The Big I 2019 | National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) | 19 March 2019 | Baruch College , 151 E 25th St, New York, NY 10010, USA

NIRI's new Investor and Issuer Invitational Forum™, or "The Big I", will engage public company stakeholders in a constructive learning experience on emerging issues common to investors and issuers, and create opportunities for collaboration and ongoing dialogue among topical thought leaders. This annual forum represents a deep dive into a specific theme and includes presentations by leading thinkers and influencers with different points of view as a prelude to discussion. The theme of our first Big I will be ESG.

Who Should Attend:
This forum will be of interest to anyone with a stake in the ESG discussion, including C-suite executives, investor relations professionals, public relations, corporate secretaries, board members, communications counselors/advisors, investors, and others.

2019 Speakers

Gary LaBranche
President & CEO, NIRI

Emily Chasan
Sustainable Finance Editor, Bloomberg

Ken Bertsch
Executive Director, Council of Institutional Investors

Michelle Edkins
Managing Director, BlackRock

Peggy Foran
Chief Governance Officer, SVP and Corporate Secretary, Prudential

Elizabeth Saunders
Partner, Clermont Partners

Jonathan Bailey
Managing Director, Head of ESG Investing, Neuberger Berman

A. Carolina San Martin
Managing Director and Director, ESG Research, Wellington Management

Marc Siegel
Partner, Financial Accounting and Advisory Services, EY

Olga Emelianova
Executive Director, ESG Research, MSCI

Janine Guillot
Director of Capital Markets Policy and Outreach, SASB

Dinah Koehler
Executive Director, Sustainable Equities, UBS Global Asset Management

Gary LaBranche
President & CEO, NIRI

Paul Atkins
CEO, Patomak Global Partners

Peter Gleason
President & CEO, NACD

Richard McMahon
SVP, Energy Supply and Finance, Edison Electric Institute

Dan Romito
Global Head of Investor Analytics, Nasdaq

Tony Campos
Director, ESG Product Management, FTSE Russell

Reid Steadman
Managing Director, Global Head of ESG, S&P Dow Jones Indices

Ted Allen
VP, Communications and Member Engagement, NIRI

Christian Asmar
Managing Partner, Impactive Capital

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

Michael Goodman, Ph.D.
Professor, Baruch College

Daryl Brewster
CEO, CECP

Darcie Renn
Senior Sustainability Manager, Albertsons Companies

George Serafeim
Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Chris Fowle
Head of Americas, UN PRI

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

Linda Giuliano
SVP, Head of Responsible Investment, AllianceBernstein

Gary LaBranche
President & CEO, NIRI

Ron Parham
Board Chair, NIRI

2019 Sponsors

• Clermont Partners
• Comptershare Georgeson
• Nasdaq
• UBS