25 - 29 SEPTEMBER

Check out the sessions!

We have a fantastic range of topics being discussed during the week-long event, from how we can work with AI and behavioural science to TikTok. Our speakers are sharing their knowledge and expertise in their chosen subject areas.

Find out more about the sessions below ⬇️

SPEAKERS

Abigail Dixon

Author and Podcast Host The whole Marketer and Director and Founder Labyrinth Marketing

Aby Hawker

TransMission PR

Adam Shepphard

Communications Lead for Research and Innovation- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Advita Patel

Founder of CommsRebel

Alice Cline

Public Health Wales

Asmar Gondal

Head of Media, Health and Safety Executive

Carla Nuttall

Head of Strategic Communications - Transport for Greater Manchester

Carla Peniston

Head of Marketing, Inside F2 online

Caroline Cubbon-King

All Things IC

Charli Bevan

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) - UK Civil Service

Claire Quansah

Founder, Quansah Consulting

Claire Widd

Senior Global Internal Communications Manager- Rackspace Technology

Clarissa Langham

Internal Business Partner, AQA

Dan Holden

All Things IC

Darryl Sparey

Managing Director and Co-Founder, Hard Numbers

David Stevenson

Communications and Business Partner, Transport for Greater Manchester

Dom Dwight

Marketing Director, Taylors of Harrogate

Dr Zoe William

GP Partner

Ferzana Bham

Allen & Overy LLP

Growing commercial efforts in a non-commercial setting

With Rosanna Coppen

Helen Reynolds

Founder of Comms Creatives

James Calnan

Communications Manager, Eastlight Community Homes

James Delves

Head of PR and External Engagement, CIM

James Lane

Engagement Lead for the National Chief Nursing Information Officers, NHS England

Jenni Field

Founder of Redefining Communications

Jennifer Sproul

Chief Executive, IoIC

Josh Wheeler

Founder, Be Broadcast

Laura Pickett

Head of Communications and Marketing, GreenSquareAccord

Laura Sutherland

Development Director, 3x1 Group

Leicia Feare

Head of Communications - Health Inequalities Improvement at NHS England

Lesley Woods

Head of Campaigns (Chief Communications Officer) Public Relations, UK Ministry of Defence

Luan Wise

Independent Marketing Consultant

Lucy Denton

Director of Communications- Gambling Commission

Mayowa Adekoya

Data Analyst

Mercy Okusun

Postgraduate Student MA in Public Relations and Strategic Communication

Michael Younger

Marketing and Campaigns Manager at Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People

Michelle Goodall

CEO - Guild

Mubashira Farooqi

Senior Consultant, Reputation & Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Communications

Oliver Thomas

Senior Marketing Manager, Ipsos UK

Pamela Welsh

Director of Marketing and Communications, National Institute of Teaching

Paul Hutchings

Founder of Fox and Cat

Pernille Norregaard

Head of Communications & PR at Regent's University London

Prakriti Roy

Alumni Engagement Officer, Leeds Beckett University

Prutha Rupareliya

MA PR and Strategic Communication Student

Rebecca Benn

Head- External Relations and Strategy - UK Ministry of Defence

Rich Hurst

Communications Business Partner, Platform Housing Group

Riya Singh

Freelance Social Media Manager

Rosanna Coppen

Head of Communications - Southhampton city council

Ruth Dale

CEO - Social Insight Ltd

Sanina Kaur

SK Copy Co Ltd

Sara McCracken

RSPB / Founder of The PR Club

Sarah Waddington

Director- Wadds Inc

Stephen Waddington

Founder and Managing Partner- Wadds Inc

Steve Hayes

Director of Corporate Affairs and Communications, GreenSquareAccord

Tahera Mayat

Host of #CharityHour

Teela Clayton

Researcher and Lecturer, Leeds Business School

Zander Mills

Corporate Communication Manager - South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue

SESSIONS

AI: The robots are coming! Let’s work in peace

With David Stevenson

Be bold – embracing the power of communications leadership

With Lucy Denton

Building and bringing together online digital communities

With James Lane

Comms Room 101

With Steve Hayes and guests!

Creating a recipe for #CommsHero gravy

With Sara McCracken

Delivering the right event for a diverse workforce in 2023

With Laura Pickett

Demystifying the Online Space: Tracking Digital Behaviours

With Oliver Thomas

Developing Behaviourally Informed Communications

With Alice Cline

Don’t be broadcast boring

With Josh Wheeler

Don’t shoot the messenger!

With Carla Nutall

Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster (or how PR is not just publicity and other stories)

With Sarah Waddington

From Boomers to Gen Z: How different generations are embracing social media

With Luan Wise

From PR student to comms practitioner

With Prakriti Roy

Getting “Behind the Mask”

With Asmar Gondal

How creativity can empower cash-strapped CommsHeroes

With Dom Dwight

How social media and earned media profile can help generate more money for your company or clients

With Darryl Sparey

How to grow a virtual community through effective comms

With Tahera Mayat

How to support managers to become brilliant communicators

All Things IC

Insights into the future role of public relations in management

With Stephen Waddington

Keep calm CommsHero – your ‘4 Cs’ of rest

With Clarissa Langham and Dr Zoe William

Managing stress: the (not so big) secret to deliver excellent comms

With Paul Hutchings

Oh god you’re not recording me are you!!??

With Rich Hurst

Post-it notes over perfection: How an Agile mindset can transform your comms career

With Charli Bevan

Putting the D in Digital

With Rebecca Benn

Social media…it’s all a bit meh!

With Michael Younger

The Anthropologist’s Way: putting the audience in the driver’s seat

With Pernille Norregaard

The community is the hero: the story of All In

With James Calnan

The Floor is Lava: Student Stories

With Teela Clayton + guests!

The IC Index

With Jennifer Sproul

The nine traits of credibility

With Jenni Field

The Power of Representation: An Incubator for the Next Generation of Industry Leaders

With Mubashira Farooqi

The role of communications in reducing health inequalities

With Leicia Feare

The secret life of an Internal Communications Manager

With Claire Widd

TikTok changed my life

With Zander Mills

Trans inclusion and awareness – where do I start and why should I bother?

With Aby Hawker

True integration of ESG and a future-proofed business

With Laura Sutherland

Wayne Rooney – you’re my comms hero: management lessons from the dugout for comms leaders

With Adam Shepphard

What is Community Based Marketing?

With Michelle Goodall

What to do when you’re under fire – ‘bulletproof’ communication tips from a military media officer

With Lesley Woods

What your clients need to know, but might not have told you

With Claire Quansah

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