09:00 Welcome and introduction to course objectives

Creating a Winning Investor Relations Strategy  

• How to define the purpose of IR?
• IR Skill sets - What makes for a good IR user experience?
• Benchmarking your IR strategy and measuring success
• How can the Board help?

Regulatory and Accounting Update

• Market abuse and insider dealing
• Governance and Accounting
• Corporate reporting and prospectuses
• Transparency and sustainability disclosures

Capital Markets Developments  

• Understanding the investment chain
• The Capital Markets and how they trade today
• Different investors and their remits
• The Shareholder Activism movement

Engaging Investors and Analysts and Developing Relationships

• Sell-side analysts and managing consensus
• Shareholder identification and targeting investors
• Understanding your audience’s sentiment

 Building Corporate Value and Reputation

• Developing the IR programme
• Best practice IR toolkits and calendars
• Taking your IR programme to the next level

17:00 Close