INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Bill Quirke, Managing Director, Synopsis Communication Consulting

Bill is one of the leading authorities on internal communication and the management of change.

He is Managing Director of Synopsis, a specialist internal communication consultancy whose international blue chip clients include such companies as AstraZeneca, British Airways, BBC, BP, Hewlett Packard, HSBC, ING, Diageo, Roche, Pfizer, Rolls-Royce, Shell, UBS Group, Unilever, Visa, Vodafone and Whitbread.

Prior to founding Synopsis, Bill was a Director of Burson-Marsteller, one of the world's largest corporate communication consultancies, where he worked on global client projects and established and led the European change communication practice.

He is a regular speaker internationally, and is one of the IABC's six "All Star Speakers." He is also the author of numerous works on communication and change, including two books, "Making the Connections - Using internal communication to turn strategy into action" (Gower 2008) and "Communicating Corporate Change," (McGraw Hill 1996).

Educated at Oxford University, Bill holds a First Class BA Honours degree in English and an M. Phil in English studies.

Annalie Killian, Catalyst for Magic, AMP

The Communicator as change agent: Shifting culture and leadership communication from command-and-control to participation

- A look at a long-term culture journey in a community of 800 IT professionals
- The role of technological innovation, societal and cultural shifts and communication innovation
- Leadership authenticity, trust and transparency and how communication style/channels impact that
- The evolution of communication to build a more participatory culture and democratise innovation

• Measured results and impact on trust, engagement and employment brand
• Specific examples
• Self-organised IT Leaders Forums,
• IT@IMAX Film Festival,
• Creativity Bootcamp,
• Infobites, Conversation Cafes/ Barcamp & Social Media Cafe,
• Innov8 ideas management process and tools,
• a quick tour of our online collaboration environments and the employee spontaneity and viral innovation happening there, and
• the AMPLIFY Innovation & Thought Leadership Festivals started in 2005