Kommende Advatera Mitgliedertreffen, Workshops, Seminare und Konferenzen

Microsoft is rapidly expanding the ways people can automate work with AI: prompts, scheduled prompts, workflows, agents and now Copilot Cowork.

But the more important question is not only what these tools can do. It is what they really cost, where they create value, and where token- or credit-based automation can become expensive very quickly.

In this independent Shapers of AI session, we take a critical look at Copilot Cowork: what it is, how it differs from the regular Copilot experience, where it fits among Microsoft’s other automation options, and what communication teams should realistically use it for.

We will look at practical examples, discuss limitations and cost drivers, and explore when Cowork may be useful and when a simple prompt, workflow, or agent is the better, safer, or more cost-effective choice.

AI governance is becoming a key topic for communication teams, but many organizations are still figuring out what it should look like in practice.

In this open Shapers of AI discussion, we will explore where companies currently stand, what rules and responsibilities are already in place, and where the biggest open questions remain. The focus is not on legal theory, but on practical governance for day-to-day communication work: what teams need to know, decide, document and align before using AI in real processes.

We will use practical examples from corporate communications to discuss how governance can create clarity without slowing down useful AI adoption.

In this practical Shapers of AI session, we will build a Copilot Studio agent together. The focus is not on theory, but on understanding the basic building blocks: what the agent should do, which knowledge or data it needs, where the boundaries are, and how we can test whether it gives useful answers.

We will use a simple communication-related use case and go through the process step by step. The goal is not to create a perfect production-ready agent, but to make the concept tangible and discuss what communication teams need to consider before building agents themselves.

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.

While KWS already had a decentralised editor network, their communication remained quite HQ‑centric. Their main objective was to connect more colleagues to the intranet and increase overall activity and participation by creating a clearly structured, central space for user‑centric news and information. The session includes an intranet demo.

Erfahrungsaustausch für ambitionierte Manager:innen im Bereich Interne & Externe Kommunikation aus Nordrhein-Westfalen und Umgebung.

• Von „Man müsste mal“ zu „Ich habe da eine Idee“: Wie wir mit unserem Mitarbeiter-Award Unternehmenswerte erlebbar machen, von Miriam Grether (Head of Corporate Communications) und Georgina Tawdorous (Business Transformation Projects Managerin)
  • Unternehmenswerte auf dem Papier oder an der Wand sind das eine, sie im Alltag wirklich zu leben, etwas ganz anderes. Vor einem Jahr haben wir bei Europcar Deutschland unser Ideenmanagement neu gestartet und jetzt ausgewertet. In unserem Talk teilen wir unsere Learnings: Wir zeigen euch unsere schönsten Erfolge, sprechen über interne Hürden und verraten, was wir für die nächste Runde geplant haben.

Erfahrungsaustausch für ambitionierte Manager*innen im Verantwortungsbereich der Internen Kommunikation aus Hamburg und Umgebung.

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.

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.

• Digital transformation in a multilingual, multi-location service business
  Anne-Laure Jaquinet, Marketing, Sales & Digital Manager and Executive Committee Member at Babilou Family Switzerland, shares insights into digital projects in a complex Swiss environment: multiple brands, several languages, distributed locations, parent-facing services, internal teams, and operational change. The session will also touch on customer experience, internal adoption, and the realities of implementing change across teams, brands, and regions.
• Show & Tell: A Year of Practical AI in a Marketing Team of One
  Sanjay Sanghani from Protein Metrics gives a hands-on look at how AI has supported day-to-day marketing work over the past year — with practical examples, lessons learned, and realistic takeaways for small teams.
• AI agents in digital marketing and social media: where do we really stand?
  A practical update on the current status of AI agents: what is already useful, what is still overhyped, and how digital and social media teams can start evaluating real opportunities. Members will also share their own AI, marketing, digital, and social media use cases — including experiments, successes, challenges, and open questions.
• What’s changing in the industry right now
  Compact input on current developments in AI, digital marketing, social media, automation, and content workflows — with a focus on what matters for corporate digital teams.
• Open discussion around your current challenges
  As always, there will be plenty of time for honest peer exchange, practical questions, and discussion of the topics currently on your desk.

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

Erfahrungsaustausch für Interne Kommunikationsmanager*innen aus Österreich.

• Einblicke in ATPs interne Kommunikationsprojekte. Carina Bradl – ATP
• Intranet-Relaunch: Herausforderungen & Learnings. Gerald Rücker – EVN
  • Praxisbericht zu unserem Intranet-Relaunch mit SharePoint Online, Powell und Hirschtec und was wir heute anders machen würden.

Erfahrungsaustausch für ambitionierte Manager*innen im Verantwortungsbereich der Internen & Externen Kommunikation aus Hamburg und Umgebung.

Join a knowledge-sharing meeting tailored for communications managers of the Paris region.

Erfahrungsaustausch für Interne & Externe Kommunikationsmanager:innen aus Frankfurt und Umgebung.

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.

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

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.