IR Leader
June 06, 2023



'That's a Wrap' on CIRI's 2023 Annual Conference

Last week, CIRI hosted a successful Annual Conference! We were delighted to bring the IR community back together in person after four long years apart. Attendees left this multi-day event with new knowledge, new connections and renewed energy to ELEVATE and LEVEL UP their IR program and career.

We want to thank all of our sponsors: Notified, Irwin, Olympia Investor Services Inc., Q4 Inc., TMX Group, Visible Alpha, Business Wire, IR Magazine, TD Bank, Alliance Advisors, CIBC, Corbin Advisors, Craib Design & Communications, Lumi, Nasdaq, The Works Design Communications Ltd., National Bank Financial Markets, Rose & Company, S&P Global Market Intelligence, Stifel Canada, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Cision, Issuer Direct, Newsfile Corp and NYSE for their support. You truly made this Conference a tremendous success!

We look forward to seeing you in Calgary in 2024.
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