24 April
10 am - 11.30 am (ET)
Energy shocks. Supply disruption. Misinformation. The impact is already global. Is your crisis plan ready?
The current crisis in the Middle East, triggered by escalating tensions involving Iran, is already having global consequences—driving energy price volatility, disrupting supply chains, increasing operational uncertainty, and accelerating the spread of mis/disinformation.
This is not a distant geopolitical issue. It is already impacting how organizations operate, make decisions, and communicate with their stakeholders.
For communications teams, this creates immediate pressure: how do you respond when information is incomplete, risks are evolving, and expectations from employees, customers, partners, and regulators are rising?
This webinar is designed to give you clear answers.
Date & Format:
Friday, April 24
10:00 AM (Eastern Time) / 16:00 CET
Live online via Zoom
Led by Edelman experts, Oliver Hayes OBE, EMEA Head of Counter-Disinformation, and Dave Fleet, Global Head of Digital Crisis, this session will provide a practical framework to help you navigate this environment with clarity and confidence.
You will learn how to:
Drawing on real-world experience advising global organizations, this session will help you rethink your crisis approach and adapt it to a more volatile and unpredictable global landscape.
You will leave with clear, practical actions you can apply immediately within your organization.
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This 60-minute session is structured as a practical, expert-led playbook designed to help communicators navigate the real-world impact of the current Middle East crisis.
The webinar will move from understanding the evolving risk landscape, to addressing the operational and reputational challenges organizations are already facing, and finally to outlining what needs to change in your crisis communications approach.
You will gain insights into how mis/disinformation is shaping narratives in real time, how organizations should communicate during supply chain and operational disruption, and how to align messaging across multiple stakeholder groups when pressure is high and information is incomplete.
The session will also explore how trust is being tested in this environment—and what communicators must do differently to maintain credibility.
The webinar will conclude with a live Q&A, giving you the opportunity to ask questions and get practical guidance directly from the speakers.
This program can also be delivered as a tailored in-house training for your organization. We adapt the content to your industry, objectives, and level of maturity, focusing on real challenges your teams face and the decisions they need to make. In-house formats allow your people to align on a shared approach, work through relevant scenarios, and build skills they can apply immediately.
If you’re exploring an in-house option, tell us a bit about your team, priorities, and timing, and we’ll recommend the right format.
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