One of the benefits of being a member of the NIRI Capital Area Chapter is the opportunity to hear valuable tips and advice from local and fellow IROs at our meetings. When possible we provide overviews of presentations on this page. We encourage you to peruse the following recent presentations for tips and advice from local investor relations experts. Below are powerpoint presentations and/or audiocasts from past Capital Area chapter meetings.
The files are in either Adobe PDF format or Microsoft Powerpoint PPT format. Nell Minow: Rebuilding Trust with Investors
Click here for a re-cap of the speakers' comments NIRI CAPITAL AREA CHAPTER LUNCHEON PROGRAM
WHO: Nell Minow, Editor and Co-Founder, The Corporate Library, was named one of the 30 most influential investors of 2002 by Smart Money magazine and, in 2003, was dubbed "the queen of good corporate governance" by Business Week online. (complete biographical information below.) WHAT: “Rebuilding Trust with Investors in a Post-Meltdown World” WHEN: Friday, May 14th (Lunch) WHERE: 2941 Restaurant 2941 Fairview Park Drive Falls Church, VA 22042 (Driving directions below. Carpooling can be arranged – please note if you are interested in carpooling or need a lift from the Dunn Loring Metro when you rsvp) COST: $40 Members - $50 Non Members We encourage you to invite your corporate secretary, counsel, CFO or other colleagues who can benefit from Nell Minow’s insight. RSVP: By May 11, 2010, by Reply to this e-mail (or to niricapitalarea@businesswire.com) About Nell Minow Nell Minow is Editor and Co-Founder of The Corporate Library, an independent research firm and industry-leading provider of corporate governance and compensation data and analysis on over 3,000 public U.S. companies and over 30,000 corporate executives and directors. Ms. Minow was named one of the 30 most influential investors of 2002 by Smart Money magazine and was dubbed "the queen of good corporate governance" by Business Week online. She was hailed as “the CEO Killer” by Fortune magazine for her record of ousting non-performing CEOs at companies like Sears, American Express, Kodak, and Waste Management. Ms. Minow was formerly a Principal of Lens Investment Management, a $100 million investment firm that took positions in underperforming companies and used shareholder activism to increase their value. Before Lens, she served as General Counsel and then president of Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc., a proxy voting advisory firm, and as an attorney at the Environmental Protection Agency, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Justice. Ms. Minow frequently comments on corporate governance issues and the financial markets in the press and on television, including op-eds in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and USA Today, and on network news broadcasts at ABC, NBC, and CBS, on ABC’s Nightline, CNN’s Crossfire and Moneyline and PBS’ NewsHour. She has written hundreds of articles as well as chapters in treatises on executive compensation, annual shareholder meetings, and in the books Law Stories, The Dance of Change, and The Financial Services Revolution. She is co-author with Robert A. G. Monks of three books: Power and Accountability (HarperBusiness 1991), the textbook Corporate Governance (Blackwell 1995, 2001, and 2003), and Watching the Watchers: Corporate Governance for the 21st Century (Blackwell 1996). Ms. Minow is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and the University of Chicago Law School.
Regulatory Update Program and luncheon - March 4th, 2010 WHO: Louis Thompson, Jr. Karl Groskaufmanis WHEN: Thursday, March 4th at 12:00 pm (luncheon & presentation) Registration & networking 12:00 -12:30 Luncheon Program 12:30 pm View Presentation (PDF) WHERE: Charlie Palmer Steak 101 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 Re-cap of the Speakers' Comments On Thursday March 4, 2010, the NIRI Capital Area chapter hosted a luncheon and information session at Charlie Palmer Steak in Washington, DC. Lou Thompson and Karl Groskaufmanis, two renowned experts in the fields of securities regulation and investor relations, provided a detailed overview of Regulation Full Disclosure (Reg. FD) and its implications for the practice of investor relations. Lou began with a review of historical disclosure practices and the effects of Regulation FD. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, an increase in shareholder lawsuits, primarily over missed earnings statements, resulted in a decline in voluntary disclosure. To fix this problem, Congress passes the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA) in 1995. In that same year, a NIRI corporate member survey found two-thirds of companies were engaging in various forms of selective disclosure. To address this, NIRI and the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR) (now Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute) formed a task force to develop the best corporate disclosure practices. In 1998, when SEC began rule-making, it had two difficult issues to resolve: (1) the perception that one-on-one meetings were ripe for selective disclosure, and (2) the Internet could not serve as a means for real-time, full and fair disclosure. NIRI worked with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff and overcame both issues. The CFA Institute, the Securities Industry Association, the Investment Company Institute, the American Bar Association, and major media companies fought the proposed SEC rules. Opponents claimed the rule would result in: (1) a decline in the quality and quantity of corporate information, (2) a wider dispersion of earnings estimates, and (3) greater stock price volatility. NIRI worked with the SEC staff to help craft a rule everyone could live with. In 2000, when the SEC adopted Reg. FD, they provided a “media carve out” that made little difference in corporate disclosure practices. - It was necessary to “level the playing field.” The next speaker was Karl Groskaufmanis, who discussed the key points of Reg. FD and the following lessons learned from the SEC’s Reg. FD cases: Before Reg. FD, the SEC had never adopted a rule to guide informal communication with the marketplace. Karl noted that informal communication is a continuous process, and it will always be harder to manage and control than a company’s formal periodic reports. The March program ended with a question and answer session with the speakers. Overall, the presentations were excellent and informative. Our speakers deserve special thanks for sharing their expertise. Attendees left with a great review of ten years of Reg. FD, detailed handouts, and a wonderful lunch! Social Media – the benefits and impact on the IRO - January 6, 2010, Arlington, Virgina Linked In, Facebook, Twitter, chat rooms and blogs – and whatever’s next in the pipeline: you’re probably using one or another of these social media. Even if you’re not, your company (think marketing, PR, client service), your investors and analysts, and your employees are. Join your NIRI chapter to get useful, practical insight into how best to make these tools work for you and your I.R. strategy. WHO: Darrell Heaps, President of Q4 Web Systems WHAT: Here's what to expect: Darrell will discuss case studies and best practices of how public companies are using the web and social media for investor relations and touch on the mistakes to avoid in this rapidly evolving area. WHEN: Wednesday, January 6, 2010 WHERE: Hilton Arlington Darrell Heaps, President of CEO of Q4 Web Systems Darrell Heaps is the co-founder and CEO of Q4 Web Systems (Q4), a leading provider of software for corporate and investor relations websites. Darrell is an experienced entrepreneur who’s founded multiple web companies prior to Q4. Darrell’s mission is to help companies build better relationships with shareholders and be competitive in today’s capital markets. Under Darrell’s leadership Q4 has grown to be a leader in online investor relations, social media and web disclosure. He blogs regularly on www.q4blog.com and reports daily on investor relations trends via twitter www.twitter.com/darrellheaps “The social nature of the Web will continue. Facebook, Twitter, blogs and so on will continue to dominate and affect how the Web is used. Looking into 2010 and 2011, we will see more companies and IR departments embrace these tools and drive value from them. Those companies will benefit by taking early steps once the risk side is addressed. We will see a greater adoption rate of these tools, and there will be a lot of companies coming out to provide tools to help companies get the most out of the Web market.” From an interview with Darrell Heaps written up in the 3 December 2009 issue of IR Alert IROs Extraordinaire: Real-life Lessons - December 9, 2009, Vienna, Virginia Click here for a re-cap of the speakers' comments Merry makers at the holiday event: Click here for a re-cap of the speakers' comments Panelists:
Anthony Gallo (Wells Fargo, Sell-side Analyst)
Scot Labin (Bay Bridge Capital, Hedge Fund Manager)
Moderator:
Joe Wilkinson (Kingfisher Investor Relations, LLC. - IR Consulting)
WHAT: Here's what to expect: "Understand your Customer" is a mantra often repeated in any sales relationship. There are very few more important relationships for an IR practitioner than those with the Buy and Sell-side (i.e. the owners or potential owners of a firm's securities and their representatives).
In the last decade, the very nature of Wall Street financial services firms has changed dramatically. Responding to market dislocations and corresponding regulatory changes, the firms that analyze and invest in securities go about their business in very different ways today than in recent history.
Though analysts and investors are still compelled at their core to "buy low and sell high", the ways they attempt to do this today are dramatically different than just a few years ago - and the environment is still changing.
We will explore these changes through a panel discussion, attempting to get grounded in the state of things today and talk about where things might go, and how the IR practitioner should think about this as he/she pursues these most important relationships. WHEN: 19 November 2009 Registration and networking at 12:00, with lunch and roundtable discussion beginning promptly at 12:30. We will conclude at 1:30pm.
WHERE: B. Smith's Union Station Restaurant
50 Massachusetts Ave
Luncheon/Program 12:30 NE Washington, DC 20002 Now more than ever, the I.R. professional needs to understand the beliefs and formulae driving stock valuation. Doug Wilburne, Vice President of Investor Relations for Textron Inc., is joining your NIRI chapter on Monday, 21 September at the metro-accessible Hyatt Regency Bethesda to offer: Doug led the workshop on this topic, with speakers from both buy- and sell-sides, at the 2008 NIRI annual conference. His presentation got high marks from participants for its value, and we're pleased that he'll be able to share with us what he taught, and what he learned, at that event with our smaller group here at home.
WHAT: Calculating and Communicating Your Company's Value to the Street WHO: Doug Wilburne - VP of Investor Relations for Textron Inc.
WHEN: Monday 21 September, 12:30 noon (luncheon and presentation)
Registration & Networking 12:00-12:30
Luncheon/Program 12:30
Have you ever wanted to pick the brain of a leading analyst at one of the top investment firms for insights on how she finds out what makes companies consistently succeed? Anne-Marie Fink has spent more than twelve years studying businesses and investments, as a vice president and analyst at JPMorgan Asset and Wealth Management, one of the world’s largest investment managers. From discussing business strategy with top CEOs in entertainment, Internet, airlines, and other industries, and evaluating scores of companies, she has learned what works. With prior experience working with smaller businesses, she is passionate about making the wisdom of shareowners accessible to all managers. Anne-Marie has earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, an MBA from Columbia Business School; and a bachelor’s degree from Yale University. Anne-Marie’s book, The Money Makers, published in January 2009, delves into the ways that truly extraordinary managers have consistently delivered results, not by following best practices but other ‘rules’ that enabled them to improve the performance and profitability of their companies. Her book highlights the techniques these extraordinary managers applied. WHAT: Ms. Fink will discuss her book and sign copies during the reception Bring your CEO, CFO or a guest! WHO: Anne-Marie Fink, author of “The Money Makers – How Extraordinary Managers Win in a World Turned Upside Down” (Crown Publishing, January 2009) WHEN: Monday, May 18, 2009
Book Signing Cocktails & Registration 5:30 pm -6:30 pm
Dinner/Program 6:30pm – 8:00pm Do you know everything you need to know about Extensible Business Reporting Language, or XBRL? Do you know when your company is implementing interactive-data filings, what they will look like, how they will work? Join your NIRI chapter to investigate the new SEC-mandated filing standards and learn how XBRL will change your working life.
For background, you might like to check out http://xbrl.us. The site offers links to the SEC rule (206 pages!) and presentations by some of the early, voluntary XBRL filers like Microsoft, PepsiCo and United Technologies. For international filers, a useful site is www.xbrl.org. Or, view the presentations from our April 7th lunch and learn.
WHAT: XBRL is here, now! This interactive data format is designed to revolutionize financial reporting, and you will need to implement it, soon. Find out how XBRL is meant to work, how it really is working, and how it will affect your job, your filings and your investors and management from two experts. WHO: Matthew Reed, Chief Counsel in the Office of Interactive Disclosure, US Securities & Exchange Commission
Michael Becker, Vice President, Global Disclosure & Financial Reporting Services, Business Wire WHEN: Tuesday 7 April, 12:00 noon (luncheon and presentation)
XBRL SEC Presentation (PDF) XBRL Overview Presentation (PDF) He graduated with High Honors from the George Mason University Law School and served on the law review. He currently resides near Annapolis, Maryland with his wife and two children. Michael Becker WHO: Frank Hatheway, Chief Economist of the NASDAQ market WHAT: Mr. Hatheway will discuss trends in today’s turbulent markets, with special emphasis on the impact of short selling View Presentation (PDF) Who: Panel of Senior Corporate Communications Leaders Whether it's accounting irregularities, executive misdeeds, operational catastrophe, or any of myriad negative events, no corporate crisis is routine. However, there are best practices you can employ when faced with disclosing bad news – or having it disclosed for you. While no one can guarantee a happy ending to crisis communications, taking the right steps, quickly, and helping your executives and communications colleagues to do so too, can minimize the damage. We are thrilled to have a panel of four seasoned communications leaders who are prepared to share anecdotes and first-hand perspective on crisis communications. Our panelists' backgrounds span Wall Street, a quasi-governmental agency and Capitol Hill, which will allow us to appreciate the potential triangulation of crises. Our speakers include three current or former IROs: Dave Spille from Deltek, Joe Wilkinson from XM Satellite Radio and Gene Spencer, retired from Fannie Mae. They'll be joined by moderator and crisis expert Don Goldberg, who leads Qorvis Communications' crisis communications practice and previously served as a special assistant and integral member of the crisis communications team for President Clinton. Activist Shareholders: More and More Active Mark Harnett, President and Co-founder of MacKenzie Partners, one of the leading practices in assisting companies deal with activist shareholders, will be here to help you fulfill your resolution! He'll join you and your NIRI colleagues and guests for our January luncheon program at the metro-accessible Hyatt Regency in Bethesda on Tuesday, January 8th. We are pleased that Mark has agreed to come down from NYC to address our group on this very important subject. Mark is an inspiring speaker and expert in his field. We know you will all enjoy the program immensely! Come get festive with NIRI as we celebrate the holidays with a triple-play: networking with colleagues over a drink and dinner, getting useful ideas that translate into better performance from our vendor showcase, and hearing from Tom Katzenmeyer of The Limited about how he’s built a consistently award-winning IR program that gets top marks from buy- and sell-side. In celebration of the season and Tom’s visit, we’ll collect clothing donations for one of our local charity programs. How to Leverage an IR Consultant– Benefit from the Wise Date: Thursday, November 8th (luncheon) Specialist consultants in investor relations can be an important resource for the IRO or executive team, whether for a single project like a communications crisis, message refresh, or executive coaching, or a long-term relationship – specialized or full service. Our panelists included three seasoned IR practitioners-turned-consultants who talked about what they do to assist companies in their IR and communications efforts and to provide some important “lessons learned” from both the client and the consultant perspective. Panelists included Larry Parnell, Partner – Beacon Advisors, Gary Sharpe – Sharpe Communications, and Trish Drennan, Principal - Penfero Communications. Our moderator was Miranda Weeks, President – Advanced Investor Relations. Date: Wednesday, September 12th (luncheon) What can over 60 years of IR experience provide? Join us for dynamic discussion facilitated by senior investor relations panelists, including Laura Paugh, SVP IR at Marriott International, Inc., Elizabeth Corse, Director IR at Savvis, Inc. and Bob Bannon, VP Investor Relations and Corporate Communications at Middlebrook Pharmaceuticals. Email some of your questions in advance to the program co-chairs so we can forward them to the speakers to help them speak directly to specific needs and interests of our group. Special Event: NYSE's Chief Economist, Paul Bennett, Discussion on Economic Trends - 2941 Restaurant, May 24, 2007 On Thursday, May 24, your NIRI chapter closed the 2006-2007 program year with panache! Thirty members and guests dined on the award-winning gourmet fare of 2941 Restaurant in Falls Church while enjoying the insights of New York Stock Exchange chief economist Paul Bennett. Paul, a relaxed and genial speaker, gave an informal presentation with plenty of Q&A, suggesting a fairly sanguine view of current economic and equity market conditions. He noted a resurgence in cross-border investing, continued strength in productivity, rising corporate profits as a percent of US GDP, and strong capital expenditures as positive signs of for the US economy and stock market. See photos from the event and please resolve to join us next year for more practical, enjoyable professional education and networking programs. Thanks go to Paul Bennett and Mark Frey of the NYSE for their invaluable contributions (and the thumb drives!) to a very successful, special NIRI Capital Area chapter event. Don't miss another chapter meeting! Coming up on April 2, meet Mike Conway, Director of IR and Corporate Communications for The Sherwin-Williams Company as he discusses how to use competitive intelligence to improve your IR practice and your professional profile. Speaker: Jim Avery, Savvian Advisors, LLC Jim Avery, a managing director with boutique investment banking firm Savvian Advisors, LLC, with more than 17 years of investment banking experience presented on one of the key roles for the IRO: minimizing a company’s cost of capital whether directly or as a by-product of everyday efforts. Jim also discussed investors’ responses to capital vehicles classic and innovative. View Presentation (PDF) **NIRI Gets Festive: IRO Extraordinaire** - December 12, 2006, Tyson’s Sheraton Speaker: Len Griehs of Campbell Soup Company Len joined us for our year-end meeting to share what he's learned in 27 years as one of the most respected members of our profession. A former chairman of the NIRI National Board of Directors, Len received the lifetime achievement award at the 2006 IR Magazine Awards. He shared great insights, stories, and practical advice. There was also a vendor showcase, with new products and ideas from the great companies that help us do our jobs better. Additionally, NIRI Capital Area sponsored a food drive to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank. Securities Regulations Update and how they affect your IR practice - and how the regulatory environment is changing - November 14, Bethesda Marriott (Pook's Hill) Speaker: Karl Groskaufmanis, leading securities lawyer Hear Fried Frank securities lawyer Karl Groskaufmanis's remarks at our last meeting via http://www.vcall.com/IC/CEPage.asp?ID=111691. Karl's talk, "After the Reform Deluge: Implications for Investor Relations" provided a thorough review of the key decisions of recent years that should guide our thinking about disclosure issues. Thanks to webcast solutions provider VCall (www.vcall.com) for making this webcast possible! MEET THE PRESIDENT! - September 18, 2006, Tyson's Marriott Speaker: Nancy C. Humphries, President and CEO-elect of NIRI National A 30-year veteran in the communications industry, Nancy led the investor relations efforts for BellSouth from 1991-2002, raising the visibility and importance of the function and her role, resulting in her eventual appointment as a corporate officer. Throughout her career, Nancy has been a catalyst for change, improvement and growth, and a friend, partner, and mentor to her I.R. colleagues around the country. Nancy shared her views on the changes and improvements taking place in the IR world – and what they mean for our future. Season Finale! NIRI Capital Area Chapter presents, "Experts' Advice on Some Real IR Issues” - May 19, 2006, Tower Club, Tyson's Virginia The finale of a great season of programming focusing on real-life IR challenges and how best to approach them. Roundtable format, with groups of our peers discussing a mini-case study based on actual events, and the pros and cons of various courses of action. Each group presented its findings to the full meeting, and NIRI National's President and CEO, Lou Thompson, shared his thoughts, based on his many years of IR experience. Loving the Ride -- An IR Veteran's Lessons Learned - December 7, 2005, Marriott Tyson's Corner Investor Relations From a CFO’s Point of View (Luncheon) - September 21, 2005, Bethesda, MD Speaker: Round table discussions with fellow NIRI members - March 23, 2005, McLean, Virginia Speakers: Integrating IR and PR - March 25, 2004, Bethesda, Maryland Doing More With Less - January 29, 2004, McLean, Virginia {PDF} Speakers: The CFO Perspective - December 4, 2003 Holiday Program Understanding the Investor Relations Impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley 404 - September 24, 2003
Registration & Networking 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
Program & Lunch 12:30 pm
(please make checks out to NIRI Capital Area) 
Partner, Beacon Advisors (former CEO, NIRI National for 20+ years)
Partner, Fried Frank
At the end of his presentation, Lou asked the question, “Are we better off today with Reg. FD?” He shared some conclusions provided by Harvard University Business School Professor Paul Healy, PhD:
- Investors have broader access to information today, but individual investors cannot compete with professional investors for access and quality of corporate information.
- Material information has been commoditized. This has required both buy and sell side analysts to work harder to make a difference.
- The major concerns of the opponents of Reg. FD were not realized.
(1) The principal legal risk in investor relations contacts now resides with the source of the information.
(2) Changes in earnings guidance must be transparent.
(3) Management must exercise care in confirming earnings guidance.
(4) Materiality judgments are assessed with the benefit of hindsight.
(5) Adhere to a quiet period before reporting results.
(6) Added care must be taken with investor conferences that are not webcast.
(7) Quick action must be taken after an inadvertent disclosure of material, nonpublic information.
(8) Reg. FD training and controls can protect the company.
(9) Good faith reliance on counsel can protect management and the company.
Registration and networking at 12:00, with lunch and presentation
beginning promptly at 12:30
950 North Stafford Street
Arlington, VA 22203
Eileen Rivera, VP Communications, Vangent 
Amy Gilliland, Staff VP - IR, General Dynamics; Mike O'Connell, Director, SNL IR Solutions;
Angela Mumeka, Membership Manager, NIRI 
Steve Wingfield, Director of IR, USEC, Inc.; Lou Thompson, Partner, Beacon Advisors and
Bob Bannon, IR counselor 
Lou Thompson, Partner, Beacon Advisors; Nick Peters, SVP, CommCore Consulting Group;
Pam Styles, Principal, Next Level Investor Relations
NIRI Capital Area Chapter Luncheon, November 19, 2009
Calculating and Communicating Your Company's Value to the Street - with Doug Wilburne - September 21, 2009
Dinner at 2941 with leading buy-side analyst, Anne-Marie Fink - May 18, 2009
XBRL Lunch and Learn - April 7, 2009
Matthew Reed
Matthew Reed has been an attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission since 2004. He presently serves as Chief Counsel in the Office of Interactive Disclosure where he is involved with implementing the Commission’s new rules requiring all operating and fund companies to tag critical disclosure information by 2011. Until recently Matt was an Assistant Director for the 21st Century Disclosure Initiative, a Commission-wide initiative designed to improve the usefulness and timeliness of disclosure for investors and to streamline and modernize the collection of disclosure from companies. He has also served as counsel to Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey, advising her on matters coming before the Commission with a particular focus on matters relating to Corporation Finance and Enforcement. When he served in the Enforcement Division, he was lead litigator and investigator on several matters and was awarded the Director’s Award in 2006 for his contributions to the Enron investigation.
Matthew Reed has been an attorney with the Securities and Exchange Commission since 2004. He presently serves as Chief Counsel in the Office of Interactive Disclosure where he is involved with implementing the Commission’s new rules requiring all operating and fund companies to tag critical disclosure information by 2011. Until recently Matt was an Assistant Director for the 21st Century Disclosure Initiative, a Commission-wide initiative designed to improve the usefulness and timeliness of disclosure for investors and to streamline and modernize the collection of disclosure from companies. He has also served as counsel to Commissioner Kathleen L. Casey, advising her on matters coming before the Commission with a particular focus on matters relating to Corporation Finance and Enforcement. When he served in the Enforcement Division, he was lead litigator and investigator on several matters and was awarded the Director’s Award in 2006 for his contributions to the Enron investigation.
Michael Becker is a twelve-year veteran of the investor relations industry. The past ten years have been spent developing Business Wire's U.S. and global disclosure products, including XBRL, EDGAR and SEDAR filing services, Buy-side Targeting, a Corporate Social Responsibility distribution as well as European disclosure distributions in preparation for the EU Transparency Directive. Most recently, he has been a major contributor to Business Wire's focus on the developing potential of XBRL technology. Michael currently sits on the Board of Directors of CoreFiling, the Business Wire-DecisionSoft joint venture company formed to create XBRL solutions. He is a member of the NIRI-NY Board of Directors. He is also Chair of the XBRL-US Communications Steering Committee. Becker joined Business Wire in 1999 as Financial Information Services Specialist. Prior to joining the company he worked for Capital Link, Inc., where he created and implemented comprehensive media and investor relations programs for the international investor relations firm's high profile clients, including SBF-Paris Bourse and the Athens Stock Exchange.
NIRI Capital Area Chapter Dinner with Nasdaq Chief Economist Frank Hatheway – Monday, May 19, 2008
You are invited to come celebrate a successful program year with your fellow NIRI members, and expand your understanding of our changing equity markets. Bring your significant other (or CFO, CEO or treasurer!) to enjoy dinner and expert commentary in the special ambiance of the 2941 Restaurant.
Speaker Bio: Frank M. Hatheway is Chief Economist of the Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., and is responsible for a variety of projects and initiatives to support the Nasdaq market and improve its market structure. Since joining NASDAQ, he has carried out a number of studies on NASDAQ and other markets, developed NASDAQ's opening and closing auctions, advised on major corporate initiatives such as OMX, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, and the NASDAQ Options Market, and recently developed the economic arguments in NASDAQ's successful Stoneridge amicus brief for the U.S. Supreme Court.
Prior to joining Nasdaq, Dr. Hatheway was a finance professor at Penn State University and a researcher in market microstructure. He has authored academic articles in the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Intermediation and other leading finance journals. Dr. Hatheway has served as an Economic Fellow and Senior Research Scholar with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission and received his Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University .
Crisis Communications for Better or Worse
Date: Tuesday, January 8th (luncheon)
Location: Hyatt Regency
View Presentation (PDF)
Most IROs have experience with activist shareholders in one way or another. As we begin the New Year and start thinking about the upcoming annual meeting season, resolve to become your company's expert on what topics are tops on the agendas of activist shareholders and how best to meet an overture should one come your way.
IRO Extraordinaire: Tom Katzenmeyer of The Limited’s Award-Winning IR Program
Date: Monday, December 10th
Location: Marriott Tyson’s Corner
**Part II from of our hugely successful September meeting!
Location: Sheraton Reston Hotel
Calling all IROs – Benefit from the Wise
Location: Bethesda Marriot (Pooks Hill), Bethesda, MD
Competitive Intelligence, April 2, 2007
CAPITAL MARKETS RIGHT NOW - February 22, 2007, Bethesday Marriott
Speaker: Lou Thompson, NIRI National's President and CEO,
Got a Plan? Perspectives on Integrated Communication Plans and Other Good Stuff - March 29, 2006, Marriott Tyson's Corner
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Perspectives from the Buy-Side - February 15, 2006, Pook's Hill Marriott, Bethesda
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Digging into Valuation - May 26, 2005, Bethesda, Maryland {PDF}
How Does Your IR Program Measure Up? - December 7, 2004, McLean, Virginia
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Please note that this recording includes the first 45 minutes of the meeting due to technical difficulties.
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