MEDIA ADVISORY - CIRI National IRO Roundtable - Tis the Season: A Multi-Stakeholder Discussion on 2014 Proxy Topics

TORONTO, Nov. 11, 2013 /CNW/ - Wondering what proxy issues will be front and centre for investors in 2014? Join us and our panel of proxy experts for lunch to discuss potential proxy guideline changes, as your company prepares for the 2014 proxy season. Participants will learn about the legal and shareholder perspective on these issues, analyze how they will influence ISS' 2014 guidelines and discuss how these issues may impact their own organization, given increasing investor demands. The panel of proxy experts includes Carol Hansell, Partner, Hansell LLP, Judy Cotte, Vice President of Policy & Governance, RBC Global Asset Management and Debra Sisti, Vice President of Canadian Research, ISS. This roundtable is eligible for 2 CEUs.

This seminar will also be webcast live.

DATE:	Tuesday, November 12, 2013
TIME:	12:00 - 12:30 p.m. - Registration & Lunch 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. - IRO Roundtable
WHERE:	PD Institute, CMA Ontario 1100, 25 York St. Toronto, Ontario

Pricing: To attend the IRO Roundtable in-person: CIRI members' price for this event is $65 plus applicable taxes. Non-members' price is $85 plus applicable taxes. To listen to the live webcast, CIRI Chapter members' price for the live webcast is $30 plus applicable taxes. Non-members' and CIRI members with no Chapter affiliation price for the live webcast is $50 plus applicable taxes.

Registration: Go to the event calendar on CIRI.org to register, or click on one of the links below:

(Direct link to register to attend the IRO Roundtable is http://www.ciri.org/Education/Events/Listings.aspx?eventID=860d0746-5799-4cbf-9fc4-28f226cd726c)

(Direct link to register to listen to the live webcast is http://www.ciri.org/Education/Webcasts.aspx?webcastID=3109f370-db11-4d22-b841-5d47ee08ce96)

About CIRI

The Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) is a professional, not-for-profit association of executives responsible for communication between public corporations, investors and the financial community. With four Chapters and 600 members across Canada, CIRI is the world's second largest society of investor relations professionals.

SOURCE: Canadian Investor Relations Institute

For more information about this event please contact CIRI:

Kaitlin Beca
Program Coordinator
[email protected]