Home PARTNER STORIES PARTNER NEWS Kenes Group taking the helm of IAPCO

Kenes Group taking the helm of IAPCO

Ori Lahav Steps into the Presidency Role

Feb 26, 2020

ori_lahav_kenes — Photo credits: Kenes Group

A new IAPCO President – Ori Lahav, VP Clients & Operations at Kenes Group, stepped in during the 51^st IAPCO Annual Meeting and General Assembly that took place in Vancouver, Canada, 12-15 February.

After two years as Vice President working alongside the President of IAPCO, Mathias Posch, President at International Conference Services (ICS), Ori Lahav took the helm of the association. This will be a two-year term, followed by one year as Immediate Past President, where Lahav will guide the new President-Elect – a new structure voted by IAPCO members in Vancouver.

“It is a huge honour to lead an association of industry professionals. And more so, to follow the footsteps of our Founder and President, Gideon Rivlin, who was President of the association 39 years ago. I am set to continue raising the standards of IAPCO together with the HQ team and the exemplary council. No matter the hard times that we are currently facing with COVID-19 and other unrests around the world, I believe that this is the right opportunity for us to come together and prove the resilience of the events industry once more.” – Ori Lahav, IAPCO’s President

IAPCO is a membership-driven organisation, that strives to achieve global accreditation and acknowledgment of truly Professional Congress Organisers. The IAPCO mission is to raise the standards of service among its members and other sectors of the meetings industry by means of continuing education and interaction with other professionals.

“We are very proud of Ori and his achievements. I believe that his varied experience and viewpoint is how he enriches the world of events, contributing toward the further recognition of our profession. He has brought many innovations to life at Kenes and I expect him to do the same with IAPCO during his Presidency term.” – Dan Rivlin, CEO at Kenes Group

About Kenes Group

At Kenes, we’re passionate about delivering superior, world-class conferences. Over fifty years of knowledge and market expertise have led Kenes Group to the forefront of global conference management and rank us among the world’s leading Professional Conference Organisers (PCOs). We bring you the accrued confidence that comes from hosting more than 3,800 conferences around the globe, for over 160,000 participants a year. Founded in Tel Aviv in 1965, and headquartered in Geneva, Kenes Group is the only global PCO dedicated to medical and scientific events. The company boasts a team of over 350 professionals, in 19 locations on four continents, and more than 100 long term clients.