Alex Aiken - Strategic Communication Leaders Seminar Series
5:00pm - 6:00pm /
Wednesday 23rd November 2016
- Rudi Palmieri
- Admission: Free.
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The Purpose and Practise of Public Service Communication.
Alex will present on the purpose and limits to public service communication and the scope of UK Government activity. He will also discuss the roles of communicators in local and devolved authorities and agencies and the operating model for UK Government communications including major campaigns and professional development programmes.
Alex Aiken is the Executive Director of Government Communications. Based in Downing Street and the Cabinet Office, Alex is the most senior communications professional in the Civil Service. His role covers government communications strategy, management of the Cabinet Office and No.10 operation and leadership of the profession.
He was Director of Communications & Strategy at Westminster City Council, 2000-13. At Westminster he built a team that was recognised to be the best in local government and a created a successful consultancy operation providing services to other organisations.
Before joining Westminster he held senior posts at Conservative Central Office, leading the Party’s Campaigns Unit from 1999-2000 and the Press Office between 1995 and 1999. He has trained politicians and officials in newly democratic states around the world in communications techniques.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions following the talk. Refreshments will be provided.
This talk is part of a a new public seminar series running alongside the MSc Strategic Communication programme. Running in November and December, the free seminars will take place at the University of Liverpool’s London campus. With diverse sectors and specialisms, each of the speakers will give an insight into the practice of strategic communication.
Alex will present on the purpose and limits to public service communication and the scope of UK Government activity. He will also discuss the roles of communicators in local and devolved authorities and agencies and the operating model for UK Government communications including major campaigns and professional development programmes.
Alex Aiken is the Executive Director of Government Communications. Based in Downing Street and the Cabinet Office, Alex is the most senior communications professional in the Civil Service. His role covers government communications strategy, management of the Cabinet Office and No.10 operation and leadership of the profession.
He was Director of Communications & Strategy at Westminster City Council, 2000-13. At Westminster he built a team that was recognised to be the best in local government and a created a successful consultancy operation providing services to other organisations.
Before joining Westminster he held senior posts at Conservative Central Office, leading the Party’s Campaigns Unit from 1999-2000 and the Press Office between 1995 and 1999. He has trained politicians and officials in newly democratic states around the world in communications techniques.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions following the talk. Refreshments will be provided.
This talk is part of a a new public seminar series running alongside the MSc Strategic Communication programme. Running in November and December, the free seminars will take place at the University of Liverpool’s London campus. With diverse sectors and specialisms, each of the speakers will give an insight into the practice of strategic communication.