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Ragan Employee Communications & Culture Conference

Internal and employee communications leaders from large employers.

Dates
Apr 7 to Apr 9, 2027
Where
Nashville, TN
Cost
Paid ticket. 2027 pricing not yet posted; the 2026 edition ran about $3,095 (conference only) to $3,895 (all-access).
Type
Conference · Paid ticket
Organizer
Ragan Communications
Program
keynotes, panels, workshops, breakout sessions, networking events
Last checked
October 23, 2026 against the event’s own site

Official site and registration

Cheaper ways in: Reduced rates for nonprofit/government/education and Ragan Insider members; group pricing for 3+.

Speaking opportunities

Speakers are invited

No public call; the site directs would-be speakers to the Ragan programming director.

Who goes

Roles and segments the organizer or our research tag this event for.

Segments: Public relations and corporate communications

Roles: communications leader

The field it serves: Advertising, Marketing & PR

Verified open jobs
about 558

Source: NextChapter job data, jobs verified live in the last 7 days.

Typical posted salary
$108,000 a year (middle half $80,000 to $155,000)

Source: NextChapter job data: salary ranges employers posted, midpoint of each range, 283 of the newest 558 verified open jobs.

Entry or early-career level
20% of openings

Source: NextChapter job data: level read from the full posting, newest 558 verified open jobs.

Employment, year over year
+0.6% in professional and business services, the closest BLS sector

Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics, seasonally adjusted payroll employment, September 2026.

Full Advertising, Marketing & PR snapshot: jobs, pay, layoffs and conferences

Employers at this conference

Exhibitors, sponsors and speakers we have found on the event’s own lists.

Read from the event’s own pages: www.ragan.com.

Speakers and sessions

Named on the event’s own program. Titles and organizations are as the event lists them.

Keynotes

  • Alexa Rudin

    VP, Communications, Alaska Airlines

    Reclaiming Trust in the Age of Attack

  • Allison Houston

    Director of Internal Communications, Gates Foundation

    The People-Tech-Comms Power Seat

  • Hilary Sparrow

    Head of Employee Engagement and Communications, Amazon

    Reclaiming Trust in the Age of Attack

  • Hillary Omdal

    Senior Director of Communications, SAP Autonomous Suite, SAP

    The People-Tech-Comms Power Seat

  • Katy George

    Corporate Vice President, AI & Work Transformation, Microsoft

    Driving Workforce Transformation: Proven Recipes to Redesign Work in the AI Era

  • Rachel Salis-Silverman

    Chief Communications Officer, Ragan Communications

    Reclaiming Trust in the Age of Attack

  • Rae Moss

    Senior Director of Communications & External Engagement, Fermilab

    The People-Tech-Comms Power Seat

Panelists

  • Abby Wright

    Director, Curley Company

    Cross-Generational Mentorship

  • Ali Amphlett

    Senior Director of Internal Communications, Newell Brands

    It Starts at the Top

  • Allison Nelik

    EVP, Head of Internal Communications and Corporate Events, Santander US

    From Homepage to Habit

  • Alyssa Oshiro

    Internal Communications Director, National Wildlife Federation

    From Homepage to Habit

  • Becky Graebe

    Global Head of Employee Communications, SAS

    From Data to Decisions

  • Billy Volpone

    Senior Solutions Consultant, LumApps

    It Starts at the Top

  • Brittany Higginbotham

    Communications & Outreach Manager, Institute for Public Relations

    Cross-Generational Mentorship

  • Carolyn Clark

    VP, Corporate Communications & EX Strategy, Simpplr

    From Data to Decisions

  • Catherine McGlown

    SVP of Communications, Sustainability, and Public Policy, Pathward

    From Data to Decisions

  • Erica Samadani

    Global VP of Communications and PR, Stanley 1913

    The New Digital Crisis Toolkit

  • Jenny Westfall

    Director of Enterprise Communications, Brunswick Corporation

    The New Thought Leadership Story Stack

  • Karen Downs

    Head of Strategic Communications Practice, Global Markets, Staffbase

    From Homepage to Habit

  • Michael A. Cousin

    Internal Communications Strategist, Idaho National Laboratory

    The New Digital Crisis Toolkit

  • Natalie Cross

    Senior Director of Content, Hasbro

    The New Thought Leadership Story Stack

  • Sara Munday

    Global Director of PR, Gensler

    The New Thought Leadership Story Stack

  • Scott Thomsen

    Director of Media Relations and Strategic Communications, University of Washington

    The New Digital Crisis Toolkit

  • Shelly Henderson

    Director of Internal Communications, EvergreenHealth

    It Starts at the Top

  • Zach Crenshaw

    Vice President, Pinkston PR

    The New Thought Leadership Story Stack

Read from the event’s own pages: ragan.com

Industries and functions

Where it is and who it is for

Held in Nashville, TN. Local jobs, employers, layoffs and other conferences nearby are on the place pages.

Past and planned editions

  • 2027: April 7, 2027 to April 9, 2027, Nashville, TN

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