January 13th | 12:00pm ET | Virtual
Organizations today are navigating economic volatility, social change, and rapid technological disruption, and as a result, trust has become the ultimate currency. Transparent communication, both internally and externally, isn’t optional anymore. It’s a strategic imperative. Yet, striking the right balance between openness and organizational risk can be challenging.
Nicky McHugh, Global Head of Reputation and Crisis and Communications Governance at Schneider Electric, will guest host this conversation, exploring:
Why This Matters Now
- Internally: Employees want timely and honest information, especially during major changes. When communication is inconsistent or incomplete, confidence in leadership and culture can suffer.
- Externally: Customers, partners, and other stakeholders expect visibility into how organizations are responding to uncertainty. Gaps in communication can create confusion, weaken brand perception, and make it harder to influence the narrative.
What We’ll Explore
- How to communicate authentically when you don’t have all the answers.
- The role of internal communications in reinforcing external credibility.
- Ways to maintain trust during uncertainty and change.
We welcome CCOs, VPs, and Directors of Communications to request an invitation to join this roundtable discussion.
Upon qualification, you will receive a follow up email from a member of our team confirming your participation.
January 29th | 6:00pm PT | San Francisco, CA
Communications leaders today are navigating one of the most profound shifts the profession has ever seen. AI is reshaping how work gets done — accelerating routine tasks, expanding analytical insight, and redefining the skills communicators need to lead. At the same time, media consumption continues to fracture, stakeholder expectations are intensifying, and communications teams are increasingly expected to advise on everything from earnings and litigation risk to cultural flashpoints.
The result isn’t a crisis, but a paradigm shift — one that is expanding the scope of responsibility, evolving the apprenticeship model, and rewriting what it means to build and lead a modern communications function.
Hosted by Joe Carberry, Partner at Breakwater Strategy and David Chamberlin, Managing Director of Strategic Communications at Orrick, this conversation invites communications leaders to explore how this transformation is unfolding through questions like:
- How do we cultivate the next generation of communicators when their early career experience looks so different from our own?
- What does it mean to be “business fluent” in a world where communicators sit at the intersection of technology, strategy, policy, and culture?
- How should leaders rethink the integration of communications, data, and AI to better guide organizational decision-making?
- As AI tools become more efficient, what does it take for communicators to become smarter, more connected, and more influential in the rooms where decisions are made?
Over dinner, we’ll examine not only the challenges but also the opportunities and leave with a shared understanding of how communicators can successfully lead through this transformative era.
We welcome CCOs, VPs, and Directors of Communications to request an invitation to join this roundtable discussion.
Upon qualification, you will receive a follow up email from a member of our team confirming your participation.