PCO

Leadership backed by evidence.

Congress-led agencies professionally manage institutional congresses as a continuing core capability. Meetings Star assesses the named senior leader and the eligible agency unit they lead as one verified pair.

The agency oversees the congress as an institutional process involving delegates, programme, finances and stakeholders. The selection is based on evidence and editorial review, not a public vote.

50 criteria. 100 points.

Each category has eligibility and proof requirements. Full methodology details will accompany the ranking.

Top 50 agency leaders.

Follow the editorial reveal. Each verified profile will appear here with its rank, portrait, name, role, agency and country.

Eight PCO agency leaders are now featured below.

Sissi Lignou

President & CEO · AFEA Congress · Greece

#5

Gema Rodriguez

Managing Director · TFI Lodestar · United Kingdom

#13

André Vietor

Managing Director · BCO Congresos · Spain

#25

Stefan Walter

Managing Director · Mondial Congress & Events · Austria

#28

Natalie de Chalus

Founder & President · Colloquium · France

#31

Mirjana Saletić

Founder & General Manager · Miross · Serbia

#35

Alain Gargani

Founder · Atout Organisation Science (AOS) · France

#39

Pepijn Klerkx

Partner & Managing Director · Congress Care · Netherlands

#45

Why these leaders?

PCO recognises leaders of agencies whose continuing core work is the professional management of institutional congresses. The assessment considers the accountable leader together with the agency’s proven ability to manage delegates, programmes, finances and stakeholders.