Event | 19 May 2026

Leading with Insight: Strategic Communications in a Fractured World | Panel Event

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Join The Work Crowd, Hanson Search and the PRCA for a panel event exploring how senior communications and corporate affairs leaders are navigating a fractured world, and why the function has never mattered more.

Geopolitical tension, regulatory upheaval, stakeholder activism and heightened public scrutiny are influencing how organisations manage reputation and make decisions at the highest level. Communications is no longer just responsible for the message, it has moved to the top table.

This session brings together senior leaders from across business, communications and policy to explore what strategic counsel looks like in practice and how organisations are building the right expertise to meet that challenge.

Panel

Chaired by Madeleine Weightman, Co-Founder and COO, The Work Crowd

Katie Simpson, Managing Partner, Hanson Search

Farzana Baduel, Co-Founder and CEO, Curzon PR

Jason Groves, Managing Director, Marsh

The panel will explore

  • The evolving role of communications and corporate affairs at the top table
  • Navigating geopolitical complexity and reputational risk
  • How insight and intelligence are shaping leadership decisions
  • Where capability gaps are emerging and how organisations are filling them

Event Details

  • Date: Monday 19 May
  • Time: 8.30am Arrivals and networking, panel from 8.45am
  • Location: The Ivy Club, London
  • RSVP: events@hansonsearch.com

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