Future of Communications Conference

Pre-Conference

Deep-dive workshops the day before the main event.

• Workshop: From Gen AI to AI Agents: Taking Employees From Adoption to Integration Abdelrahman Kotb, Mike Cearley, Clarissa Ilyas 1h 30m Watch Now
• Workshop: Crisis Comms Bootcamp: Building Your Playbook Before the Fire Starts Linda Barnhart, Amanda Coffee 1h 44m Watch Now
• Workshop: Storytelling for the C-Suite: Shaping a Narrative That Calms, Connects and Carries On Nancy Johnson, Kate Samano 1h 46m Watch Now
• Workshop: Foundations of Change Management: Disruption, Exploration, Rebuilding and Transformation Lauren Stephens, Tiffany Guarnaccia 1h 24m Watch Now

Track 1

Executive-level perspectives on running a modern comms function.

• Who, Why, and How We Trust: Leadership Communications in an Era of Skepticism Brian Henry 26 minutes Watch Now
• Public Policy and the Pivot: How to Advise on Economic and Regulatory Uncertainty Stacy Schmitt, Jack Richards, Matt Kinsman, Lee B. Gordon 43 minutes Watch Now
• The Social Media Shakedown: Channels Are Out, Community Is In Melissa Blum, Sarah Peck 27 minutes Watch Now
• The 2026 Communications Outlook: Trends and Next Steps for PR Pros Jack Richards 16 minutes Watch Now
• From Mass Media to Micro-Marketing: Winning in a Decentralized World Kathleen Roberge, Joe Gallo, Susan Oguche, Tod Plotkin 24 minutes Watch Now
• The Next Generation of MarComm in Earned, Paid and Partnered Media Kelly Kaplan 26 minutes Watch Now
• Hacking the Signal for 2026: How Comms Pros Can Manage the Ongoing Crisis Kelly A. Nantel, Kendall Seketa, Allison Carter, Michele Ehrhart 42 minutes Watch Now
• Inside the AI-Enhanced Super Team: Daily Workflows, AI Search/GEO and Pitch-Perfect Prompts Valerie Jennings 30 minutes Watch Now
• AI Is Your Audience: How Generative Platforms Are Rewriting Trust, Discovery and Influence Matt Dzugan 23 minutes Watch Now
• The Worth of Your Work: Positioning Communications as a Competitive Advantage Mary C. Buhay 28 minutes Watch Now
• Engage, Educate, Empower: Modernizing Employee Communications at New York Life Insurance With Video Julia Giampietro, Kristen Godin 23 minutes Watch Now
• Influencing the Media: The Frameworks, Formats and Frontiers of the Future Meredith Klein, Lisa Kay Davis, Amanda Russo, Megan Korns Russell 42 minutes Watch Now
• Ragan’s Top Takeaways (and Closing Notes) Matt Kinsman, Mike Prokopeak, Allison Carter 25 minutes Watch Now

Track 2

Hands-on tactics for embedding AI in your day-to-day work.

• How to Resonate in Culture by Authoring the Future Matt Klein 34 minutes Watch Now
• Activating Silent Employees: Strategies That Drive Behavior and Productivity Golda Lee Bruce  26 minutes Watch Now
• Future of the Org Chart: CMOs, CCOs and CEOs on Evolving Roles and Expectations Brad Long, Jonathan Heit, Catenya McHenry, Justin Joffe 40 minutes Watch Now
• The New KPIs: Building a Results-Based Internal Comms Strategy Meaghan Baumwald 39 minutes Watch Now
• The Future of Internal Email: Data-Driven Best Practices for Better Engagement Mike McNeilly 11 minutes Watch Now
• Turning Change Into a Competitive Advantage Kyle Dierking 24 minutes Watch Now
• Culture In Motion: Building Employer Brands That Evolve and Endure Jen Crum 27 minutes Watch Now
• The Generation Gap: Building Bridges in the Workplace From X to Z Ashley Cerasaro, Kira Caban, Isis Simpson-Mersha, Karen Chong 39 minutes Watch Now
• Future-Proofing the Communicator: How You Can Stay Sharp in a Rapidly Evolving Profession Khobi Brooklyn 27 minutes Watch Now
• AI That Works for People: Reinventing Employee Communications Frank Wolf 24 minutes Watch Now
• Tame the Chaos and Take Back Your Time With Workflow Management Regine Nelson 28 minutes Watch Now
• What the Future of Work Means for Communicators Tyrona Heath 37 minutes Watch Now
• Activating Your Communications Superpower: Becoming the Chief Connector Officer Dan Mazei 29 minutes Watch Now
• High-Impact Internal Communications With MUFG and Baptist Health South Florida Danielle LeBlanc, Wayne Farmer, Alejandro Zequeira 21 minutes Watch Now
• What’s Old Is New Again: Breathing New Life Into Legacy Channels Justin Joffe, Sarah Guckert, Kassidy Johnson, Rick Knudtson 40 minutes Watch Now

Pre-Conference

• Mastering Generative AI: Prompts, Persuasion and Productivity Levar Cooper 59 minutes Watch Now
• Content Creation—Now and Tomorrow: How to Stand Out in a Crowded Field Laura Miller, Jim Ylisela 1h 14m Watch Now
• Powering Up Your Internal Comms: A Data-Driven Approach Nerissa Feveck, Matt Oakley 1h 16m Watch Now

General/External

• All Together Now: Uniting Comms, Marketing, Legal and IT Marco Pena, Anh Selissen, John Hallock, Elizabeth Monteleone, Alise Marshall 30 minutes Watch Now
• Growth Gears: Cranking Up Efficiency to Do More with Less Kyra Seay 28 minutes Watch Now
• Gen Z on Stage: Future Comms Leaders Speak Out Celine Chai, Kenny Mintz, Auva Saghafi 22 minutes Watch Now
• The Great Social Media Awakening: Transforming Fatigued Followers Into Superfans by Igniting New Trends Emily Bonilla-Pieton 22 minutes Watch Now
• From AI to ROI: Supercharging Comms Steve Mudd, Casey Weldon, Nancy McNeill, Paul Wendel 48 minutes Watch Now
• Mastering the Modern Media: Measurement, Management, and Mitigation Grace Rogers, Ashley Richardson 25 minutes Watch Now
• Influencing the Future: Strategies for a New Social Media Landscape Justin Joffe, Nicole Dye-Anderson 21 minutes Watch Now
• Future of Crisis Comms: Fireproofing, Not Firefighting Justin Ángel Knighten 26 minutes Watch Now
• Connecting 10,000 Employees: How the Learning Experience is Reimagining Employee Engagement George Monk 9 minutes Watch Now
• Comms This, Not That: Essential Components of the Modern Comms Strategy (and Tactics You Should Sunset) Amanda Coffee 25 minutes Watch Now
• AI & PR: Balancing Innovation, Ethics and Client Trust Sarah Vasquez, Vanessa Neurohr 22 minutes Watch Now

Internal

• Engaging Employees in the Face of Social and Political Upheaval Beth R. Archer, Joanna Piacenza 26 minutes Watch Now
• The Anatomy of an Effective All-hands — And the Data to Convince Execs It’s OK to Evolve Emily Inverso 24 minutes Watch Now
• Assembling the Ultimate Future-Ready Comms Team Catenya McHenry, Linda Thomas Brooks, Katie LaFranchi, Emily Teitelbaum 49 minutes Watch Now
• Unlocking Leadership and Managerial Superpowers for Unity and Growth Jaclyn Courage, Christina Thorsen, Justin Joffe, Regine Nelson 48 minutes Watch Now
• Drilling Down to the Secrets of Value-Driven Employee Experience and Visual Storytelling Fred Morales, Barbara Booras 22 minutes Watch Now
• Tech Forward: Tomorrow’s Tools, Today Brandi Chionsini, Jeremy Woolf, Jamie Bell, Tod Plotkin 46 minutes Watch Now
• Customizing Comms for a Deskless Workforce Andres ‘Dre’ Muñiz 26 minutes Watch Now