AN audience of more than 75 million people, of which 60m were regional and 15m were international, tuned in for this year’s IISS Manama Dialogue.
More than 500 delegates attended the 19th IISS Manama Dialogue 2023, and preparations have already begun for the 20th anniversary of the summit to be held next year.
During his concluding remarks at the top regional defence and security forum, IISS director-general and chief executive Dr Bastian Giegerich revealed that 568 full delegates were in attendance at this year’s conference.
“A total of 3,265 badges were printed to support and run this dialogue,” he added, referring to media passes, support staff, security and delegate passes printed for the event.
“We had 56 nationalities, 51 government delegations and 18 full ministers participating in this dialogue.”
Dr Giegerich also noted that more than 100 media professionals and eight broadcast networks covered the event, which took place at the Ritz-Carlton Bahrain.
In addition, on social media, the IISS Manama Dialogue was mentioned more than 272 million times.
“Next year, we will convene here in the Kingdom of Bahrain for the 20th anniversary of the IISS Manama Dialogue,” Dr Giegerich added.
“We are already thinking about how to make that a great success and we are looking forward to working with you as we do that.”
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