Master Crisis Response, Shape Public Perception & Drive Stakeholder Trust With Strategic Comms:
Purpose-Led, AI-Smart & Reputation-Resilient Corporate Communications Challenges Updates For 2026 & Beyond
A One-Day, Industry-Led Conference & Networking Exhibition, Central Manchester, 3rd June 2026
AI & The Future Of Communications • Crisis Comms In A 24/7 World • Authenticity & Trust • Reputation In The Misinformation Era • The Evolving Comms Landscape • Purpose-Led Brand Storytelling • Proving Comms Impact
• ESG & Responsible Comms • Employee Advocacy & Engagement • Embedding Diversity & Authentic Representation • Communicating Through Uncertainty
30+ Senior Communications Leaders Reveal The Strategies Redefining Corporate Comms In 2026 – From AI-Enabled Content & Real-Time Crisis Response To Reputation Management, Purpose Storytelling & The Future Of Stakeholder Trust!
Want to send your team? For group discounts, please call + 44 (0)20 3479 2299.
The Corporate Communications Manchester Conference is the must-attend event for modern communications leaders shaping reputational strength, stakeholder trust, and strategic influence in 2026. Bringing our renowned London event to Manchester for the first time, this one-day forum unites senior comms, PR, and corporate affairs professionals from major brands to explore the forces transforming corporate communication today. From navigating misinformation and demonstrating credibility to embedding AI into content workflows, strengthening internal alignment, measuring real impact, and telling purpose-led stories that resonate, this is where the industry’s most forward-thinking voices share practical insight and future-ready strategies. Leave with the clarity, confidence, and tools to elevate your organisation’s narrative and steer reputation through an increasingly complex and always-on environment.
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AI That Elevates The Comms Function:
Discover how forward-thinking teams are using artificial intelligence to sharpen messaging, boost productivity and stay ahead of stakeholder expectations
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Resilient Response In High-Pressure Moments:
Hear real stories of organisations navigating public scrutiny and learn how to steady the narrative when events unfold fast
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Rebuilding Belief In A Distrustful Climate:
Uncover what audiences now expect from honest, transparent communication and how to deliver it in a way that feels human and credible
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Safeguarding Reputation When Facts Are Fluid:
Understand how to protect organisational standing in an era where misinformation spreads quickly and perception shifts in an instant
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Thriving In A Rapidly Shifting Comms Environment:
Keep pace with changing channels, new audience behaviours and the evolving competencies required of modern communicators
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Stories That Stand For Something:
See how compelling, purpose-driven narratives strengthen influence, inspire connection and give your brand an unmistakable voice
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Proof That Comms Drives Impact:
Learn how to demonstrate real value through behaviour change, reputation lift, stakeholder alignment and measurable strategic outcomes
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Responsible Messaging In An ESG-Focused World:
Communicate progress authentically, avoid overclaiming and show stakeholders that your organisation delivers on its commitments
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Turning Employees Into Confident Advocates:
Build internal cultures where colleagues feel empowered to communicate with pride, clarity and consistency
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Representation That Rings True:
Ensure your messages reflect real communities and create more inclusive, meaningful communication at every touchpoint
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Clear Guidance When Times Are Uncertain:
Deliver calm, consistent and actionable communication that helps audiences navigate change with confidence
Cutting-Edge Insight For 2026
After 10 years of sell-out success in London, we’re bringing the UK’s leading corporate communications event to Manchester for the very first time – uniting senior comms, PR, corporate affairs, and reputation leaders from the nation’s most influential organisations. This brand-new northern edition delivers the real-world strategies, case studies, and peer insights comms teams need to navigate, scrutiny, build trust, and communication with confidence in a fast-moving landscape.
- NEW for Manchester 2026: A full programme built exclusively for northern comms leaders, tackling AI disruption, reputation management, political uncertainty, trust erosion, and stakeholder expectations
- Three interactive panel debates: Join candid conversations on crisis response, AI governance, and the evolving comms landscape – all with live audience Q&A
- Practical, action-ready insight: Leave with frameworks, tools, and real examples you can apply immediately across corporate comms, media relations, internal comms, and reputation strategy
- Unmatched networking: Connect with senior communications, PR, brand, digital, and corporate affairs professionals from leading UK businesses and public-sector organisations
What Will I Gain From Attending The Corporate Communications Manchester Conference?
- Cross-Sector Insight In One Room: Learn from senior corporate comms, PR, corporate affairs, digital, and reputation leaders across finance, retail, utilities, transport, tech, healthcare, and the public sector
- Meet The People Shaping UK Comms: Hear case studies and candid experiences from major organisations such as Asda, Unilever, Heineken, Amazon, Virgin, The Cabinet Office and more!
- A First-Of-Its-Kind Manchester Event: Be part of the inaugural northern edition of the UK’s leading corporate communications conference, finally bringing London-level insight, debate, and connections to Manchester
- Unfiltered Peer Conversations: Join open, practical discussions with professionals who are actively managing crises, reshaping brand narratives, and navigating real-world scrutiny
- Three High-Impact Panel Debates: Gain fresh thinking from rapid-fire Q&A sessions covering ESG and Responsible comms, crisis response in a 24/7 media cycle, and the evolving comms landscape
- Actionable Frameworks To Take Back To Your Team: Leave with practical tools, templates, and thinking you can immediately apply to improve trust, transparency, measurement, and stakeholder engagement
- Stronger Professional Connections: Build your network with corporate comms heads, PR directors, spokespersons, media relations leads, internal comms specialists, and reputation strategists from across the UK
- Exclusive Access To Real Case Studies: Learn directly from brands that have tackled reputational challenges, misinformation, scrutiny, and rapid-response situations, and hear how they managed them behind the scenes
- One Focused Day, Maximum Value: Access months of research, expert insight, industry benchmarking, and peer learning condensed into one efficient, insight-packed agenda
- Forward-Looking Thinking For 2026: Stay ahead of what’s coming next – from AI governance to internal advocacy, from political volatility to stakeholder distrust – with future-focused perspectives built for the next year of comms
Send 4 delegates for the price of 3 OR send 3 and get your third place half price!*
* This applies to inhouse practitioners only, not agencies and suppliers, and cannot be used in conjunction with any other discounts, including early bird offers.
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