OUR 2025 AGENDA


DAY TWO

Wednesday 21 May 2025

08:50 - 09:50

Registration opens

Networking Break

09:50 - 09:55

Chair’s Opening Comments

Presentation

Chair’s Opening Comments


PRWeek Editorial Team

09:35 - 10:30

PANEL DISCUSSION: Speaking out in the Trump era? Earn trust without losing the room

Panel Discussion

10:30 - 10:50

Fireside Chat Sponsored Session

Stay tuned…more session information coming soon!

10:50 - 11:10

Case study: Inside a winning public affairs strategy

This case study takes you inside a recent lobbying success that delivered measurable results, showing exactly where strong communication changed the legislative outcome. We'll examine the steps the team took: how they identified the right people to influence, used media strategy to share their message widely, and created a public story that was heard far beyond the policy experts.

11:10 - 11:35

NETWORKING BREAK

11:35 - 12:05

Case Study: Navigate the Blur Between PR, Advertising, Marketing, and Social

PR, Marketing, and Social aren't separate departments anymore. This session gives you the practical steps needed to stop conflicts inside your company and get everyone behind one clear message that actually helps the business grow. Unify your teams, share data effectively, and make sure your brand delivers a truly cohesive brand experience.

12:05 - 12:25

Case Study: Reactive at speed - When newsjacking works

Behind the scenes of a campaign that seized the moment and rode the news cycle – and what happens when speed trumps strategy.

12:25 - 12:45

Structuring Your Comms Team for the Future (who should you be hiring)

The world of communication is changing quickly. We're now dealing with big pressures from AI, the need for deep specialisation, and leaders demanding hard, data-based results. We're bringing together hiring experts and senior leaders to answer one crucial question: How do we update our team structure to handle these changes, and what mix of technical, creative, and strategic people do we need to hire right now to fill those key jobs?

12:45 - 12:55

Break out to roundtable sessions

Hub

12:55 - 13:40

Roundtable Labs: Turning Challenges into Solutions

These aren't sessions where you just listen—they're hands-on working groups. Every table will be given a real challenge facing the PR world today, covering common problems like how to measure results or fix bad project briefs. 

With a moderator guiding the discussion, you'll talk through problems, test different ideas, and work toward practical solutions you can take straight back to your team. So, come ready to contribute your thoughts, challenge old ideas, and be ready to work. The goal is simple: leave with tactics and fresh ideas you can actually use right away.

12:45 - 13:30

RT 1: Turning Challenges into Solutions

Hub

Challenge: AI platforms are replacing Google search. How does PR take advantage of SEO?


Objective: Learn how to use AI SEO to help support your business and/or clients.

12:45 - 13:30

RT 2: How to super-charge (and protect) your comms career

Hub

Challenge: In a fast-changing industry, what skills will protect your career at every level, and how can you move between B2B, B2C, agency and in-house?


Objective: Define the skills and career strategies to future-proof comms careers.

12:45 - 13:30

RT 3: PR in the Age of Cyber Threats

Hub

Challenge: Following on from the case study, ‘The day we were hacked’, work through a live crisis scenario.


Objective: Develop a crisis comms reaction that balances speed, accuracy and stakeholder trust in a cyber incident.

12:45 - 13:30

RT 4: Making Global PR Teams Work Together Better

Hub

Challenge: Comms teams in large global companies struggle to build a shared culture, work together easily, and stay creative when people are separated by continents and time zones.

Objective: Share practical models for how to set up your team and how to get those geographically separate PR professionals working well together while staying connected and creative.

13:40 - 13:45

Chair’s closing comments

Presentation

PRWeek Editorial Team

13:45 - 14:30

Grab ‘n’ go lunch

Networking Break

Close of Conference

Networking Break