The Frontline Forum

The Frontline Forum — Denver

An invite-only forum for leaders shaping frontline employee experience in 2026

📍 Art Hotel Denver by Hilton
🗓 Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | ⏰ 8:30–11:30 AM MT

Why Attend

Gallup's 2026 data shows global employee engagement has hit its lowest point since 2020 — and the strain is most acute in healthcare, retail, logistics, and hospitality.The Frontline Forum is a small-group morning event built for practitioners and leaders who are dealing with the day-to-day challenges of frontline communication and engagement. No demos. No pitches. No death by slideshow. Just peer conversation, research-backed perspective, and practical ideas you can take back to work on Monday.This conversation was built for organizations where most employees don't have a desk — healthcare, logistics, transit, hospitality, manufacturing, and retail. These are the industries where the frontline communication gap hits hardest, and the people in this room will be the ones trying to close it.

Who It’s For

• HR, People, & L&D
• Internal Comms & EX
• IT & Digital Workplace
• Operations & Workforce Enablement

Agenda

8:30–8:50 AM — Arrival & breakfast Plated breakfast, good coffee, and a chance to connect with peers facing similar challenges.

‍8:50–9:00 AM — Setting the stage A quick, no-deck welcome that frames the morning — who's in the room and why we're here.

‍9:00–9:40 AM — In conversation with Traci Sitzmann Traci Sitzmann is a Professor of Management at CU Denver whose research has been published in the Academy of Management Journal, Harvard Business Review, and Psychological Bulletin — and recognized with the Financial Times Award for real-world impact. Traci will share some of her latest research findings and join in a live Q&A with a member of the Blink team that goes deeper into what the data actually means for frontline organizations in 2026. No slides. No lecture. Just a frank, back-and-forth conversation designed to surface the right questions before the roundtables begin.

‍9:40–10:25 AM — Roundtables: The challenges keeping you up at night Break into small groups sorted by challenge type — not job title. Each table gets a set of prompts focused on the real, day-to-day problems of reaching and engaging a frontline workforce. What's broken, what's been tried, and what's actually working. Groups share back with the room at the end.

‍10:25–10:55 AM — Open forum: What are we all dealing with — and how do we fix it? The MC brings the roundtable themes to the full room. This is where the conversation opens up: what challenges are showing up everywhere, what are peers at other organizations actually doing about them, and where do we go from here. Less panel, more working session.

‍10:55–11:20 AM — Close A chance for attendees to share one concrete thing they're taking back to work. No speeches. Blink sends a follow-up summary of the key themes — not a sales email — within 48 hours.

Seating is limited. Request your spot now.

This is an invite-only event with limited capacity. We'll confirm your spot within 48 hours.