Priyanka Chopra to speak at Sharjah Forum

Priyanka Chopra will be speaking on the opening day of Sharjah’s International Government Communication Forum on March 4^th. The event, which is taking place at the Sharjah Expo Center, will be its ninth edition.

Chopra, who is also a UNICEF Goodwill ambassador, is slated to lead a discussion on the impact media has, more specifically, TV shows and movies, on shaping public opinion. Chopra will further look into how visual media influences societies, and explore stereotypes. This talk has been titled, “Why does the Screen Have so Much Impact on Public Opinion.”

“Given the instrumental role of all varieties of visual media in educating us about the uniqueness of world cultures, the upcoming edition of IGCF has invited global superstar Priyanka Chopra Jonas, one of the most influential modern media figures, to bring her insights and expertise about the huge impact of media in shaping international public opinion, in addition to ways this power can be harnessed to achieve the best outcomes in cross-cultural communication,” Tariq Saeed Allay, director of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB), said.

Named as one of the most powerful women by Forbes in 2018, Chopra has acted in over 60 films and made her mark not just in Bollywood but Hollywood as well by starring as the main lead in the hit drama TV series, Quantico.