IR Leader
June 04, 2024

'That's A Wrap' on CIRI's 2024 Annual Conference

Over the past three days, CIRI hosted a successful Annual Conference! We were delighted to bring the IR community to Calgary. Attendees left this multi-day event with new knowledge, new connections and renewed energy to discover and unleash their opportunities for innovation and elevate their IR program and career.

We want to thank all of our sponsors: Notified, Business Wire, Olympia Trust Company, Q4 Inc., TMX Group, Craib Design & Communications, IR Magazine, CIBC, Computershare, Corbin Advisors, Lumi, Nasdaq, Rose & Company, S&P Global Market Intelligence, Alliance Advisors, Irwin, National Bank Financial Markets, PR Newswire, Stifel Canada, Issuer Direct Corporation,  Newsfile Corp and NYSE for their support. You truly made this Conference a tremendous success!

We look forward to seeing you at future CIRI events.
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