Last week, CIRI hosted a very successful Annual Conference! We were delighted to bring the IR community to quaint Niagara-on-the-Lake. Attendees left this multi-day event with new insight, new connections and renewed energy to positively impact and modernize their IR programs to address today's challenges.

We want to thank all of our sponsors: Notified, Business Wire, Digicast, Olympia Trust Company, Q4 Inc., TMX Group, IR Impact, Lumi Global, TD Bank Group, Corbin Advisors, Craib Design & Communications, Irwin, Nasdaq, Penda Productions, S&P Global Market Intelligence, Computershare, Edelman Smithfield, Evolve Shareholder Relations, National Bank Financial Markets, Corbin Advisors, Lumi, Nasdaq, S&P Global Market Intelligence, NYSE, PR Newswire and PrezExpert for their support. Your support truly made this Conference a tremendous success!

We look forward to seeing you at future CIRI events.

Do you have a list of books and articles that you've been saving to read over the summer? Well don't forget to add IR leader and IR focus to the list! The article titles from the 2025 issues are listed below so you can add them to your summer reading list. (Please note that these are member-only publications. You will need to be logged in to access them.)

IR focus Issue 1, 2025:  How to Identify and Hire the Ideal IR Candidate

IR focus Issue 2, 2025:  The IRO's M&A Playbook: Driving Confidence and Conviction Through Communication

IR leader Issue 1, 2025 Articles:

•      Communicating in an Age of Artificial Intelligence, Disinformation and Deepfakes
•      Canada's Modern Slavery Act: Updated Guidance for the 2025 Reporting Year
•      Investor Relations - A Strategic Imperative
•      Think Big: Meeting the Needs of Large Shareholders
•      IFRS 18: Reshaping Financial Statement Presentation

The next issue of IR leader will be published in July.