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PRCI plans power-packed knowledge
sessions, awards for achievers
JAPUR, February 14, 2019: Ideas that make a big difference to
communication will be in sharp focus as the Pink City of Jaipur will play host
to the two-day 13th Global Communication Conclave being organized by
Public Relations Council of India (PRCI) tomorrow
Chief Election Commissioner of India Sunil Arora will
kick-start the deliberations with his keynote address. His address assumes
significance in view of the general elections round the corner.
The event will be held at Manipal University Jaipur and a
host of print, television journalists, apart from PR, corporate communication
professionals and educationists will share their thoughts on the Conclave
theme: PR-What is the Big Idea.
PRCI is the premier body of PR, corporate communication,
marcom, HR professionals, mass communication academicians and students with 31
chapters pan-India.
“We expect over 500 professionals to converge as top notch
speakers will address their thoughts,” said PRCI Chief Mentor and Chairman
Emeritus M B Jayaram. PRCI over the years has emerged as a knowledge powerhouse
bringing together professionals on a common platform, said Jayaram, former KPCL
Executive Director.
PRCI governing council chairman B N Kumar explained that the
profession evolves, we need to consider how ideas can help us better the
communications tools and servicing capabilities.
UN diplomat DR Abhik Ghosh will focus on ideas for making
skill development effective, while veteran journalist and parliamentarian H K
Dua will talk on Democracy and Political Communication.
Dr Pragnya Ram, Aditya Birla Group Executive President –
Corporate communication and CSR, will join a fireside chat on her four-decade
old experience, while ‘corporate doctor’ Dr Rekha Shetty will talk about
innovation in strategy.
For the first time, PRCI will emphacise on farm sector with
experts talking on communication for agriculture.
The Conclave theme is about exploration of ideas for breaking
through the clutter in e-merging markets. The event will also deal with issues
related to social media, communication education, said S Narendra,
president-national executive of PRCI, and former adviser to prime ministers.
Conclave chairperson Vijay Lakshmi said the delegates will
have many takeaways at the end of the event as Team PRCI has drawn up an
extensive and engrossing content.
PRCI team from Kerala will discuss the disaster management
that they were associated with during the aftermath of the recent floods in the
State.
Parallelly, YCC, the
youth wing of PRCI, will hold a communication students event at MUJ itself. “We
have students from across the country coming and talking on the theme – Life
Beyond Social Media, The Canvas is Much Larger,” said Geetha Shankar,
chairperson of YCC.
The conclave will have its own fun content with selfie and
social media contests.
