Chances are, you have rethought the format of your annual meeting given recent global events. You’re not alone. Many companies are evolving towards new formats.
In 2021, 35% of AGMs globally were hybrid/virtual, compared with 27% in the whole of 2020. If virtual is here to stay, shouldn't you be sure you love your solution?
Here are 7 reasons clients love our upgraded shareholder meeting solution, which was built on the experience of conducting over 7,200 meetings worldwide each year:
You get dedicated teams constantly monitoring and shaping industry developments that build committed innovation roadmaps that will proactively offer you an enhanced solution.
You have the advantage when you work with a partner that can draw from experiences and insights around the world, leveraging decades of knowledge working with clients, industry groups, regulators, and industry influencers across regions. You also benefit from unmatched experience with and understanding of the Canadian market.
Your solution is rigorously tested, highly secure and built with advanced cyber and infrastructure protections, and layered, sophisticated defenses. We have an “Advanced” Security Rating from the industry’s preferred rating system. It also has a well-developed, rigorous risk management, compliance and interconnected governance framework that is actively managed under one roof. Your data never leaves our secure, protected systems.
Life moves quickly and even the best laid plans change. Your solution has the latest, scalable technology that can flex to meet your dynamic needs: changing dates, greater meeting participants, more dress rehearsals, adding in an in-person component. Modern technology enables stakeholders to participate seamlessly and easily. Performance is monitored and measured, and post meeting satisfaction levels are collected and addressed.
You have effortless Q&A management that helps you easily sort and group questions, add answers for speakers, limit the number of characters typed or total questions asked per attendee. You can quickly check the volume of submitted questions and their status as well as engage directly with attendees to seek clarification or address concerns related to their questions. You also have the ability to communicate one on one with meeting attendees. When an attendee proposes a question for the chairperson, you can communicate with the attendee as necessary before promoting their question to the chairperson.
The chairperson will enjoy a dedicated view designed just for them, that displays questions to be addressed by the chair along with key meeting information.
Be sure your virtual/hybrid meeting solution provides an intuitive and interactive interface for attendees. The interface is sleek, modern and customizable so your attendees have a positive, on brand experience.
An annual meeting is one milestone in your annual corporate governance cycle. As your virtual/hybrid meeting solution partner, Computershare addresses your broader governance agenda. Having experts in your corner that can connect dots between your meeting and your proxy voting and communication needs means you’ll be prepared for all possibilities.
For more than 43 years, Computershare has been delivering mission critical issuer services to companies both public and private worldwide. With more than 25,000 clients globally, 75 million shareholders and 7,200 annual meetings managed annually, we’re ready to help you position for success.