The chairman of Unilever, Mr Niall Fitzgerald, will be the keynote speaker at the European Association of Advertising Agencies annual conference which takes place in Dublin on Friday, October 10th.

The main theme of the conference is "Euro Void or Euro Vision" and Mr Fitzgerald will speak on the topic, Advertising for a Successful Europe. The conference is being organised by t he Institute of Advertising Practitioners in Ireland.

The secretary-general of Gallup Europe, Mr Merril James, will present a new research report on people's expectations of advertising in Europe. Among the other speakers are MEP Ms Mary Banotti and psychiatrist Dr Anthony Clare.