The purpose is to create visibility for the dialogue process among a larger group of individuals and organisations.
The usefulness of this format depends on the degree of trust among the stakeholders and the sensitivity of the policy area under discussion. The main goal of the facilitator is to help the participants find a consensus on policy reform priorities among themselves. If this is hard to achieve, it might be advisable to focus efforts on trust and consensus-building rather than greater visibility. In most cases, the best moment to organise a conference is at the end of the Consensus Building phase; i.e. after the participants have agreed on a Roadmap for Reform. Such a final conference should have as its main goal the dissemination of the Roadmap to a wider audience. The format of the conference will depend on the groups that are targeted, such as policy experts, members of the government and parliament, media, direct beneficiaries of the policy at stake or the general public.