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ENEX Media Services have been on the ground in Sharjah at the 14th edition of the International Government Communication Forum and the 18th Inclusion International´s World Congress. 

The conference attracts 15,000 delegates representing governments, academia and business.

ENEX Media Services assists Sharjah to bring teams of international journalists to the events to cover the debate and topics raised.  This year television and digital teams came from CGTN and SMG China, Bharati Pressar India, Devex USA, ENEX partners from Germany, Luxembourg and Croatia, SABC South Africa, Smart TV Uganda.

The World Congress was organised by Sharjah City for Humanitarian Services in cooperation with Inclusion International, and in strategic partnership with the Sharjah Government Media Bureau, the event placed issues of inclusion and the empowerment of people with intellectual disabilities on the global agenda.

This year’s edition featured 59 discussion panels with 152 speakers, 134 self-advocates, 125 organisations, and over 500 participants from 74 countries, reflecting the congress’s status as one of the largest and most diverse gatherings dedicated to advancing inclusion worldwide.

The forum featured over 30 local, regional, and international partners, ranging from government entities and global organisations to research centres, media, and technology institutions. 

ENEX has participated in the World Government Summit in Dubai where many Presidents, Prime Ministers and tech leaders attended. Adrian Wells, Managing Director of ENEX, was part of a roundtable discussion organised and chaired by WAM, the national news agency of the UAE. 

Participants in the panel discussed how news agencies could better report the economy, technology and future trends. Mohamed Jalal Alrayssi, Director General of WAM, said that the media sector is seeing remarkable advancements in the tech sphere, with the emergence of new technologies in media work utilising artificial intelligence (AI) and data, which will shape the future of business media.

Senior officials from the UNA news agency, Federation of Arab News Agencies, Pakistani Press Foundation and the Bulgarian national news agency also took part.

In the wider conference, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda, President Erdogan of Turkey gave keynote speeches along with an appearance from Tucker Carlson who spoke about his exclusive interview with President Putin in Moscow.