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NO JOKING! New Committee for “Com on TOP” 2012 – in effect! 1st April a special date indeed: announcement of the coordinating committee for World Forum “Communication on Top”, Davos, Switzerland, 910 February, 2012 That was not an April fool’s joke! – In less than two months from the 2 nd huge success of “Com on Top”, the coordinating board for 2012 was announced on www.forumdavos.com. The board comprises of members from forum 2011 and newlyjoined experts who attended the memorable second edition held on 17 and 18 February this year. 22 professionals who function as top communicators in different geographical regions – EU, Russia, Middle East, USA, Canada, Latin America, and Hong KongSAR, will direct, advise and coordinate the preparation of next year’s Com on Top, on 910 February, 2012, in Davos – the captivating place for open dialogue, creativity, and unity in favour of human prosperity! The new board unites experts from large public and scientific organisations or governmental structures (European Council, Government of Dubai, CERN), representatives of worldwide associations (EACD, EACRA, CLCAlliance, TRACCS, BAPRA), leaders of global consultancies (EDELMAN, APCO Worldwide), directors of energy giants (ENEL), and experienced managers with a proven record of major contributions in the development of the communications industry in their local regions and functional areas. Among the dedicated team of thoughtleaders you will see the names PR professionals, strategic advisors, wellknown spokespersons, and successful media relations experts: Al Ayed, Mohamed, Founder, President and CEO of the TransArabian Creative communications (TRACCS), UAE and Middle East Alessio, Vittorio, Executive Director at ENEL Media Relations, Rome, Italy Anisimov, Alexander, Forum Executive Director, CEO of Top Communication GmbH, Austria Behar, Maxim, Chief Executive of M3 Communications Group Inc. and Chair of the Bulgarian Association of Public Relations Agencies (BAPRA), Bulgaria Belenko, Natalia, Forum Committee President, Founder of Top Communication GmbH, Austria Binz, Roland, coFounder & VP of the Swiss Crisis Communication Association, coFounder of the international Crisis and Litigation Communicators' Alliance (CLCAlliance), Owner & CEO of “Roland Binz Kommunikation & Image”, Switzerland Borremans, Philippe, Chief Social Media Officer at Van Marcke Group, Belgium Carreño, Lorena, President of the Mexican Society of Public Relations, Mexico Davies, Stephen, Blogger at stdavioes.com, Consultant for PR Week, UK Dr. Höltgen, Daniel, Director Communications at the Council of Europe, France Dubeykovskaya, Yanina, Founder and CEO of “SeaMediaGroup” Ltd, Bulgaria Freris, Yannis, Head of Corporate Communication & Sustainable Development, GEFYRAGreece Head of the global CSR Working Group and Regional Coordinator of the European Association of Communication Directors (EACD) Greece Gallach, Cristina, Spokesperson for the Spanish Presidency at the Council of Europe, Belgium Gillies, James, Head of Communications at CERN, the Eu Organisation for Nuclear research Grates, Gary, President and Managing Director of EDELMAN Change & Employee, USA Izmailov, Andrei, Risk management & Credit card portfolio at Scotiabank, Canada Jiao, Zhonghua, coFounder & Regional Director Business Dvpmnt, Appvertise Ltd., Hong Kong Jolyon Kimble, Associate Director at APCO Worldwide, Belgium Kananykhina, Svetlana, Founder and CEO of Event Live Communication agency, Russia Labuschagne, Nicholas, Strategy Advisor for the Media Office, Government of Dubai, UAE Martins, Rui, Corporate Communication and Public Affairs Director at Associação Dianova, Portugal, Regional Coordinator of Eu Association of Communication Directors (EACD) Portugal Missong, Thomas, coFounder & President, EACRA, Association of Credit Rating Agencies, Austria Good luck to the newlyselected committee! Top Communication GmbH, Addresse: Kollergasse 6, 1030 Wien