What actually works when employees are overwhelmed by constant change
The employee experience advice everyone repeats. The reality nobody talks about.
Town halls.
Leadership cascades.
Change champions.
Culture decks.
Communication campaigns.
If you've led employee communications, people initiatives, or digital workplace programs through a merger, transformation, restructuring, or major business change, you've probably been told these are the answers.
But what happens when you've done all the "right" things and employees are still confused, disengaged, overwhelmed, or resistant to change?
Join us for a refreshingly honest discussion where employee experience practitioners roast the traditional EX playbook and unpack what actually works when organizations are navigating complex change.
No theory.
No recycled frameworks.
No pretending transformation happens in a straight line.
Just practical lessons from leaders helping employees navigate uncertainty, complexity, and constant change.
What you'll learn
You'll leave with practical ideas to help:
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Create alignment during mergers, acquisitions, and organizational transformation
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Reduce employee confusion and change fatigue
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Build trust during periods of uncertainty
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Connect communications, culture, and digital workplace initiatives into a cohesive employee experience strategy
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Drive adoption of change rather than simply awareness of change
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Create a more unified workforce when teams, priorities, and structures are shifting
Who should attend?
This session is designed for:
Internal Communications Leaders
Looking for better ways to create clarity, alignment, and trust during change.
People & Employee Experience Leaders
Responsible for maintaining engagement, culture, and belonging during periods of transformation.
Digital Workplace Leaders
Trying to ensure technology and employee experience investments actually support business change.
Transformation & Change Leaders
Looking for practical approaches that go beyond traditional change management frameworks.
Why attend?
Because employees don't experience change through organizational charts.
They experience it through the tools they use, the information they receive, the leaders they trust, and the moments that shape their day-to-day work.
And in today's environment of constant transformation, the old employee experience playbook isn't always enough.
It's time to challenge assumptions, rethink conventional wisdom, and explore what actually helps employees move through change together.
Save Your Seat
Join fellow communications, people, and digital workplace leaders for an honest conversation about what works, what doesn't, and what needs to change about the way we approach employee experience during transformation.
Register now to reserve your place.
Meet the speakers:
Joanna Parsons — CEO at The Curious Route
Joanna Parsons is the founder of The Curious Tribe, the world's best membership community for internal communications professionals. A content creator and thought leader in the field, she has built a LinkedIn following of 59,000+ comms professionals and shares regular insights through her newsletter and YouTube channel.
Joanna has worked in internal communications for 15+ years. She was Head of Internal Communications with the Irish national police force, she's a Fellow of the Institute of Internal Communication, a Lecturer in Strategic Internal Communication with the Public Relations Institute of Ireland and author of “Innovative Internal Communication”.
Jason Anthoine — Senior Vice President + Managing Director, Arketi Inside at Arketi Group
Jason has spent 37+ years helping companies like Coca-Cola, GE, Newell Brands and Siemens turn internal communications and culture into real business results. Jason is a bold-thinking keynote speaker and an unabashed believer that What If > What Is.
Jason grew up among the peach orchards of Fort Valley, Georgia, where his dad worked the production line at a school bus factory. Watching his father's quiet integrity and care for his employees, Jason came to believe work should be meaningful and connected—a belief that still drives him.
And, yes, he has a Southern drawl.
Chelsea Gachette — GM, NAM at Unily
With deep experience supporting multi-brand, global businesses and companies going through periods of change, Chelsea understands the real challenges behind aligning people, systems, and ways of working.
She regularly partners with senior leaders across HR, IT, and internal communications to help organizations move beyond fragmented experiences and build more connected, productive workplaces.
As host of the session, Chelsea will guide the conversation and draw out practical insights on how enterprises can improve employee experience across even the most complex structures.
Amy Halls — Product Marketing Manager at Unily
Amy is Product Marketing Manager at Unily and a voice for its enterprise customer community. She spends her days listening to the world's most complex organizations and translating what they need into the products, stories, and strategies that move employee experience products forward. With a focus on agentic AI and the future of work, Amy helps customers navigate change with clarity, confidence, and a healthy dose of curiosity.