IR Impact Forum
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‘IR must retool to nudge machines instead of humans’: Vodafone’s Matthew Johnson on how the profession will need to adapt to a new era
Matthew Johnson, Vodafone group communications director, is a former skeptic when it comes to AI. But, a quick demo from an AI-minded 25-year-old turned him into a convert and soon, IROs can hear first hand about Johnson’s approach to this rapidly evolving tech. As he prepares to talk about the investor and analyst approach to AI at the upcoming IR Impact Forum – AI and Technology Europe, which takes place on Thursday, March 12 in London, we caught up with Johnson to hear more about why the topic – and the tech – resonates with him. You can also hear…
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The CFO: ‘I always tell my team to respect the conversation,’ says UEM Sunrise’s finance chief Hafiz Sulaiman
Occupying the CFO chair is a significant challenge in itself. But what happens when your company calls on you to also fill in for the CEO when they unexpectedly resign? This is exactly the situation that Hafiz Sulaiman, CFO at Malaysian property developer UEM Sunrise, found himself in. Just a few days after speaking eloquently at an event in Singapore about the power of IR to make a lasting impact on companies, he was unveiled as the officer in charge (OIC) at the company after the departure of former CEO Sufian Abdullah.
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ESG: Over or in it for the long haul? IR Impact Forum takes debate to Canada
Whether ESG is over or increasingly relevant, in need of reform or greater standardization is the great debate. Has the term become too ‘woke’? Is it too much of a political hot potato? Does good ESG equate to better share price performance, or has it been hijacked under the pretense of improving returns? Prabh Banga of Aecon Group (left) and Jack Mintz from the University of Calgary (middle) debate ESG with IR Impact’s Steve Wade These were the topics up for debate when Prabh Banga, vice president of sustainability at Aecon Group and Jack Mintz, president’s fellow of the school…
