NIRI Virtual Presents

Award Winning IR Programs

Tuesday, April 11, 2017
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm ET

What does an award-winning IR program look like?

How can you build one at your firm?

Fresh off the podium from IR Magazine's annual investor relations awards, we will showcase a panel of this year's winners! Our panel of experts will share some key insights and tips on how to run a "best in class" IR program. Our discussion will be moderated by IR Magazine's Ben Ashwell, who will also review some of the highlights from this year's award campaign regarding the issues that investors care about. Please join us for a lively and informative webcast.

Learning Objectives: After completing this program, participants will be able to:

Define the major issues impacting a company conducting investor relations in the current market place
Implement strategies and tactics that can elevate their investor relations program to award winning levels
Describe the core competencies of an award winning investor relations program

Moderator:

Ben Ashwell

Digital Editor

IR Magazine

Ben Ashwell is an award-winning journalist. During his career he has worked in Europe and North America, covering a range of topics including corporate governance, executive search, executive compensation, succession planning and investor relations. He holds a Master's degree in Creative Writing from Kingston University and was recently anthologized in The Best New British and Irish Poets.

Award Winners and Speakers:

	AWARD: Best Investor Relations Officer (large cap) Jack Carsky Senior Vice President of Global Investor Relations Visa Inc. Jack is responsible for all of Visa Inc.'s communications with the investment community, including quarterly earnings reports and managing relationships with both sell-side research analysts and buy-side institutional investors. From 1998 until he joined Visa in August 2007, he held leadership roles in Investor Relations at Providian Financial, and subsequently Washington Mutual ("WaMu") which merged with Providian in 2005. Prior to Providian/WaMu, he worked at The American Stock Exchange where he was in charge of listed-company investor relations programs. Earlier in his career he worked for several firms in the areas of investor relations; corporate governance; and proxy consulting. Mr. Carsky has a BS in Economics from the University of Minnesota. ___________________________________________________
	AWARD: Best Overall Investor Relations Officer (small cap) Best Overall Investor Relations Carol DiRaimo Vice President of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Jack in the Box Inc. Prior to joining the company in 2008, Carol was Vice President of Investor Relations for Applebee's International, Inc., where she was employed for 14 years and served in a variety of capacities, including financial planning & reporting, treasury and corporate analysis, before heading the investor relations function. Carol has over 25 years of experience in the restaurant industry and 6 years of public accounting experience at Deloitte. Carol has received numerous awards, including being named one of the top 25 global investor relations professionals over the past 25 years by *IR Magazinein 2013. IR Magazine* has honored Carol six times as Best Investor Relations Officer in the U.S. for a small to mid cap company. In 2017, Jack in the Box received awards for best overall Investor Relations Program (mid cap) and best in sector: consumer discretionary by IRMagazine. *Institutional Investor* has named Carol to its All-America Executive Team ten times. *Institutional Investor* ranked her as the Best Investor Relations Officer by the sellside for five consecutive years (2013 - 2017) as well as the Best Investor Relations Officer by the buy-side in 2016 and 2017. *Institutional Investor* also recognized Jack in the Box Inc. as one of America's Most Honored Companies for three consecutive years (2015 - 2017). Carol graduated summa cum laude from the University of Missouri with a BS in accountancy, and received a Bronze Medal on the CPA exam in 1983. She also earned an Executive Fellows MBA from Rockhurst University in 2004. From 2006 to 2011, Carol served on the Board of Directors of the National Investor Relations Institute. In 2010, she was elected to the Board of Trustees of Rockhurst University where she serves as finance committee chair and on the advancement and audit committees.

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CPE credit: 1 Hour
Field of study: Communications
Prerequisite: None
Program Level: Basic

Advance preparation: Computer access and webinar link.

Delivery method: Group-Live

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