Advatera knowledge sharing groups
Meet colleagues from other organizations and discuss your current challenges face-to-face. Of course, all meetings are confidential: agencies, consultants and vendors are not allowed to take part. This setting allows for a down-to-earth knowledge-sharing environment.
You access a network of digital managers from national and international organizations. A broad variety of organizations is participating such as: ABB, Airbus, Caritas, L’Oréal, Swarovski, Swiss Post, Swisscom, …
All meetings are professionally moderated by Advatera. The meetings are not sponsored by the industry. They are completely advertisement free and neutral. This environment makes open and honest knowledge-sharing possible.
- There are at least three on-site meetings per expert group per year.
- And we have on a regular basis online sessions where all members throughout the whole Advatera community are invited. This enables a multinational dialogue on the topics.
- In addition there are recorded online sessions for members. New recorded sessions are added on a regular basis.
- In addition, one specific benchmarking call for your organization is included. You specify your current challenge and we set up a call with organizations from the network that are facing the same challenge or have just solved it.
- As member you have also access to the virtual edition of the Digital Leadership Forum.
Due to the regularity of the meetings, we can address long-term projects, for example, the development of a toolbox for informal benchmarking with other participating organizations. This helps you drive your project.
Share your current challenges and get feedback from the group. Definitely at least one of the participating organizations already faced a similar challenge.
English speaking groups:
- Communications, Employer Branding, Crisis, Corporate - Paris
- Digital Communications Belgium
- Digital Innovation & Marketing Managers Benelux
- Digital Innovation & Marketing Managers Zurich, Bern, Basel
- Digital Leadership, Innovation & Marketing Managers Geneva
- European Social Intranet & Digital Workplace Group
- Social Intranet, Digital Workplace, Employee Experience Geneva
- Social Intranet, Digital Workplace, Employee Experience and Internal Comms London
- Social Intranet, Digital Workplace, Employee Experience Netherlands
- Social Intranet, Digital Workplace, Employee Experience Paris
- Social Media Managers Switzerland
Some of our upcoming English speaking meetings:
Click here for a list including German speaking events.
From Smart AI Tools to Agentic AI: Exploring the Future of Communications
Volker GrünauerModerator, Advatera
From simple automations to truly adaptive systems — what does the future of AI in corporate communications look like? This interactive session explores the spectrum of AI-enhanced workflows, starting with today’s pseudo-agents and moving toward the emerging paradigm of agentic AI.
While many vendors already market their tools as “AI agents,” most solutions today are far from autonomous. We’ll unpack what agentic AI really means, why it matters, and what steps communication teams can take now to experiment with more intelligent, flexible workflows — without falling for the hype.
Real-world examples, early prototypes, and practical discussion will help ground the topic and spark ideas for your own team’s AI evolution.
Sign-up nowRelaunch of the BKW Newsroom: Why Change Management Matters ?
Michael BlumNewsroom und Social-Media-Manager, BKW
Interne Kommunikation & KI in der Kommunikation - Region NRW
Brenntag SE, Essen, Germany
Helmut WeintöglCommunications Director EMEA, Brenntag
Matthias RuchHead of Corporate Communications, Evonik
Volker GrünauerModerator, Advatera
Treffen für Mitglieder und Gäste aus der Region NRW zu digitale interne Kommunikation, social Intranet und digitaler Arbeitsplatz.
- Einblicke in die Kommunikation bei Brenntag, Helmut Weintögl, Communications Director EMEA
- Mehr Ehrlichkeit wagen: Journalismus und Dialog in der internen Kommunikation von Matthias Ruch, Head of Corporate Communications bei Evonik
- Interne Kommunikation sollte offen über Misserfolge berichten, um glaubwürdig zu bleiben, benötigt dafür aber klare Regeln, wenn sie vom Monolog zur echten Beteiligung übergeht – etwa durch ESNs oder Kommentar-Funktionen. Dafür braucht es journalistisch hochwertig aufbereitete Inhalte, die idealerweise von einer internen Redaktion stammen, da diese Zielgruppe, Ton und Kultur besser kennt als externe Dienstleister.
- KI-Agenten in der Kommunikation, Volker Grünauer
- KI-Agenten sind aktuell eines der dynamischsten Felder in der KI – OpenAI und Microsoft (CoPilot) treiben die Entwicklung mit Hochdruck voran.
- Was ist wirklich ein KI-Agent? Unterschied Pseudo Agenten (z.B. Custom GPTs), KI unterstützte Workflows und echte KI Agenten
- Live Demo von Agenten, z.B. mit Microsoft Magentic
- Vom Hype zum Nutzen: Identifizieren Sie reale Anwendungsfälle für Ihre Kommunikationsabteilung – und lernen Sie, wie man eigene KI-Agenten entwickelt, testet und strategisch einsetzt.
- Genügend Raum für offene Gespräche – insbesondere auch für mehr Klarheit und strategischen Weitblick in der KI-Ära in der Kommunikation.
Internal Comms & Digital Workplace Geneva
WHO Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland
Anna MoskvinaCorporate Communications Manager, JTI (Japan Tobacco International)
Carolyn MoncelHead of Content, External Media, Brand & Marketing Communications, WHO Foundation
Neil MorganModerator, Advatera
Join a knowledge-sharing meeting tailored for internal communications and digital workplaces managers of the Geneva & Lausanne regions. The meeting is in offices in Lausanne!
- Brand in Motion: Launching WHO Foundation’s Identity Under Pressure. Carolyn Moncel, Head of Content, External Media, Brand & Marketing Communications – WHO Foundation.
- What happens when a global foundation is born, the mission is urgent, the communications team is new, and the brand is still taking shape? This session unpacks how the WHO Foundation communications team pulled together messages, tone, visuals, and a website fast — in less than six months. It’s a crash course in creative problem-solving, strategic alignment, and building a brand that can move as fast as the world demands.
- Corporate Culture: create, embrace, live, measure. Anna Moskvina, Corporate Communications Manager – JTI
- AI Agents Beyond Buzz: Practical Use Cases in Internal Comms
- Difference of basic agents, ai workflows and true agents
- Examples for truly helpful AI in communications
- AI Ethics and responsible AI in communications
- Measurement and Insight
- Tools and KPIs to assess internal communication effectiveness.
- Connecting employee feedback loops to strategic actions.
- Bring along any challenges you'd like to explore together with the group.
Social Intranet, Digital Workplace, Internal Comms, Employee Experience Benelux
ING Cedar, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Aletta van AsperenSenior communications innovation strategist, ING Group
Erik HartmanModerator, Advatera
Join a knowledge-sharing meeting tailored for communication managers of the Benelux region.
- Insights into Viva Engage & the Pilot for Copilot at ING
- Generative AI & Agents for internal comms purposes
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Digital transformation workshop
- Bring your challenges along to discuss them with the group!
Digital Workplace Group Belgium
AG Insurance, Brussels, Belgium
Guy Van Leemput
Mieke De SoeteHead of Digital Workplace Coordination, AG Insurance
Join the english speaking Belgium Intranet and Digital Workplace Group for an engaging session on topics like digital workplace demos, AI in the digital workplace, internal comms KPIs and many more. Experience knowledge sharing and demos from participating organizations, showcasing innovative digital workplace solutions. Fully advertisment free, no agencies, no consultants. This event is in collaboration with ValueIntranet, a well-established community for internal communications and digital workplace managers in Belgium.
The meeting will wrap up at 12:30, but don’t miss the chance to stay for a shared lunch and open discussion afterward! It’s a great opportunity to connect and exchange ideas, so if you’d like to join the lunch, please reserve your time until 2:30 PM.
The meeting is in collaboration with ValueIntranet, a Belgium-based community of practice for digital workplace and internal communications managers.
Highlights:
- Nina Sonne Nikolaisen, Associate Project Director at COWI (international consultancy for large projects in engineering, architecture and the environment, with headquarters in Denmark). She will present “DEX from proposal to project at COWI”: How COWI applies the principles of DEX (digital employee experience) within their digital workplace, and concretely in some recent projects.
- Group discussion on the topic of personalized content on the intranet/digital workplace, and how to reach the right audiences. How do the group members approach this? Can employees personalize their experience themselves, or does this happen automatically based on their profile information, or using AI? Can employees follow content, configure favorite apps, etc.
- AG Insurance Intranet Demo from Mieke De Soete.
This group meeting is English speaking. You’re welcome to participate either online or in person at AG Insurance's office in Brussels. After you sign up, we’ll get in touch with further details.
Sign-up for online participation nowDigital Leadership, Marketing & Social Media Switzerland
Syngenta, Basel, Switzerland
Bettina WeberCorp Protection Communications Manager – Communications excellence and channel management, Syngenta
Shay DavidovichGroup Social Media and Social Advocacy Specialist, ABB
Join a ad-free knowledge-sharing group meeting for experienced digital, marketing and social media managers from the Swiss region.
- From Virtual to Real Impact: Lessons from ABB’s Metaverse Event
- How do you turn a buzzword into business value? I’ll share how we planned and executed ABB’s metaverse experience—what worked, what didn’t, and how we’re translating those insights into future digital engagement strategies.
- Digital marketing and social media at Syngenta
- Digital Communities and Thought Leadership in the Age of AI
- Maintaining human connection in a world of machine-generated content
- Authenticity and credibility in AI-assisted workflows
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Digital Managers Geneva
Globethics, Le Grand-Saconnex/Geneva, Switzerland
Josie HoughCommunications & Digital Marketing Manager, Globethics
Join our knowledge-sharing group meeting for experienced Digital Managers from Geneva and surrounding regions of Switzerland and France.
Sign-up nowDigital Comms, Digital Workplace, Social Intranet Switzerland (Zurich, Basel, Bern)
PAX Versicherung, Basel, Switzerland
Samuel WernliLeiter Unternehmenskommunikation, Pax Versicherung
Join our knowledge-sharing group meeting for experienced managers in internal communications, digital workplace, and employee experience from Switzerland.
Sign-up nowBrussels Digital Workplace Conference
SPARKS, Brussels, Belgium
Daniela PrantlSenior Manager Internal Online Communication, Swarovski
Guy Van LeemputJoin Digital Workplace Brussels, organized by our partner ValueIntranet, for a deep dive into the latest trends in intranet, digital workplace, and internal communication, featuring expert insights and real-world case studies.
Sign-up nowSwiss Digital Leadership Forum 2025
FHNW, Brugg, Switzerland
Aldo GnocchiDigital Marketing, FHNW
Caroline AstAgile Team Coach
Christoph HessStrategy Copilot / Founder, CPLTS
Christophe MonigadonChief Information Security Officer CISO, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds SNF
Digital Leadership Forum 2025
Haus der Ingenieure, Wien, Austria
Antonina ShelepovaGlobal Communications manager Global Supply Chain, Europe, Schneider Electriс
Dale BrodieInternal Communications Manager, Five Guys Europe
Erik HartmanModerator, Advatera
Ewa HermanowiczSenior Regional Communications Manager Europe, FSC Forest Stewardship Council
Our 12th edition of the Digital Leadership Forum.
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