Thursday, September 17, 2026
7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
150 North Riverside
150 N. Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606
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Midwest IR Symposium Agenda (Preliminary)
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Networking Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 8:35 a.m. - Welcome and Introductions
8:35 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - "Translating AI Strategy into Investor Value"
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Break
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - "An Interactive Simulation: High Stakes Corporate Events - How IR Can Lead When It's All on the Line"
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Lunch
12:00 p.m - 12:45 p.m. - Keynote: Fireside Chat with Lynn Antipas Tyson, Ford Motor Company's former Chief Investor Relations Officer
12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Break
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. - "Navigating Shareholder Rotation: Targeting and Engaging the Right Investors in a Shifting Market"
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - "Are You Ready for 23/5 Trading and Tokenization? (And Other Pressing Market Structure Updates)"
2:30 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. - Closing Remarks
2:35 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Outdoor Reception
Keynote: Fireside Chat with Lynn Antipas Tyson
Lynn Antipas Tyson, Ford Motor Company's former Chief Investor Relations Officer
With Lynn's career spans over 25 years of leadership roles in Treasury, international corporate finance, corporate communications and
investor relations serving in senior level positions at Ford, PepsiCo, Dell and other leading companies.
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