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​JUNE COMM CONVO: COMMUNICATING ACROSS BORDERS

​Communicators today are navigating an increasingly global context, no matter the size or structure of their company. From working across time zones to managing cultural nuance, aligning teams, and addressing sensitive topics with care, our roles require both flexibility and foresight. This session will explore what it takes to communicate effectively across borders—geographic, cultural, organizational—and how that shows up in our messaging, our partnerships, and the systems we build to support clarity and connection.

​WHY ATTEND

• ​Build stronger relationships with internal and external partners in different regions and roles.

• ​Adjust communications strategies to reflect global audience dynamics and media behaviors.

• ​Apply cultural awareness and DEI principles in global messaging and team collaboration.

• ​Use your role to create alignment across functions without acting as a bottleneck.

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​MEET OUR SPEAKERS

​ELIZABETH BAXTER

​Elizabeth Baxter is an accomplished strategic communications and public relations professional with extensive experience in media relations, crisis communications, executive communications & employee engagement, team- building and storytelling for multinational companies and high-profile brands. She's a skilled spokesperson and trusted advisor to senior executives and communications teams, known for delivering impactful strategies that drive business goals and enhance reputation.

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​AMRI JOHNSON

​Amri B. Johnson is the author of "Reconstructing Inclusion," and host of the Reconstructing Inclusion podcast. As an inclusion strategist, he helps organizations create cultures where inclusion becomes normative and transformative. Through his consultancy, Inclusion Wins, he guides teams beyond compartmentalized DEI toward psychologically safe environments that foster integration, immersion, principled instigation, understanding interests, and interdependence.

​His Emergent Inclusion Framework™ weaves inclusion seamlessly into business operations while recognizing diversity in both demographics and human experiences. Corporate leadership experience and insights from thought leaders have shaped his approach to building organizational "antifragility"—enabling companies to grow stronger through challenges rather than despite them.

​Born in Topeka, Kansas (USA), Amri has worked and lived in the U.S., Brazil, and currently lives in Basel, Switzerland, with his wife Martina and their three kids.

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​CATHERINE PRIESTLEY

​As a scientist with a passion for making ideas resonate, Catherine Priestley has spent 25+ years translating breakthrough science into stories that move people — and businesses — to action.

​With a PhD in Biomedical Science and a career spanning global pharma, biotech, and health innovation, she's led high-impact communications and corporate affairs across the entire medicine lifecycle — from early discovery to global launch and lifecycle management. Her work has shaped reputations, built trust, and connected complex science to strategic outcomes in areas like oncology, cardiovascular, immunology, respiratory and vaccines.

​But what truly drives Catherine is helping teams find clarity in complexity — whether guiding investor confidence, navigating transformation, or breaking down healthcare barriers. She has worked across research, science policy, internal culture, and investor relations, and she brings a deep understanding of how to unite diverse voices around purpose. She's known for building and mentoring inclusive, high-performing teams — and for leading with curiosity, empathy, and a relentless focus on real-world impact.

​Now, she's focused on partnering with purpose-driven organisations to amplify their influence and scale their impact — through bold communications, aligned strategy, and the power of story. Whether in the boardroom or on the front lines of innovation, she believes science deserves a voice that resonates — and inspires change.