC, CPA
Founder & CEO, High Touch Investor Relations

Patrick Davidson
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Oshkosh Corporation

Nikhil Dixit
Head of Investor Relations, Block

Lucia Domville
Managing Director, Grayling

Varsha Doshi
Sustainability Sales Team Lead, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Christopher R. Drewry
Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

Victoria Hyde-Dunn
Vice President of Investor Relations, Informatica

Hala Elsherbini
Senior Director, Investor Relations, Tyler Technologies

Jordyn Eskijian
Senior Financial Analyst, Investor Relations & ESG, H&R Block

Kimberly Esterkin
Managing Director, ADDO Investor Relations

Mark Fasken
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Irwin

Ryan Fiedler
Vice President, Investor Relations, Caterpillar

Margaret Foran
Chief Governance Officer, VP and Corporate Secretary, Prudential Financial

Kellie Friery
Senior Vice President, Dix & Eaton

Jennifer Fritzsche
Managing Director, Communications Services & Digital Infrastructure, Greenhill & Co.

Michaella Gallina
Vice President, Investor Relations, H&R Block

Fabiane Goldstein
Investor Relations Senior Director, Grayling

Jenny Hadiaris
Managing Director, Head of Global Market Structure, TD Cowen

Bonnie Hagemann
CEO, EDA, Inc.

Ann O'Hara
President, North America, Huhtamaki

Darrell Heaps
Founder and CEO, Q4 Inc.

Jonathan Ho
Partner, Research Analyst, William Blair & Company

Chris Hodges
CEO & Founder, Alpha IR Group

John Hoeppner
Head of US Stewardship and Sustainable Investments, Legal & General Investment Management America

Niels Holch
Founding Partner, Holch & Erickson LLP

Rima Hyder
SVP, Global Head of Investor Relations, Sportradar

Heather A. Kos, CPA, IRC
Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications, Univar Solutions

Timothy Sedabres, IRC
Executive Vice President, Finance - Head of Investor Relations, Huntington National Bank

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

Lee Ahlstrom, IRC
President, Viasat Energy Services

Ramesh Shettigar, MBA, CTP
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, Glatfelter

Douglas Kris, IRC
Vice President of Investor Relations, Diversified Energy Company

Ruth Venning, MBA, IRC
Executive Director, Investor Relations and ESG, Horizon Therapeutics

Martin Jarosick, IRC
Vice President, Treasury and Investor Relations, CF Industries

Robin Johnson
ESG Analyst, Growth Team, Artisan Partners

Alex Jorgensen
Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations, Prosek Partners

Harry Harczak, Jr.
Board Director, US Cellular

Tiffany Kanaga
Vice President, Global Investor Relations, Walgreens Boots Alliance

Kerry Kiley
Director, Account Management Team, Notified

Nishesh Kumar
Managing Director, JP Morgan Chase

Gregg A. LaBar
Senior Managing Director, Dix & Eaton

Matthew Levatich
Former President & Chief Executive Officer, Harley-Davidson, Inc.

Elizabeth Librizzi
Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Access and Advisory Services, AllianceBerstein

Carmen Lilly
Director – Market Development, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Dirk Locascio
Chief Financial Officer, US Foods

Mindy Lubber
CEO and President, Ceres

Phil Mackintosh
Chief Economist, Nasdaq

Jackie Marcus
Managing Director, Alpha IR Group

Nicole Maselli
Head of Sales, Stockperks

Robert McConnaughey
SVP, Head of IR Advisory and Community Impact, Corbin Advisors

Peter McDermott
Senior Client Partner, Korn Ferry

Megan McGrath
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Cushman & Wakefield

Joe Mecane
Head of Execution Services, Citadel Securities

Sandi Meeks
Vice President, Rivel

Michael Micciche
Vice President, Investor Relations, Progress Software Company

Daniel Moore
Partner, Joele Frank

Daniel Nielsen
Managing Director, ESG, Riveron

John Nunziati, IRC
Investor Relations Partner, Q4 Inc.

Friso van der Oord
Senior Vice President, Content, National Association of Corporate Directors

Mark Pellegrino
Chief Executive Officer, CorpAxe

Pratyasha Rath, PhD
Domestic Equity Analyst, Columbia Threadneedle Investments

Lisa Dyson, PhD
CEO and Founder, Air Protein

Charlie Phippen
CEO, Water Tower Research

Rupert Della-Porta
Chief Operating Officer, Atlantic Equities LLP

Kelly Reisdorf
VP, Investor Relations and Communications, Vista Outdoor

Steven Restivo
Vice President, Global Corporate Communications, United Airlines

Brian Rivel
Chairman and CEO, Rivel

Brigid Rosati
Head of US Business Development, Georgeson LLC

Lisa Rubinger
Head of Broker & Corporate Relations, Ashler Capital

Jennifer Sadiq
Director, Equities, Principal Asset Management

Fatma Sardina
IR Account Coordinator, Three Part Advisory

Jessica Schmidt
Senior Director, Investor Relations, Etsy

Salli Schwartz
Vice President, Investor Relations, Illumina, Inc.

Harry Shah
Founder & CEO, OUTKREATE, a Presentation Agency for IROs

Sarah Donlon-Solodyna
Vice President, IR Service & Operations, Notified

Neil Stewart
Director of Corporate Outreach; Senior Market Leader, Canada, IFRS Foundation

Brian Sullivan
Senior National Correspondent, CNBC

Meredith Sumpter
CEO, Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism

Makela Taphorn
Senior Advisor, Arbor Advisory Group, Former Director of Investor Relations, Artisan Partners

James Tickner
Head of IR Intelligence Product, Nasdaq

Brian Tomlinson
Managing Director, Ernst & Young LLP

Michael Travers
Senior Manager, Investor Relations, Evoqua Water Technologies

Julie Trudell
Managing Director, Rivel Insights, Rivel

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

Kevin Tyrrell
Head of Equities Strategy and Research, NYSE

Lynn Tyson
Executive Director, Investor Relations, Ford Motor Company

Reid Vail
Executive Vice President, Rivel

Meredith Versen
Investor Relations Manager, Ingevity Corporation

Joe Vicari
Managing Director, ESG Practice Lead, Broadridge

Mike Wallace
Chief Decarbonization Officer, Persefoni

Bill Wappler
Partner, Director of Research, Balyasny Asset Management L.P.

Geoffrey Weinberg
Managing Director, M&A and Activism Advisory Group, Morrow Sodali

Hal Weitzman
Adjunct Associate Professor of Behavioral Science, University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Hunter Wells
AVP, Investor Relations, The Hanover Insurance Group

Sarah Wills
Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Cardinal Health

Steve Winoker
Vice President, Investor Relations, General Electric

Kristina Wyatt
SVP, Chief Sustainability Officer, Persefoni

Dylan Yaworski
Vice President, Corbin Advisors

Tim Yocum
Vice President, Investor Relations, Motorola Solutions

Edward Young
Head of Corporate Access & Research and Head of the London Office, Norges Bank Investment Management