The Future of Internal Communications: AI, Analytics and the Communicator’s Role

Date: Friday, January 23, 2026
Time:
9:30 am GMT 10:30 AM CET 8:00 PM ACDT

Laura Bernhard

Head of Employee Experience & Internal Communication at Quantexa

Rachel Tolhurst

Communications & Marketing Lead, Simpplr

Register now

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Subscribe

Webinar details

Join Rachel Tolhurst from Simpplr and Laura Bernhard, Head of Employee Experience and Internal Communications at Quantexa, for an honest conversation about the evolving role of IC professionals.

We’ll explore how AI is reshaping internal communications, from building the business case for modern platforms to empowering managers as communicators.

Discover how Quantexa has evolved their IC function over four years with AI-powered tools, and learn practical approaches to making the most of rich analytics sources.

Whether you’re considering new technology or maximising existing platforms, you’ll leave with fresh perspectives on balancing automation with the strategic expertise that only skilled communicators can provide.

  • Discover how Quantexa has evolved their IC function over four years, leveraging Simpplr to navigate challenges and develop new ways of working.
  • Learn how to balance AI automation with strategic communication expertise, and understand which tasks will always require human judgment and empathy.
  • Get actionable insights on using analytics effectively, whether you’re implementing new technology or maximising existing tools

Care about connection, culture, or retention? Want to see the frontline experience change? This is a conversation you can’t afford to miss.

About the presenters

Laura Bernhard

Head of Employee Experience & Internal Communication at Quantexa

Laura is a Comms, Culture, and Employer Branding leader with 10+ years’ experience scaling workplace cultures and crafting brand narratives for the UK’s fastest-growing tech startups and global multinationals including Apple, Amazon, Sky, and Unilever.

Blending Organisational Psychology with Marketing, she designs award-winning employee experiences that drive engagement, impact, and productivity.

She partners closely with CEOs, founders, and executive teams to build cultures where flexibility, inclusion, and psychological safety aren’t just policies - they’re lived experiences.

Whether building values-driven, high-performance cultures or embedding authentic leadership and psychological safety into transformation programs, Laura helps organisations create environments where people can thrive and deliver exceptional results.

Rachel Tolhurst

Communications & Marketing Lead, Simpplr

Rachel is an award-winning communicator with nearly 30 years' experience across financial and infrastructure services, aviation, healthcare, satcomms and agency.

She has spoken at many events about measurement for communicators, and delivered masterclasses in internal communications and embracing AI. She is passionate about the value of employee voice and data to measure impact and drive insight and improvement.

Rachel has been an International Association of Business Communicators UK&I Board member for two years and a mentor with Help for Heroes.