Internal Communications, Digital Workplace, Employee Experience Conference

City tour of Vienna: Alleys, squares and courtyards

If you arrived already in Vienna, you are invited to join us for a city tour. Our city guide Martina Büchele is a highly experienced and professional tour guide based in Vienna. One of her specialities is the "Alleys, squares and courtyards" tour, which takes visitors on a journey through the hidden gems and lesser-known areas of Vienna. Before becoming a guide, Martina held key leadership positions in international companies, where she honed her skills in communication and marketing. With a background as Head of Communications, she will bring a unique perspective and expertise to this city tour. Martina is known for providing an engaging and informative experience for her tour participants.

Martina Büchele

Get-together: Dinner in Vienna

Did you arrive already in Vienna? You are warmly welcome to join us for a get-together with Internal Comms Managers from all over Europe.

Good morning & Check-In

Marie Gonzalez, Advatera

Moderated roundtable discussions

Instead of a classic conference opening, we jump right into the discussion. Select your preferred topic and join one of the roundtables: First experiences with AI content generation in internal comms; Challenges in international internal communications; Corporate influencers as link between internal and external communications; Employee apps; Mental Health and Digital Wellbeing; Internal comms measures and analytics;  

The power of internal communications - conference opening thoughts

Marie Gonzalez, Advatera

Volker Grünauer, Advatera

Intranet and Digital Workplace insights

He will be talking about the automation that he has been building into QBE´s Intranet via Power Platform tools.

Alan McKenzie, QBE Europe

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the workplace: how can you think you are doing the right thing when you are going against the grain?

Marina will talk about #diversity, #inclusion, #digital and #employerbranding and will give the tips related to DE&I that she used in her organisation, Suntory Beverage & Food Europe, to avoid being in contradiction between what you show and who you really are as a company. "Let’s discuss Employer Branding and DE&I together!"

Marina Perez, Suntory Beverage & Food Benelux

Crisis communications: the right decisions at the right time

The crisis usually comes unexpectedly and brings a tone of rumors. I will share my experience with you about the crisis and how it affected our employees and how internal communication helped to overcome it. I truly believe, learnings from this case study can help you to make the right decisions at the right time.

Viktorija Pirstele, Girteka

Break & networking

Giving our employees a voice: How and Why we established the Corporate Influencer Program

To counteract the current challenges in the public health care system, we asked ourselves the question: How can we authentically and genuinely convey the appeal of medical professions and solidarity in our teams? Our answer: with the help of our Corporate Influencers since real people mean real messages. Since the start of the program in May, we inspired 22 active influencers and the number is growing!

Gwendolyn Kaiser, Vivantes – Netzwerk für Gesundheit

Building an internal communications function at TIP Group

A step-by-step approach on building a communications function from scratch. Having joined TIP Group in September 2021, Conor will recount his experience on setting up a robust internal communications framework and approach. TIP Group is a global organization with just over 3,000 FTEs of which half are frontline workers. Conor will share lots of best practices on channels, content, and general communications advice.

Conor Lynch, TIP Trailer Services

Lunch & Learn

Keynote: Manage Performance like an Olympian

The journey to becoming the best, athlete or company, is not an easy one. There are obstacles to overcome and challenges to face. However, anything is possible if we have set clear goals to excel individually on and off the track and as part of a team. Through the narratives of Olympic athletes, we are driving our approach to performance management as one of the main vectors of our cultural change.

Sara Lupi, Sanofi

Panel Discussion: Bringing AI into comms

The power of AI in communications is rising and transform the way we work. What are the opportunities of AI for internal communication managers? What does this mean for our future job roles?

Break & networking

Building Bridges: international internal communications

In an international company, internal communicators face challenges due to cultural differences, language barriers and geographic separation of teams spread around the world. It can be difficult to ensure that everyone is on the same page. A major challenge is providing accurate translations that convey the intended meaning. By addressing these challenges and adopting communication strategies that are sensitive to cultural differences, a company can ensure that employees are not only informed, but feel better connected to the organization.

Susanne Schuijt, Aon

How EcoVadis ensures the adoption of its purpose and core values

Integrating company purpose and core values into internal communications to create meaningful corporate storytelling and align employees with the company mission and objectives. A look into the development and implementation of the purpose and core values of EcoVadis and how internal communications can ensure that they are adopted and lived by the whole team.

Ainsleigh Walker, EcoVadis

Intranet Demo

The non-profit organization, Wellcome Trust, is one of the award-winning intranets in the 2020 Intranet Design Annual by Nielsen Norman Group.

Sanjay Mistry, Wellcome Trust

Townhall session

Summarizing the learnings of the conference.

Get-together with Viennese wine and food

And you can win books and further great prizes!