Elevating Investor Relations: A Global Conversation
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.
Episodes
Elevating IR: A Discussion with Ian Matheson, CEO of the Australasian Investor Relations Association
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 Association for Investor Relations.
Episode references:
- Brunswick 2026 US Investor Survey: https://review.brunswickgroup.com/article/investor-survey-2026/
- Erik Carlson’s AI LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7498416088293101568/
- Sam Levenson’s earnings call Q&...
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 your next earnings call:
- Middle East capital markets are resilient and the IR practices emerging from the region offer a useful framewo...
David Grunfeld and Mark Hayes discuss the valuation narrative gap on this episode of Elevating IR. Together they unpack one of the most significant structural shifts in investor relations today in relation to the gap.
The data behind this is striking. Across the companies Breakwater analyzed, roughly 65% of valuation reset events now occur outside of an earnings call. And the primary driver is not a miss on reported results, it is ...
In this episode of Elevating IR, David Grunfeld and Mark Hayes examine one of the most significant shifts underway in IR. The collapse of the best practice as a durable standard.
Breakwater's global research makes the case plainly. Only 5% of respondents believe a best practice is something defined externally. 46% said a practice is only valid if it improves investor understanding. And the half-life of an IR best practice has colla...
Join Mark Hayes and David Grunfeld as they discuss Mark's recent presentation at the IR Society 2026: "Destination 2030: Seven Shifts Defining the Future of Investor Relations."
Join David and Mark as they discuss the SpaceX IPO and what implications it may have in the Middle East.
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