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Best Practice Awards 2025

Please head to the dedicated Awards website for further information, entries and bookings.

The 25th IR Society Best Practice Awards offer a truly meaningful opportunity to showcase best practice in investor communications. Each award category covers companies from the largest to the smallest - across the UK, Europe and internationally - in recognition of the diverse range of listed businesses looking to the UK for excellence in IR. The real value of this awards programme is that it allows the IR Society to feedback to the IR community what great looks like in terms of how companies are communicating with their stakeholders. Join us for the announcement of the IR Society's annual best practice award winners for 2025 taking place at Royal Lancaster on Tuesday 25 November 2025. 

For further information, entries and bookings visit the dedicated awards website.

Dates

  • 5.30pm Tuesday 25 November to 12.30am Wednesday 26 November, 2025

Location

  • Royal Lancaster, Lancaster Terrace, W2 2TY

Open to all Members and Non-members

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  • Individual tickets: £500 + VAT
    £600
  • Table of 10: £4,500 + VAT
    £5400

IR Networking: Debt IR Breakfast

Join us for this debt IR focused breakfast for a chance for members to meet the new Debt IR Steering Group, give their feedback into how Debt IR can be incorporated further into the IR Society offering, and discuss current trends in the Debt Capital Markets space.

Whilst this is predominately aimed at those working in or with fixed income IR teams, we encourage those working equity that would like to broaden their awareness of Debt IR to also attend.

This event is for IR Society members only. Premium members can attend for free if their allowance allows; for other members a fee of £25+VAT will apply.

Moderator: Angela Catlin

Director, Investor Relations & Communications, Edison Group

Director, Investor Relations & Communications, Edison Group

Angela Catlin is Director of Investor Relations and Communications at Edison Group and Chair of the IR Society Debt Steering Group.

Before joining Edison Group, Angela was Head of Investor Relations, Corporate Affairs and Brand at The Co-operative Bank, and previously spent 5 years working in the IR team at Lloyds Banking Group.

At Edison Group, Angela supports organisations with elevating their investor and corporate communications, building and delivering their IR strategy and broadening engagement across the investor landscape.

Dates

  • 8.15am to 9.45am Wednesday 3 December, 2025

Location

  • City of London, Venue TBC

With thanks to our Events Programme Sponsor

Exclusive to Corporate Members

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  • Free to Premium Members
    £0
  • Corporate Members - £25 + VAT
    £30

IR Webinar: The Outlook for 2026

This webinar will offer expert predictions and expectations for the year ahead.

Covering the wider economic landscape, company and investor expectations, our panel will explore what this means for IROs with opportunity for Q&A.

Moderator: Matt Hall

CEO - IR Society

CEO - IR Society

Matt is CEO at the Investor Relations Society, where he is responsible for the delivery of the Society's strategic and operational objectives.

Prior to joining the Society, Matt held senior roles for representative membership organisations within financial and professional services, including UK Finance, the Chartered Insurance Institute, and TheCityUK. Matt is a Non-Executive Director at the Association of Democratic Services Officers (ADSO) and has an MBA from Bayes Business School.

Moderator: Matthew Hall

Vice Chairman of UK Investment Banking, UBS

Vice Chairman of UK Investment Banking, UBS

Matt is Vice Chairman of UK Investment Banking at UBS, having previously worked at Credit Suisse as Co-Head of UK Investment Banking and Corporate Broking. Matt started his career at Credit Suisse in 1997 where he worked until 2010 before spending 10 years at Deutsche Bank where he ran the Corporate Broking business. Matt’s current clients include Bunzl, CCH, Halma and Intertek and over the last 27 years in the broking industry, he has advised the likes of Barratt Developments, Carphone Warehouse, BAT, Diageo, IAG, ITV, RB, Stagecoach and Talktalk. 

Guest speaker: Clare Hamilton

Investment Banking Associate, UBS

Investment Banking Associate, UBS

Clare Hamilton works in the Strategic Insights & Advisory team at UBS, where she’s spent the last four years helping companies strengthen their investor engagement through data-led insights. Her role blends experienced analysis of corporate language with hands-on management of a uniquely structured investor database used for bespoke targeting exercises.

She partners with clients across industries and regions, offering tailored strategic advice that’s grounded in both data and context. Before joining UBS, Clare completed a Master’s in International Management from King’s College London and a B.S in Civil Engineering from Louisiana State University.

Dates

  • 12.00pm to 1.00pm Monday 8 December, 2025

Location

  • Online - Zoom

With thanks to our Events Programme Sponsor

Open to all Members and Non-members

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  • Free to Members
    £0
  • Non-members - £25 + VAT
    £30

IR Networking: IRO Breakfast

This series of in-person networking events are designed to allow IROs to share ideas and engage in peer group discussion in an informal environment. The event will be attended by in-house-IR practitioners along with a member of the IR Society Events Committee and Executive Team. 

This event is for IR Society IRO members only. Premium members can attend for free if their allowance allows; for other members a fee of £30+VAT will apply.

Please note, as numbers are limited, priority will be given to those who have not previously attended. Chatham House rule will apply.

Dates

  • 8.15am to 9.45am Thursday 22 January, 2026

Location

  • City of London, Venue TBC

Exclusive to Corporate Members

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  • Free to Premium Members
    £0
  • Corporate Members - £30 + VAT
    £36

IR Networking: Senior IRO Breakfast

This series of in-person networking events are designed to allow Senior IROs to share ideas and engage in peer group discussion in an informal environment. The event will be attended by in-house-IR practitioners along with a member of the IR Society Board and Executive Team. 

This event is for IR Society IRO members only. Premium members can attend for free if their allowance allows; for other members a fee of £30+VAT will apply.

Please note, as numbers are limited, priority will be given to those who have not previously attended. Chatham House rule will apply.

Dates

  • 8.15am to 9.45am Thursday 5 March, 2026

Location

  • City of London, Venue TBC

Exclusive to Corporate Members

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  • Free to Premium Members
    £0
  • Corporate Members - £30 + VAT
    £36

Annual Conference 2026

The IR Society’s Annual Conference 2026 will be taking place on Tuesday 24 June at the IET: Savoy Place. You can book the Advanced Early Bird rate now.

Dates

  • 8.00am to 7.00pm Wednesday 24 June, 2026

Location

  • IET: Savoy Place, 2 Savoy Place, London, WC2R 0BL

Open to all Members and Non-members

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