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April 23, 2020 - |
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Agenda
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Day 1 - 04/23/2020 |
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1:00 pm - 1:05 pm | Virtual Conference Opening - Welcome!Pinaki Kathiari, CEO & Owner | Local Wisdom Welcome to ALI Conference's virtual conference on Communicating to & Engaging a Remote Workforce! During today's sessions, you'll learn from top communications professionals on the best strategies for communicating with your remote employees. | |||
1:05 pm - 1:20 pm | How to Communicate a Major Company Restructure to Your Dispersed and Remote EmployeesBrady White, Internal Communications Manager | Intermountain Healthcare Intermountain Healthcare's new CEO launched a company restructure in 2017 that affected virtually all of the organization's 38,000 employees dispersed throughout multiple remote locations across two states. They employed a variety of tactics to communicate changes and improve morale, some of which worked and some did not. Take an inside look at things they tried, including live video broadcasts, podcasts, face-to-face meetings, emails, etc., and discussed what worked, what didn't, and what they learned in the year-long process. In this session, hear how changes were communicated to employees and the lessons learned throughout the process, including:
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1:20 pm - 1:35 pm | How to Engage Your Employees on Microsoft 365Gaining adoption and achieving a greater ROI isn’t magic and shouldn’t be left to chance. This session will look at planning and preparation tips for the O365 adoption process that is time-tested and purpose-built to take a user from reluctant and unmotivated to excited and working in new ways, including:
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1:35 pm - 1:50 pm | The Response Team: Set Up, Execute & Adapt in Real TimeSandy Kostouros, Corporate Communications Manager | Morton Buildings As businesses continue to respond to COVID-19, and information changes daily, communicators find ourselves flying the communication plane, while we’re still building it. See how Morton Buildings acted quickly to set up a one-stop communication shop to give employees a single place to go to for the important information and updates they need to know, and learn how we’re executing and adapting the team in real time.
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1:50 pm - 2:05 pm | Engage employees through non-traditional communication strategiesBen Johnston, VP, Business Development | RMG Networks | |||
2:05 pm - 2:20 pm | Crisis Communications Best Practices for Remote TeamsJill Vitiello, Chief Executive Officer | Vitiello Communications Group Remote workforces were becoming commonplace, but with the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic, they became essential. Best practices that worked for business-as-usual remote teams swiftly changed. And work-from-home newbies needed training. Vitiello Communications Group polled business and communications leaders to uncover the most effective crisis communications best practices for remote teams. Chief Executive Officer Jill Vitiello will share five key findings and one bonus prediction. | |||
2:20 pm - 2:50 pm | Q&A Session: Learn from Leading Internal Comms Professionals and Get Your Questions Answered!Moderator: Pinaki Kathiari
Panelists: Brady White Sandy Kostouros Jill Vitiello | |||
2:50 pm - 2:55 pm | Next Steps: Top 5 TakeawaysPinaki Kathiari, CEO & Owner | Local Wisdom | |||
2:55 pm - 3:00 pm | Virtual Conference Closing - Thank You for Joining Us!Thank you for joining us! Stay tuned for a follow-up email with a link to access today's virtual conference on-demand. We look forward to having you join us again! |
Speakers


Ben Johnston
VP, Business Development | RMG Networks
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