This meeting will be co-located with TNC25 in Brighton, UK. It will take place on June 9, 2025 at the Leonardo Royal Hotel Brighton Waterfront on King’s Road, Brighton.

To attend, please register at tnc25.geant.org/register and purchase a side meeting pass. 

This meeting will only be face to face. 

09:00 (BST)

Welcome & What’s Ahead (Ela Yazdani, CANARIE and Jane Gifford, AARNet)
Welcome, brief introductions, and a look at the session agenda

09:10

Panel + Q&A: Beyond Employer Branding – Internal Comms That Shape Culture

Building on past conversations, this panel goes deeper into how internal communications can strengthen culture, boost engagement, build brand champions and align staff with purpose. Panellists will explore real-world challenges, evolving practices, and the role MarComms plays in working with HR and leadership to co-create culture from the inside out.

Ela Yazdani (CANARIE), Lonneke Walk (SURF), Damian Vickary (Jisc)

Moderator: Jane Gifford (AARNet)

10:10

Introducing TALON: Europe’s first cross-border crisis exercise for NRENs (Davina Luyten, Belnet)

Learn about this new initiative that enables participating NRENs to test their internal crisis response capabilities—while also exploring how the NREN community collaborates during a shared, cross-border crisis.

10:30

Break – Coffee/Networking

11:00

Lightning Talks: Stories, Strategies, Insights 

Five speakers. Five minutes each. From projects and wins to ideas and updates – short, sharp inspiration from across the MarComms community. A fast-paced glimpse into what others are trying, learning, and delivering.

  • Building a Secure Digital Future: Enhancing Cybersecurity Awareness in Uganda through Effective Communication (Diana Asiimwe, RENU)
  • What I Wish I Knew as a First-Time NREN Communicator (Andrew Mbazima, ZAMREN)

  • Connected lives: storytelling across academic networks (Leonie Gomes Gouveia, RNP)

  • The importance of clear communications in times of change (Meredith Lovelace, Internet2)
  • A new chapter in social media engagement (Emily Sherwin, Jisc)
11:30

Telling Stories with Data – and AI (Meagan Hampel, Cybera)

How can we use data more creatively? And how can AI help?
Explore practical ways to turn numbers into narratives that resonate.

12:00

Tools We Love: MarComms Automation 

A look at open-source and commercial tools helping teams streamline event planning, content creation, publishing, reporting and more.

  • Design for Non-Designers: Explore Canva’s tools for fast, on-brand content (Anna Goscinna Poulsen, Nordunet)
12:25

Goodbye & Survey

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