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Jim Walsh (Ireland) is Managing Director of Walsh
Public Relations in Dublin, and has over 30 years experi-
ence in the Irish public relations and communication
industry. He has been involved in all aspects of public
relations, public affairs and media training with a wide
variety of commercial organizations, government
departments and representative groups. A Fellow of the
Public Relations Institute of Ireland (PRII), he currently is President of
IPREX, an international network of 58 independent public relations
companies. A former President of the PRII and former Chairman of the
Public Relations Consultants Association, Jim is the current treasurer of
the Guild of Agricultural Journalists. He also writes and lectures on
public relations issues.

Mania Xenou (Greece) has been the Managing
Director of Reliant Communications since 2002. From
2000 to 2002 she was Regional Communications and
Public Affairs Manager for Greece and Cyprus at Coca-
Cola Hellas. From 1993 to 2000, she was the Manager
of Corporate Affairs in Greece at Kraft Foods Hellas,
and from 1988 to 1993 she was the Corporate Affairs
Manager for Greece at Jacobs Suchard/Pavlides. From 1984 to 1988
she was responsible for barter contracts at an Athens-based interna-
tional office. She is currently an associate instructor at the University
of Panteion, Athens, in the Department of Communications and
Media, where she teaches a course on crisis management. Mania holds
a degree in Italian Literature and a degree in Business Administration
and Organizational Behaviour.