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Elevating Investor Relations: A Global Conversation is a series where investor relations professionals Mark Hayes from Breakwater Capital Markets and David Grunfeld from aiiro dive into topics that are impacting the world of IR at a global level. Viewers will gain insights and learn ways of navigating in an increasingly interconnected landscape. We’ll unpack the strategic shifts reshaping the IRO role and examine how approaches to IR are evolving across global markets. Each episode will deliver practical insights on stakeholder engagement, communications strategy, and the changing expectations facing IR leaders today.
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Average audio length:
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English
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15 episodes
since July 8, 2026
episodic
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Join us this week on "Elevating IR" for a recap of MERIA 2026 & the NACD presentation. David Grunfeld reflects on his experience during the MERIA 2026 annual conference and Mark Hayes shares insights about his recent presentation for NACD.
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Join Mark Hayes and David Grunfeld as they sit down with Dr. Eva Chan, Chairman and founder of HKIRA (Hong Kong Investor Relations Association), to discuss the need to elevate IR from a communication function to a strategic advisory role with direct CEO access, the centrality of trust built through…
Join Mark Hayes and David Grunfeld as they sit down with Ian Matheson, the CEO of the Australasian Investor Relations Association, to discuss the Australian stock exchange, global IR practices, AI, and more!
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Join Mark and David this week as they chat with Matt Brusch, CEO & President of NIRI: The National Investor Relations Institute.
Episode references:
Brunswick 2026 US Investor Survey: https://review.brunswickgroup.com/article/investor-survey-2026/
Erik Carlson’s AI LinkedIn post: https://…
Join David Grunfeld and Mark Hayes as they sit down with Matt Hall, CEO of the UK Investor Relations Society. The trio will discuss the IR Society Annual Conference 2026, best practices, the future of IR and so much more.
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Hear David Grunfeld and Mark Hayes discuss how individual investors have a role to play for companies within their investor relations strategy.
Originally published to YouTube on Feb. 12, 2026
In this edition of Elevating IR, David recaps his experience at the recent PIF Forum in Saudi Arabia and he and Mark discuss global impacts of the expanding global capital markets access.
Originally published on Feb. 19, 2026.
Elevating IR discussion on how companies can best report the ROI on their AI investments.
Originally published on Feb. 5, 2026.
Mark and David talk about how public companies should frame the potential negative impacts of AI on the business to drive confidence and valuation resilience.
Originally published on Feb. 26, 2026.
Ahead of NIRI's Annual Conference in Chicago, Mark Hayes and David Grunfeld sat down to discuss what investor relations best practices look like in the Middle East right now, and what global IR teams can learn from them.
Here are a few themes from the Elevating IR conversation worth carrying into …
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