Are you new to the investor relations profession? Do you need a refresher? Or are you thinking about getting into the field? This two-day professional development program will cover the core responsibilities of the investor relations function including finance, communications, marketing and securities law. Learn how to analyze financial statements, effectively communicate with your stakeholders, and build strong relationships through this interactive program.

The Canadian Investor Relations Institute offers you an excellent opportunity to promote your services and products to investor relations professionals and consultants.

This is for ALL THREE SESSIONS of a three-part webinar series.

Whether you are a seasoned IRO or new to investor relations, this three-part webinar series is designed to help you better understand your company’s financial statements, how the financial community uses them and what information you should focus on when delivering your company's story to the street.

Peggy Hedges, from the Haskayne School of Business, will cover a range of topics at varying levels of difficulty through presentations, case studies, hands on calculations and assignments. Between webinars you will analyze the financial health of a firm, identify potential weaknesses and understand investor concerns that may be raised after reviewing an analyst report.

Session 1 - Financial Statements & IFRS
Session 2 - Evaluating Financial Performance
Session 3 - Analyst Reports & Valuation

This is the FIRST SESSION ONLY of a three-part webinar series.

Whether you are a seasoned IRO or new to investor relations, this three-part webinar series is designed to help you better understand your company’s financial statements, how the financial community uses them and what information you should focus on when delivering your company's story to the street.

Session 1 - Financial Statements & IFRS

In this session, you will learn how to:

• Review financial statements, their objectives and relation to one another
• Review accounting decisions around the matching principle; amortization and depletion; patents and intellectual property; and goodwill
• identify issues with financial statements and value
• Review the key implications of the upcoming transition to IFRS

This is the SECOND SESSION ONLY of a three-part webinar series.

Whether you are a seasoned IRO or new to investor relations, this three-part webinar series is designed to help you better understand your company’s financial statements, how the financial community uses them and what information you should focus on when delivering your company's story to the street.

Session 2 - Evaluating Financial Performance

In this session, you will learn how to:

• Evaluate financial performance using cash flow analysis
• Evaluate financial performance using key ratio analysis
• Determine drivers of growth that influence investment decisions

This is the THIRD SESSION ONLY of a three-part webinar series.

Whether you are a seasoned IRO or new to investor relations, this three-part webinar series is designed to help you better understand your company’s financial statements, how the financial community uses them and what information you should focus on when delivering your company's story to the street.

Session 3 - Analyst Reports & Valuation

In this session, you will learn how to:

• Review and analyze analysts reports
• Identify information that the financial community is most interested in
• Review different valuation models including free cash flow method and earnings multiples

CIRI's Annual Conference is the second largest gathering of IR practitioners in the world. This Conference brings together industry leaders and IR experts that offer their views and advice during numerous breakout sessions, workshops, panel discussions and presentations.