The Chairman of the Abia State Commission for the Welfare of Persons with Disabilities, Dr. David Obinna Anyaele, ANIPR, will join global leaders in the public relations and communication profession as a speaker at the 13th World Public Relations Forum (WPRF), scheduled to hold in Abuja from November 15 to 21, 2026.
The forum, themed “Responsible Communication: The Voice of the World,” will focus on the role of communication in building public trust, promoting ethical leadership, fostering inclusion and advancing sustainability.
Dr. Anyaele, who is also the Special Assistant to the Abia State Governor on Persons with Disabilities and Founding Executive Director of the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), will share practical approaches to disability-inclusive public relations.
A prominent disability rights advocate with lived experience, academic expertise and extensive policy knowledge in disability and development, Anyaele is expected to draw from his decades of experience as a public relations practitioner living with a disability to highlight strategies for making communication practice more inclusive.
A major highlight of the week-long event will be a knowledge-sharing conference themed “Responsible Communication in a Digitised World.”
The conference will feature a special panel session on “Misinformation and Social Cohesion: Restoring Trust through Public Relations,” where Dr. Anyaele will speak on “Public Relations as a Catalyst for the Removal of Barriers against Persons with Disabilities in Nigeria.”
His presentation will draw on practical experiences and initiatives in Abia State, highlighting how public relations can promote accessibility, inclusion and the removal of barriers confronting persons with disabilities.
The 13th World Public Relations Forum is organised by the Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management and hosted by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR).
The global gathering, which will bring together communication and public relations professionals from across the world, coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Global Alliance and is expected to mark a significant milestone in the development of the profession.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, is the chief host of the event, while the President of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, is expected to deliver the presidential keynote address.
The President of Kenya, Dr. William Samoei Ruto, is also expected to participate through his representative, the country’s Minister of Information, Communication and the Digital Economy, Hon. William Kabogo Gitau.
Participants from more than 126 countries, including communication experts, chief executives, policymakers, government officials, private sector leaders, youth organisations, civil society groups, academics and journalists, are expected to attend the week-long forum.
