Main international public relations and communication conference takes place in October in Lisbon

From October 9th to 10th, PR professionals from all over the world will converge in Lisbon, for one of the world's leading conferences in public relations and communications.

The conference with the motto Transformation '19 – Talent and Technology driving the global PR Agenda” will bring together, in October, at the Altis Grand Hotel, public relations professionals from different geographies.

Brad Staples, Global CEO, APCO Worldwide, Alex Aiken, Executive Director for Government Communications Service, UK Government, Emma Kane, Chief Executive, Newgate Communications, and Fred Cook, Chairman, Golin, are among the confirmed speakers.

The Global Summit is being developed by the International Communication Consultancy Organization (ICCO), in partnership with APECOM, the Portuguese Association for Communication and Public Relations, and is sponsored by the Lisbon Tourism Association.

Francis Ingham, Executive Director of ICCO, says “the two-day program will feature international speakers from leading PR consulting groups and organizations, as well as interactive workshops”. It concludes that “we will have the most outstanding communication professionals from all over the world, making this conference an essential participation”.

Teresa Figueira, Partner at Lift Consulting and president of APECOM, declares that “Lisbon will be the showcase for the world's best thinkers in public relations and communication. We are very honored to be part of this unique initiative, which we see as a clear sign of the growing relevance that Portuguese companies and professionals are having in the global industry”.

The ICCO Global Summit will take place at the Altis Grand Hotel, at Rua Castilho 11, in Lisbon. Registration is open and the Earlybird Discount runs until the 31st of July through:

• http://www.iccosummit.org/register

About ICCO

ICCO is the global voice of the PR industry and works to raise ethical and professional standards in developed and developing markets, as well as to nurture and attract talent to the sector and raise awareness of the value of Public Relations to companies and for society.