Australia s First Female Prime Minister to Share Experience during IGCF

The inaugural day of the upcoming International Government Communication Forum (IGCF 2015) will include an interview with Julia Gillard, 27th Prime Minister of Australia and the first woman to hold this position. During her interview, Gillard will share insights on her experience in leading the Australian government, successfully managing the country's economy during the global financial crisis, and the efforts made to develop education, health and social welfare.

Gillard will additionally outline challenges that are likely to hinder the development of government communication and impact the future relationship between governments, people and the media.

The interview on February 22 forms part of a series of sessions that seek to highlight the individual experience and expertise of leaders around the globe. Launched at the second IGCF, interview sessions were well received by forum's audience. The session with Julia Gillard will be moderated by Stephen Sackur, Presenter of the BBC's award-winning HARDtalk programme.

Osama Samra, Director of Sharjah Media Centre, said: With each edition of IGCF, discussions take on broader perspectives and spotlight a more diversified spectrum of topics. We closely follow global events and changes taking place in the world and seek to develop mega events of the same calibre in the UAE.

He added: The forum offers a platform for outstanding leaders to share their valuable expertise in government communication with the public. We are confident IGCF 2015 will provide government communication professionals with a valuable opportunity to learn from leading personalities, while inspiring the implementation of best practices in the UAE's government communication mechanisms.

Julia Gillard was prime minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013. During her tenure, Gillard developed Australia's guiding policy paper Australia in the Asian Century'. In addition to playing a pivotal role in the successful management of Australia's economy - the 12th largest in the world - during the global financial crisis, Gillard is credited with cementing Australia's alliance with the US, and securing stronger ties with China, India, Japan, Indonesia and South Korea. The former prime minister has represented Australia at the G20, and won the country's right to host the 2014 meeting.

The session's moderator Stephen Sackur is a high-calibre presenter who has worked with the BBC since 1986 and was its correspondent in Europe, Washington and the Middle East. In the course of his successful career, Sackur has interviewed several prominent international leaders, heads of state and key decision makers.

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