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Three tracks, two days, endless opportunities. Discover what's in store at Unite 24.

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DAY 1, OCT 15

  • KOBOX

    07:15 AM BST

    KOBOX

    Fight club meets night club in this 45 minute high intensity boxing class for all fitness levels.

    Transport available from One Hundred Shoreditch and Buckle Street Studios.

    • KOBOX City, 85 London Wall, London EC2M 7AD
  • 08:00 AM BST

    Registration, breakfast, and networking

    • Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
  • Emma Grede profile image

    10:00 AM BST

    Keynote The new rules of engagement

    Hear from the multi-hyphenate mogul behind some of the most disruptive brands of the decade: SKIMS, Good American, and Safely. Emma is the down-to-earth entrepreneur known for smashing through glass ceilings and building some of the world’s most recognizable brands. Discover certified tactics for engaging a global audience and cultivating a purpose-driven culture. Learn how to land your message, find your superpower, and inspire your teams to bring bold ideas to life.

    with Emma Grede - Businesswoman, entrepreneur, and fashion designer

    • Main Stage - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
  • 11:30 AM BST

    Panel Ask an internal comms expert

    Seize the opportunity to get the expert insights you need to supercharge your internal comms strategy. In this highly interactive panel session our crack teams of IC pros field questions from the audience, offering their best advice for solving your biggest challenges.

    with Sue Dorrington - Head of Internal Communications at British Airways; Joanna Frankel - Head of Internal Communications at Amdocs; Jennifer Sproul - Chief Executive at Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC); Joe Chick - Research Fellow at Northumbria University

    • Main Stage - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ

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    with Michelle Marston - Internal Communications Professional at National Grid

    • Breakout 1 - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ

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    • Breakout 2 - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
  • 12:30 PM BST

    Networking lunch

    • Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
  • Lena Diemer

    02:00 PM BST

    Keynote Realizing a people-first employee portal

    Battling to convince stakeholders to think user first? Want a pivot for your intranet but don’t know where to start? Hear how technology enterprise ZEISS is using deep user research and thoughtfully layered personas to design a truly global intranet around employee needs. Discover tactics for aligning various stakeholders behind a shared, user-centric vision that thinks people first, not platform first, and learn how to apply persona-thinking to intranet design.

    with Lena Diemer - Head of Internal Channels at Zeiss

    • Main Stage - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
  • 03:15 PM BST

    Creating 60,000 mini marketers

    Mitie is on a mission to leverage the power of employee voice to spread its story far and wide. Discover how this leading facilities management and professional services enterprise is empowering every colleague to become a brand advocate with a three-part strategy underpinned by world-class technology.

    with Damola Oyebode - Deputy Head of Internal Communications at Mitie

    • Main Stage - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ

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    • Breakout 1 - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ

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    • Breakout 2 - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
  • 04:15 PM BST

    Roundtables Roundtables

    • Breakout 1 & 2 - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
  • 05:15 PM BST

    Keynote Keynote

    Session details coming soon.

    • Main Stage - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
  • 06:15 PM BST

    End of Day 1!


DAY 2, OCT 16

  • Soul flow yoga

    07:15 AM BST

    Soul flow yoga

    Find sanctuary in the soothing rhythm of slow-flowing yoga in this 45-minute class adapted for every ability.

    Transport available from Buckle Street Studios.

    • The Rogue Room, Arch 5, 83 Rivington St, London EC2A 3AY
  • 08:00 AM BST

    Registration, breakfast and networking

    • Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
  • 10:00 AM BST

    Keynote Coming soon...

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    • Main Stage - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
  • 11:30 AM BST

    Panel Building our EX super team

    As we enter the Employee Experience era how can you shake up a traditional enterprise organization and reassemble to deliver for employees? This panel session reveals the people behind world-class EX teams to understand how they’re organized for high performance. How are they structured? Who are the key players? How do they split roles and responsibilities? What are the measures of success?

    with Kim England - Vice President Global Employee Communications at Pearson; Ruth Clarke - Partner, Strategy & Culture at Six

    • Main Stage - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ

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    • Breakout 1 - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ

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    • Breakout 2 - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
  • 12:30 PM BST

    Networking lunch

    • Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
  • Unily logo in a navy circle

    02:00 PM BST

    Keynote Unily: The future

    Session details coming soon.

    • Main Stage - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
  • 03:15 PM BST

    Surprising insights from the largest internal comms data set

    Session details coming soon.

    with Sharn Kleiss - Employee Experience Strategy Lead at Gallagher

    • Main Stage - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ

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    • Breakout 1 - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ

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    • Breakout 2 - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
  • 04:15 PM BST

    Workshop The Return on Internal Comms

    Session details coming soon.

    with Joanna Parsons - CEO at The Curious Route

    • Main Stage - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ

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    • Breakout 1 - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ

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    • Breakout 2 - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
  • 05:15 PM BST

    Wrap-Up & Awards

    • Main Stage - Convene, 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
  • 06:15 PM BST

    After Party

    Happy hour never ends at the Unite 24 wrap party!

    • Los Mochis London City, 100 Liverpool St, London EC2M 2AT


DAY 1, OCT 15

  • 01:00 PM

    Keynote Building our people-first intranet

    Battling to convince stakeholders to think user first? Want to update your intranet but don’t know where to start? Hear how manufacturing enterprise Zeiss is using deep user research and thoughtfully layered personas to design an intranet around employee needs. Discover tactics for aligning stakeholders from IT, HR, and comms behind a shared, user-centric vision that thinks people first, not platform first, and learn how to apply persona-thinking to intranet design.

    with Lena Diemer - Head of Internal Channels at Zeiss

  • 02:15 PM

    Creating 60,000 mini marketers

    Mitie is on a mission to leverage the power of employee voice to spread its story far and wide. Discover how this leading facilities management and professional services enterprise is empowering every colleague to become a brand advocate with a three-part strategy underpinned by world-class technology.

    with Damola Oyebode - Deputy Head of Internal Communications at Mitie

  • 04:15 PM

    Keynote Coming soon...

    Session details available soon.


DAY 2, OCT 16

  • 01:00 PM

    Keynote Unily Keynote

    Session details available soon.

  • 02:15 PM

    Surprising insights from the largest internal comms data set

    Session details available soon.

    with Sharn Kleiss - Employee Experience Strategy Lead at Gallagher

  • 03:15 PM

    Workshop The Return on Internal Comms

    Session details coming soon.

    with Joanna Parsons - CEO at The Curious Route

  • 04:15 PM

    Wrap-Up & Awards

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