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08:30 Registration and refreshments
08:50 Chair’s opening remarks
Phil Askham, Global Head of Employee Communications, HSBC
09:00 Innovating employee engagement on any budget
Case study presentations and panel Q&A
- Hear from a range of organisations with varying budgets on how they’ve incorporated creativity into engaging their employees
- Exploring a spectrum of budgets to make innovation attainable, achievable and practical
Helen Schick, Head of Internal Communications,
Alzheimer’s Society
Zoe Vafadari, Director of Internal Communications and Engagement,
TalkTalk
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09:40 Demystifying AI to a cautious audience
Kerry Sheehan, Director and Chair, CIPR AIinPR Panel, Verve Communications |
09:40 Building the value of internal communications in an organisationCase study presentation and Q&A
Mark Tittle, Head of Internal Communications, Just Eat |
10:20 Morning refreshments and networking
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10:50 Reaching a remote workforceCase study presentation and Q&A
Daniel Davis, Engagement and Communications Manager, Honest Burgers |
10:50 Catered communications: Shaping your communications to your audience
Cary Rueda, Internal Communications Advisor |
11:30 Mental health in the workplace and the role of internal communications
Panel discussion and Q&A
- As a focus on mental health becomes more ingrained in the workplace what role does internal communications play in delivering this culture?
- How to create, build and communicate a mentally healthy workplace culture
- Supporting and encouraging a more open and honest conversation in your organisation
Andrea Ann Mattis, Global Internal Communications Manager,
Collinson
Satnam Kaur, Head of Internal Communications,
Priory Group
Jane Fordham, Founder,
Jane Fordham Consulting
12:10 Networking lunch
13:10 Co-creating campaigns: How marketing and internal communications can work together
Case study presentation
- Repurposing an external campaign internally to create consistent messaging
- Building campaigns that borrow from external marketing techniques
- Rethinking how to create more engaging and creative campaigns
Matt Slater, Head of Internal Communications, AIG
13:10 Roundtables
Topic 1: Connected executives
More and more research points to the fact that people want and expect accessible and visible leaders; with 91% employees recently saying that “leadership that communicates directly and transparently” is an important reason to stay in their current job. Attendees will discuss their different approaches to getting their executive teams active and engaged and in doing so showing the value of IC.
Abby Guthkelch, Global Communications Solutions Lead,
Workplace by Facebook
Nick Howard, Partner,
Brunswick Group
Topic 2: Employee advocacy
How important is employee advocacy? Should it be more of a priority than engagement? Attendees will discuss how to determine which suits your business strategy best.
Vanessa Unwin, Group Head of Internal Communications, Hitachi Rail
Topic 3: Workplace channels
Attendees will discuss how to optimise internal communications through certain channels and how to avoid communication overload.
Mark Tittle, Head of Internal Communications, Just Eat
Topic 4: Employer brand
What role should IC play in building an employer brand? Attendees will discuss whether IC should be doing more than just communicating the brand and how to be more involved in the strategy.
13:50 Getting employer brand right
Presentation
- Learn the importance of creating and communicating an employer brand that will stand out
- Creating a consistent and strong set of employer values for business success
- Communicating your reputation and promise as an employer
Áine Murphy, Head of Internal Communications and Engagement, Scope
14:20 Chair’s closing remarks
Phil Askham, Global Head of Employee Communications, HSBC
14:30 Close of conference
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