Internal Communications has never carried more responsibility.
Teams are guiding AI adoption, supporting transformation, managing constant change, and helping employees cut through growing levels of noise. They're also under pressure to prove impact and show how communications contributes to broader business goals.
The old playbook, adding more messages, more channels, and more content, wasn't built for an AI-first workforce.
The organizations making progress are taking a different approach. They're using communications to create focus, support change, build trust, and help employees take action.
That's the conversation happening at Unite 26.
Across two days, communications leaders from organizations including American Airlines, Pearson, ASML, Arc'teryx, and First Tech will share how they're evolving their strategies for an AI-native workplace.
Build a Communications Strategy for the AI Era
The New Internal Comms Playbook: The Role of IC in an AI-Native Workplace
AI is changing how organizations create, distribute, and govern information.
For communications leaders, the challenge is bigger than content creation. It's about building trust, maintaining governance, and helping employees adopt new ways of working with confidence.
In this panel, Laura Kennedy, Director Team Member Communications at Life Time, Joanna Parsons, CEO of The Curious Route, and Adib Abrahim, MD Brand, Advertising, Creative, Digital and Studio at American Airlines, will explore how internal communications can stay relevant, credible, and impactful as AI becomes part of daily work.
Put Clarity at the Center of Employee Experience
Governing Clarity: How ASML Transformed Their Intranet Into a Trusted Business Platform
Employees don't need more information. They need the right information at the right time.
Saskia Boeije, Sr. Expertise Manager Digital Platforms, and Janneke Reijnders, Communications Channel Manager, will share how they transformed their intranet into a trusted destination for knowledge and communication. Learn how stronger governance can help employees find what matters faster, reduce digital friction, and improve alignment at scale.
Storytelling For Alignment: How Pearson Connected Strategy, Change, and Culture
Creating alignment doesn't always require more communication.
Kim England, VP, Digital Employee Experience & Community at Pearson, will share how the organization connected strategy, culture, and transformation through one clear narrative. See a practical example of how communications teams can create clarity without adding more noise.
Lead Change When the Stakes Are High
Scaling Change: Leading Transformation in the Age of AI and Acceleration
Communications leaders sit at the center of transformation.
Whether it's AI adoption, organizational change, or shifting workforce expectations, employees need clarity to move forward. In this session, Tess Jennings, Sr. Director of Corporate Communications at First Tech, Allan Tanner, DEX Team Lead at Gallagher, and Natalie Lord, Director of Marketing and Communications UK&I and Africa at WSP, will explore how leading organizations create alignment during periods of constant change.
Learn From the Conversations Shaping the Industry
Frequency Live: Tuning Into What Really Matters at Work
The best ideas often come from honest conversations.
Join Jenni Field and Chuck Gose for a live recording of Frequency as they unpack the biggest opportunities and challenges facing communicators today. Expect practical insights, fresh perspectives, and ideas you can take back to your organization.
Turn Ideas Into A Plan
A good conference leaves you inspired. The best conference leaves you with something you can bring back to work on Monday.
Alongside the main stage agenda, Unite 26 includes hands-on workshops and hot-seat sessions designed to help communications, employee experience, and digital workplace leaders tackle real challenges and leave with practical next steps.
Signal Over Noise: Winning Attention In An Age Of Infinite Content
Communicators face a growing challenge. Employees have more content competing for their attention than ever before.
In this practical workshop, Sharon O'Dea, Co-Founder of Lithos Partners, explores how communications teams can cut through the noise, focus on what matters, and create content that drives action rather than adding to the volume.
Beyond Adoption: Proving The ROI Of Employee Experience
Communications leaders know their work creates value. The challenge is proving it.
Run by Unily’s Value Advisory team and Paul Batchelor, Marketing and Communications Manager at CRH, this workshop focuses on connecting employee experience initiatives to measurable business outcomes. Learn how leading organizations are building stronger business cases, demonstrating impact, and moving employee experience conversations beyond engagement metrics alone.
How To Do More When You Don't Have More
Every communications team is under pressure to deliver more value with limited time, budget, and resources.
In this interactive workshop, Suzie Robinson from ClearBox introduces the ClearBox Digital Workplace Framework and explores the capabilities that have the biggest impact across communication, governance, adoption, user experience, and strategy. Walk away with a clearer picture of where to focus and where to stop spending effort.
What's in the New Internal Comms Playbook?
If there's one theme running through this year's agenda, it's this: Internal Communications is no longer measured by what it publishes. It’s measured by what it enables.
The most effective communications teams help employees understand priorities, navigate change, and take action with confidence.
That's the playbook being written at Unite 26.
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Anna has over five years’ experience delivering insight-led content campaigns for businesses at the front of their industry, from finance to GBS to employee experience. At Unily, she creates value-driven content that helps organizations unlock better employee experiences, working closely with customers to ensure her work reflects real-world challenges with practical, relevant takeaways. As part of the Brand and Communications team, Anna aligns content to Unily’s central mission: to engage, empower, and inspire employees everywhere.