Change, leadership and effectiveness in communication - FULLY BOOKED

September 20, 2016

11:30 AM - Belfast

**THIS EVENT IS FULLY BOOKED**

This event provides an exclusive opportunity for marketing and communication professionals to hear from one of the UK's best communicators, Alex Aiken, covering the following :

• How to manage change in large, complex, sensitive organisations
• Effective stakeholder engagement including internal and external engagement
• How to measure and evaluate effective communication strategies
• How to lead from the top tier but stay connected with all levels.

Alex Aiken is the Executive Director of Government Communications. Based in Downing Street and the Cabinet Office, Alex is the most senior communications professional in the Civil Service. His role covers Government Communications Strategy, management of the Cabinet Office and No.10 communications operation and leadership of the profession.

A key part of Alex’s role is to ensure efficient and effective use of a communications budget in excess of £300m. His strategy has involved new ways of working, restructuring, and further developing professionalism within teams of communication professionals working across government departments.

Previously, he was Director of Communications & Strategy at Westminster City Council, from 2000 to 2013. At Westminster he built a team that was recognised to be the best in local government and created a successful consultancy operation providing services to other organisations. That team was recently recognised with the CIM Marketing Excellence Award for Agency of the Year.

Before joining Westminster he held senior posts at Conservative Central Office, leading the Party’s Campaigns Unit from 1999 to 2000 and the Press Office between 1995 and 1999. He has trained politicians and officials in newly democratic states around the world in communications techniques.

CPD duration: 2 hours
CPD category: Strategy

Registration is from 11:30 with a finger buffet lunch; the event starts at 12:30 and finishes at 14:00. If you are non-EU resident, please call the Network Support team to make your booking.

N.B Please note, we are unable to raise invoices for less than £100