Is AI taking over jobs? As our work environment undergoes rapid evolution, keeping up with the pace of new emerging requirements poses a significant challenge. Employers look for professionals with rare skills, prompting employees to adapt and prioritise digital upskilling. What are the crucial elements of setting up a winning communications team? How do we need to transform our thinking to be prepared for the future?

Join the EACD webinar to learn from two experts in the field of people innovation and organizational communications about how the communications function might be designed in an evolving work life. We’ll also spend some time predicting the future and exchanging ideas on digital upskilling and other development needs of organizational communicators.

The event will be accessible via Zoom to pre-registered participants. Registration is free of charge for EACD Members. Registration fee for non-members: EUR 50.00.
Once you register, you will receive a general confirmation email. One day prior to the webinar, you will receive the link that will give you access to the event.

 

 

Meet the speakers:

Maijastiina Rouhiainen-Neunhäuserer, PhD, founder and strategic advisor at FINDINGS 
She is an independent consultant, known for her expertise in leadership communication. Holding a PhD in leadership communication and its development, Maijastiina has over two decades of experience as both a consultant and an in-house communication director. She provides strategic advice on change, ESG/impact, and crisis communication to C-suite leaders and organizational communicators, while also serving as a transformative executive team and design thinking coach. Her portfolio includes a line-up of multinationals such as Ball Corporation, eBay, and Facebook, along with APCO Worldwide. Furthermore, she is a visiting lecturer and keynote speaker at various institutions, encompassing universities and leadership development organizations.

Annemie Ress, founder and CEO of Purple Beach
She is known for her unique and results driven perspective towards organisational, leadership and strategic challenges, Annemie’s ability to create real change is legendary. She has an impressive track record in designing and implementing significant organisational change and transformation in multi-national businesses. Her ability to see the big picture and draw on an extensive network of experts allows her to provide solutions that no-one else could have created. Mainly, Annemie understands people. She has extensive Global HR and People Innovation experience with eBay, Skype, PayPal Europe, at the International Petroleum Exchange and PepsiCo. As well as Founder at PurpleBeach, she is currently Group CHRO at FTSE 250 company Sirius Facilities 

 

Moderated by:

Vanessa Pavinato, EACD Board Member
She is Head of Communications at the European Society for Medical Oncology, a leading professional organization, representing 35,000 professionals in 170 countries. Having worked for more than 20 years in the field, she has witnessed some of the most critical developments and evolutions that have impacted both the organization and communications.