Global Alliance ´s President & CEO, Justin Green, delivered a goodwill message on the Opening Ceremony of the Conference 33rd Annual Conference of the African Public Relations Association, held in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania on May 24. He emphasised the strength of the African Continent and its union as One Africa/ APRA. The theme of this years´ Conference is ‘Africa’s Resilience & Global Competitiveness: The Challenge for Public Relations’.

Now, more than ever, we need to promote respect, fairness, dialogue and understanding to combat the huge challenges created by polarization and misinformation. We need to build a society for all, a role for which we have a true vocation.

"We deplore a situation where one government relations adviser has mixed national interests and political connections into a murky mess that is difficult for the casual observer to understand. Representing such clients is bad for the Estonian business advisory sector as a whole, which employs a very large number of noble people, and clearly undermines the foundations of our statehood. We understand that the content of a consultancy service is often only known in detail between the client and the consultant, but in the current situation, any misconceptions expressed in public should be convincingly refuted," said Margus Mets, President of the Estonian Association of Communication Experts.

The African Public Relations Association (APRA) will be having its annual conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania May 23-27 with the theme ‘Africa’s Resilience & Global Competitiveness: The Challenge for Public Relations’. Based on this, some sub-themes have been identified to enable potential speakers to choose areas in which they may wish to make in-depth presentations.

EUPRERA (European Public Relations Education and Research Association) is an autonomous organisation that aims at stimulating and promoting innovative knowledge and practices of public relations education and research in Europe. In recent years the main focus of EUPRERA was placed on research networks and projects initiated around PR-related topics. The annual conference is one of the primary components of the research-driven dimension of EUPRERA.

The Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management are delighted to announce our first in person Annual General Meeting in three years will take place at BCW Turkey - Büyükdere Caddesi Ecza Sokak Safter İş Merkezi, D:No:6 Kat:4, 34394 Şişli, İstanbul, Turkey on Saturday 21st May 2022 at 10.00 Istanbul time/8.00 Lisbon (GMT).

Corporate Excellence presents, together with the Global Alliance, the report "Top 15 Trends Worldwide: A Global Perspective", which identifies the key issues for the present and future of the management of intangibles, as well as the actions that organizations are implementing to respond to these challenges.

The Global Trends and Communication Transformation Month in March 2022 has been an ambitious project.

Three key events informed the month, organised by the European Regional Council (ERC), which is chaired by Silvia Arto, Vice President of the Global Alliance. The first was a survey, sent to all Global Alliance members throughout the world; the second was a webinar, chaired by Biagio Oppi, to compare European trends; the third a global webinar to discover how and if global trends differ from those in Europe.

Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communications Management has dedicated April 2022 to the third edition of a virtual Education, Training & Development (GAET&D) Month as part of our continuing support to enhance the profession worldwide during and post the COVID-19 crisis. Global Alliance’s ‘Thought Leadership Programme’ is the only global PR organisation offering over 150 free programmes hosted by professional experts worldwide providing key insights based on knowledge and experience.. This year’s GAET&D month is presented by Global Alliance in collaboration with Institute Public Relations Malaysia (IPRM) and ASEAN PR Network (APRN).

Corporate Excellence – Centre for Reputation Leadership, in conjunction with CANVAS Estrategias Sostenibles and Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management, presents Top 15 Trends Worldwide: A Global Perspective, an ad hoc study of the 15 trends identified in Approaching the Future. This study aims to analyse the relevance of each of the 15 trends within the context of different countries and geographic regions.