The first Investor Communication Channels Up-to-Date Conference brought together experts involved in preparation and implementation of remote channels of investor communications: IR directors and management, PR managers, departments and units involved in corporate reporting.

The conference program included reports of recognized IR experts. Among them Dan Drury (Bowen Craggs & Co), Alexander Dyuzhinov («FSK»), Marcus Sultzer (Equity Story RS), Alexander Bykov (Ipreo), Sergey Klinkov (HMS Group), Andrey Kozhevnikov (Zebra Design Bureau), Denis Voronchikhin (Mosenergo), Dmitry Bobrov (IR Magazine Russia & CIS), Stanislav Martyushev (Interfax), etc. However, all the speakers managed to get the audience's attention and interest.

The conference covered following topics:

• IR-web-site
• IR site or IR section within a corporate website?
• Pros and contras for ready-made platforms and customized solutions
• Functionality: must haves and best practices
• Presentation of corporate website ratings and the best foreign practices
• Interactive annual report
• What to expect from the electronic annual report and what you can get?
• Reading annual report on a mobile device?
• Annual report: e-version to replace a hard copy? Who sends out the annual report and why?
• Touchpad as a new way of thinking and familiarizing with the annual report
• Social networks: expectations and actual results
• Social networks opportunities for Investor Relations
• Investor Relations efficiency in social networks
• New Media for Investor Relations: case study
• IR applications for tablet PC
• Types of Applications
• Mythology of applications: how to make the correct IR application?
• What is the difference between an application and a website?
• Annual Report as an application
• The efficiency of corporate applications
• Analyst Relations: electronic data books reduce the load of IR department

The conference is organized by АТО Events.

Conference Sponsors: Citigate Dewe Rogerson, Zebra Design Bureau, Equity Story RS, IB Translations.

General Media Partner – Interfax Information Services Group.

General Radio Partner – Kommersant FM.

Media Partners: IR Magazine Russia & CIS, Financial Communications and Investor Relations Association (ARFI), Institute of Stock Market and Management (ISMM), Prime Business News Agency, Investfunds, Russian Institute of Directors, Russian National Association of Securities Market Participants (NAUFOR).