Davos Online Communications Summit on Zoom

A professional Communications Summit on Zoom organized by the World Communications Forum Association, based in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday, February 25, 4 – 8.30 pm Sofia Time.

*Everybody can join for free on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/6252668357

The Full program of the Summit, including high-levelled professionals follows:

Leadership During Turbulent Times

15.00
Opening – Maxim Behar

Keynote Speakers:

15.05
Leadership in Modern Communications
Barbara Bates, Global CEO, Hotwire, USA

15.20
Leadership and learning – a continuous journey
Karen van Bergen – Global Dean, Omnicom University, USA

15.35
Edelman Trust Barometer 2021 – What Direction Communications World Will Take
Jordan Rittenberry – CEO, Edelman Africa

15.50 – Q & A

Panel Discussions:

16.00
Power and Influence of the Stakeholders In the New Environment
Moderator: Victor Sibeko, CEO and Past President: Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa (PRISA)

Yanina Dubeykovskaya – WCFA Co-founder and ex President, Russia/ Zambia
Saurabh Uboweja – Founder & Managing Partner, BOD, India
Solly Moeng – Managing Director, DonValley Reputation Managers, South Africa
Lesley Schroeder Mclean – Managing Partner, Fuller Consulting, Chile

16.30 – Q & A

16.40
Education: Its Present, its Future
Moderator – Jacqueline Strayer, WCFA Board Member

Hesham Mesbah – Chair Communications Department, Rollins College, FL, USA
Nurul Ashiqin Shamsuri – Founder, Clue to the Zoo, International speaker & Educator, Malaysia
Tatevik Simonyan – Co-Founder, Director Communications and International Relations, SPRING PR, Armenia

17.10 – Q & A

17.20
Ethics in Post Pandemic Communications
Moderator – Jon-Hans Coetzer, WCFA Vice President

Christina Forsgard – ICCO Ethics Chair, Founder, Netprofile, Finland
Zsofia Lakatos – CEO, Emerald Public Relations, Hungary
Sjaak Koole – Global Training and Delivery Manager, HAL24K, Netherlands

17.50 – Q & A

18.00
Merge Between PR, Advertising & Digital – does it create a new business?
Moderator: Clara Ly-Le, WCFA Board Member

Michael Schroeder – CEO ORCA Affairs SECNewgate/Germany, ex IPREX Global President
Justin Green – President, Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management, Ireland
Peter Mutie – CEO, Peterson Integrated Communications, Kenya
Mai Anh Le – Country Manager, PR Newswire, Vietnam

18.30 – Q & A

18.40
Wrap Up – Cesare Valli, WCFA Board Member