"Sharing IR best practices at the world's first stock exchange"

 

Monday, September 28, 2015 – Euronext Amsterdam
09.00-16.00 Multi-broker roadshow organised at Euronext Amsterdam
18.00-22.00 Dinner and Extel WeConvene IR Awards Ceremony by Steve Kelly at Euronext Amsterdam

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 – Euronext Amsterdam

08.15-08.50 Registration and coffee
08.55-09.15 Opening Bell ceremony Euronext Amsterdam
Welcome by Roeland Haanen, President, NEVIR
09.15-10.00 Plenary session
“Revealing the backroom tales of an IRO, in supporting its CEO during times of change”
Moderator: Gerbrand Nijman, Chief Financial Officer, Global Telecom Holding S.A.E.
Panel members:
  • James Palmer, former VP IR, PSA Peugeot Citroën
  • Wouter van de Putte, former Head of IR, Ziggo
10.00-10.15 Special address:
From the heart of Europe: “A regulatory update on CMU, Mifid II and its effect on European companies” Robin Jezek, Vice President, Head of Government Affairs, Euronext See Presentation
10.15-10.45 Coffee break
10.45-11.30 Moderated Interview
“Best practice use of Social Media in IR”
Introduction presentations by:
  • Rutger Jan De Kreij, senior IRO, Shell
  • Chris Muldoon, Business Development Manager, ShareholderApp See Presentation
  • Presentation: Richard Carpenter, Managing Partner, MerchantCantos See Presentation
Moderated interview by Richard Carpenter with Rutger Jan De Kreij and Chris Muldoon
11.30-12.30 Plenary session:
‘The role of proxy advisory agencies in shareholder –issuer dialogue’
Introduction and moderation: Nicholas Laugier, senior account manager, Georgeson See presentation
Panel members:
  • Jennifer Law, Vice President, Corporate Governance, EMEA, BlackRock Asset Management
  • Cedric Laverie, Head of Corporate Governance, Amundi
  • Michiel Van Esch, Governance Engagement Specialist, Robeco SAM
  • Ernst van de Weert, Company Secretary, Heineken
  • Bruno Heynen, Secretary to the Executive Committee and Adviser to the Board and Management, Novartis
12.30-13.30 Informal lunch
13.30-14.30 Workshops:

Debt IR
Host:
Jaap Mollema, Deputy Head Investor Relations & Rating Agencies, Rabobank

How to approach retail investors?
Host:
Niels Lemmers,
Public Affairs director, VEB

SMEs: how to manage flow in your stock?
Hosts:
Caroline Vogelzang, Director IR & Corporate Communications, Kardan 
Maarten Den Hartog, investment professional, Teslin

How to prioritize ESG benchmark studies?
Hosts:
Kimberly Stewart, Head of IR Technip
Jan van der Kaaij, Managing Partner, Between US

Integrated reporting
Hosts:
Anneke Sipkens, Director Sustainable Strategy & Innovation, Deloitte Consulting

Anne Carmier, Project Director, Capitalcom

Private Placements
Hosts:
Host: Marc Lefèvre, Director, Head of Listing, Euronext

14.30-15.00 Coffee break
15.00-16.00 “Activist Shareholders in Europe, should we bother?”
  • Gary Weiss, Managing Director, JP Morgan  
  • Rients Abma, Director, Eumedion
  • Charles Demoulin, Partner, Deminor 
16.00-16.30 Keynote: Philip Joos, Professor, Doctor, University Tilburg See Presentation

“Sell side analyst expertise and performance in a changing regulatory environment”

Wednesday, September 30, 2015 – Euronext Amsterdam

09.00-16.00 Multi-broker roadshow, with 1:1’s at Euronext Amsterdam

(program is subject to change)