07:30 – 08:15

Registration

• Registration Desk Open
• Networking tea and coffee

• Speaker: Qiniso Mthembu, Group Chief Risk Officer at JSE Limited
• Content: Welcome

Fireside chat: The Global Investor Relations Revolution: Key Drivers and Future Opportunities

• Host: Nastassia Arendse
• Guest: Oskar Yasar, Global Headhunter in Corporate ASairs and IR and Author of “The Global Investor Relations Revolution
• Content: Experiences, trends and opportunities for IROs

Panel Discussion: The Future of Integrated and ESG Reporting in South Africa

Moderator: Yuraisha Moodley, Founder Nett Positive

Panelists:

• Hannah Schultz – ESG Reporting Valterra Platinum
• Leigh Roberts – CEO Integrated Reporting Council
• Lonwabo Maqubela, Portfolio manager and Deputy CIO, Perpetua
• Investment Managers
• Loshni Naidoo – JSE Chief Sustainability OSicer

• Emerging trends and innovations in integrated reporting.
• How South African companies can lead in integrated reporting on a globalcscale.
• The role of policy and regulation in shaping the future of ESG reporting and its impact on integrated reporting.

What we learnt from working with IR for large and mid cap US stocks

• Speaker: Suart Coetzee, Sr Specialist, and Michael Janse van Vuuren, Senior Associate both from S&P’s Issuer Solutions division
• Content: Case study in best practice from the USA.

How to measure IR success

• Speaker: Marlize Keyter, Co-founder Keyter Rech Investor Solutions
• Content: How management and IR teams should measure success.

Panel Discussion: The Role of Technology and AI in investor relations and reporting

Moderator: Nastassia Arendse

Panelists:

• Jacques De Bie – Singular Systems, Head Outsourcing and Investor Relations
• James Hammerton, Founder at The Vault for Investor Relations
• Julie Hayman, Owner/ Director at the Oaktree Group
• Servapalan Govender, Tangelo Software

Discussion Points:

• How technology can improve data accuracy and reporting eSiciency.

• Best practices for using digital tools to engage with investors and other stakeholders.

• The future of technology of AI and technology.

• Speaker: Debbie Millar, IRSSA Chair
• Description: Summary of key takeaways, polls and closing remarks.

Bastion hosted lunch and networking

• Lunch and Networking: Opportunity to discuss ideas and network with peers

IR Awards

Hosted by: The IRSSA and Amani Korayeim, Director Extel Europe and Emerging

EMEA

1. Best IR – Small Cap sponsored by Vaco
2. Best IR – Medium Cap sponsored by Vault
3. Best IR – Large Cap sponsored by Ince
4. Best financial disclosure
5. Most improved financial disclosure
6. Most improved IRO – Large Cap sponsored by RMB
7. Best IRO – Small and Medium Cap (SMID) Sponsored by Vaco
8. Best IRO – Large Cap sponsored by Vaco