Internal Communications Manchester Conference 2027
A day on AI in internal communications, influence in the C-suite, change and employee listening, with a live prompting demonstration and peer discussions shaped by attendees’ challenges.
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Held on 20 October 2026
Salford, UK
Paid
What to expect
The morning opens with questions about IC’s role, AI and organisational truth. Joshua Deacon of Bentley Motors discusses how AI has changed his team’s work, including what worked, what failed and the implications for workflow and capability. A live prompting demonstration works through revisions for tone, accuracy and authenticity, followed by a session on AI governance, synthetic leadership voices and misinformation. A hot-takes discussion brings differing practitioner views on AI.
The wider agenda covers influence in the C-suite, measurement and the conversation with the CFO, communicating through change, reaching middle managers and frontline colleagues, and listening at scale. It also addresses polarisation and misinformation, and delivering communications with limited budgets and headcount.
Attendees can write their biggest IC challenge on an arrival card, anonymously if preferred. These cards help shape lunchtime peer discussions and the closing debate, which returns to the opening questions.
Led by
Jerina Hardy
Corporate Affairs Director
Müller UK & Ireland · Morning chair
Clare Dunn
Engagement Lead
Danone North Europe · Morning chair
Joshua Deacon
Head of Internal Communications
Bentley Motors
Elizabeth Nyawade
Chief of People & Culture
Surrey & Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Led by
Selected speakers
Before you book
Registration and breakfast begin at 8.30am. Choose the in-house/brand or agency/supplier rate according to your company’s main function. The organiser cannot proceed with bookings made at the wrong rate. A £34.90 booking fee applies per booking. Speaker notes are downloadable a week after the conference, subject to speaker disclosure.
