Enjoy complimentary coffee, tea and continental breakfast as you meet your fellow attendees.
Sign-in, pick up your materials and enjoy a continental breakfast before we start the day.
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Welcome to the 7th Annual Digital Workplace Summit.
In this fast-paced forum, you'll get to know your fellow peers, their biggest internal communications challenges, and a few fun facts.

As the modern workforce becomes increasingly dispersed, traditional communication methods can often fall short in keeping remote and frontline employees informed, engaged, and connected. In this session, Petula Burks, an experienced communications leader in the public sector, will share her insights on how to leverage digital channels to meet employees where they are at, improve communication and collaboration, and drive engagement in a dispersed workforce. You will learn how to tailor your communication approach to effectively reach frontline and remote workers, and how to leverage a range of digital tools and platforms to foster a sense of community and connection across your organization. Whether you are in the public or private sector, this session will provide valuable insights and practical tips for engaging and connecting with your dispersed workforce in today's digital age.

Session Topic: Employee Advocacy & Power Of Employees On Social Media

Cast Members have become Disney’s most important brand ambassadors as they increasingly turn to social media for news, connection with co-workers, and sharing their experiences at work. This session gives an overview of how the #DisneyCastLife strategy is influencing the conversation and what companies can do to maintain relevancy and create a more engaged workforce. You’ll leave this session understanding:

• Which consumer and community trends are driving the necessary shift
• Why amplification strategies that flip the traditional script of company storytelling into the hands of its employees are more successful
• What communicators can do to go beyond telling employees what they can’t do on social media and empower them with things they can do

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This is a case study about how one area of State Farm improved survey participation, increased employee satisfaction, empowered the "culture committee," and used collected information to build trust in leadership through better communications.

As communicators, we're often trying to do more with less. In the name of efficiency, we send out digital surveys and cross our fingers that we'll get a response. Results can be skewed because respondents seem to be either totally engaged or angry. But what about the voices of those that are in-between?

In addition, survey fatigue decreases participation. So we shorten the surveys in attempts to increase participation. But do you get enough context behind the answers to actually make a difference?

This case study shares the easy tactic we used and how it has made an impact on both our remote workforce and our internal communications.

In this Q&A session you will learn how Club Essentials, a global 1,000 person software company, leveled up their internal communication and engagement through new audience targeting capabilities.

You’ll learn:

• How to break free of dependence on DLs

• How audience management led to more fluid communication

• How audience management led to increased engagement 

• The positive impact for newly acquired companies/employees

A look into how S&P Global transformed their communications approach by putting their people first, redefining the traditional human resources organization and adding inclusion, empathy and informality to the core of their strategy, leading to a more inclusive and collaborative organizational culture with a greater emphasis on purpose and belonging.

Reservations have been made at a number of local restaurants.
Don't miss this opportunity to have lunch with your peers at a local Miami hot spot!
**Everyone is financially responsible for their own lunch.

In this session, we'll explore the critical role of employee engagement in driving organizational success. We'll delve into the impact of engagement on productivity, employee retention, customer satisfaction, and innovation. You'll discover actionable strategies for fostering a culture of engagement, including creating a positive work environment, providing opportunities for growth and development, and recognizing and rewarding employee contributions. Attend the session and see how you can unleash the power of employee engagement and propel your organization to new heights of success!

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Examine the advantages of employee engagement, such as higher productivity, retention, customer satisfaction, and innovation.
• Consider employee engagement strategies - actionable strategies for creating a positive work environment, providing opportunities for growth and development, and recognizing and rewarding employee contributions.
• Participants will gain an understanding of the critical role of leadership in fostering employee engagement, as well as how leaders can effectively support and motivate their teams.
• This session will highlight best practices that have successfully implemented employee engagement initiatives, giving participants practical examples and inspiration for their own initiatives.

Why does your employee experience look and feel different than the consumer experience? A powerful way to bridge the gap is through the use of podcast, but it is easy for this fresh new tool to blend in with the old. This session will discuss how to ensure podcasting success from pitch to implementation to expansion using examples within a $20B company going through Transformation.

You will also learn about:

• Selling the idea of internal podcasting to leadership
• Why podcasting is a good fit for frontline employees
• What not to do with your podcasts

Enjoy complimentary coffee, tea, and other refreshments as you network with your peers.
Be sure to stop by and visit your sponsors!
Choosing the right channel for your employees is half the battle.
Take a deeper look at the tools available for you to engage, inspire, and motivate your employees.
In this "no-pressure" setting, you'll be able to ask your most pressing questions and receive honest feedback.
Grab a sponsor raffle ticket as you visit each solution provider in order to be entered to win at the end of the conference!

In this conference session, Jennifer Sanchez, Executive Director of Communications & Special Projects at the University of Miami, will present a case study on how to effectively connect with a diverse workforce in the absence of data and targeted communication tools. Sanchez's internal team faced this challenge a few years ago, and they decided to adopt a new approach of giving the people what they want, which in this case, was their diverse employees. They discarded HR jargon and academic language and focused on delivering simple and effective content. Despite not having a large budget or intranet, they utilized newsletters and social media to reach their employees and achieved great results.

Sanchez will discuss their transformational approach and offer practical tips for engaging a diverse audience. Attendees will gain insights into the importance of understanding their audience and tailoring communication to their needs. Sanchez's experience at the University of Miami provides a valuable case study for organizations looking to improve their internal communication strategy.

In this "no-pressure" setting, you'll be able to ask your most pressing questions and receive honest feedback from your peers.

Don't stop the conversation!
Join us at the lobby bar as you network with your peers and sponsors in the adjacent at the #ALIcomms
Participate in raffles & sign-up for dinner with your peers!

Want to keep the conversation going? Join a group of attendees for dinner at a local Miami hot spot.

Sign-up at the registration desk or during the networking reception to join a group at tonight's dine-around. Reservations have been made.

**Dutch treat.