Redefining Trust: Communication Leadership in a Changing World
Building credibility, resilience, and connection in an era of institutional distrust.
EGA briefings’ Annual Conference brings together Indonesia’s senior leaders each October. This year’s theme: Redefining Trust in a Changing World. Jakarta, 7 – 8 October.
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Reputation has never been just a communication concern.
In an environment defined by scrutiny, volatility, and competing narratives, reputation has become a leadership and governance responsibility. Organizations that manage it as a tactical function are consistently outpaced by those whose senior leaders treat it as a strategic asset.
“The Annual Conference creates space for senior leaders to examine what communication leadership actually demands — not as a discipline to be managed, but as a function that shapes how organizations are trusted, perceived, and sustained.”
— ELIZABETH GOENAWAN ANANTO, Ph.D, FIPRAFounding Director, EGA briefings
Interpret emerging risk with clarity
Read political, social, and reputational signals before they become crises — at the altitude where it matters.
Strengthen judgment in high-consequence decisions
The decisions that shape an organization’s reputation are rarely straightforward. This forum is built for the leaders who must make them.
Reframe communication as strategic management
Not a support function. Not a cost center. A management discipline that drives performance, trust, and lasting reputation.
Engage peers under the same accountability pressures
The room is the value. Senior leaders from Indonesia’s prominent organizations — private, state-owned, and government — in one conversation.
A Conversation for Leaders
The EGA briefings Annual Conference is a two-day gathering for organizational leaders who are ready to examine the role of communication — not as a function that assists, but as a function that delivers.
This is not a conference for PR teams. It is a conference for the executives who set the direction those teams are asked to execute. The distinction matters. Change in how an organization uses public relations does not come from the PR department. It comes from the top.
The question is not how to communicate better. The question is who in your organization is responsible for whether your public trusts you — and whether that responsibility is placed where it belongs.
That is the conversation this conference is built to have.
Two Days.
Wednesday, 7 October 2026
An in-person gathering for senior communication executives, with virtual access for their teams. Structured leadership exchanges — not presentations. The goal of Day 1 is not information — it is perspective.
The evening: a networking dinner for participating organizations.
Senior Leadership Forum
Navigating Trust, Risk, and Leadership in a Fragmented World
In-Person for Executives + Virtual for Teams
MORNING SESSIONS
09.00 Opening: Trust as the New Currency of Leadership
09.20 Session 1 | Keynote: Trust in the Era of Uncertainty: What Today’s Leaders Must Do
09.50 Session 2 | Plenary: Operating in a Fragmented World: The Strategic Risks Leaders Can No Longer Treat Separately
– Economic Fragmentation & the New Risk Landscape: Impact on Business Decisions
– Maintaining Trust Under Pressure: Leadership Responses in Uncertain Environments
10.50 Session 3 | Leadership Exchange 1: Critical Decisions in a High-Pressure Environment
– Reputation Crisis in Real Time: What Leaders Must Get Right (15′)
– Balancing ESG Expectations and Business Reality (15′)
– Off-record Leadership Exchange (30′)
11.50 Lunch break
AFTERNOON SESSIONS
13.30 Session 4 | Insight Session: Edelman Trust Barometer 2026. From Global Trends to Business Action
14.00 Session 5 | Leadership Exchange 2: Re-Shaping Corporate Communication: From Functional Support to Strategic Leadership Influence
– From Influence to Trust, Purpose, and Public Value (15′)
– Earning a Seat at the Table: Managing Up and Influencing Decisions (15′)
– Off-record Leadership Exchange (30′)
15.00 Session break
15.30 Session 6 | Leadership Exchange 3: Case-Based Playbook: What Worked, What Failed, What Leaders Can Apply
– TBC (15′)
– TBC (15′)
– Off-record Leadership Exchange (30′)
16.30 End of Conference Day 1
EVENING SESSION
17.00 Networking Dinner
18.30 End of Dinner
Thursday, 8 October 2026
Reserved for CEOs and one senior executive per organization. Smaller. More direct. An executive breakfast followed by deeper dialogue — each session opens with a 10-minute framing, then 45 minutes of facilitated executive dialogue. No audience. No presentations. Peers working through the same challenges in confidence.
Executive Forum
Strategic Decisions and Leadership in a High-Trust World
In-Person Only for Executives
EXECUTIVE FORUM FORMAT
Each session opens with a 10-minute framing by a senior leader, followed by 45 minutes of facilitated Executive Dialogue among all participants. No audience. No presentations. Peers working through the same challenges in confidence.
MORNING SESSIONS
08.15 Coffee Morning
09.00 Session 07 | Executive Forum 1: Leadership Challenges CEOs are Facing Today
09.20 Session 08 | Executive Forum 2: Aligning Internal Reality with External Trust
10.15 Session 09 | Executive Forum 3: Cyber Risk as a Leadership Issue: Trust, Crisis, and Business Continuity
11.10 Session 10 | Executive Forum 4: Digital Trust, AI, and Influence: Leadership in a Misinformation Era
12.05 CLOSING: The Future of Trust-Centered Leadership
12.15 Executive Lunch
13.30 End of Annual Conference 2026
Two Participation Formats
Participation is by request. We review each request to ensure the experience is relevant and the conversation is among peers who share a genuine commitment to communication leadership. Details — including format, access, and investment — are discussed after your request is received.
Individual Participation
Full Conference Experience
As an EGA briefings Executive Member, you attend the Annual Conference in person as part of your membership — both days, full access, reserved seating.
What’s included for you
What’s included for your team
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Group Participation
for Your Organization
Your organization joins as a group. Your CEO, VP, or most senior communication leader attends in person. Your communication team joins Day 1 virtually via Zoom.
What’s included for the executives
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The conference has been held annually since 2024.
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Frequently Asked
EGA briefings has worked with organizations across Indonesia for 25 years on one question: what does it take for public relations to function as a genuine management capability?