The TRT  World Forum 2018, which is recognised as one of the most significant geopolitical events of the year, will be taking place from  October 3-4th in Istanbul. The theme of this year’s Forum is “Envisioning Peace & Security in a Fragmented World”.

TRT  World Forum 2018 will bring together over six hundred guests from all over the world including leading policy-makers, academics, journalists and leading experts to discuss and provide solutions for the most pressing global issues of our time with the aim of working towards global peace and prosperity.

Following the resounding success of last year’s TRT  World Forum launch, this year will continue the Forum’s aspiration to engage with the most pressing global challenges of our times by building on, and highlighting lessons learned through the inaugural Forum.

It has just been announced that the President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will be making the closing address at the TRT World Forum, a programme of internationally-renowned thought-leaders and humanitarians.       

Queen Rania of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is the latest high profile figure to confirm attendance to this year’s TRT World Forum. Speakers will also include the former President of Lebanon Fuad Siniora, former Managing Director of the World Bank Mamphela Ramphele, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai, former Croatian President Ivo Josipovic, President of the People’s Justice Party and prime minister-designate of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim, President of World Economic Forum Borge Brende, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Syria Staffan de Mistura, former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the UK Jack Straw and Francesco Rocca, President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

The inaugural speech will be given by Ibrahim Eren, Director General and Chairman of TRT. It will be followed  by four public sessions: A World in or Out of Order? A Hundred Years since WWI, The EU and its Discontents, The Rise of the Global South and The Leadership of Women in the World of Conflict.

On the second day, the President of the Peoples Justice Party and the Prime Minister-Designate of Malaysia, Anwar Ibrahim, will deliver the keynote speech titled “Exploring a Just Peace in a Fragmented World”. Following the keynote speech the following public sessions will be held: Regional Players and the Shifting Security Equation in the Middle East, New Media and Trust-Formation, Closing Ranks: International Cooperation against Terrorism and Fostering Global Consciousness in Times of Crisis.

The closing ceremony for the two-day conference will include an address titled “In Pursuit of Justice in a Fragmented World” to be given by the President of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

From the legacy of the First World War, to counter-terrorism strategies, the future of the European Union and the age of New Media, TRT  World Forum 2018 will provide a platform for relevant actors in their respective fields over the course of two days to debate crucial matters and collectively offer actionable strategies for a world in disarray.

For more information about the Forum, visit https://researchcentre.trtworld.com/forum/forum-2018

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(Source: TRT press release)