Ori Lahav

President, IAPCO |Vice President Clients & Operations, Kenes Group


Ori Lahav joined Kenes in 2013 as VP Marketing, bringing more than 15 years of marketing experience to the management team. Ori’s expertise includes implementing marketing strategies, ATL/BTL and leading digital campaigns in online/social media channels. He began his career in the communications industry, where he held marketing positions at Internet, voice and mobile telecom providers. This was followed by a senior role in the automotive sector with a start-up that raised US$ 900M to manufacture electric cars.

After 4 years in Kenes Group, Ori moved to manage the Client Accounts & Operations business unit.

At the beginning of 2017, Ori also became an IAPCO Council Member (IAPCO – the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers), currently, serves as the association’s President.

In addition, Ori speaks at different industry events: IAPCO EDGE Seminars, PCMA Convening Leaders, ICCA, Event Innovation summit, IMEX and more.

Ori holds a BA in Statistics from the University of Haifa and an MBA from the University of Derby, UK.