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UNAWARDS WINNERS MASTERCLASS 2024

  • Everyman Cinema The Mailbox, 116 Wharfside Street Birmingham, England, B1 1RF United Kingdom (map)

It’s back - the best free learning event in the comms calendar - the UnAwards Winners Masterclass.

The UnAwards 2023 generated a staggering 450 entries and the quality of the work submitted was higher than ever.

Attending the Masterclass each year is a unique opportunity to hear, first hand, the experiences, tips and lessons which lie behind the winners’ work.

The event is a 140 capacity and always SELLS OUT. Tickets are £free and can be grabbed via two free ticket releases. Sign up to the comms2point0 eMag to find out first.

Pre event meal - 7.45pm at Indian Streatery, Bennetts Hill B2 5QP on Tuesday 23 April 2024. Places are limited - you can sign up HERE.

Post event drinks - Everyman Cinema Bar and Diner

The Masterclass will take place on Wednesday 24 April at The UnAwards’ spiritual home, The Everman Cinema in Birmingham’s Mailbox, just a 7-8 minute walk from New Street train station.

AGENDA

9.30       Registration, tea, coffee and pastries

10          Welcome to the day – Darren Caveney

10.10     Supporting health and wellbeing in communications – Carly Davis, London

Borough of Lewisham

10.30     Best social media account – Davina Consoli and Farid Norat, Manchester City Council

10.50     Coffee break

11.10     Best small team/best use of video – Bronwyn Lally, Bannau Brycheiniog National Park Authority   

11.30    Best collaboration/best creative comms – Rachel Brown and Matt Kilpatrick, CAN Diigital

11.50     Morning winners panel Q&A

12.10    Partner Panel Q&A: Your chance to learn more about the latest in comms, digital comms, social media, data and comms, behaviour change and effective engagement – Orlo, CAN Digital, Local Government Association, Hello Lamp Post, e-shot, Alive with Ideas, Grey Fox Communications and Marketing, Behaviour Change Network, Whetstone Communications and Seashell Communications

12.30     Lunch

1.20       Best crisis comms - Rose Hampton, Staffordshire County Council

1.40       Best use of data – Shelley Rawlings, Buckinghamshire Council

2.00      Lifetime Achievement UnAward – Ruby Bhattal

2.20       Coffee break

2.40       Best internal comms – Laurel Smithson, Hertfordshire County Council

2.55       Best work by an agency – Tom Vigor, Hertfordshire County Council and Louise Hallworth, Magpie

3.10        Best comms team – Lucy Downham, Wigan Council

3.30        Afternoon winners panel Q&A

3.50        Reflections and wrap up

4pm        Finish, with drinks and chat in the Everyman diner afterwards for those who fancy staying on

5pm      Drinks downstairs at the Purecraft Bar – sponsored by CAN Digital

Further event information will be announced only on the official comms2point0 channels - here on this site, the eMag and on the @comms2point0 Twitter and LinkedIn account. So keep them peeled.

Huge thanks…

to the official UnAwards Winners Masterclass partners and sponsors for making this event possible 🖤

Earlier Event: December 1
THE UNAWARDS23
Later Event: December 6
UNAWARDS 2024