IR in Focus

Back from a short June break, host Carmen Lilly dives into top predictions and market trends with a macroeconomic recap of the first half of 2023, taking a look at top-of-the-year predictions, with a look back at our 2023 Big Picture Investor Relations Outlook. Carmen is joined by colleague, Chris Blake, Executive Director of Advisory Innovation and Technology, who has a breadth of experience working with Investor Relations teams in various roles across IPREO, IHS Markit, and now S&P Global Market Intelligence for more than ten years.

In this episode, host Carmen Lilly dives into communication strategies and explores emerging technologies leveraging Natural Language Processing and AI. Whether you are communicating earnings results, risks, or the pathway to profitability, keeping your message clear, concise and tailored to your audience is an essential skill for an IRO. Marc Dreschler, Senior Principal at management consulting firm, Myriant provides actionable insights for IR professionals who act as their company's bullhorn.

Host Carmen Lilly explores investor activism trends, themes, and key developments that are shaping the landscape for IROs, with insights on what to expect for 2023 and best practices to navigate the year ahead. In this fourth episode, Carmen is joined by her colleague, Ken Shimokawa, Director of the Financial Institutions Desktop, and special guest Jack Spinks, Head of Investor Relations at Zymeworks, Inc. Listen in for key insights and takeaways to navigate the evolving activist landscape.

Host Carmen Lilly follows up on her compelling Sustainability and Governance Regulations Deep Dive episode with two well-versed speakers to discuss sustainability disclosures, including how to communicate via reporting, plus essential insights on effectively communicating an ESG strategy to craft and deliver an organization's story accurately to the market.

Host Carmen Lilly explores emerging sustainability regulations, with outlooks on the implications of climate-related requirements on capital markets, from special guest Andreas Posavac, Head of Corporate Governance, Sustainability, and M&A. Together they explore the proposed rules and actionable insights to best plan for climate-related standardized reporting measures.

In this episode of "IR in Focus," host Carmen Lilly discusses investor engagement and communication strategies with special guest Mark Grant - SVP, of Investor Relations, at S&P Global. The robust conversation dives into the role data plays within IR, with actionable insights to empower your decision-making to best engage with investors and effectively monitor the financial markets, peers, and company performance.

IR in Focus is a monthly podcast series intended to illuminate emerging, evergreen, and exceptional challenges faced by corporate issuers, asset managers and IR professionals. The podcast offers commentary, analysis and dialogue in a conversational and accessible style with actionable insights to advance strategic decision-making in fluctuating markets.