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BrightSide customer-only day!

As a Workshop customer, you’re invited to our customer-only day on Tuesday, September 22 (the day before the main event)! Your customer day is included with your BrightSide ticket (no separate registration needed.)

This is a day to collaborate, learn how other Workshop customers are using the platform, celebrate what’s working inside your organizations, and so much more.

Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement, the location for the 2026 BrightSide conference

Venue

BrightSide 2026 will be held at the Tenaska Center

12th and Douglas Street, Omaha, NE 68102

Customer panel

Click on each panelist to learn more about them.

Strong employee engagement starts with strong communication, and the people leading internal comms know just how much impact the right message, to the right people, at the right time, can have.

In this panel, you’ll hear from internal comms leaders using Workshop to connect with employees across every kind of workplace, from corporate HQs to frontline teams, and from fast-growing companies to enterprise organizations with a lot of moving pieces.

They’ll talk about what’s been effective, what they’ve had to rethink, and the communication habits that helped employees feel more connected to the company and each other. You’ll leave with practical ideas and real examples of how thoughtful communication can strengthen employee engagement far beyond opens and clicks.

Marisa Trzemzalski

Corporate Communications Manager at AFL

Matt Harrington

Communication & Brand Reputation Management, First National Bank of Omaha

Michelle Gartz

Vice President Strategic Communications at Hackensack Meridian Health

Breakout session leaders

Click on each breakout session leader to learn more about their topic

Mikey Chaplin

Director of Product at Workshop

Anna Dornbush

Senior Product Manager at Workshop

Cassandra Brooks

Customer Marketing Lead at Workshop

Maggie Targy

Customer Success Manager at Workshop

Customer day agenda

Join us on Tuesday, September 22 for a Workshop customer-only half day.

11 AM: Check-in + light breakfast + networking

11:45 AM: Welcome remarks

12 PM: Panel: Building better employee engagement through comms

1 PM: Lunch

2 PM: Breakout session 1 — topics include:

  • How to use Workshop to automate my emails
  • How to use Cici (Workshop’s AI agent) like a strategic comms partner
  • How to Use Workshop to show the value of comms to leadership
  • How to use Workshop to scale comms beyond your team

2:45 PM: Networking break

3 PM: Breakout session 2 — topics include:

  • How to use Workshop to automate my emails
  • How to use Cici (Workshop’s AI agent) like a strategic comms partner
  • How to Use Workshop to show the value of comms to leadership
  • How to use Workshop to scale comms beyond your team

3:45 PM: Networking break

4 PM: Afternoon talk (more details coming soon)

4:30 PM: Closing remarks + BrightSide kickoff event

Times and details are subject to change.

FAQs

What is BrightSide's customer day?

The Customer Day is a half-day experience exclusively for Workshop customers, held the day before the main BrightSide conference. Think of it like your insider track! Hear real stories from peers at companies like yours, go hands-on with the platform, and connect with the Workshop team in a small-group setting.

When is BrightSide's customer day?

BrightSide customer day will be held on September 22, 2026 from 11 AM to 4:30 PM (kickoff event to follow) at the Tenaska Center, 12th and Douglas Street, Omaha, NE 68102.

Who can attend?

BrightSide’s customer day is open to Workshop customers only. It’s included in your ticket at no extra cost.

Do I need to register separately for the customer day?

Nope! If you have a BrightSide Customer ticket, you’re already in. Just show up on September 22 at 11 AM — check-in starts then.

What does the day look like?

11 AM: Check-in + light breakfast + networking
11:45 AM: Welcome remarks
12 PM: Panel: Building better employee engagement through comms
1 PM: Lunch
2 PM: Breakout session 1
2:45 PM: Networking break
3 PM: Breakout session 2
3:45 PM: Networking break
4 PM: Afternoon talk 4:30 PM: Closing remarks + BrightSide kickoff event

Times and details are subject to change.

Can I attend multiple breakout sessions?

There are two breakout slots (2 PM and 3 PM), so you’ll be able to attend two sessions total. More details on how to choose your sessions will be shared ahead of the event.

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