Day 1 - 5th July
You will get to choose the content you want to see and hear.
For an idea of what you can expect, you can see what happened at the 2021 Festival here.
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09:30 |
Arrival & Registration Grab a drink, take some time to familiarise yourself with the venue, speak to our sponsors and reconnect with colleagues who you may not have seen for a while. |
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10:15 |
Welcome Join our President Suzanne Peck and Chief Executive Jennifer Sproul as they welcome you to the Festival. |
A Career Rethink With Eleanor Tweddell These sessions will be pre-bookable. |
Please visit our sponsors, who will be on hand throughout the day. |
IoIC Stand: Come and visit the team for exclusive content, chances to win and understand what the IoIC can offer you. Quiet area: A dedicated space for being alone to reflect. |
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10:25 |
Opening keynote: Dan Sodergren |
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11.10 |
Make your way to the next session |
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11.20 |
The gamification of management communications With Sarah Bowness and Craig Smith |
Unfortunately this session has had to be cancelled - the speaker is no longer able to attend. |
How internal comms teams can become unstoppable, stop wasted effort and finish work with a smile every day With Scott Fulton |
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12.00 |
Make your way to the next session |
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12.10 |
Conversations that shape culture With Nikki Burslam and Mohammed Osman
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Maintaining employee engagement through business transformation With Claire Jasper |
The gamification of management communications Join Craig and Sarah in a facilitated discussion. With no predefined agenda, this is an opportunity to delve a bit deeper into the previous Inspiration Zone session. |
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12.50 |
Lunch |
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13.40 |
Make your way to the next session |
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13.50 |
Superconnection - the next IC superpower With Mike Klein |
From Bridgerton to Peaky Blinders – how TV makes great change communicators With Anthony Madigan |
Conversations that shape culture Join Nikki and Mohammed in a facilitated discussion. With no predefined agenda, this is an opportunity to delve a bit deeper into the previous Inspiration Zone session. |
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14.30 | Make your way to the next session | |||||
14.40 |
With Paula Cogan |
If you can land HSE Comms, you can land anything With Dee McNaught and Robert McKinlay |
Bring you hybrid questions, problems and successes to share with your peers, in a facilitated discussion, with no predefined agenda. |
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15.20 | Make your way to the next session | |||||
15.30 |
Join our panel as they discuss the role of ethics in internal comms. Confirmed panellists: Shalini Gupta, Wendel Verbeek and Oli Howard, facilitated by Suzanne Peck. |
The Practical Zone is now closed | ![]()
Join Paula in a facilitated discussion. With no predefined agenda, this is an opportunity to delve a bit deeper into the previous Inspiration Zone session. |
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16.10 | Make your way to the Inspiration Zone for the closing keynote speech | |||||
16.20 |
Closing keynote: Christina Patterson - How to hit a heart |
All other zones are now closed | ||||
17:10 |
Please join us for drinks and a light dinner |