MUYIWA AFOLABI, AYENI ADEKUNLE JOIN JEREMY GALBRAITH TO SPEAK AT AFRICAN PUBLIC RELATIONS ASSOCIATION CONFERNCE IN MAURITIUS.
Wednesday, April 30, 2014Omoba
The 26th edition
of the annual African Public Relations Association (APRA) conference themed
“Advancing Africa”, is set to hold in Mauritius from May 27th- 31st 2014.
Now in its 26th year,
the conference will attract over 500 delegates cutting across different
communication sectors and professional groupings from all over Africa, Europe,
Asia, and North America.
Confirmed speakers
include President and CEO of The Holmes Group Paul Holmes, who is the
chairman of the judges for SABRE Awards and Manager of the Global Public
Relations Summit. Also speaking is the former World President of the
International Public Relations Association (IPRA) and a public relations and
marketing expert with 50 years of experience in communication Mrs. Loula
Zaklama; one of the UK’s 500 most influential people as named by The Sunday
Times and Debrett’s Jeremy Galbraith; Football marketing Guru Ian Riley who was
involved in 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup Bid for South Africa.
Others speakers
include Chairman and CEO of Burson-Marsteller Robyn de Villiers, BHM
Founder/CEO Ayeni Adekunle, A Media and Public Relations expert who was
recently listed by Business Day as one of the top 40 Nigerian entrepreneurs
under 40, Group CEO of Frontiers International Services Limited, Muyiwa
Afolabi and Head of Corporate Communications and CSR at Airtel Ghana Mr.
Donald Gwira.
The conference will
also witness the inaugural APRA Pyramid Awards for Professional Excellence and
Outstanding Leadership in Africa. This is to celebrate remarkable PR
achievement in its numerous dimensions and bring to note, deserving recipients
nominated by members that have placed Africa in positive light on the global
landscape.
APRA is a
non-governmental, non-profit and non-political professional association, which
is strongly committed to “selling Positive Africa” through the instrumentality
of the public relations profession. Founded in 1975, the annual
conference gathers stakeholders from around the continent and beyond to pave
the way for a positively perceived and prosperous Africa.
More information
about award categories can be found on the APRA website www.afapr.org
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