A new IAPCO President – Ori Lahav, VP Clients & Operations at Kenes Group, stepped in during the 51st 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.
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.
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.