After last year's sold-out success, we're back and bigger than ever.

Whether you want to master GEO before AI search redefines visibility or translate reputational wins into bottom-line metrics your CFO respects, this essential summit delivers your roadmap for 2026 and beyond. You'll leave equipped with field-tested case studies directly from key decision-makers at BlackRock, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Paramount, The Growth Company, Virgin, and more, giving you the proven tools to command influence at the highest level.

This is it.... Secure your place before seats sell out.

Improve Your Strategy

Refine your tactics through an editorially-led agenda targeting 2026’s specific pressure points. Move beyond passive listening with an actionable "lab" format, using hands-on working groups to develop practical blueprints for leaner, more agile agency frameworks. By prioritising commercial validation, you'll gain the data-led tools to prove reputation is a tangible business asset that protects stock price and drives sales.

Form Professional Partnerships

Built on transparency, this summit provides a candid, safe space to discuss high-stakes failures and C-suite realities. Through peer-led problem solving, you will address critical industry challenges like systemic talent burnout and sustainable talent retention.

Develop a Prospective View

Gain a competitive lead on forward-looking governance, mastering 2026 regulatory shifts like sustainability disclosures and CSRD mandates. Our focus on proactive risk management helps you identify blind spot risks, from AI-saturated digital distortion to Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO), before they reach the C-suite.

Improve Your Strategy

Refine your tactics through an editorially-led agenda targeting 2026’s specific pressure points. Move beyond passive listening with an actionable "lab" format, using hands-on working groups to develop practical blueprints for leaner, more agile agency frameworks. By prioritising commercial validation, you'll gain the data-led tools to prove reputation is a tangible business asset that protects stock price and drives revenue.

Form Professional Partnerships

Built on under-the-hood transparency, this summit provides a safe space to discuss high-stakes failures and C-suite realities. Through peer-led problem solving, you will address critical industry challenges like talent burnout and mentorship.

Develop a Prospective View

Gain a competitive lead on forward-looking governance, mastering 2026 regulatory shifts like the EU AI Act and CSRD mandates. Our focus on Risk Architecture helps you identify blind spot risks, from digital distortion to Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO), before they reach the C-suite.

Interesting event with a great agenda and phenomenal speakers. I'll definitely be back next year!

— Richard Clifford, Maximus

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Fantastic day with some great panel speakers covering all areas of external and internal comms, with great key themes of AI and trust.

— Jasmine Pole, Bladonmore ltd

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Good to hear different perseverances and connect with new and old colleagues. Hear from people one step removed from the industry you're in and learn from their experiences.

— George Ames, Forster Communications

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I liked the variety of topics and all of the real examples have been shared!

— Katie Owen, Babel

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A really interesting day, I particularly enjoyed the panels. It was also great to hear from Muck Rack.

— Holly Ryan , WA Communications

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People are here to learn and it’s great to see people feel empowered in their roles.

— Sinthu Satchi, Onclusive

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Always good to meet other comms people and feel ‘seen’ in what can sometimes feel like a very niche role. The content was super insightful, particularly with regard to the role AI can play in comms land. Lots has been said on the tech but not a lot specific to comms, so very much appreciate those insights from the day.

— Emilie Sharp, FCB Global

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It’s been an amazing day, with a really wide variety of speakers and expertises and a really timely set of discussions with AI so it was instructive and constructive.

— EJ Martin, VCCP Roar

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Nicholas Carter

Director of Corporate Communications, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Nicholas advises senior executives on business critical issues and briefs senior journalists and external stakeholders on complex topics. He believes communications has the power drive change, shape opinions and enable business growth. He's a strategic thinker, working across the full breadth of communications - setting and implementing communications strategies, crisis communications, financial PR and employee communications.

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

This summit combines high-level panels, case studies and fireside chats with interactive roundtable labs: working groups designed to deliver practical, ready-to-implement solutions.

Key highlights include:

Proving your ROI: Tie brand positioning directly to the bottom line to secure the budget and executive buy-in your strategy deserves.

Mastering risk mitigation: Spot early warning signs to shift your team from reactive firefighting to proactive leadership.

Quantifying the unspoken: Learn the exact mechanics of how industry peers killed the story, creating a measurable business case for averted crises at the board level.

Embracing authenticity: Ditch corporate perfection and learn which calculated risks actually build trust with modern audiences.

Navigating strategic silence: Protect your brand reputation by knowing precisely when silence acts as a shield, and when it turns into a liability.

Optimising for AI Search: Fine-tune your digital footprint so AI engines prioritise your official content over third-party noise.

Morgan Lovegrove

Event Manager

E: morgan.lovegrove@haymarket.com

Payal Padhiar

Sponsorship Enquiries

E: payal.padhiar@haymarket.com

P: +44 7584507938

Rhyannon Jones

Speaking Opportunities

E: rhyannon.jones@haymarket.com

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Improve Your Strategy

Form Professional Partnerships

Develop a Prospective View

Improve Your Strategy

Form Professional Partnerships

Built on under-the-hood transparency, this summit provides a safe space to discuss high-stakes failures and C-suite realities. Through peer-led problem solving, you will address critical industry challenges like talent burnout and mentorship.

Develop a Prospective View

Gain a competitive lead on forward-looking governance, mastering 2026 regulatory shifts like the EU AI Act and CSRD mandates. Our focus on Risk Architecture helps you identify blind spot risks, from digital distortion to Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO), before they reach the C-suite.

Interesting event with a great agenda and phenomenal speakers. I'll definitely be back next year!

— Richard Clifford, Maximus

—

Fantastic day with some great panel speakers covering all areas of external and internal comms, with great key themes of AI and trust.

— Jasmine Pole, Bladonmore ltd

—

Good to hear different perseverances and connect with new and old colleagues. Hear from people one step removed from the industry you're in and learn from their experiences.

— George Ames, Forster Communications

—

I liked the variety of topics and all of the real examples have been shared!

— Katie Owen, Babel

—

A really interesting day, I particularly enjoyed the panels. It was also great to hear from Muck Rack.

— Holly Ryan , WA Communications

—

People are here to learn and it’s great to see people feel empowered in their roles.

— Sinthu Satchi, Onclusive

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— Emilie Sharp, FCB Global

—

It’s been an amazing day, with a really wide variety of speakers and expertises and a really timely set of discussions with AI so it was instructive and constructive.

— EJ Martin, VCCP Roar

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NEW SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT SERIES

Nicholas Carter

Director of Corporate Communications, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Andy Ross

Deputy Head of Corporate Communications – Europe, Investor Relations Coordinator – Europe, FUJIFILM Europe

Dan Barley

Head of Corporate Communication - Reporting and Social Media, Schroders

Harriet Pask

Operational Board Member & Director of Corporate Communication, Quintain Limited

Neil Smith

Head of Communications, Tindall Riley & Co

Harriet Otoo

Senior Director, Communications, Paramount

Ian Mackie

Director, Corporate Communications - APJ, EMEA & LATAM, Cohesity

Carla Gutierrez

Senior Director, Corporate Communications, Hexagon

Liz Banks

Director of Campaigns & Communications, Confederation of British Industry

Kate Falcone

Senior Director of EMEA Comms, Workday

Maria Shum

Brown Shipley, a Quintet Private Bank, Head of Corporate Communications

Katie Mackay

Director of Corporate Communications & Campaigns, Sainsbury’s

Nicholas Carter

Director of Corporate Communications, , Coca-Cola Europacific Partners

Zuzanna Grzeskiewicz

Director of Brand, PR and Communications, Genomics

Bart Nash

Corporate Communications Director, BlackRock

Richard Clifford

Senior Government Relations and Policy Manager, Maximus

Tamara Pickett

Group Communications & External Relations Director, Virgin

Ian Adams MBE

Director of Corporate Services, Community Health Partnerships

Carla Nuttall

Executive Director of Corporate Affairs and Marketing, The Growth Company

Edidiong "Didi" Uwemakpan

Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Moniepoint Inc.

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

A NOTE FROM OUR EDITOR

ABOUT THE BRAND

Morgan Lovegrove