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Maggie Nally Memorial Lecture

The CIPR International Maggie Nally Memorial lecture is held annually in memory of Margaret Nally, who was the first female President of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations in 1976.

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Born in 1922, Maggie served as a Wren in World War II. After the war she became a local journalist and her journalistic experience and business management skills led her to move into public relations in 1955. She joined the then Institute of Public Relations (IPR) as an Associate in 1957 and became a full member in 1961. She served on the IPR Council and various committees and was also instrumental in the formation of CIPR International Group, where she remained active until 2001.
 

Maggie Nally, first female President of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations

The audience for the lecture is very wide-ranging and consists of Fellows of the CIPR, members, students and other special guests interested in the central role of communication in all aspects of today's connected world. The lectures have attracted a posse of prominent speakers. 

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Past Speakers

Below is a list of previous Maggie Nally Memorial lecture speakers and their title at the time of the lecture.

 

  • Cristiana Salvi, Advisor, Risk Communication, WHO European Office

  • Melissa Fleming, UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications

  • David Landsman OBE, Former Director Tata Limited and senior British diplomat

  • Ricardo Carioni, Deputy Ambassador of Nicaragua

  • Robyn de Villiers, Chairman and CEO, Burson-Marsteller Africa

  • Lord (Karan) Bilimoria, Founder, Kobra Beer & UK India Business Council

  • Bessie Lee, CEO WPP China

  • Rob Flaherty, Senior Partner, CEO and President of Ketchum

  • Nemat Shafik, Deputy MD of International Monetary Fund (IMF)

  • Richard Gizbert, Presenter ‘Listening Post’ Al Jazeera

  • Rt Hon Lord (Tom) McNally, Liberal Democrat Leader, House of Lords

  • Shami Chakrabarti, Director, National Council for Civil Liberties

  • Sir Howard Davies, Director, London School of Economics

  • Lord (David) Puttnam, Film maker
     

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