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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:

Some of our upcoming English speaking meetings:

Click here for a list including German speaking events.

External & Internal Communications Netherlands

English speaking
19 May 2026, 9.30 am – 4.00 pm (Amsterdam/Berlin/Vienna/Zurich)
Kubota Holdings Europe BV, Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands
Conor Lynch
Head of Internal Communications, TIP Group
Erik Hartman
Moderator, Advatera
Kanae Inage
ESG Communication Specialist, Kubota Holdings Europe BV
Maja Möllerström
Corporate Communications Specialist, Kubota Holdings Europe BV
... and further speakers.

  • The Role Of Corporate Communication: How to develop the culture of sustainability
    • an overview of how the Corporate Communication team approaches and develops ESG and sustainability initiatives within a complex European organisational landscape
    • presented by Maria Vasbotten (Corporate Communications Specialist), Maja Möllerström (Corporate Communications Specialist) & Kanae Inage (ESG Communications Specialist) at Kubota Holdings Europe BV
  • Building an Employer Brand at TIP Group: “it’s how we roll” by Conor Lynch, Head of Internal Communications at TIP Group
    • For many years, TIP’s employer brand received limited attention. In late 2023, in close collaboration with HR and Marketing, Communications set out to change that: to develop a new Employer Value Proposition tailored to our key target audiences. This work culminated in the launch of a refreshed employer brand, complete with a new visual identity and our tagline: “it’s how we roll” which we successfully launched internally and externally in 2025.
  • Discussion: Strategy First, AI Second
    • with Erik M. Hartman, author of the "Strategy in Digital Transformation" book
  • Lots of time for open discussions around your current challenges

Join a knowledge-sharing meeting tailored for external & internal communications experts in the Netherlands.

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Belgium Digital Workplace & Social Intranet Group - English Speaking

Hybrid – Join online English speaking
2 June 2026, 9.30 am – 12.30 pm (Amsterdam/Berlin/Vienna/Zurich)
Partenamut, Brussels, Belgium
Alexandra Giroux
Head of Culture & Internal Communication, Partenamut
Guy Van Leemput

Belgium’s Digital Workplace & Intranet Group is a space for experienced digital workplace, intranet, and internal communications managers to exchange real-world practices. We share what’s working (and what isn’t), compare tools and governance approaches, and learn from each other’s implementations. The meeting is practical, peer-led, and focused on outcomes.

  • “L'organisation Apprenante”. Alexandra Giroux – Partenamut
    • It touches every colleague at Partenamut. It also represents a strong collaboration between our internal communication teams and the Talent Development Center.
  • Bring your challenges to discuss them with the group
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Digital Leadership: Marketing & Social Media Switzerland

English speaking
10 June 2026, 9.30 am – 4.00 pm (Amsterdam/Berlin/Vienna/Zurich)
Pro Juventute, Zürich, Switzerland
Nil Günes
Senior Spezialistin Social Media Management, Pro Juventute

Join a ad-free knowledge-sharing group meeting for experienced digital, marketing and social media managers from the Swiss region.

  • More than a new look & feel: The strategy behind the 147 redesign on Instagram. Nil Günes – Pro Juventute
    • Algorithms change, platform policies evolve—and with them, the rules for successful social media communication. For 147, it was therefore clear: a purely visual update wouldn’t be enough. What was needed was a strategic realignment that would not only modernize the Instagram presence but also strengthen engagement in a sustainable way. After all, reach can be boosted with ads, but genuine interaction cannot be forced. This made the strong growth in engagement after the relaunch all the more significant. In this talk, we show how we rethought design, content, and strategy—and successfully developed the 147 Instagram channel with measurable results.
  • Bring your challenges to discuss them with the group
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Digital Managers, Marketing & Social Media Switzerland

English speaking
18 June 2026, 9.30 am – 4.00 pm (Amsterdam/Berlin/Vienna/Zurich)
Babilou Family, Saint-Prex / near Morges, Switzerland
Anne-Laure Jaquinet
Marketing, Sales & Digital Manager, Babilou Family Switzerland
Sanjay Sanghani
Global Marketing Manager, Protein Metrics

A focused knowledge-sharing meeting for digital managers, marketing leaders, and social media experts in Switzerland. Designed for open exchange among peers, this session creates space to discuss challenges, share experiences, and learn from each other—practical, honest, and to the point.

  • Insights into Babilou´s digital projects
  • Show and Tell — A Year of Practical AI in a Marketing Team of One. Sanjay Sanghani – Protein Metrics
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Swiss Digital Leadership Forum 2026

English speaking
31 August 2026, 9.00 am – 7.00 pm (Amsterdam/Berlin/Vienna/Zurich)
FHNW Olten, Olten, Switzerland
Adrian Aeschbacher
Video Editor, Screenwriter & Director
Aldo Gnocchi
Digital Marketing, FHNW
Andreas Mollet
Managing Director, INOLUTION Innovative Solution AG
Bettina Schneider
FHNW
... and further speakers.

Swiss Digital Leadership Forum 2026 is a one-day international conference in Olten, Switzerland (31 August 2026) for decision-makers and practitioners seeking practical insights on digital leadership, transformation, and the future of work. The event brings together leaders from business, HR, communications, marketing, IT, and security to share real-world case studies, proven strategies, and actionable tools across six tracks: Digital Leadership, New Work/Digital Workplace, Digital Marketing, Cybersecurity, IT Management, and HR Management, with a clear focus on what works in practice in Swiss and European organizations.

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Digital Workplace Conference Brussels 2026

English speaking
22 September 2026, 9.00 am – 7.00 pm (Amsterdam/Berlin/Vienna/Zurich)
Sparks, Brussels, Belgium
Alex Ernon
Digital Workplace Success Manager, National Bank of Belgium
Alfiya Karimova
Marketing & Communication Manager, SMT Africa
Christiaan Lustig
Book author and digital employee experience expert
Dominik Schneider
Business Event Organizer & Moderator, Advatera
... and further speakers.

Digital Workplace Brussels 2026 is the conference for people searching for real-world guidance on how to build a better intranet, improve employee experience, and make digital/hybrid work actually work. Join internal communications, HR, IT and workplace teams in Brussels for practical case studies, expert sessions, and hands-on takeaways on modern intranets, employee portals, collaboration tools, AI at work, and the future of work in Europe.

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Internal Comms & Digital Workplace Geneva & Vaud Regions

English speaking
1 October 2026, 9.30 am – 4.00 pm (Amsterdam/Berlin/Vienna/Zurich)
Givaudan, Geneva, Switzerland
Viridiana Joyner
Global Digital Communications Director, Givaudan

Join a knowledge-sharing meeting tailored for internal communications and digital workplaces managers of the Geneva & Vaud regions.

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Digital Leadership Forum 2026

English speaking
16 November 2026, 9.00 am – 7.00 pm (Amsterdam/Berlin/Vienna/Zurich)
House of Engineers, Vienna, Austria
Anna Juen
AI Product Owner | Marketing Technology, Raiffeisen Bank International AG
Antonina Shelepova
Global Communications manager Global Supply Chain, Europe, Schneider Electriс
Bartosz Filipczak
Product Owner Digital Workplace, The HEINEKEN Company
Corina Hummel
Manager Global Communications, Leadec
... and further speakers.

Digital Leadership Forum Vienna 2026 is an international conference for anyone looking for practical answers on digital leadership, AI, organizational transformation, digital marketing, digital transformation, corporate culture and the future of work. On 16–17 November 2026 in Vienna, Austria, leaders and practitioners from marketing, digital and communications come together to share real-world case studies, proven tools, and actionable frameworks for leading digital and hybrid organizations, focused on implementation, not hype.

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Digital Comms, Digital Workplace, Social Intranet Switzerland (Zurich, Basel and Bern)

English speaking
19 November 2026, 9.30 am – 4.00 pm (Amsterdam/Berlin/Vienna/Zurich)
Alpiq, Olten, Switzerland
Antuan Pace
Head Digital Communications, Alpiq

Join a knowledge-sharing meeting tailored for internal communications and digital workplaces managers.

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Digital Workplace & Internal Comms Belgium - English

Hybrid – Join online English speaking
1 December 2026, 9.30 am – 12.30 pm (Amsterdam/Berlin/Vienna/Zurich)
KBC Insurance, Leuven, Belgium
Viviane Huybrecht
General Manager Internal Communication, KBC Bank & Verzekerin

The Digital Workplace Belgium group is an open, advertisement-free knowledge-sharing community for communication and digital workplace professionals. We meet in an informal, English-speaking setting to exchange real experiences, challenges, and practical ideas. This is an on-site meeting in Brussels at Proximus. There is an hybrid/online stream too, if you like to join online instead.

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The groups meet always at one of the participating organizations. This gives you a feeling of the daily routines and work life of your peers. Take advantage of the experience from peers in our network. We support you in shaping your digital strategy, benchmarking with other organizations or creating a governance model.

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