Our Founder
Prof. Zeev Shoham
Co-Founder & CEO
Prof. Zeev Shoham, Co-Founder & CEO
Professor Shoham has over 20 years of experience in organizing international medical congresses. He is the Co-Founder of IVF-Worldwide, the most comprehensive academic website in the field of IVF, and the Director of the Fertility and IVF Unit at the Kaplan Medical center in Rehovot, Israel. Professor Shoham has published over 140 papers in the field of Reproductive Medicine, and is the editor/author of the textbook, Female Infertility Therapy: Current Practice (1999), and one of the four editors of the textbook, Assisted Reproductive Techniques, which is now in its fourth edition.
Our Management
Amnon Ron
COO & Digital Platform Lead
Amnon Ron, COO
Amnon has over 10 years of experience organizing large scale events. He has extensive expertise in optimization of congress financials and negotiating with suppliers worldwide. He led the development of the CME Congresses online virtual congress platform which has been used to host over 200 events over with up to 15,000 participants. He holds an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
Gal Ron
Senior Project Manager & Legal Counsel
Gal Ron, Senior Project Manager & Legal Counsel
Gal has over 10 years of experience in medical congress organization. She is an award-winning Senior Project Manager and Legal Counsel for CME Congresses. Gal has directed over 40 large-scale international meetings as a Senior Project Manager. Gal is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and is a board-certified lawyer in New York, USA, and Israel.
Orel Kochavi
Scientific Program & Abstracts
Orel Kochavi, Scientific Program & Abstracts
As Senior Scientific Program & Abstracts Manager, Orel has over 10 years of experience in medical congress organization. Orel has managed the development of scientific programs for over 80 large-scale international meetings, working closely with project chairpersons in order to manage and implement the project across all departments. Orel holds an MBA from the Peres Academic Center in Israel and a BA in managerial economics from the University of California, Davis, CA.
Julia Gebhardt
Sponsorship Planning & Industry Liaison
Julia Gebhardt, Sponsorship Planning & Industry Liaison
Julia, Senior Sponsorship Planning & Industry Liaison Manager, has over 10 years of experience in medical congress organization. She has managed sponsorship planning for over 100 large-scale international meetings raising over 20M Euros of sponsorship for the various events she managed. Julia is experienced in establishing new and maintaining existing relationships with industry partners, ensuring seamless alignment between the congress project team. Julia holds a master’s degree from Bar-Ilan University, Israel, and certification in business management from the Universita Bocconi, Italy.
Adam Barkay
Web Development, Design & Promotion
Adam Barkay, Promotion, Marketing & Omni-channel
Adam has over 8 years of experience in medical congress organization. He has managed promotion and marketing activities across hundreds of medical congresses. Adam leads the web team which develops and designs the company’s and conference websites. He has a background in digital marketing, software development, web development and web design. Adam holds a BA in applied mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley and a computer science degree from the Interdisciplinary Center, Israel.
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Einat Gassner
Registration & Accommodation
Einat Gassner, Registration & Accommodation
Einat, Senior Registration & Accommodation Manager, has over 6 years of experience in medical congress organization. She managed registration and accommodation for over 60 international meetings. Einat has extensive experience in negotiating and managing hotel room blocks to maximize income and hotel commissions. She has a strong background in managing registration for individuals as well as industry groups. Einat holds a BA in tourism and hospitality management from Ben Gurion University, Israel and an MBA in Business Administration from the College of Management Academic Studies, Israel.
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Efrat Ezuz
Marketing & Social Media
Ayala Cohen
Marketing & Social Media