Events

In this interview, we’re going to talk about how Bolt’s policy work influences the company’s sustainability efforts and vice versa. In the conversation, Sandra Särav will share her stories and examples from multiple CEE markets on how policy and sustainability efforts and teams get along.

In his presentation, Ben Petter, Grayling’s Chief Operating Officer in Europe, will reveal the results of a pan-European research project conducted by Grayling into how members of parliament across Europe — including 9 CEE countries — are using social media, and how that analysis can be leveraged to build more impactful GR campaigns.

In this interview with CEO Codrin Scutaru, we will touch upon the key transformations the GR agency business has gone through during the pandemic, the impact of COVID-19 on Romanian government agencies, and his vision of the future of GR and PA business in the post-COVID period.

Our guest will share some of recent GR cases and will also open up about some of the toughest decisions he has had to make as a leader during the crisis. Codrin Scutaru will also share insights on retaining and motivating the best PA professionals on the market and growing project teams in the new remote and digitized working environment.

• How to assess the landscape, build up and foster partnerships and then end up winning coalitions under new conditions
• How stakeholder resources (e.g., money, political, and community connections) shape the composition of coalitions and affect formal and informal relationships within
• What makes third-party endorsements succeed or fail
• How to manage escalating conflicts that arise amid coalition governance and handle them without undermining its foundations

In his presentation, Oskar Braszczyński, Government, Politics & Nonprofits Partner Manager, CEE at Facebook will tell the audience about company’s government partnership program focused COVID-19, which entailed:

• Measures to prioritize delivery of government health messages to local communities across the globe;
  

• Task forces helping governments develop and deliver engaging communication campaigns;
  

• Newly created digital tools to enhance the campaigns’ efficiency.

In this interview Iaroslav Gregirchak will share his knowledge and practical tips for GR professionals on:

• Using alternative dispute resolution tools in various countries of the CEE region;
• The advantages of alternative tools compared to traditional court systems;
• Case studies of successful dispute resolution.

In this interview with Vilma Misiukonienė, an EU Affairs and Digital Policies Consultant we’re going to talk about:

• The definition of a digital economy and its impact on government relations;
• The implications of the Single Digital Market in Europe on public affairs practices across the region;
• The distribution of regulatory functions between Brussels and local regulators in EU countries.