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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:
- 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.
Digital Managers Geneva
Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), Geneva, Switzerland
Senior Digital Strategy Manager, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
External Relations Communications, WHO - World Health Organization
Program Manager, WHO
Moderator, Advatera
Knowledge sharing group meeting for experienced Digital Managers of Geneva & the surrounding regions.
- I90th Anniversary Milestones: New Website, CRM Migration, and Online Community Launch of the Union for International Cancer Control. Charles Revkin, Senior Digital Strategy Manager – UICC.
- In commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) last year, we undertook several noteworthy projects. These included the implementation of a new Drupal 9 website, alongside a migration to Microsoft Dynamics CRM, and the introduction of an online community platform. We will look at how we managed multiple large-scale projects, explore the new features that were implemented, and look at how we addressed the challenges we encountered, with a particular focus on the new Drupal 9 website.
- Winning in Gen AI
- In Generative AI, the buzz revolves around the foundational model layer, fueled by the prowess of ChatGPT and its ilk. These models, though comprehensive, lack contextual finesse—a quirk, not a flaw. With each technological shift, value migration beckons. What are some emerging value propositions in Generative AI as attention shifts from the foundational model layer?
- World Health Data Hub, Jean-François Saint-Pierre, Program Manager – World Health Data Hub, WHO
- From collection to use, the World Health Data Hub provides a world class experience leveraging innovative technology to address data challenges.
- Harmonizing and consolidating WHO's wealth of health data assets in a central location will, for the first time, allow access to data from WHO, partners and publicly available sources in one seamless experience. Find out how WHO created this platform, operates it, and where it is going next.
- ChatGPT 4 Turbo and Assistants: how they can help in digital campaigns
- Lots of time for open discussions on your current challenges around digital transformation and communications
Internal Comms, Social Intranet, Digital Workplace Geneva
International Cocoa Initiative, Châtelaine/Geneva, Switzerland
Employer Branding Manager - Senior Officer, Swissquote
Science Communicator, CERN
Director of Communications, International Cocoa Initiative
Join our knowledge-sharing group meeting for experienced managers in internal communications, digital workplace, and employee experience from Geneva and surrounding regions of Switzerland and France.
- Insights into International Cocoa Initiative internal communication. Katie Bird, Director of Communications – International Cocoa Initiative.
- Experiments to engage the CERN community. Kate Kahle, Science Communicator – CERN.
- CERN’s particle physics research is about experimentation, so it’s only natural that internal communications should also experiment. Find out about the new methods we have used to engage our community and what we have learned along the way.
- Insights into digital workplaces and social intranets of participating organizations
- New digital platform to boost referrals and internal mobility at Swissquote with an internal campaign. Julien Chaplet, Employer Branding Manager, Senior Officer – Swissquote
- Lots of time for open discussions
- Fully advertisment-free with no agencies, no consultants
Digital Transformation Benelux
Sopra Banking Software, Bruxelles, Belgium
Moderator and trainer, TIMAF
Head of Digital Campaigns, Sopra Banking Software
Knowledge sharing group meeting for experienced Digital Managers of the Benelux region.
- Insights into Sopra´s digital projects
- ChatGPT 4 Turbo and Assistants: how they can help in digital campaigns
- Lots of time for open discussions on your current challenges around digital transformation and communications
Digitale interne Kommunikation, Social Intranet, digitaler Arbeitsplatz Berlin
Shutterstock, Berlin, Germany
Operations Specialist, Global Customer Care Communications, Shutterstock
Moderatorin, Advatera
Erfahrungsaustausch für ambitionierte Manager im Verantwortungsbereich digitale interne Kommunikation, Social Intranet und digitaler Arbeitsplatz.
- Becoming a Customer-Centric Organization. Eric Servant – Shutterstock
- How Customer Journey Mapping has played a crucial role in gaining cross-functional leadership support for Customer Experience initiatives.
- Erreichen von Mitarbeitenden in der Produktion in Zeiten von Homeoffice und Digitalisierung
- Bringt eure aktuellen Herausforderungen für die Diskussionen mit !
Digital Workplace, Internal Comms London
Petrofac, London, United Kingdom
Head of Employee Communications and Brand, Petrofac
Internal Communications Manager, Amnesty International
Members meeting of the London Digital Workplace, Internal Comms Group.
Sign-up nowDigital Innovation & Marketing Managers Zürich, Bern, Basel
Trimble Switzerland GmbH, Wädenswil/Zurich, Switzerland
Digital Transformation Leader Trimble Construction, sr. Director, Trimble Inc.
Join our knowledge-sharing group meeting for experienced digital managers from across Switzerland.
- Insight into Trimble´s Digital Projects. Claude Chassot – Trimble
- Lots of time for open discussions
- Fully advertisment-free with no agencies, no consultants
Social Intranet, Digitaler Arbeitsplatz, Employee Experience Schweiz (Zürich, Basel, Bern)
BVB (Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe), Basel, Switzerland
Leiter Unternehmenskommunikation, Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe BVB
Knowledge sharing group meeting for experienced communications managers from the region.
- Insights into BVB´s comms projects
- GenerativeAI in business communications, what to expect in 2024
- Insights into digital workplaces of participating organizations
- Lots of time for open discussions around your current challenges
Digital Internal Comms, Social Intranet, Digital Workplace Baltic Region
Girteka, Vilnius, International
Head of Internal Communication, Girteka
Join our knowledge sharing group meeting for experienced internal communications managers from the baltic region.
- Insights into Girteka´s comms projects
- Lots of time for open discussions
- Fully advertisment-free with no agencies, no consultants
Internal & External Communications and Digital Workplace – Paris
ESCP Business School, Paris, France
Moderator, Advatera
Internal Communication Manager, ESCP
Knowledge sharing group meeting for experienced managers of internal and external communications from Paris and the surrounding regions.
- Open Discussion on current internal and external communications challenges of participating organizations
Digital Leadership, Innovation & Marketing Managers Geneva
IRU - International Road Transport Union, Geneva, Switzerland
Digital Marketing Manager, IRU
Join our knowledge-sharing group meeting for experienced managers in Digital Managers from Geneva and surrounding regions of Switzerland and France.
- Insights into IRU Digital Projects
- Lots of time for open discussions
- Bring your challenge along!
Digital Leadership Forum 2024
Haus der Ingenieure, Wien, Austria
Director of Communications, FIFPRO
Global Communications manager Global Supply Chain, Europe, Schneider Electriс
Director Corporate Communications, Asia Pacific and Germany, CNN International
Digital Communications and Marketing Manager, Petrofac
Our 11th edition of the Digital Leadership Forum.
Join the eventInternal & External Communications and Digital Workplace – Paris
Linedata, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Group communication director, Linedata
Knowledge sharing group meeting for experienced managers of internal and external communications from Paris and the surrounding regions.
- Open Discussion on current internal and external communications challenges of participating organizations
Social Media & Digital Marketing Managers Switzerland
S. Karger AG, Basel, Switzerland
Social Media Specialist, Karger Publishers
Join our knowledge-sharing group meeting for experienced digital managers from accross Switzerland.
- Insights into Karger´s digital projects. Victoria Telebar Pajan – Karger.
- Knowledge sharing on up-to-date developments in generative AI, including relevant tools for digital marketing
- Lots of time for open discussions around current challenges
- As always: completely ad-free, no agencies, no consultants
Digital Managers Geneva
Medtronic, Tolochenaz, Switzerland
Snr. Digital Manager, Medical Education Transformation (EMEA & Global), Medtronic
Join our knowledge-sharing group meeting for experienced Digital Managers from Geneva and surrounding regions of Switzerland and France.
- Insights into the digital projects of Medtronic. Eduardo Chavez – Medtronic
- Lots of time for open discussions
- Fully advertisment-free with no agencies, no consultants
Swiss Digital Leadership Forum
FHNW, Olten, Switzerland
You can sign-up for the in-person meeting here.