Building trust and driving impact: Redefining investor relations in South East Asia
Investor Relations in South East Asia is at a turning point. Regulatory fragmentation, macroeconomic volatility and the growing importance of retail investors require IROs to strategically analyze and reform traditional practices. The ability to deliver transparent, dependable and tailored communication has become the foundation for building long-term investor confidence.
At the same time, it remains vital that IR teams embrace change by leveraging data-driven strategies, closing talent gaps and presenting themselves as trusted strategic leaders both internally and out in the capital markets.
The IR Impact Forum – South East Asia 2025 will explore how IROs can future-proof their engagement strategies to increase visibility in a complex marketplace while also equipping them with innovative, practical skills to work smarter and more efficiently.
THE AWARDS
We present two types of award categories – researched and nominated – both celebrating the success of those individuals and companies that were leading the way in IR in South East Asia. For our researched categories, companies do not submit nominations. Instead, hundreds of analysts and investors casted their votes and give their opinions on which companies do the best IR in the region.
In our nominated categories, companies have the opportunity to submit a written entry for aspects of IR that complemented our researched categories. More information can be found in the sections below.
THE FORUM
The event begins with our IR forum where investors, analysts, senior management and heads of IR from small, mid-cap and large-cap companies come together to discuss key issues and share award-winning best practices for investor relations, corporate governance and communications.
For the past three decades, IR Impact has honored excellence in investor relations around the world and in 2025, we continue to recognize and help further IR best practice. We will be joined by senior IR professionals from across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand for this internationally renowned event focused on learning from and celebrating the very best the IR community has to offer.
Themes: 2025
Data-driven targeting strategies designed to navigate geopolitical complexities
- Learn contemporary methods to target investors likely to take positions in your company given the current geopolitical and macroeconomic environment
- Discover how to design resilient, data-driven targeting strategies that deliver measurable result
Retail investors in a digital-first marketplace
- Explore how IROs can use digital tools such as AI and automatic to deliver personalized, dependable engagement at scale
- Gain practical insights from case studies to connect with retail investors effectively
Transparency and trust: IR communication in volatile markets
- Explore how to effectively communicate to maintain long-term investor relations and how to ensure your messaging is transparent, accurate and reliable in a period of market volatility
Investor relations reimagined: Building a future-ready team
- Learn about the new skill sets, cultural shifts and experience required to transform IR teams into modern, value-adding cornerstones of their companies
Lessons from the buy side: What makes a company investable today?
- Hear from leading buy-side experts on how they source accurate information on investment targets, how to engage effectively in a digitally driven market and how to use communication strategies that can capture your target audience
- Gain strategies to boost visibility and attract capital by showcasing your equity story effective
Agenda: 2025
Click below to view the 2025 agenda.
Times are shown in SGT (Singapore Time).
Timings are subject to change
If you are interested in being a panelist at the forum, please contact Gevitha Anbarasu on [email protected].
9.30 am
Registration, breakfast and networking
10.15 am
Optimizing reporting through technology and collaboration
As investor expectations rise and regulatory frameworks evolve, the pressure on IR teams to deliver accurate, timely and engaging reports has never been greater.
This panel explores what strategies and technologies are available to help IROs streamline reporting workflows and enhance collaboration across departments and geographies, whilst still ensuring compliance and maintaining the strategic clarity and design quality that investors demand.
- Adapting to investor needs: Learn how reporting has changed over the past year and discuss the effects these changes have had on stakeholder requirements and expectations
- Leverage technology to your advantage: Understand how to leverage/use technology to efficiently deliver timely, accurate and compelling reports across varying geographies
- Future-proofing reporting: Strategic insights into ensuring disclosures are machine-readable and compliant with global standards to help meet investor demands.
- Streamlining collaboration for better success: Tactical guidelines that enhance departmental collaboration to alleviate misalignment and duplication of content, approval bottlenecks and unclear responsibilities.
Moderator: Laurie Havelock, editor, IR Impact
Aileen Zhou, head of sales – APAC, CtrlPrint
Christine Lau, GM, head of investor relations, corporate finance & research, UEM Sunrise Berhad
10.45 am
Enhancing valuation: Optimizing your equity story for the right investors
Unlocking value in Asia’s markets requires a compelling growth story and sharp investor focus. CFOs and IR teams need to do more than tell a good story – they must deliver the right message, to the right investors, using the most effective engagement approaches.
This panel features real examples from across Asia, highlighting how companies can become more investable and sharpen their messaging by listening to investor feedback, focusing on long only investors, and using Capital Markets Days to reset expectations and drive outperformance.
- Feedback to drive success: See how independent investor feedback can help refine your equity story, and why relying solely on brokers is often not enough.
- Case-studies from regional experts: Hear real world case studies on leading companies from Hong Kong and across Southeast Asia.
- Strategies to target the right investors: Learn approaches to target investors with real appetite to invest, prioritise outreach and adapt messaging for different markets.
- Mastering Capital Market Days: Get practical tips for running Capital Markets Days that are proven to build conviction, reset expectations, and help boost valuation.
- Elevate your investibility: Gain actionable insights and proven practices to elevate your company’s investibility.
Moderator: Laurie Havelock, editor. IR Impact
Simon Weston, investment adviser, AXA Investment Managers
Harry Florry, partner – Hong Kong and South East Asia, FGS Global
Liana Chue, head of investor relations, SGX
11.15 am
Investor relations reimagined: Building a future-ready team
This session will explore what it takes to create a successful IR team today. The IR function is evolving at a rapid pace: whether because of increased responsibilities or the adoption of AI, IROs need new skills in technology, leadership credentials, financial literacy and communication excellence like never before.
During this session, we will explore the new skill sets, cultural shifts and experience required to transform IR teams into modern, value-adding cornerstones of their companies.
- Harnessing AI and digital innovation in IR: Explore AI and digital tools to enhance efficiency and increase investor engagement
- Build adaptable, high impact IR teams: Learn how to foster diverse skills across financial literacy, stakeholder management, leadership and communications in fast-changing markets
Moderator: Laurie Havelock, editor, IR Impact
11.45 am
Networking break & refreshments
12.15 pm
Lessons from the CFO: How IR can deliver more strategic value
Chief Executive Officers (CFOs) play a pivotal role in shaping how investors perceive corporate value, yet their time with investors is increasingly limited. With only 34 percent of CFOs in Asia joining roadshows and just 50 percent attending investor meetings virtually, IR Impact Global Roadshow Report 2025, CFO time is limited and among the most valuable corporate assets. As the bridge between the boardroom and the market, IR professionals play a pivotal role in ensuring every moment of CFO engagement with investors counts.
When IR teams are not able to anticipate CFO needs or structure engagements effectively, valuable investor opportunities can be lost. In this session, CFOs share crucial insights into how IR can support their investor strategy from preparing for earnings calls and structuring investor meetings to managing follow-ups that turn introductions into long-term investor relationships.
This high-level discussion brings together C-suite leaders to discuss their expectations from IR ahead of key reporting periods and how to elevate the effectiveness of roadshows and virtual meetings.
- What does valuable IR mean to CFOs? Learn what CFOs expect from IR teams to deliver before earnings calls, investor days and roadshows – from market intelligence to quarterly reports
- Maximizing limited CFO time: Learn how to structure roadshows and investor meetings so every CFO engagement drives long-term investor confidence and builds relationships
- Formats for success: Explore how IROs can optimize hybrid, virtual and in-person meeting schedules to ensure efficiency, engagement and measurable outcomes
- Preparing the CFO narrative: Discover how to equip CFOs with data, context and talking points on strategy, ESG and performance to resonate with both institutional and retail investors
Moderator: Laurie Havelock, editor, IR Impact
12.45 pm
Closing remarks
Steven Wade, head of content, IR Impact
1.00 pm
Networking lunch
2.00 pm
IR Impact Awards – South East Asia | Winners ceremony
3.00 pm
End of forum and awards
Forum: 2025 speakers
IR experts from South East Asia and beyond
What our attendees say
Awards by nomination
For our awards-by-nomination categories, individuals and companies are given the opportunity to submit written entries to be put forward to a panel of expert judges made up of investment professionals and IR Impact editorial team members.
The nomination deadline has now passed and we are no longer accepting entries. We will be in touch with all submitters week commencing September 22.
The final list of categories presented at the awards ceremony are subject to change.
View the full list of 2024 winners and nominees by clicking here.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected] or +44 20 8004 4989.
Categories
Best annual report
Are shareholders and analysts raving about the quality of your annual print or online report? Give us your vision of good reporting practice. Judges will be looking for a well-articulated equity story, ease of flow or navigation, state-of-the-art design and consistency/complementarity between different reports. Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$1 bn / Mid-cap = between US$1 bn – US$7.49 bn / Large cap = US$7.5 bn and over
Best buy-side management *NEW FOR 2025*
Finding new ways to collaborate with investors and other buy-side participants is a core part of every IR program. In this category, we’re looking for examples of how teams have found new routes to reach and work alongside the buy side, whether that’s through providing an innovative corporate access opportunity, creating new communications materials or introducing a new event format.
Best CEO letter *NEW FOR 2025*
The letter from the chief executive is both an important force for communicating key messages and tone, and an area ripe for innovation. From video to AI to a new style that better captures the investment story, we want to hear how you’ve been elevating the CEO letter. Tell us about your thought process, how you implemented change, where tech is supporting your efforts and how this vital segment of the annual report has been received.
Best innovation in shareholder communications
Judges are looking for IR teams who have had to think out of the box in the past 12-18 months to update their shareholder communications campaign and keep up with the evolving needs and wants of the investor community. We’re looking for that tiny little spark of innovation that sets your company apart!
Best investor event
Did you hold a capital markets day, site visit or other investor event that made your company stand out from the crowd? Tell us how you came up with an original initiative, the way you managed its organization, and how your audience’s expectations were met; audience feedback is also welcome. Both virtual and in-person events can be considered for this award.
Best investor targeting strategy
Have you gone above and beyond to reach new investors and tell your company story? Have you recently changed your targeting strategy to reach new prospects, adapt to adversarial circumstances, or get a better return from your investor engagements? We want to hear from you.
Our judges will look for innovative use of data and analysis to optimize your marketing schedule and provide better returns on your IR department and management’s time on the road and at conferences.
Best IR during a corporate transaction
How did your IR team go above and beyond to support a recent corporate transaction? Let us know the details. We’ll be looking at the IR team’s involvement in crafting/releasing the messaging for the financial markets and how it organized outreach and dialogue to gain approval from key shareholders.
Best IR impact *NEW FOR 2025*
Tell us about a time in the past 18 months where IR made a significant difference to your company. This could be an unusual capital raise, navigating a tricky situation or finally landing that investor you’ve been courting. In your entry you should show exactly how the work of the IR team drove success and detail what that success looked like – and what it meant for the company.
Best IR website
The IR website is the first point of contact for an IRO’s audience. We want to hear from companies that have developed a best-in-class website displaying top-notch customer experience, engaging content that meets analysts’ and investors’ needs, and multiplatform access.
Best sell-side management *NEW FOR 2025*
Working closely with analysts is a core part of many IR programs, but it can pose a challenge when thinking about how to prioritize your time and focus on your company’s sell-side followers. In this category we are looking for teams that have implemented new strategies for keeping up with the sell side, working with analysts and deriving the most from their relationships to best serve their corporate strategies.
Best sustainability reporting
Companies face growing demands to inform investors about the risk and opportunities they face on a range of sustainability issues. Describe how your company was able to meet the demands of shareholders looking for substance, details and performance through your communication and disclosure on corporate sustainability. Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$1 bn / Mid-cap = between US$1 bn – US$7.49 bn / Large cap = US$7.5 bn and over
Best use of social media and video
Have your IR teams increased visibility and engagement digitally through the use of different communication channels?
Describe the innovative ways you have incorporated video, audio, infographics or webcasts into your IR program. Judges will be looking for evidence of the quality of output, use of creativity and heightened investor and analyst engagement via these channels.
Best use of technology including AI
Have you harnessed cutting-edge technology like AI to enhance your IR efforts?
In this new category, we want to hear about how you have used tools to overcome IR challenges, create efficiencies, enhance intelligence or improve the quality of your IR activities. Judges want to hear about the tools you have used in your IR efforts, how you used them and the measures implemented to ensure safe and responsible use of technology.
Rising star
This award seeks to honor individuals who bring fresh thinking and a unique approach to the profession. This category is open to anyone who has been working in IR for less than 10 years and has less than 15 years of professional experience.
How the winners are chosen +
The awards-by-nomination categories differ from our traditional researched awards, as individuals and companies are given the opportunity to submit written entries, free of charge, to be put forward to a panel of expert judges made up of investment professionals, IR experts and IR Impact editorial team members.
The judges’ votes are not made public, but their comments may be published in articles or reports after the event. Judges are not required to make comments against every submission.
The judging process consists of three simple phases:
Phase one
Once the entry deadline has passed, the IR Impact editorial team reviews all submissions and produces the shortlist
Phase two
The shortlisted entries are shared with an independent judging panel made up of industry experts. The judges review each shortlisted entry based on four criteria scoring each criterion on a scale from 1 to 5. The scores for all four criteria are then summed to produce a total score for each entry per judge.
The IR Impact awards team receives the results and contacts all shortlisted companies to give them the good news. The shortlists are then published to the entire IR community a month before the event.
Phase three
The judges come together to discuss, debate and select the final list of winners who will go on to win an award
Meet the judges
We are delighted to announce our judging panel for the 2025 awards! Click on each photo below to find out more.
Hall of Fame
Past winners of our coveted IR Impact Awards are invited to be inducted into the IR Impact Hall of Fame. This is an exclusive alum organization reserved only for individual winners of our awards including the categories – Best IR Professional across all cap sizes.
We wanted to provide a platform that offers ongoing recognition for this monumental achievement and an opportunity for our award winners to help shape the future of excellence in the IR community.
Awards by research
Our awards-by-research nominees are determined by the input of hundreds of analysts and portfolio managers, who give their opinions on which companies provide them with the best IR service in the South East Asia region. Every year we invite any publicly listed company to submit their list of buy and sell-side analysts and portfolio managers, so that they have the opportunity to vote via our survey.
INVESTOR SURVEY CLOSED
View the full list of 2024 winners and nominees by clicking here.
Please click on the tabs below to view the research timeline. For any further queries about the research, please contact [email protected].
Categories
Best overall investor relations (large cap)
This category covers companies that have most impressed the investment community with their overall IR program. Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$1 bn / Mid-cap = between US$1 bn – US$7.49 bn / Large cap = US$7.5 bn and over
Best overall investor relations (mid-cap)
This category covers companies that have most impressed the investment community with their overall IR program. Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$1 bn / Mid-cap = between US$1 bn – US$7.49 bn / Large cap = US$7.5 bn and over
Best overall investor relations (small cap)
This category covers companies that have most impressed the investment community with their overall IR program. Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$1 bn / Mid-cap = between US$1 bn – US$7.49 bn / Large cap = US$7.5 bn and over
Best investor relations officer (large cap)
This category is for individual IROs whose knowledge of their company and sector and whose ability to build relationships with members of the investment community and to be transparent, accessible and responsive, sets them apart. Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$1 bn / Mid-cap = between US$1 bn – US$7.49 bn / Large cap = US$7.5 bn and over
Best investor relations officer (mid-cap)
This category is for individual IROs whose knowledge of their company and sector and whose ability to build relationships with members of the investment community and to be transparent, accessible and responsive, sets them apart. Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$1 bn / Mid-cap = between US$1 bn – US$7.49 bn / Large cap = US$7.5 bn and over
Best investor relations officer (small cap)
This category is for individual IROs whose knowledge of their company and sector and whose ability to build relationships with members of the investment community and to be transparent, accessible and responsive, sets them apart. Market cap breakdown: Small cap = below US$1 bn / Mid-cap = between US$1 bn – US$7.49 bn / Large cap = US$7.5 bn and over
How the winners are chosen +
The first thing to explain is that our awards are different from most others: for our awards by research, companies do not submit nominations. The winners are identified by in-depth research and any publicly traded company is eligible to be considered. This survey is the only one of its kind to go directly to the investment community, canvassing the opinions of the people who matter to you most.
May-August: Online survey
IR Impact has been building investment community databases over the past 35 years. As part of the updating process, listed companies are contacted every year for details of the professionals who currently cover their stock. IR Impact then conducts an electronic survey of buy-side and sell-side analysts and portfolio managers. Each survey respondent is asked to nominate and rank up to five companies in a host of different research categories, from best IRO to best reporting.
September-October: Results analysis & shortlists announced
Analysis of the results begins once the survey stage of the research is complete. Points are allocated to each company depending on how frequently it is nominated. The companies with the highest point scores in each individual awards category make the short list for that award. The top company will go on to win the award. Best-in-sector awards are determined by the highest aggregate scores across all research categories.
The IR Impact awards team receives the results and contacts all shortlisted companies to give them the good news. The shortlists are then published to the entire IR community a month before the event.
December: Winners announced
The winners are announced at our awards ceremony, which is attended by the leading lights of the Asian investor relations community.
FAQs +
Why are you asking me to supply IR Impact with my buy and sell-side analysts and portfolio managers?
IR Impact conducts research directed at analysts and portfolio managers to vote for companies, IROs and senior management who they consider have provided them with the best IR service.
What is this data used for?
The data will be used to survey the analysts and portfolio managers, and the results will then be collated to create a shortlist for each category for IR Impact’s regional awards.
Is there a data template I can use?
Yes, click here for the data template. You DO NOT have to use this template if you already have the data in another format.
Can I sign a data-sharing agreement?
Yes, you can. IR Impact has a data-sharing agreement that clearly shows how we will process and use the data. This complies with GDPR.
Can I see your privacy policy?
Please see our privacy policy here.
How do I send you my data?
Either via your company’s FTP secure data transfer site or similar. Send us the FTP site link and password separately, so we can download and save the information securely.
Or
Send the data in an Excel file with their names, firm, job title, direct telephone number and their email address to [email protected]. Please ensure the file is password protected and that the password is sent to us in a separate email.
Will my buy and sell-side analysts and portfolio manager’s data be used for any other purpose?
No. Any data you send to us will only be used for the purpose of identifying the best current exponents of IR and surveying investment community views on IR topics. It will not be used for any other purpose or promotion.
How long will you keep my data for?
IR Impact will only keep your data for the purpose of the surveys, and will not keep it any longer than three years. You can also ask us to delete your data at any time by sending an email to [email protected]
Will my company data be passed on to any third parties?
No, it will not be passed on to any third parties.
Will you let me know when you are conducting the survey?
We will inform you as soon as the survey is underway and give you the opportunity to encourage the investors and analysts who cover your stock to take part.
When will the winning companies and individuals be announced?
The winning companies and individuals will be announced at the IR Impact Awards in the respective region.
If you have any further questions, please contact our research team.
Who attends our events
The majority of our attendees are heads of IR from across South East Asia who are being recognized for their fantastic contribution to IR. Each participant is someone with an established track record and a strategic IR role within their company.
Below is a sample of our past attendees:
| JOB TITLE | COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Assistant director, IR | Bangkok Dusit Medical Services |
| Assistant vice president, investor relations | Elite Commercial REIT Management |
| AVP of IR office | Charoen Pokphand Foods |
| AVP strategic planning and IR | Indorama Ventures |
| CEO | FollowTrade |
| CEO | IR Advantage |
| CFO | Siamese Asset Public Company |
| Chief financial officer | AEM |
| Chief IRO | MyRepublic |
| Chief strategy officer | Capital A |
| Director of asset management | Equinix |
| Executive director of sustainability | YTL Corporation |
| Executive director | Bumitama Agri |
| Group director – IR | Minor International |
| JOB TITLE | COMPANY |
|---|---|
| Head of investor relations | AboitizPower |
| Head of investor relations | Astra International |
| Head of investor relations | CapitaLand China Trust |
| Head of investor relations | CP All |
| Head of investor relations | Thai Union Group |
| Head of investor relations | CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust |
| Head of investor relations | CapitaLand Investment |
| Head of investor relations | StarHub |
| Senior AVP | Astro Malaysia Holdings |
| SVP corporate secretary | PT PP (Persero) |
| Vice president – corporate finance & IR | PTT Global Chemical |
| Vice president of investor relations | Berli Jucker |
| Vice president, investor relations | PTT |
| Vice president/head of investor relations | Metro Pacific Investments Corporation |
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