Conversations with industry experts on Investor Relations

When I thought about how to structure this course the intent was to provide a bridge between the theoretical framework dispensed with the academic curriculum and the business practice in use in the real Corporate and Financial environments.

Learning can become concerningly disengaged when theory lacks real-world application making it difficult for Students to connect course content with practical activities. Nowadays this connection is all the more sought after and highly considered by prospective employers who encourage interactions and business practice exposure already at Master students’ level.

The “Conversations with Industry Experts in Investor Relations” course aims to deliver more than just conversations, offering Students the financial analysis mastery and communication/relationship tools key to build and shape a good IR.  This is basically done leveraging on three main learning modules:

1.   Corporate exposure to business executives who lead specific business practice sessions on topics/skills central to the IR formation, training and interactions.   

2.    Financial Valuation methodologies - for the EQUITY and CREDIT sides – including the tolos/processes currently utilized today by Finance operators to value a Company. These will be provided under the guidance of two primary institutions: Deloitte (Credit side) and Banque Edmond de Rothschild (Equity side). After initial methodology sessions Students will be asked to carry out their own analysis on two listed companies and present their results as part of the examination requirement for the course. The intent is to bring Students as close as possible with the valuation processes and business practices currently employed by financial operators on the Market today and also to have them test themselves in the practice of presenting and communicating the results of their own analyses in front of an audience.

3.    Institutional/Regulatory: the course will host testimonials by two of the top Stock Exchanges in Europe: EURONEXT (Milan) and SIX (Zürich) allowing Students to know from the inside the organization, structures and objectives of these authorities, key for the Investor Relations function.

Investor Relations encompasses several corporate and also private management roles.  While the Corporate side is usually the foremost one, the course intends to provide a well-rounded view of the IR multi-facet role that the profession has been developing over the years adding new skills, competences and environments, beyond the classic Corporate function.

In order to provide as comprehensive as possible an overview the course will include, in addition to those related to the Corporate IR, learning sessions devoted to:

Private Equity

Family Office

Asset Management

Governance and Board

Regulatory Institutions  

Financial methodology notions, critical thinking and communications skills & practices, are the pivotal elements this course aims to equip the students with, ready to be utilized in the interactions, activities and challenges, Investor Relations and their adjacent financial roles are called to face nowadays in their profession.

In presenza

Attendance 70% mandatory.

Classes alternate theoretical format lessons with selected interventions by recognized business professionals covering the topics/themes outlined in the program. 

• Group work analysis and reports/presentations production, carried out in team, during the course (two practical sessions)

• Short multiple-choice and open questions format final test

   

Required Material

• Presentations by course testimonials, uploaded on iCorsi after each class
• Suggested reading to be indicated for each relevant topic discussed during the course