NIRI Chicago’s Midwest IR Symposium Spotlights Opportunities Amid Accelerating Change

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Chicago chapter of NIRI, The Association for Investor Relations (NIRI Chicago), has announced the topics and speakers for its upcoming Midwest IR Symposium, to be held on Thursday, Sept. 17.

“Global capital markets are experiencing a period of accelerating change and transformation. This year’s Midwest IR Symposium will bring together corporate investor relations professionals, investors, sell-side analysts and strategic advisors to highlight how to identify and seize opportunities amid this evolving environment,” said Dan Scorpio, IR Symposium chair.

“From boardrooms to the C-suite and across an organization’s footprint, the role of experienced investor relations and corporate finance leaders has never been more important in helping issuers build trust, protect reputations and create value,” Scorpio concluded.

Highlights of this year’s IR Symposium will include:

• Keynote: Lynn Antipas Tyson, former Chief Investor Relations Officer, Ford Motor Company: Lynn Antipas Tyson joins the Symposium for a keynote conversation. Lynn will share stories, lessons learned and essential insights from each step of her 25-plus year career journey.
• Translating AI Strategy into Investor Value: As AI adoption accelerates, investors are looking for evidence of a clear path to value creation. Through the perspectives of investor relations and the sell-side, panelists will explore how companies can translate AI strategy into a compelling investment narrative.
• Interactive Simulation: High Stakes Corporate Events – How IR Can Lead When It’s All on the Line: This tabletop session will help IROs navigate the critical decisions that arise in the first hours and days of a crisis, including how to respond under pressure to meet disclosure obligations and communicate with clarity.
• Navigating Shareholder Rotation: Targeting and Engaging the Right Investors in a Shifting Market: Hear how IR teams are adapting to today’s dynamic market reality—how to find the right investors, tell a sharper story and ultimately rebuild stability in your shareholder base.
• Are You Ready for 23/5 Trading and Tokenization? (And Other Pressing Market Structure Updates): Major shifts in market structure and function will require significant adaptations among corporate investor relations teams. This session will provide in-depth advice and recommendations for issuers to manage this evolution.

NIRI Chicago’s annual full-day IR Symposium is open to NIRI members and nonmembers and has attracted attendees from throughout the Midwest. The event will be held on Thursday, Sept. 17, at 150 N. Riverside Plaza, Chicago, beginning at 7:30 a.m. with registration, breakfast and an exhibitor showcase of the latest IR services. The cost is $175 for NIRI members and $250 for nonmembers who register before Sept. 8 ($225 and $300 thereafter, respectively).

2026 IR Symposium Sponsors and Exhibitors

NIRI Chicago thanks the following sponsors and exhibitors of the IR Symposium: Anonymous Design, Broadridge, Equity Group, Irwin, Q4 Inc. and QnA. Additional chapter sponsors are: Corbin Advisors, Nasdaq, NYSE and S&P Global.

The Chicago chapter of NIRI, The Association for Investor Relations (NIRI Chicago), provides professional development and networking opportunities to practitioners of investor relations, a strategic management responsibility that integrates finance, communication, marketing and securities law compliance. Through its collaborative community, NIRI advances engagement in the capital markets and drives best practices in corporate disclosures, governance and informed investing. For more information, visit www.nirichicago.org.