All set for World's
Biggest Communication Forum in Davos Switzerland
All is set for the
World’s biggest Communications Forum in Davos Switzerland from 8-9 March, 2016.
Communication professionals, CEOs, representatives of ministries, global media
practitioners and some of the world’s most influential PR and marketing
communications personalities will get together to discuss the key trends in the
field of global communications at the WCF Forum in Davos Switzerland.
The programme
provides a diversified content and publicity opportunities for experts with
out-of-the-box vision for the future of the industry. The participants will
find out how to add meaning, integrate interests, how to engage the globe with
city storytelling, how to manage crisis periods on the social media, and much
more.
The focus of this
year’s edition of the forum will be on the global communication agenda.
WCF-Davos’2016 includes a number of presently relevant/ controversial topics,
among which are: Country Branding, Communications in the Arab world,
Communicating Inter-Governmental Brands, Education in Communications, Global
Tourism industry in the age of Communications. From digital evolution to robot
revolution – humanity, communications, ethics, Quantity or Quality- What is
your social media top priority? Revolutionizing Communications and How to be
prepared for the future.
Among the speakers
and moderators of the plenary panels are leading experts, such as:
Mustapha
Khalfi, Minister of Communications and Spokesperson of the Government of
Morocco, Scott Fahlman, Research Professor at Carnegie Mellon University, also
known as “Father” of the smiley emoticon, TanujaKehar, Vice President Corporate
Communications at Unitech in India, SollyMoeng, Managing Director of Don Valley
in Soth Africa, Kate Thompson-Duwe, Managing Director of Amplicon Group in
South Africa, Sean Gardner, co-Founder of the pioneering Huffington Post
“Twitter Powerhouses Series”, Don Anderson, Chairman and co-Founder of the Asia
Content Marketing Association and Regional Managing Director of We Are Social
in Singapore, SaurabhUboweja, Founder, CEO & Director Brand Strategy at
Brands of Desire.
Traditionally,
WCFDavos holds the Communications for Future (C4F) Davos Award. However, this
time it offers up to 23 categories for recognition of remarkable creativity and
unique vision of the future of communications, in two major groups of awards:
Personal (individual communicators with a strong influence on global
communications) and Corporate (companies setting the standards for
effectiveness & professionalism).
Mustapha Khalfi, Minister of
Communications of Morocco, stated that, “I have no doubt that the World
Communication Forum is assured of its place in the history as a platform where
new solutions for an exciting new world are being shaped”.
Paul Holmes, the PR industry guru worldwide and Founder of the Holmes Report, added: “No idea how they did it, but in just a few years the organizers have created the most lively, engaging and influential event in the industry. This forum is an absolute phenomenon!”
Dr Phill Osagie ( A
renowned Global Strategist)
On March 8 and 9,
parallel with the main forum, a session will be held for the first time,
focused on global education in communications. WCFDavos | GlobEdu is intended
for students and young communication professionals. During the two-day training
session, participants will be grouped into several teams of 5 students and a
senior university representative as a leader, with a real case study being
assigned to each team. At the end of the training, a jury will evaluate and acknowledge
the most effective strategy for dealing with the assignments.
WCFDavos 2016 is
supported by exclusive partner agencies from all over the world: M3
Communications (Bulgaria), Kaiser Communication (Germany), Capital
Communications (Hungary), CROS (Russia), Grou-AGAMA (Ukraine), Don Valley
(South Africa), SPEM Communications (Slovenia), Manifesto Communications
(Turkey), Cyber Gear (UAE), RADA Research & PR (Egypt), First House
(Norway, DonValley (South Africa), Cyber Gear (UAE), Competence (Italy), The
Story (Poland), JSP Communications (Nigeria), Depot WPF (Russia), Armenian
Public Relations Association (APRA), PR Hub, The Place Brand Observer, PR
Newswire, Sostav.ru , Facemark,
LifeInterMidia and China International Public Relations Association (CIPRA).
The World Communication Forum in Davos (#WCFDavos) was inaugurated as an annual global professional event back in 2010. Since then, it has been traditionally held at the Davos Congress Centre in Switzerland as a platform for open dialogue between leading experts in the field of social, political and business communication. The Forum has become a respected international platform and the basis for formation of a global professional community that marks and creates key trends within the industry. The 6 editions have summoned managers from over 55 countries, across 5 continents, representing a variety of businesses.
Ends.
About WCF Davos. WCF is an annual
global event held at the Davos Congress Centre in Switzerland. Initiated by an
International Coordinating Committee in 2010, it has united a great number of
acknowledged professionals from 55 countries worldwide. Since its third annual
edition in Davos, WCF has started expanding its global professional community
with regional sessions held in some of the largest cultural centers and
business capitals across Europe and Asia. The two-day conference covers the
latest trendy areas and issues and outlines future tendencies in the global
communications industry.
For more information:
www.forumdavos.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WorldCommForumDavos
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/WorldCommForum
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/forumdavoscom
Contact:
Valentina Atanasova, Project Manager of the World Communication Forum in Davos
Comms with Speakers & Committee, Partnerships, Website content, SM, PR
Mobile: (+359) 884435044, Skype: ataval.bg
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WorldCommForumDavos
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/WorldCommForum
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/forumdavoscom
Contact:
Valentina Atanasova, Project Manager of the World Communication Forum in Davos
Comms with Speakers & Committee, Partnerships, Website content, SM, PR
Mobile: (+359) 884435044, Skype: ataval.bg
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