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Under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum,
Vice President & Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai
  • Anwar Ibrahim
    Lord Tim Bell
    Wadah Khanfar
    Lord Chadlington
    Roger Fisk
    Abdallah S. Jum'ah
    Mark Kimmitt
    Herbert M. Heitmann
  • Khaled A. Almaeena
    Richard C. Powell Jr
    Jamal Khashoggi
    Michael Peel
    Jay Walsh
    Daniel Tisch
    Hoh Kim
    Harold Burson
  • Abdulrahman Al-Rashed
    Prema Sagar
    Rami Khouri
    Dr Tarik Yousef
    John Defterios
    Rishi Saha
    Christophe Ginistry
    Richard Linning
  • Chris McLaughlin
    Mohamed Al Ayed
    Mazen Nahawi
    Sultan Al Bazie
    Eileen Wallis
    Tariq Al-Ghamdi
    Ali Al Ahmed
    Maha Abouelenein
Keynote Speeches

Wadah Khanfar Former Director General of the Al Jazeera Network and Co-founder of Sharq Forum (Qatar)read more

Her Excellency Reem Al-Hashimy - UAE Minister of State & CEO, Dubai Expo 2020 Bid Committee read more

Dr. Anwar Ibrahim - Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia & Leader of Keadilanread more

Abdallah S. Jum'ah, Former President & CEO Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) read more

91 year young Harold Burson, Founder Chairman of Burson-Marsteller speaks at the 20th Public Relations World Congress read more

Lord Tim Bell, Chairman Chairman Chime Communications (Bell Pottinger)read more

Lord Chadlington - Chairman Huntsworth Group (UK) gave the keynote speech in the session at the Public Relations World Congress read more

Sultan Al Bazie - Executive Vice President, IPRA-GC and Co-founder and CEO of Attariq Communications in Saudi Arabia read more

Sunil John, Congress Chairman & CEO of ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller gave the closing speech, announcing the Dubai Declaration read more

Wadah Khanfar


Co-founder of Sharq Forum in Qatar speaks at the PRWC

Reem Al-Hashimy


Her Excellency Reem Al-Hashimy speaks at the PRWC

Dr. Anwar Ibrahim


Former Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia & Leader of Keadilan at the PRWC

Abdallah S. Jum'ah


Former President & CEO of Saudi Aramco at the PRWC

Harold Burson


Harold Burson at the PRWC: 30 minutes with the living legend

Lord Tim Bell, Chairman


Chime Communications (Bell Pottinger) speaks at the PRWC

Lord Chadlington


Chairman Huntsworth Group (UK) speaks at the PRWC

Sultan Al Bazie


Executive Vice President, IPRA-GC speaks at the PRWC

Sunil John


Congress Chairman & CEO of ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller

20th Public Relations World Congress, Dubai 2012
The Public Relations World Congress (PRWC) is a biennial event that brings together global PR professionals to brainstorm on the latest trends and challenges in the communications industry.

The 20th PRWC 2012 was hosted for three days from March 13 to 15 in Dubai, by IPRA-Gulf Chapter (IPRA-GC). This was the first time the prestigious event was hosted in the Middle East.

The Congress was held under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President & Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

Congress Solutions International (CSI) part of Emirates Airlines Group was appointed as the event management partner for the event.

More than 500 delegates from across the world attended the Congress at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Dubai, which included several sessions centred on three broad themes: 'From Arab Street to Wall Street, Communications in the Age of Dialogue'; 'The Changing Political Landscape,' and 'The Future of the Media."
Message from the PRWC Chairman :
Dubai Eye Talk Radio interview :