Colombia‚ Bogotá

IDDEA Comunicaciones

IDDEA Comunicaciones is a strategic consulting firm in Bogotá, Colombia, that integrates communications, stakeholder engagement, public affairs and regulatory management.

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Agency specialty:

Corporate Communications, Crisis Communications, Government Relations & Public Affairs

Santiago Arrieta

Strategic Director

Founder and partner at IDDEA Communications, a consulting firm specialized in building and strengthening reputation. Through strategic communications, we help businesses and projects become viable, sustainable, and operate under favorable conditions. With over 20 years of experience, he has worked at leading agencies such as Dattis and Gravitas (now FTI Consulting) and led the communications team at Colombia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He also collaborated with media outlets like CNN and magazines Gatopardo, Rolling Stone, and Cambio. For the past 13 years as Strategic Director at IDDEA, he has advised clients including Hocol, Canacol Energy, KMA Construcciones, Bancóldex, DIAN, Puerto Bahía, Aguadulce, Aleatica, Fenalco, John Laing, IFC, Gran Tierra Energy, LATAM Airlines, Ashmore Group and many others. He holds a degree in Social Communication and Journalism from Universidad de La Sabana, a Master’s in Political Studies from Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Madrid), and a diploma in Campaign Planning and Design from Universidad José Ortega y Gasset.Email:

santiago@iddea.com.co

Nicole Klahr

Corporate Communications Director

Nicole Klahr Simhon is a communications strategist with more than 17 years of experience in corporate communications, reputation management and strategic positioning. She is Partner and Strategic Director at IDDEA, where she leads the corporate communications and reputation practice, helping organizations align communication with business objectives. She oversees multidisciplinary teams and supports more than 20 clients annually, with strong expertise in crisis management, narrative development, brand positioning, and executive media training. Previously, Nicole held senior roles at LLYC (Llorente & Cuenca) and Dattis Comunicaciones, advising CEOs and top executives on strategic communications and leading projects for multinational and regional companies across sectors. She has also structured communications departments for multinational companies entering the Colombian market. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and Journalism from Universidad de La Sabana, with additional studies in Journalism at Concordia University and Fashion Marketing at LaSalle College in Montreal. Native Spanish speaker, fully fluent in English.

nicole@iddea.com.co