Dubai Press Club has announced details of a key session in the 12th Arab Media Forum, the region’s largest media gathering.
Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the forum will run on May 14-15 in Dubai. The event will be attended by representatives of key media outlets, as well as thought leaders, academics, policy makers and student soft he Arab region and the world.
The session ‘Digital Age Deployment reality and challenge!’ will review the challenges facing print media in the Arab world. The panel discussion will also aim to track industry trends and draw up a roadmap, highlighting the skills and attitudes that must be inculcated to sustain and drivethe sector’s success.
Moderated by Zeina Soufan, Anchor, Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI), the panel will feature Peter Barron, director of External Relations of Google Europe, Middle East and Africa; Dr. Samir Hosni, professor of journalism at Mick Press and the President and CEO of Magazine Consulting and Research, US, and Keith Bellows, Senior vice president and editor-in-chief of National Geographic Travel Media and the editor-in-chief of National Geographic Traveler.
As the Middle East’s most prominent annual media event, the Arab Media Forum will expand participation in the discussion forums this year to include well-known social and intellectual figures who influence the creation of media content. This presents a valuable addition and an attempt to encompass the different factors that affect the media industry.
It should be noted that the twelfth session of the Media Forum held under the slogan “Arab Media: Transitional Phase. . . Transitional Media”. This year’s Forum will host some of the most prominent journalists, academics and decision-makers from the Arab region and the world. The event has been open to registration at www.arabmediaforum.ae for those wishing to attend.