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29-30 April 2014, The Sebel Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia $945 + GST to attend the forumBefore 30 March 2014
Hear case study and practical
presentations from:
Workshop A: Angry villagers are coming at you: A hands-on step by stepguide to navigate a successful path for your organisation when trust is lowand stress is highFacilitated by: Carolyn Swindell, Principal Consultant, Charliesierra Pty Ltd.Also, Lecturer in Public Relations Strategy in the Masters of Public Relations
and Advertising at the University of NSWWorkshop B: The Intersection: Aligning strategic objectives and companyvalues to build your reputationFacilitated by: Sharon Cartwright, Strategic Communication Director andDeborah Cox, General Manager, Loulaki Blue
Wednesday, 30 April 2014
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND:The Communication Professionals Government and Private sector
Social Media Advisors
Social Media Managers
Head of Communications
Communication Managers/ Team Leaders / Group Heads
Corporate Communications Director/ Head/ Managers
Corporate Affairs Director/ Head / Managers
nternal Communications
External Communications
Content, Digital and Social Marketing Managers
Media Managers
Media and Corporate Affairs
Group Communications Manager
Lecturers/Professors PR and advertising strategy
Deloitte
Coles
Australian Public Affairs
Australian Human Rights Commission
Optus
Mi9 (ninemsn)
iSentia
GE Capital
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CONNECTED FORUM - Tuesday, 29 April 20148.30 Registration and refreshments
9.00 Chairperson's opening remarksSharon Cartwright, Strategic Communication Director,Loulaki Blue
9.15 Audience Interactive: Communicating through times ofchange: internal & external considerationsThis is an open interactive for delegates & speakers to engage,share and throw open ideas, experiences, challenges andconcerns to gain valuable solutions and inputs from eachother. Panellists:
Sean Walsh, Head of Communications, Mi9 (ninemsn) Ben Findlay, Head of Corporate Communications, Deloitte
10.00 Talk Straight Projecting Authenticity in a Digital World Get insights into how Deloitte is integrating social media intoits issues management planning and discuss the challengesof balancing legal positions with an authentic public voice in a24-7 digital world
Engaging media and stakeholders in the new digitaleconomyManaging the reality of multiple corporate spokespeople
Adapting issues management plans to incorporate socialmediaWorking with and educating your legal team
Ben Findlay, Head of Corporate Communications, Deloitte
10.45 Morning refreshments and networking - tweet #corpmine
11.00 Case study: BackMeUp anti-cyber bullying campaign This campaign by the Australian Human Rights Commission
is aimed at 13 17 year olds and raises some i nterestingchallenges around engaging with young people from the pointof view of corporate communications
Encountering legal issues surrounding video contentgenerated by teenagersEngaging with the target audience while avoiding an ethicalminefieldUnderstanding ones duty of care
Adrian Flood, Communications Director, Australian Human Rights Commission 11.45 Case Study: Executing an effective Thought Leadership
Strategy to enhance a companys brand and reputation Anthony has led the GE Capital Mid-Market Thought
Leadership Strategy in Australia & New Zealand part of theprogram awarded best global content marketing / thoughtleadership for 2013 (awarded in January 2014)
How to use Thought Leadership to drive brand awarenessand commercial successHow to align and execute an effective integrated marketing& communication planUtilising social media for community and brand building
Anthony Spargo, Director Public Affairs (ANZ)GE & Communications, GE Capital
12.30 Networking lunch (let us know if you have any special dietaryrequirements 2 weeks prior to forum)
1.30 Managing corporate crisis amidst challenging - changingtimes
Managing corporate crisis amidst challenging - changingtimesThe rise of regulation and class actions have mademanaging a corporate crisis far more challengingThe General Counsel is a friend not a foe in a corporatecrisis involving legal actionCorporate communications can be effectively conducteddespite legal restrictionsCorporate reputation with key stakeholders can be builtduring a crisis
Robert Hadler, General Manager Corporate Affairs, Coles
2.15 Skilful coordination during crisisPlanning & preparation
Assessing the situation correctly
Coordinating an effective response
Informing all stakeholdersLessons to be learnt
Liam Bathgate, Director, Australian Public Affairs
3.00 Afternoon refreshments and networking
3.15 Case study: Crisis Communications as a NationalInfrastructure Provider
Clare will provide practical insight into how, as the providerof critical telecommunications services, Optus manages thedissemination of information during a time of a natural disaster.What does the public need to know, how do you engage the
government and what does the media need to know? Being prepared when there is a crisis and there will beone!The information flow who needs to know first and what dothey need to knowEngaging stakeholders for reciprocal benefit
Channels of communication in a social media world
Protecting and enhancing reputation in a time of crisis
C lare Gill, Head of Government and Corporate AffairsOptus, Optus
4.00 Picking the gold nuggets out of the minefield:Dealing with the wild, wild web
Understanding how to effectively track what is said aboutyour organisation and where it has come fromDistinguishing useful criticism from trolling
The need for timely response vs the need for accuracy andsensitivity a few simple rulesForging awareness on identifying issues with a potential toescalateLooking at the longer term how do I make use all thissocial media generated data and what am I allowed to useit for?
Patrick Baume, Group Communications Manager,
iSentia
4.45 Closing remarks by chair
5.00 End of connected forum
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OST- FORUM WORKSHOPSWednesday, 30 April 2014
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egistration: 8.30 amWorkshop starts: 9.00 amWorkshop ends: 12.00 pm
acilitated by: Carolyn Swindell, Principal Consultant, Charliesierraty Ltd. Also, Lecturer in Public Relations Strategy in the Masters ofublic Relations and Advertising at the University of NSW
bout the workshop: When the angry villagers are coming at you with pitch forks and burn-ng effigies because theyre scared of hazards real or otherwise, theommunications landscape and all the rules we know and rely onhange. In this hands-on workshop, well use case studies across aange of industries to examine how to navigate a successful path for
our organisation when trust is low and stress is high.
his three hour workshop will look at some of the key theory andools of risk management and work on the practical skills that will
allow you to create value for your organisation from even the mosthostile situations.
Carolyn will be assisted by Amy Carr, Principal Legal Counsel forInside Eagles who will look at what building trust throughtransparency might do to your legal position. Amy will represent thelawyers in their case studies to simulate how your Communicationsteam really works .
This hands-on workshop will look at: Identifying and characterising threats Precaution advocacy Bringing in the nerds when does science help defuse the
anger?
Achieving outcomes with good legal compass
Angry villagers are coming at you: A hands-on stepby step guide to navigate a successful path for yourorganisation when trust is low and stress is high
About the workshop leader: Carolyn Swindell has worked in strategic communications for 20 years, managing highly-emotional and contentious issues in arange of industries. She is a former Senior Ministerial Advisor in Health, Aged Care, International Relations and Trade and hasworked in the private sector managing reputational issues for organisations including Coca-Cola Amatil and Vodafone. Since2010, Carolyn has been Principal Consultant for Charliesierra Pty Ltd, providing counsel and support on issues and crisismanagement to CEOs and Boards around Australia. Carolyn lectures in Public Relations Strategy in the Masters of PublicRelations and Advertising at the University of NSW.
Amy Carr is Principal Legal Counsel for Inside Eagles, providers of in-house counsel to business. Amy and Carolyn often collaborate on worko ensure the strategic communications outcomes of partner organisations are underpinned by watertight legal compliance.
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Registration: 12.30 pmWorkshop starts: 1.00 pmWorkshop ends: 4.00 pm
Facilitated by: Sharon Cartwright, Strategic Communication Directorand Deborah Cox, General Manager, Loulaki Blue
About the workshop:Organisations constantly strive for the right balance of governance,ransparency, reputation, employee engagement and shareholdereturn. Strategic objectives can be perceived by employees and anncreasingly discerning public as at odds with the brand, values and
ethics when under pressure to perform.
n recent times weve seen the reputations of some of Australias mosthigh profile business and sporting organisations jeopardised by theactions of its representatives no one is immune from damaging anorganisations reputation! So how do you get your values, objectivesand your reputation to align? How do you engage employees in bothunderstanding and living the values?
This workshop puts fictitious, but plausible scenarios to the test and wehare our experience with seeing the tension between reputation and
values.
.Topics will include:
The role of values in organisations
Alignment of values and strategic priorities
Engaging people with values, as well as business objectives
Through interactive situation-based activities and case studies, wellexplore ways to promote knowledge, engagement, informed decisionmaking and endorsement of ethical behaviour. As a result, participantswill:
Understand the various components that influence behavioralchoices
Experience an ethical scenario role play
Be exposed to a variety of ethical perspectives
The Intersection: Aligning strategic objectives andcompany values to build your reputation
About the workshop leaders: Sharon and Deborah are strategic communication directors with a wide range of experience across many industry sectors. Collectively,their work covers the gamut of change, brand, reputation, leadership and customer engagement through strategic external and internalcommunication campaigns.
At Loulaki Blue, they support leaders and communicators in organisations by developing engagement strategies and creativecampaigns. Sharon and Deborah specialise in results-oriented planning and execution, informed by research, facilitation and acollaborative consultation approach with clients. They work with Loulaki Blues creative team to produce engaging tactics that sendclear, articulate messages to the right audiences and drive excellent business results.
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