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Women in Public Affairs 2022 Survey Launch event

Last week I was delighted to be invited to join the Women in Public Affairs 2022 Survey launch event. I was asked to contribute my thoughts on the results from a recruitment perspective – and there was a lot to talk about. The survey showcased some staggering results, with the cost-of-living crisis being a huge concern for almost all (96%) of ...more

Written by Catherine Almond

Interim breakfast with IPSE

Last week we were delighted to host a Q&A session for senior interim communications managers with Andy Chamberlain, Director of Policy for ...more

Written by Rachel Smith

Health & Social Care Team – August Update

Over recent weeks, the Ellwood Atfield Health and Social Care team has hosted and attended a variety of events covering a range of issues in the ...more

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Ellwood Atfield Hosts Kulveer Ranger

Continuing our internal speaker series, Ellwood Atfield welcomed Kulveer Ranger, SVP of Strategy & Communications at ATOS, to talk us through his ...more

Summer Drinks Reception with Niall Dickson | Event Report

Last week, the Health and Social Care team hosted Niall Dickson CBE, Chief Executive of NHS Confederation at our summer drinks reception. Niall was...more

PRCA Health: ‘Better Communication, Better Engagement, Better Healthcare’.

March 2019 - ellwood atfield gallery. Last month Ellwood Atfield hosted the first PRCA health campaign half-day conference, with numerous speakers ...more

PRCA: What will 2019 bring for the communications industry?

 Ellwood Atfield were delighted to host PRCA’s first event of 2019 entitled “2019: The year of…” at our office in Westminster.   ...more

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Five Key Takeaways from Dame Helena Morrissey

The WCCN were privileged to host an evening with Dame Helena Morrissey, founder of the 30% Club and Head of Personal Investing at Legal & ...more

The Political Cartoon Awards of the Year 2018 – Gallery

A huge thank you to everybody who attended and helped to make this years' political cartoon awards such a success. Our guests of honour, Yvette ...more

Sustainability Careers – What Next?

May 2018- We are often asked about how to take the next step in progressing sustainability careers. With options to go either into a consultancy or ...more

Political Cartoon of the Year Awards 2017

The awards celebrate the UK’s national newspaper cartoonists and are well attended by the Westminster elite. ...more

For greater openness, face-to-face lobbying must be registered

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations hosted the Scottish Lobbying Register Breakfast Roundtable on Wednesday 14th...more

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“The General Data Protection Regulation for associations: the challenge of compliance”

FEBRUARY 2018: Report of the Association Leadership Academy session on “The General Data Protection Regulation for associations: the challenge of ...more

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The Risk To Business From External Campaigns

We looked specifically at the risk to businesses from external campaigns and how these can be addressed....more

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The Women in Communications Careers Network (WCCN) Westminster Relaunch

Ellwood Atfield founded the Women in Communications Careers Network as a group for senior women leaders in communications. ...more

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Upcoming Association Leadership Academy Sessions

The Latest in EU Trade Policy for Trade Associations - October 2018 Why attend? Whether the industry that you represent has been affected directly, ...more

Lord Chadlington in conversation with Lord Bell

Last month I became Senior Warden of the Company of Public Relations Practitioners; a membership organisation, part of the City of London’s livery ...more

Written by Gavin Ellwood

Event: Crisis? What crisis?

At our most recent event, co-hosted with the CIPR, John Underwood from the Centre for Health Communication Research shared some of his experiences and...more

Autumn PR Quiz

Following on from the great success of the Spring Quiz earlier this year, the Company of Public Relations Practitioners and Ellwood Atfield are ...more

Written by Gavin Ellwood

Plan or fail – Addressing Global Political Risk

Shortly before Christmas Eve last year, the shareholders of Lockheed Martin were oblivious to an avalanche that was about to hit them, decreasing ...more

Written by Jules Shelley