Morning Coffee
Opening Keynote: Crisis Communications in the New Reality: Crisis Leadership Lessons From the Ukraine Crisis
In this opening keynote, Kris will share with you the top reputation trends you need to know about in the new post-pandemic reality. He will also share how the Ukraine crisis has changed the world of crisis communications, the tactics needed to maintain clear lines of communications and protect your reputation in times of crisis.
Kris (Krzysztof) Janowski, Spokesperson for the UN Crisis Coordinator in Ukraine, United Nations, Ukraine
Reputation Management in a Polarised World
In today's polarized world brands need to be prepared to take a stand. But how and when? And how should you prepare for this new polarized landscape? In this interactive presentation Lauren will focus on both grasping opportunities and mitigating risk in today's changing world. She will also talk about the importance of corporate resilience using data from FTI Consulting's Resilience Barometer.
Lauren Burge, Senior Managing Director at FTI Consulting - Head of Corporate Reputation, Belgium
Florence Hugenholtz, Senior Director, FTI Consulting
Why Crisis Communications Measurement Matters Now More Than Ever
In today's post pandemic reality, what used to matter, doesn't anymore. Nicole will share with you how to survive in this new environment by rethinking the concept of crisis measurement to protect and maintain your brand’s reputation in volatile times.
Nicole Moreo, Head of Customer Insights for North America, LinkedIn, USA
Lunch for Speakers and Delegates
Media Relations During Crisis in a Post-Pandemic World
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down. In a world of constant crisis, it is important to understand when, how and with what type of information to approach the media as well as employees, customers, and other stakeholders. In this session, we'll dissect the current media climate and help communicators evaluate how and when to approach the media with crisis-related, and non-crisis related messages to ensure a receptive audience and productive approach.
Karina Auger, Senior Associate Director - Reputation, Issues & Crisis Management, APCO Worldwide, France
Session TBC
Mónica Vicente Cristina, Managing Director Brussels, Weber Shandwick, Belgium
Speaker TBC
Networking Break
Communications Beyond Communications: Effective Leadership in Times of Crisis
Communications is one of several key disciplines that is tasked with the management of a crisis. In his talk, Sietse Bakker gives a unique insight into crisis management from the perspective of the person who makes the final call in managing a crisis, whether it's the Chief Executive or, in his case, the Executive Producer of the largest and most complex television show in Europe, the Eurovision Song Contest. What do you need and expect from your communications professionals? What communications skills are required beyond them? And what is the true role of communications in a crisis? After having climbed the ladder in the organization for nearly twenty years, no one, including himself, could have foreseen that it would take every bit of those twenty years of Eurovision experience to steer Europe’s favorite TV show through the biggest crisis it had ever faced in its 65-year history.
Sietse Bakker, Executive Producer, Eurovision Song Contest 2021, Netherlands
Lessons Learned from Crisis Communications in Tourism and Aviation – What It Takes to Run a Crisis Comms Team in the New Reality
Drawing from his experience with 9/11, the SARS crisis of 2004, the ash cloud crisis in 2009, the Germanwings 4U9525 accident and the COVID-19 crisis, in this session Martin will share with you what it takes to meet the expectations of your stakeholders in a crisis, how to run your crisis team in times of constant crisis and thus how to turn crisis into opportunity.
Martin Riecken, Head of Corporate Communications, TUI Group, Germany
End of Day One
Interactive Crisis Simulation Workshop with Donald Steel: Crisis Communications in the New Reality
In this extended workshop, leading crisis communicator Donald Steel explores how crisis communications is changing in the post-pandemic world.
Combining long standing best practice with ideas on how crisis communicators can effectively support those affected by the crisis and protect the reputation of the organisation they represent.
This highly interactive workshop includes an opportunity to work with your fellow delegates through a challenging but very engaging crisis scenario, harnessing social media, media interviews and a sensitive press conference.
You will return to work with:
- Donald’s ten top post-pandemic crisis communications tips
- An action plan to improve executive readiness for crisis communications
- A heightened awareness of how to communicate in an increasingly aggressive environment
At the end of this workshop you will:
- Understand the relationship between advance preparation and speed in crisis communications
- Be equipped to review your organisation’s tone, language and style on social media in a crisis
- Be familiar with aggressive question types in crisis media interviews and how to deal with them
- Be ready to review your organisation’s crisis communications plan in the light of the workshop
Ten top post-pandemic crisis communication tips
Crisis Scenario Part One - breaking news and the use of social media
Can you be social in a crisis and the role of the dark site
Crisis scenario Part Two - handling a media interview
Lunch for Speakers and Delegates
Crisis scenario Part Two (continued) - the media interview
Crisis scenario Part Three - press conference
Discussion, summary
16.00 End of Crisis Communications Boot Camp 21
