AI at work: where should think tank comms draw the line?

This event for think tankers launches the new Wonkcomms Brussels Breakfast Club

Time and location: 21 October 2026 09:00-10:00 Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 4th floor, 1210 Brussels This event is open to think tank professionals
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Format: Closed door, On the record
Contact: Chiara Montanaro
Partners: Soapbox

Speakers

Jonathan Hunter

Communications Officer, European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)

David Timis

Global Communications Manager, Generation

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Check-in and breakfast

8:30-9:00

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Conversation

9:00-9:45

Chair: John Schwartz, CEO, Soapbox
Jonathan Hunter, Communications Officer, European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)
David Timis, Global Communications Manager, Generation
Yuyun Zhan, Press and Communications Manager

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Q&A

9:45-10:00

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Optional networking

10:00-10:30

Most think tank comms teams are already using AI in some form. The questions are now increasingly about where to draw the line.

AI can save time, speed up routine tasks, help teams synthesise information and support overstretched staff. But think tanks also depend on originality, trust, judgement and a distinctive institutional voice.

So which parts of the job should AI assist? Which should it take on? And which should stay firmly human? That’s the focus of the launch of the new Wonkcomms Brussels Breakfast Club.

Keyword: artificial intelligence new technologies in the workplace technology media
Organisation: Soapbox
Language: English