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UNHCR on global campaigns

Nicholas van Praag, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), will be joining the Best Practice: Global Campaigns session.

 
Activism and pressure groups

Christopher Springham of Luther Pendragon will moderate the session "Impact of Pressure Groups and Activism on Communications Campaigns".

 
PR in China
Colleen Pizarev, Vice President International Distribution, PR Newswire will be joining the session ' IPRA World Congress 2008: The road to China". 
 
DHL Express and Social Communications
Christina Koh, Senior Vice President Communications and Sustainability, DHL Express Global, has confirmed she will be presenting her work at the Social Communications session.
 
Kenyan High Commissioner and Conflict Communications
H. E. Mr. Joseph Muchemi, the Kenyan High Commissioner in London, will share his views on Communications during a Conflict.
 
S. American Social Communications
Valéria Perito, CEO Sao Paulo Ketchum Estrategia, will talk about her work with the Amanco Group as part of the Social Communications session.
 
Social responsibility in Saudi Arabia
Khalid Abubshait, General Manager, Government Affairs from Saudi Aramco will speak about the company’s social responsibility programme in Saudi Arabia.
 
InBev nv on eco-consciousness
Christopher Burghardt of InBev nv has confirmed that he will be joining the greening of PR session.
 
StatoilHydro on future trends
Inge Wallage of StatoilHydro will be sharing her views on future global trends at this year's IPRA Summit.
 
Asian agency view on PR's global talent war
Rachel Catanach will be giving us an insight into the Asian view of PR's global talent war.
 
Go green with the Singapore Water Agency
Yap Kheng Guan of PUB, the national water agency of Sinapore, will be joining the greening of PR session to share the success of his water makes a spash campaign.
 
Kosovo communications
Virtyt Gacaferi, Team Leader UNDP Kosovo, will share his communication experiences during the Communications During A Conflict Session.
 
Digital China

Darren Burns, Managing Director, Shanghai & Guangzhou Weber Shandwick, has confirmed he will present a case study on the Pampers Unites Mothers in Digital China campaign at this year's IPRA Summit. 

 
 
Kenya AIDS council

Peter Mutie, Head of Communication, National AIDS Control Council Kenya,  will talk us through his communication campaign for “HIV Testing and Counselling Week Publicity and Social Mobilisation” in Kenya.

 
Beijing session
IPRA President Robert W. Grupp will be leading a session on the  IPRA World Congress 2008 in Beijing, which will highlight the new challenges and trends facing Asia. 
 
Roger Hayes to chair Summit
Roger Hayes, Past President and Member Emeritus of IPRA, has confirmed that he will chair the 2008 Summit.
 
Boyd Neil on activism

Boyd Neil, senior V-P at Hill & Knowlton Canada, share his thoughts on the impact of pressure groups and activism on communications campaigns.

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Rumeur Publique
Christophe Ginisty, Managing Director at Rumeur Publique, will give an exciting insight into new media.
 
Virgin's green communications
As director of communications at one of the world’s biggest airlines, Virgin Atlantic’s Paul Charles will share his views on a green communications strategy.
 
Founder to share MORI research
An attention-grabbing talk is promised when Sir Robert Worcester KBE DL shares some of MORI’s latest research for the future of global trends session.
 
Activism, PR and tobacco
Guy Côté, Vice President Media Relations at JT International SA, will give us his point of view on the impact of pressure groups and activism on communications campaigns.
 
Hay Group on talent challenge
Stephen Welch, Associate Director and Head of Communications and Media consulting at Hay Group, will share his views on the challenges of PR’s global talent war.
 
Wholesale campaigning
Andy Muncer, Global Head of Corporate Communications at ING Wholesale Banking, will explain the essentials of ING Wholesale Banking’s global campaign.
 
UK foreign office on global PR
Lucian Hudson, Director of Communications Foreign and Commonwealth Office, will demonstrate how global campaigns can be successfully applied in the field of strategic communication and public diplomacy.
 
Asian PR perspective

Harjiv Singh, Co Founder and CEO International Operations, Gutenberg Communications, will speak on trends in global business and communications from an Asian viewpoint.

 
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The IPRA Summit is the must-attend annual event for communications directors and senior public relations professionals. This two-day conference addresses the latest challenges for global communications and PR, such as social communications, PR’s global talent war and the greening of PR. Speakers this year include Sir Robert Worcester of MORI, Paul Charles Director of Communications, Virgin Atlantic and Khalid I. Abubshait, General Manager, Government Affairs, Saudi Aramco. The IPRA Summit is a focus for the best ideas from the industry’s brightest trend-setters, and a source of practical knowledge to help professionals stay ahead of the game in 2008 and beyond.

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