An Award Winning Company
At Kenes Group, we are committed to high standards and quality execution of our events. In the past 60 years, our knowledge and experience have led us to the forefront of global conference management. This has been reflected in the numerous awards collected by Kenes Group over 6 decades.
It is always nice to have your hard work acknowledged especially when it comes from your peers in the industry. I would also like to thank our clients for always putting their trust in us.
EVENTEX Awards 2026
Kenes Group received the following awards at Eventex 2026:
Kenes Group: A Global Leader in Events and Association Management
Category: PCO
Silver Award
18th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD 2025)
Category: Medical Events
Bronze Award
AD/PD™ 2025 International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases
Category: Medical Events
Bronze Award
Kenes Group 60th Anniversary & Leadership Summit
Category: Employee Engagement Events
Bronze Award
Kenes Forest: Planting a Legacy for a Greener Future
Category: Sustainability Campaign
Bronze Award
Kenes Group Marketing Team
Category: Marketing Team
Bronze Award
Kenes Group Event Ticketing Technology
Category: Event Ticketing Solution
Bronze Award
Read more: https://kenes-group.com/kenes-group-receives-seven-awards-at-eventex-2026/
Most influential people - EVENTEX 2025
The 100 Most Influential People in the Events Industry for 2025
CEO, Ori Lahav
VP BD, Avital Rosen Topel
VP Client & Operations, Limor Cunia
VP Marketing, Omri Peled
VP Association Management, Louise Gorringe
AVP Digital & Partnerships, Carolina Groenendal
Online Learning Specialist, Nuria Fernandez
Marketing Communications Manager, Iva Popova
Top 50 Most Influential Event Professionals:
CEO, Ori Lahav
CIO, Uzi Drori
Online Learning Specialist, Nuria Fernandez
Marketing Communications Manager, Iva Popova
Top 50 Most Influential Event Professionals in Europe:
VP Association Management, Louise Gorringe
AVP Digital & Partnerships, Carolina Groenendal
Online Learning Specialist, Nuria Fernandez
Social Media Team Leader, Vladimira Sajbanova
Social Media Manager, Alexandrina Rashkova
Marketing Communications Manager, Iva Popova
Top 50 Most Influential Event Professionals in Asia and the Middle East:
CEO, Ori Lahav
CIO, Uzi Drori
VP BD, Avital Rosen Topel
VP Client & Operations, Limor Cunia
VP Marketing, Omri Peled
Sustainability Manager, Elena Fis
AVP Original Events, Noa Sapir
EVENTEX Awards 2025
In 2025, Kenes Group was recognised at the Eventex Awards with two significant distinctions, reinforcing its leadership in the global meetings industry.
The company was awarded a Gold Medal in the Agencies (PCO category) for the second consecutive year, highlighting excellence in concept, creativity, innovation, and measurable results, and marking Kenes as the only PCO to achieve this distinction in that category.
In addition, Kenes received a Bronze Medal in the Sustainability Initiative category for its project “ESPID 2024 in Copenhagen: Kenes and Bella Center Partnership for Sustainability,” recognising its commitment to advancing sustainable practices through measurable environmental and social impact.
TOP 100 Event Agencies 2024
The annual Eventex index recognizes consistent excellence in the events and experience marketing industry, demonstrated over a 3-year period.
Kenes Group has made the prestigious ranking again this year, with nine awards allocated during the period under review, including a Gold Medal as the Leading World-Class PCO.
Read more: https://kenes-group.com/kenes-group-is-one-of-the-top-100-agencies-and-event-organizers-for-2024/
EVENTEX Awards 2024
The leading Professional Conference Organiser (PCO) Kenes Group was awarded a Gold Medal in the Agencies category, becoming the only PCO receiving such an accolade.
Another Gold Medal was awarded to the Sustainability Dream Team of the company. At the same time, the meeting ESPID 2023 received a Silver Medal in the Green Event category, and the Kenes Marketing team was recognised with a Bronze Medal.
Most influential people - EVENTEX INDEX 2023
Top 50 Most Influential Event Professionals:
CEO Ori Lahav
VP BD Avital Rosen-Topel
CDO Audrey Alloul
MarCom Manager Estefanía Zárate Angarita
Top 50 Most Influential Event Professionals in Europe:
AVP Kenes Associations Louise Gorringe
Director Kenes Bulgaria & Account Manager Kenes Original Events Julieta Trifonova
Top 50 Most Influential Event Professionals in Asia and the Middle East:
EC & CVO Dan Rivlin
VP Clients & Operations Limor Cunia
CIO Uzi Drori
Marketing Director Ron Marcovici
IAPCO Innovation Award 2022
Kenes Group UNLOK Education AI-powered video library was awarded the IAPCO Driving Excellence Innovation Award 2022, at the IAPCO Awards Gala in Frankfurt, Germany – May, 2023.
EVENTEX Awards 2023
Association Meeting – Bronze with the 54th International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP 2022)
Virtual Medical Congres – Bronze with the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Society (WFPICCS 2022)
Podcast/Videocast – Bronze with Voices of Kenes, Empowering Knowledge
Virtual Event Platform – Bronze with VirtuOz
Kenes ranks 8th in the Top 100 Event Organisers index!
Thanks to our many award-winning events, Kenes is the leading global PCO in the 2022 Eventex Top 100 Event Organisers and Agencies, “the ultimate representation of consistent excellence in the meetings and events industry over the last 3 years, based on the number of Eventex awards won during that period.”
See the list here: https://eventex.co/index2022
EVENTEX Awards 2022
People’s Choice – Brand Experiences – Gold with World Stroke Day 2021
People’s Choice – Marketing, Communications & Strategy – Gold with #25DaysOfGratitude
Virtual Medical Meeting – Silver with ESPNICX 2021
People’s Choice Events – Silver with World ATM Congress 2021
Virtual Event Platform – Silver with VirtuOz
Virtual Events Team – Silver with VirtuOz
Cause Event – Bronze with World Stroke Day 2021
People’s Choice Suppliers – Bronze with VirtuOz
International & European Association Awards 2021
Best eLearning / Online Education – winner with ISE Global Education Hub, International Society of Endocrinology
Best Best Online Conference / Event – finalist with ESPNIC X 2021, European Society of Paediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care
EVENTEX Awards 2021
Online Educational Event – Gold with Virtual Educa Connect 2020
People’s Choice – Event Technology – Gold with VirtuOz
Medical Congress – Bronze with 13th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD 2020)
Virtual Experience – Healthcare – Bronze with CHEST Virtual Congress 2020 in Partnership with the Italian Delegation
Best Supplier – PCO | People’s Choice – Supplier – Silver for Kenes Group
Best Supplier – Team – Bronze for Kenes Group
Top 500 – 18th place among the most awarded event organisers globally, and top Swiss event planner
PREMIOS EVENTOPLUS Awards 2021
PREMIOS EVENTOPLUS Awards 2020
Best Congress – 21st PANLAR Congress
EVENTEX Awards 2020
Cause Event – Gold with World Stroke Day campaign; Silver with HPV Awareness Day campaign
Brand Experience – Healthcare – Silver with the 1st World Hospital at Home Congress
Sustainable Event – Silver with the 38th Annual ESRA Congress
Gala – Bronze with CANSO ATM Gala Dinner
B2C Event – Bronze with Game On 2019
Top 50 – Uzi Drori, IT Director, awarded in Eventex Index – Top 50 Virtual Meetings & Events Innovators
Top 50 – 4th place in the 2020 Eventex Index – Top 50 Event Organizers & Agencies
IAPCO Recognition Award 2020
IAPCO Driving Excellence Recognition Award 2020 – Gothenburg CVB
Gothenburg was awarded the IAPCO Driving Excellence Award. The award, nominated by IAPCO member Kenes Group, recognises a supplier that has gone above and beyond in their service, commitment and delivery of a successful meeting.
International & European Association Awards 2019
Campaign of the Year – first place for the International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS) with HPV Awareness Day
Best Association Website – first place for the International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN)
EVENTEX Awards 2019
Best Medical Congress – second place with the 36th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2018)
Best Association Meeting – third place with the co-located 40th Asia Pacific Dental Congress & 109th PDA Annual Convention
Best Cause Event – third place with HPV Awareness Day
Top 30 – listed in the top 3 among Top 30 Eventex Awards All Stars, May 2019
IAPCO Regional Client Award 2019
Regional Client Award 2019 – Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS)
EVENTEX Awards 2018
Best Association Meeting – first place with 1st PANLAR-ACCAR Course; third place XXIII World Congress of Neurology
Best Medical Congress – first place with 1st PANLAR-ACCAR Course; third place with 10th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD 2017)
Best Scientific Congress – second place with The Meeting of the European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID 2017); third place with 4th International Conference on Nutrition and Growth (N&G 2017)
Best Educational Event – third place with The Meeting of the European Society for Immunodeficiencies (ESID 2017)
Best Agency – second place for Kenes Group
Top 20 – listed in the top 3 among Top 20 Eventex Awards Index, May 2018
EVENTEX Awards 2017
Best Association Meeting – second place with the Paediatric Infectious Diseases Meeting (ESPID) 2016 meeting
International & European Association Awards 2017
Best eLearning/Online Education – first place with ESID Education Online Portal
IAPCO Client Award 2015
Société d’Exploitation de l’ACROPOLIS de NICE
Meeting Industry Marketing Awards (MIMA) 2012
Best Social Media Campaign – gold winner
