IPRA World Congress opens in Johannesburg this weekend

Speakers

Three of the leading, international speakers are:

• José Filipe Torres, an entrepreneur specialising in country and nation branding

• Jaha Dukureh founder of Safe Hands for Girls, a non-profit organisation working to protect girls and young women who are at risk from female genital mutilation

• Todd Babiak, a Canadian writer and entrepreneur, co-founder of Story Engine and author of three bestselling novels.

Golden World Awards (GWA)

The annual Golden World Awards (GWA) is a public relations' global awards scheme, hosted by International Public Relations Association (IPRA). Established 21 years ago for the global public relations community to interact and share best practices, its popularity is evident with 30 countries participating in the 2015 GWA and a record level of 430 entries.

The winners in each category were announced in early July. However, the 2015 Grand Prix and the Outstanding Contribution Special Award will only be revealed at the Gala Evening in Johannesburg on 28 September 2015.

Academic presentations

12 abstracts and 9 posters will be presented in the exhibition area at the congress. Local and international university personnel from University of Pretoria (UP) and Kenya Journalism Programme school of Science have compiled some of these.

To register, go to http://ipra.org/congress/registrations.