The Dubai Press Club (DPC) has announced the agenda for the 19th edition of the Arab Media Forum (AMF), set to be held virtually next week.
The Forum will bring together prominent regional and international media personalities and industry leaders to discuss the outlook for the region’s media sector.
It will be held on Wednesday under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Organized under the theme ‘Arab Media: The Future is Digital’, the event will explore strategies to advance the industry’s digital transformation and assess how the sector can take advantage of new opportunities and technologies to accelerate its growth.
President of Dubai Press Club and Chairperson of AMF’s Organizing Committee Mona Al Marri said she looked forward to listening to perspectives on the massive transformations sweeping the globe and various developments impacting the political and economic landscape, including the global pandemic.
Key speakers at this year’s Arab Media Forum include Egyptian Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Egypt’s Minister of State for Information Dr. Osama Haikal, and Michael Friedenberg, President, Reuters News.
In a session titled ‘Reshaping the Arab Media,’ Abdulrahman Al-Rashed, Journalist and Chairman of Al Arabiya’s Editorial Board, will discuss the impact of regional events on Arab media. Al-Rashed’s session, to be moderated by Sky News Arabia TV Presenter Chantal Saliba, will also share his insights on global media development in the post-COVID-19 period.
Author, reporter and columnist Thomas Friedman will join AMF this year to discuss the prospects for peace in the Middle East and the impact of the UAE, Bahrain and Sudan’s agreements with Israel to promote the stability of the region.
In a session titled ‘Arab Media: Geopolitical Transformations’, Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Defense, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee in the Federal National Council, Dr. Fahed Al-Shelaimi, President of the Gulf Forum for Security and Peace and Sawsan Al Shaer, Journalist and Columnist, will discuss new trends shaping Arab media.
