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, Tanuja Kehar, Vice President Corporate Communications at Unitech in India, Solly Moeng, 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, Saurabh Uboweja, 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!”
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.
Brazil Nigeria Chamber Of Commerce Partner Nigeria House Project for 2016 Olympics
The Brazil Nigeria Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, February 4, paid the Project Coordinator and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), of the Nigeria House Committee, Mohammed Abdullahi, a visit to seek for partnership in the quest to boost plans to derive gains of direct foreign investments into the country during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games to be staged in Brazil.
President of the Brazil Nigeria Chamber of Commerce, Alexandre Jeixeria Ramos, and his vice, Femi Louge, said the meeting became necessary upon their realization of the lofty idea behind the formation of the Nigeria House Project for the games which holds in August.
At the meeting with the CEO of the Committee, Mohammed Abdullahi, members Alh. Bala Usman, Mrs. Adeshola Ndu and Secretary Shammah Makpa, at the Package A of the National Stadium, Abuja office of the committee, Ramos said having read about the committee’s aim to achieve direct foreign investments into Nigeria during the Olympics, they saw the need to visit physically and hear from the horses’ mouth. “We heard about the activities of the committee and what it has set out to achieve in terms of showcasing the richness of Nigeria to the outside world during the Olympics in our nation Brazil and felt the best way to kick-start our participation is to come physically and rob minds with you so as to know how to partner with the Nigeria House Project and Brazil business community to actualize the set goals. We find Nigeria a safe haven for investments and as representatives of the Brazilian business community, with registered members in all the critical sectors, Nigeria has set out to attract foreign investments during the Olympics, we intend after this meeting to fashion ways that will attract trade and investments for both Brazil and Nigeria.”
He said they will immediately commence plans to facilitate the committee’s visit to Brazil and indeed Sao Paulo, which is South America’s biggest business hub, this June to commence round table talks with businessmen from Brazil and South America before the Olympics. “We are impressed with this initiative and happy to have come to see things for ourselves for collaborative effort. Our intention now is to facilitate logistics for the Nigeria House to visit Sao Paulo, Brazil’s biggest business hub in June to commence business round table discussions, Expo/Conferences with the business community in Brazil.
“The business communities in both Brazil and Nigeria have a lot to gain, so our efforts will be tailored towards bringing investors both ways. At the moment, we are already doing business with Nigeria at NAFDAC and NACA. We are also trying to introduce samples of a device that can test various ailments like AIDS, cancer etc to the ministry of health. We have investors looking at areas of waste management and recycling of wastes, textile and shoe making companies because Brazil has one of the best shoe making industries in the world and want to establish some in Nigeria. There is the introduction of Ethanol as substitute for oil as fuel for cars, using sugar cane and corn; all these are areas the Brazil business community wants to come in. Areas of transportation, agriculture; particularly poultry farming and cultural heritage, are other areas we have interest in.”
The CEO of Nigeria House, Mohammed Abdullahi, in his response told the delegation that the committee is happy with the visit and expressed optimism that with the kind of interest displayed by the Brazil Nigeria Chamber of Commerce. The journey for the realization of direct foreign investment through the Olympic platform and other global sporting fiestas has began.
“This means the quest for direct foreign investment through the sports platform is not targeted at Brazil alone, as Nigeria House Project is a global initiative. We are also seeking the partnership and sponsorship of the Nigeria House Project from Corporate and Public organizations”
