October 30, 2023 - October 31, 2023 | Washington D.C.
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General Sessions: Monday, Oct 30
Tuesday, Oct 31
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Navigate Changing Times With Your Government Communication Peers.
Tips, tactics and best practices to help engage, inform, and empower your employees, including:
Hear how other government agencies are communicating to boost morale, inform on various channels, and keep employees engaged through COVID and beyond – whether in-person or remote.
Learn from your peers how to incorporate storytelling and empathy into communications, boost culture with a primarily remote workforce, and manage multi-faceted internal communications across your agency, including how to:
Adapt communications to the new hybrid workplace to engage in-person and remote employees
Enable fearless feedback to foster a healthy, collaborative and open culture
Show gratitude and empathy through storytelling in the wake of COVID-19
Create meaningful video content that will resonate with employees, especially during changing times
Increase your leadership presence in virtual meetings, presentations, and conference calls
How to address collaboration and communication challenges
Establish relevant guidelines for what digital tools to use when
How to make it easy for everyone to maximize digital workplace tools while ensuring organizational governance and policies are enforced
Strategies for preventing information overload, data sprawl, shadow IT and more
How to establish a holistic learning, knowledge sharing and support structure
How to create and deliver a sustainable adoption program that facilitates change, empowers users and enables knowledge sharing within the organization
How to maximize AI to enhance internal communications, employee engagement and collaboration
How Generative AI will invigorate the digital workplace
How to use your digital workplace tools to create a better employee experience and culture for a hybrid workforce
Who Should Attend
Directors, managers, vice presidents, specialists, officers, leaders and consultants in:
Federal, State & Local Government & Nonprofits
Internal Communications
Employee Engagement
Brand Communication
Corporate Communications
Public Affairs
Strategic Communications
Information Management
Organizational Development
Human Resources
Training & Development
Employee Communications
Change Management
Intranet Communications
Knowledge Management
Learning & Development
Collaboration
People Operations
Digital Communications
Global Communications
Strategic Planning
Public Relations
Employee Relations
Field Operations
HR Operations
Intranet Manager/Admin
End-user Adoption
Project Manager
Gold Sponsor
In Partnership With AvePoint
CONFERENCE FEATURES
What People are Saying
The content, the connections, and the entire experience were very helpful. It felt really good to be back and meet with people again
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Felt like I was listening to a trusted friend, who was giving me helpful advice and nuggets of wisdom.
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I liked the practical advice from various perspectives and the wide range of topics
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Interacting with peers. I’ve made several new friends who will feel like my extended team. Huge asset for me, a team of one.
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Always great talking to fellow communicators. Appreciate the smaller setting and networking opportunities for people with similar challenges.
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Learn more about ALI Conferences
Learn more about our services, conferences, trainings, and how you can connect with us.
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.
Be sure to stop by and visit your sponsors!
Workshop A: Empowering Government Workforces: A Practical Workshop On Driving Digital Adoption, Amplifying Employee Engagement, And Enhancing Employee Experience
For today's fast-paced, mobile-driven, and dispersed workplace, Microsoft Teams offers great ways to effectively communicate and collaborate. But where do you start? How can you best maximize Microsoft Teams – and the wider Microsoft 365 ecosystem – to accelerate your digital workplace productivity?
Don't miss this interactive session from industry expert Timothy Boettcher where you will gain practical guidance and learn the 5 steps to accelerate your digital workplace productivity with Microsoft Teams for Government Workforces.
You'll also learn how to facilitate sustainable adoption of Microsoft Teams and get ready to walk away with the ability to chart a productive and pragmatic collaboration approach that delivers immediate and lasting value to your digital workplace.
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Morning Refreshments & Networking Break
Enjoy complimentary coffee, tea, and other refreshments as you network with your peers & sponsors as we switch over to the next presentation
11:15 am - 11:50 am
How to Address Collaboration and Communication Challenges
Ed Senez, Head of tyGraph Sales | AvePoint
12:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Lunch On Your Own, But Not Alone—Reservations Are Booked
Reservations have been made at a number of local restaurants.
Don't miss this opportunity to have lunch with your peers at a local DC hot spot!
1:45 pm - 2:00 pm
2023 Data-Backed Best Practices for Internal Emails
Mike McNeilly, Director of Enterprise Accounts | Politemail
The only way to solve email overload is with email intelligence – and PoliteMail has developed best practices based on over 3 billion internal emails sent to nearly 14 million employees globally.
Join PoliteMail’s Director of Enterprise Accounts Mike McNeilly as he covers data-backed best practices for email and insights to improve messaging decisions. This session aims to equip communicators with practical skills and actionable strategies that can be applied to your messaging plans.
During this session you will:
Discover best practices for email sending based on the 2023 Internal Communications Benchmark Report
Learn what the top-rated communicators are doing and how you can apply their strategies to your own communication plan
Get insights to improve messaging decisions and timing
2:00 pm - 2:35 pm
Interactive Session: Driving Organizational Change, Saving Money and Making People Smile
Michelle Gebhart, Customer Adoption Program Manager | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
As the pandemic continues to shape the way we work, many organizations struggle with engaging their hybrid workforce. Drawing on the experiences of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this session will provide insights on how to inspire your workforce community to voluntarily participate in big organizational changes, learn new tools and techniques, and explore new ways of working together.
Presenter Michelle Gebhart, who leads EPA’s Customer Adoption Program, will share her experiences helping EPA’s workforce navigate pandemic-mandated telework and the transition to a hybrid workplace. Michelle will focus on success stories and best practices for promoting collaboration and productivity among remote and in-office workers, while building a vibrant and resilient workplace culture.
This session is designed for managers, team leaders, and IT and HR professionals who are navigating the challenges of managing a hybrid workforce. Attendees will come away with practical tips and actionable strategies for creating a successful hybrid work environment.
Key takeaways:
Future of Work: success stories of remote and hybrid work at EPA
Best practices for promoting collaboration and productivity
Best practices for building a vibrant and resilient hybrid workplace culture
2:35 pm - 3:05 pm
Afternoon Refreshments, Networking Break + Visit Your Sponsors
Enjoy complimentary coffee, tea, and other refreshments as you network with your peers.
Be sure to stop by and visit your sponsors!
3:05 pm - 3:40 pm
Thriving Together: Optimal Organizational Health & Wellbeing Practices
James L. Egbert, Branch Chief, Human Capital Strategy | U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
3:40 pm - 4:15 pm
Fostering Employee Engagement in Government: Building a Motivated and Productive Public Workforce
Dave Maddux, CEO & Founder Leadership, Luck & Life | Dean @ U.S. House of Representatives
We lead people and manage things. The people that we lead are our greatest asset and we need to treat them that way. This session will discuss what they need most and go over tools to make you a better leader.
Focusing on:
Emotional Intelligence
Effective Feedback
And Uncovering norms
4:15 pm - 4:55 pm
Panel: How to use your digital workplace tools to create a better employee experience and culture for a hybrid workforce
Colleen Hughes, Internal Communications Specialist | National Transportation Safety Board
Close Of Day 1—Join Us For A Networking Reception @ Venue Bar
Don't stop the conversation!
Join us as you network with your peers and sponsors.
Participate in raffles & sign-up for dinner with your peers!
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Dinner With A Group—Reservations Have Been Made
Want to keep the conversation going? Join a group of attendees for dinner at a local DC Area 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
Day 2 - 10/31/2023
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast, Coffee & Registration
Enjoy complimentary coffee, tea and continental breakfast as you meet your workshop leader and fellow attendees.
We'll kick things off at 9:00!
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Chairperson's Opening – Digital Workplace Success in Government/Lessons Learned So Far
Dux Raymond Sy, Chief Brand Officer | AvePoint
9:30 am - 10:45 am
Workshop B: How to Facilitate Microsoft 365 Adoption in Government
Enjoy complimentary coffee, tea, and other refreshments as you network with your peers.
Be sure to stop by and visit your sponsors and be sure to fill out your evaluation forms.
11:15 am - 11:50 am
Communicating for Impact through Intentional Engagement
Petula Burks, Director, Office of Strategic Communications & Civic Engagement | City Of Richmond, Virginia
12:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Lunch On Your Own, But Not Alone—Reservations Are Booked!
Reservations have been made at a number of local restaurants.
Don't miss this opportunity to have lunch with your peers at a local DC area hot spot!
**Everyone is financially responsible for their own lunch.
1:45 pm - 2:20 pm
Back to Basics: How to improve your organizations communication to weather a crisis.
Jade Fulce, Jade Fulce, Spokesperson and Strategic Advisor, Office of the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs.
Examining and understanding the steps to build us a robust organizational communication network using the RPIE model. Participants will learn best practices of a one-person shop on engaging staff and leveraging buy-in for a top-notch, communications program as well as appreciate how proper preparation can mitigate potential pitfalls during emergent crisis communications incidents.
2:20 pm - 2:45 pm
Panel: Transforming Government Workplaces: Strategies for Driving Sustainable Digital Adoption, Enhancing Employee Engagement, and Elevating Employee Experience
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carahsoft® Carahsoft Technology Corp. 11493 Sunset Hills Road | Suite 100 | Reston, VA 20190
Parking –Attendees can park anywhere in the lot
Check-in – when attendees arrive, there will be a registration table in the lobby, please stop to check-in and receive a name tag.
Directions
Located just a 14-minute drive from Dulles International Airport and a 10-minute walk from the Wiehle-Reston Metro Station, Carahsoft is conveniently located for all business and events conducted in the D.C. area.
For automatic directions, see below.
Using Washington Metro
Take the Silver Line towards Wiehle-Reston East
Cross the covered bridge to the plaza and exit to Reston Station Blvd.
Turn left onto Reston Station Blvd.
Turn left onto Metro Center Dr.
Pass through the Kaiser Permanente Parking lot
You will be approaching Carahsoft from the right side of the building; go around the building to the front entrance for check-in
From Dulles International Airport
Get on VA-267 E in Hunter Mill District from Aviation Dr
Follow VA-267 E to State Rte 602/Reston Pkwy in Reston. Take exit 12 from VA-267 E
Turn right onto Sunset Hills Rd.
Turn left into the Carahsoft parking lot directly before the Junction sign
From Tysons Corner
Get on VA-267 W from VA-7 W for 2.2 miles
Follow VA-267 W for 5.3 miles to exit 13; Wiehle Ave in Reston
From Wiehle Ave, turn left onto Sunset Hills Rd.. Drive for .8 miles.
Turn right into the Carahsoft Parking lot directly after the Junction sign
Non-sponsoring vendors are required to pay a registration fee for the 2-day conference of $3,495. Contact us connect@aliconferences.com for the vendor registration link.
Terms & Conditions Of Your Registration:
PAYMENT
Payment is due two weeks prior to the event. If payment has not been received two weeks before the event, a credit-card hold, training form, or purchase order will be taken to ensure your space.
CANCELLATION POLICY
You may make substitutions at any time; please notify us as soon as possible. If you cancel (in writing) more than two weeks prior to the conference a refund will be provided less a $295 administration fee. Registered delegates who do not attend or who cancel two weeks prior to the conference or less will be issued a credit memo. Credit memos will be valid for one year from date of issuance and can be used by anyone in your organization.
PROGRAM CHANGES
Advanced Learning Institute, Inc. reserves the right to make changes in programs and speakers, or to cancel programs if enrollment criteria are not met or when conditions beyond its control prevail. Every effort will be made to contact each enrollee if a program is canceled. If a program is not held for any reason, A.L.I.’s liability is limited to the refund of the program fee only.
Testimonials
"You all really pulled together an impressive group of folks. I loved speaking with the Salesforce and Amazon communication teams. I always feel that I take more than I give at these meetings, thank you for making it time well spent."—Vice President, Organizational Communications, American Cancer Society
"This is the conference where innovators of our industry will convene & shape the blueprint for the modern communications function in the age of digital. This is the conference for you if you dare to challenge the status quo."—Senior Vice President, Corporate & Digital Communications Group, Mastercard
"I loved the conference! I think the line-up was terrific and representative of all sizes of businesses which I think makes it useful for everyone and helps broaden the talking points & open up different scenarios on the overarching topic."—Manager, Corporate Communications, Scripps Network Interactive
