Scottsdale
The best ideas don’t come from slides. They come from conversations.
Join us for a small, invite-only gathering of Simpplr customer leaders and innovators navigating the same shift you are: Figuring out what the future of employee experience, digital workplace and communication looks like when AI, experience, and real connection collide.
This is where comms and your
IT partners come together.
This gathering is all about what’s working, what’s not, and what we’re all trying to figure out next. You’ll sit with peers who share your role and pressure. Last year, over half of the attendees said the peer conversations were the most valuable part of the experience.
Our “comms clinic” will give you time to both share and advise on real scenarios facing leaders today.
IT leaders join and see what your peers are using AI in the digital workplace and the outcomes they have achieved.
And as always, we aim to send you home with strategies you’ve pressure-tested with peers, grounded in real constraints and ready to apply immediately.
Simpplr’s leadership will share an inside look at what we’re seeing across the industry and where we’re heading, including how intranets are evolving into AI-powered, action-oriented experiences.
And we’ll close it out the right way, celebrating the teams raising the bar across EX and communications.
Come for the ideas. Stay for the people. Leave with both.
Dhiraj Sharma
CEO & Co-Founder at Simpplr
Carolyn Clark
VP Communications & EX at Simpplr
Chintimini Keith
Senior VP, Corporate Communications at Bozzuto
Jen Bare
VP of Corporate Communications at Sammons
Paralee Johnson
Director of Internal Communications at S&S Activewear
Allie Wozny
Director, Strategic Communications at LifeBridge Health
Shannon McGinnis
Director, Global Learning & Enablement at Intermedia
Hannah Bolte
Director of People, Communications and Marketing at Lozier
Zac Zaffke
Enterprise Communications Manager at Ascentek
Geoffrey Miller
Employee Engagement Manager at Genesys
Molly Scudder
Senior Manager, People Experience Operations, Human Resources at Strategic Education, Inc.
Kelly Barnett
Sr. Manager Technology Services – Experience Design at BNSF
Wisam Latif
Sr. Product Owner, Strategy Technologies at Genesys
Adam May
Marketing Communications Team Leader at Renewal by Andersen
Allan Polier
HR Manager at Arden Logistics Park
Monday, September 28
Hallway near Pueblo I / II
Summit Registration Opens
Arizona III
Customer Advisory Board Meeting (Invite Only)
Sunset Plaza
Welcome Reception
In front of the fitness center
Transportation to Dinner
Offsite Dinner at Cala Scottsdale
Cala offers modern coastal cuisine with flavors of Greece, Spain, Italy, Morocco, and every place along the Mediterranean coastline.
To help us plan capacity, please RSVP for dinner at Cala Scottsdale.
Transportation to and from the venue is provided.
Tuesday, September 29
Bennie’s Courtyard
Breakfast
Pueblo I / II
Welcome remarks: Leading through a new era of work
Pueblo I / II
The connected organization: What will separate leading organizations by 2028
Breakout sessions: Peer conversations by function
Arizona III
Communications and Employee Experience Executive
A guided peer discussion for communications and EX executives on the priorities, challenges, and decisions shaping employee engagement today.
Pueblo I / II
Simpplr Power User Track
An interactive, customer-led show-and-tell featuring practical examples of how teams use Simpplr to drive stronger outcomes.
Council
IT and AI Track
A focused discussion on how Simpplr fits into the larger IT and AI landscape, and how technology leaders are evolving for the next era of the digital workplace.
Break
Breakout sessions: Supporting frontline and desk-based teams
Supporting frontline teams
Connecting deskless workers requires fundamentally different strategies. Hear a success story deep dive from BNSF Railway on reaching 42,000 distributed workers across 32,500 route miles, followed by an interactive panel discussion with Ascentek, Renewal by Andersen, and LifeBridge Health on mobile access, reducing noise, and boosting frontline engagement.
Arizona II
Supporting desk-based teams
Empowering knowledge workers takes more than sending company updates. Features a success story deep dive from Intermedia on learning and enablement, followed by a practitioner panel with Strategic Education, S&S Activewear, and Bozzuto exploring strategies to streamline search, improve context, and drive knowledge worker productivity.
Bennie’s Courtyard
Lunch
Treat yourself to sweet honey baklava, marinated citrus, and iced tea while unwinding outdoors with fellow attendees.
Pueblo I / II
Employee Experience Excellence Awards ceremony
Choose your own adventure: Simpplr Product Breakouts
Each breakout will bring together Simpplr experts and fellow customers for practical guidance, peer learning, and open discussion:
Arizona II
AI & Innovation
What AI can’t do for comms (and why that’s the whole job now)
Pueblo I / II
Adoption & Engagement
Learn strategies to drive active participation and platform ownership across your workforce.
Arizona III
Recognition & Rewards (R&R)
Share and discover best practices for celebrating wins and boosting culture.
Treaty
Implementation & Governance
Deep dive into rollout frameworks, change management, and long-term governance.
Choose your breakout adventure.
Barnaby’s Patio
Stay awhile: closing connection hour
Departures
Registration
Welcome to Scottsdale: Your Summit Destination
Join us in the heart of the Sonoran Desert at The Scottsdale Resort & Spa, where luxury meets the vibrant spirit of the southwest.
The Scottsdale Resort & Spa
7700 E McCormick Pkwy, Scottsdale, Arizona, 85258
Nestled amidst palm-lined courtyards and lush gardens, The Scottsdale Resort & Spa offers an oasis of tranquility.
