Conference Committee

Rob joined Inchcape plc, the leading global automotive distributor, as Head of IR in April 2023, having previously held senior roles at Plus500, Inmarsat PLC, Tokyo-listed Dentsu Inc, following their acquisition of Aegis plc in 2013, and Lonmin PLC. Prior to that he was Investor Relations Manager G4S PLC, and before moving into in-house IR, Rob worked for a number of financial communications consultancies.

Siobhán has more than 18 years’ expertise in Investor Relations, and more than 10 years’ capital markets experience in equity research and within investment management. She is currently Head of IR at Smiths Group, and was previously Head of IR at Spectris and Deputy Head of IR at BG Group. Prior to her career in IR, Siobhán was a research analyst covering the utilities sector at UBS, and also worked at a leading UK investment management company.

Rob joined the IR Society in January 2012 as head of marketing, with responsibility for the society’s marketing and sponsorship programme. In 2014 Rob’s role developed to incorporate all of the society’s membership activities, including member recruitment and retention and the identification of potential new member groups. In 2019 the roles further expanded to incorporate internal processes and operations.

Anneka joined the IR Society in May 2024 as Events Manager. Her most recent role was at the Association of Foreign Banks as Senior Practice, Events and Training Associate. Prior to that, she has worked in various membership organisations such as the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, British Council for Offices, and Industry and Parliament Trust, managing a wide variety of events and training programmes. Anneka has a degree in Event Management from Bournemouth University.

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.

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 with 12 years at Credit Suisse in 1997 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 he has advised the likes of Barratt Developments, Carphone Warehouse, BAT, Diageo, IAG, ITV, RB, Stagecoach and Talktalk.

Anna runs a specialist investor relations search firm using her knowledge and experience of having worked in-house as a permanent IRO and IR consultant, as well as having been an Advisor. Prior to Investor Relations, Anna worked for a high net worth individual and for several key figures at the Conservative Party, including Lord Saatchi, the Rt Hon David Cameron and the Rt Hon Theresa May MP.

Michael founded ingage in 2013 to provide Enterprise Investor Relations software solutions enabling easy, efficient engagement between companies and investors. Since the acquisition of ingage by Computershare in 2024, Michael is Head of Investor Relations within Computershare’s Investor Engagement business. Prior to ingage, Michael spent 18 years in the capital markets, 10 as a portfolio manager and buy-side analyst and 8 on the sell-side at Cazenove & Co, where he was a partner.

David joined Lazard as part of the Makinson Cowell team. He advises U.K. and international listed companies on all aspects of their investor relations and on communicating their investment propositions to the capital markets. David's clients come from a wide range of sectors, including consumer goods, food retail, support services, and TMT. He works with investor relations departments, executive management, and Boards as a long-term retained advisor, as well as on Investor Perception Studies.