Europe

Chair: Silvia Arto (COM-ENT - Communication & Entreprise, France). Members: António Rapoula (APCE –  Portuguese Association for Corporate Communication, Portugal), Daniela Poggio (Ferpi – Italian Federation of Public Relations, Italy), Nils Haupt (DRPG – German Public Relations Association, Germany), Eugene Grey (European Institute of Public Relations, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Belgium & Ireland), Mandy Pearse (CIPR – Chartered Institute of Public Relations, UK), José Manuel Velasco (Dircom – Spanish Association of Communication Directors, Spain), Kia Haring (PROCOM – Finish Association of Communications Professionals, Finland) and Roksana Obuchowska (PSPR - Polish Public Relations Association, Poland).

North America

Chair: Béatrice Guay (Fellow CPRS – Canadian Public Relations Society, Canada). Members: Anthony D’Angelo (Syracuse University, USA), Jean Valin (Fellow CPRS, Valin Communications, Canada), Jorge F. D’Garay (PRORP – Mexican Association of Public Relations Professionals, Mexico), Karen Garnick (ARPPR - Association of Public Relations Professionals of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico), Dr. Marcia W. DiStaso (UFL- University of Florida, USA), Peter Finn (IABC - International Association of Business Communicators, USA), Philip T. Bonaventura (PRSA – Public Relations Society of America, USA) and Tina McCorkindale (IPR - Institute for Public Relations, USA).

Latin America

Chair: Hamilton dos Santos, (Aberje - Brazilian Association for Business Communication, Brazil). Members: Dr. Emiliana Pomarico Ribeiro (GENN-ECA-USP, Brazil), Francisco Aylwin Oyarzún (FOCCO - Chilean Corporate Communication Forum, Chile), Gladys Diaz (ARPPR - Association of Public Relations Professionals of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico), Pablo Cattoni (RRPP – Council of Public Relations Professionals of the Republic of Argentina, Argentina), Pedro Cadina (Vianews Communication, Brazil), Silvina Seiguer (Kimberly-Clark Latin America, Argentina), Victor Henrique Pereira ( Aberje - Brazil) and Dr. Tato Carbonaro (USP, Brazil).


Africa

Chair: Peter Mutie (Peterson Integrated Communications, Kenya). Members: Herbert Muhire (PRAR – Public Relations Association of Rwanda, Rwanda), Irene Chipili (ZIPRC – Zambia Institute of Public Relations and Communication, Zambia), Arik Karani (PRSK – Public Relations Society of Kenya, Kenya), Rene Benecke (PRISA – Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa, South Africa),Victor Sibeko, (PRISA – Public Relations Institute of Southern Africa, South Africa), Dr. Wole Adamolekun (Elizade University, Nigeria), Stephen Mwanga (Public Relations Association of Uganda), Assah Mwambene (Public Relations Association of Tanzania), Henry Rugamba (Africa Public Relations Association) and Kamal Taibi (APRA Member, Morroco).

Asia-Pacific

Chair: Jaffri Amin Osman (IPRM – Institute Public Relations Malaysia, Malaysia). Members: Bao Nguyen (id PR Group, Vietnam), Fiona Cassidy (Public Relations Institute of New Zealand, New Zealand), Jennifer Muir (National Mental Health Commission, Australia), H.E Kim Chang Beom (Former Korean Ambassador to Indonesia, South Korea), Koh Juat Muay (Institute of Public Relations Singapore, Singapore), Norman Agatep (PRSP - Public Relations Society of the Philippines, Philippines), Dr. Nutthaboon Pornrattanacharoen (Thailand Public Relations Association, Thailand), Prita Kemal Gani (APRN – Asean Public Relations Network, Indonesia), Richard Wang (17PR.Com, China), Ruby Wan (Hong Kong Public Relations Professionals' Association, Hong Kong) and Dr. Ryuhei Sano (Hosei University, Japan).

Middle East-South Asia

Chair: Amith Prabhu (The PRomise Foundation, India). Members: Alex Malouf (IABC - International Association of Business Communicators Middle East, UAE), Hemant Gaule (SCoRe - School of Communications & Reputation, India), Hina Huria (Fulcrum Awards, India), Kunal Sinha (PRCAI - Public Relations Consultants Association of India, India), Shreya Krishnan (PRClub, India) and Dr. T. Serra Görpe (Sharjah University, UAE).