Sia Papageorgiou, IABC Fellow, SCMP, FCSCE, PRSA
Sia Papageorgiou is internationally recognized as one of the communication profession’s leading strategic practitioners and thought leaders. With more than three decades of experience spanning journalism, public relations, corporate communication, and strategic advisory roles across government, business, and the not-for-profit sector, she has helped organizations strengthen communication capability, improve business outcomes, and elevate the role of communication as a trusted leadership function.
One of the world’s most awarded communication strategists, Sia has received more than 60 accolades for excellence in strategic communication, leadership, and professional contribution. She is the co-founder of the Centre for Strategic Communication Excellence (CSCE), a global professional development and insights organization that works with organizations around the world to build strategic communication capability and advance professional standards. Sia is recognized internationally for her contribution to advancing the communication profession. Her work has influenced professional standards, certification, capability development, and strategic communication practice through the development of frameworks, learning systems, and thought leadership that continue to shape how strategic communication is understood and applied around the world.
A long-standing member of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), Sia has served as a board director of IABC Asia Pacific, president of the IABC Victoria chapter, and chair of the Global Communication Certification Council (GCCC), where she helped advance global communication certification aligned with internationally recognized ISO standards and strengthened professional practice worldwide. Her contribution to the profession has been recognized through its highest honors. In 2021, she was named IABC Asia Pacific Communicator of the Year. In 2022, she received the prestigious IABC Rae Hamlin Award for advancing the Global Standard of the Communication Profession. In 2026, she was inducted as an IABC Fellow — the association’s highest honor, recognizing an outstanding career and exceptional contribution to the global communication profession. The GovComms Institute has described Sia as "one of the superstars of the communication profession."
Today, Sia works with organizations to strengthen strategic communication capability, governance, and leadership. Her work continues to focus on raising professional standards, helping communication functions become more strategic, measurable, and influential, and equipping communication professionals to operate with the credibility, discipline, and business acumen the profession demands.