About the Webinar
There’s no shortage of noise about AI right now – but when it comes to internal communications, much of the conversation is still high-level and light on anything truly concrete.
This webinar brings together Silicon Reef and The Surgery to cut through the hype and share what we’re actually seeing and doing with AI agents in the real world: how they can turn a static intranet into an intelligent workspace where employees self-serve, get their jobs done, and connect with your culture.
We’ll explore how AI agents can streamline comms processes, take on the heavy leg work, and support internal communicators without trying to “do” comms or replace the human voice. Most importantly, we’ll show what that actually looks like in practice, with practical use cases and demos that go well beyond “AI writing your content”.
Here’s What You’ll Take Away
- Why so many internal communicators feel anxious about AI “taking their jobs” – and how to navigate top-down pressure to “use AI” when there’s little guidance on what that should actually look like.
- What an “intelligent intranet” really means in practice – and how AI agents can help employees self-serve, find answers, and get work done rather than just consume news.
- How internal comms teams can use AI agents to streamline processes without handing over control of content or tone of voice.
- A live demo of “Campaign Agent” in SharePoint that centralises assets, FAQs, and key information to reduce repetitive questions and make campaigns easier to run and navigate.
- Practical examples of other agent-powered scenarios – such as onboarding support, workforce personas, and talking points for people managers – to spark ideas for your own organisation.
- How Copilot agents and other AI tools fit into the broader digital workplace
- Clear next steps for scoping and piloting your first (or next) AI agent on your intranet, with internal communicators remaining firmly in the driving seat.
Speakers
Alex Graves
Chief Visionary Officer
Silicon Reef
Alex is Chief Visionary Officer at Silicon Reef, where he leads the company’s thinking on employee experience, intelligent intranets and AI‑powered communications. He’s helped shape award‑winning digital workplaces that reach over a million employees, blending strategic insight with hands‑on innovation across Microsoft 365, Viva Engage, SharePoint and Copilot.
Sarah Meurer
Vice President Global Communications
Elsevier
Sarah Meurer is Vice President, Global Internal Communications at Elsevier part of the FTSE top 10 player RELX, where she shapes strategies that build trust, align leaders, and elevate the employee experience across a global workforce. With 20+ years in corporate communications, she blends data driven decision making with storytelling, and design thinking to drive measurable change.
Sarah co-founded Barn to Boardroom 11 years ago, a community for internal comms leaders, and regularly speaks on culture, EX, and the future of work. She became IoIC’s 2023 Internal Communication Leader of the Year and has contributed to industry research and thought leadership being part of numrous advisory boards.
Previously, Sarah led Internal Communications at Nestlé UK&I, GSK and the Department for Innovation and Skills, as well as working for Centrica, E.ON and Cancer Research UK.
Simon Andrew
EVP & Engagement Consultant
The Surgery
Simon was an early adopter of AI and has been using it ever since. He’s helped numerous IC teams think about how it can support them in their day-to-day roles, and is a firm believer we should bring the AI conversation out into the open, addressing anxieties, learning together, and taking more ownership as businesses. Recently Simon has been building agents to simulate employee responses.
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