Kenes Group won first place in two new categories and an impressive five other prestigious trophies at the 11th Global Eventex Awards.
The Madrid team produced and organized the outstanding Virtual Educa Connect 2020, which won the best Online Educational Event, a new meaningful accolade for Kenes Group. The event attracted more than 84,000 registrants from 55 countries and delivered more than 200 hours of content in the span of three days.
The big surprise, and again in a brand-new category, is the Kenes Group award for People’s Choice—Event Technology, where the company showcased VirtuOz, its new solution for virtual conferences. The product encompasses several best of breed technologies, providing flexibility in planning events. This is the first time the company enters into one of the technology categories, which makes the win all the more impressive.
Kenes Group took second place in Best Supplier—PCO and People’s Choice—Supplier categories, and third place in Best Supplier—Team.
The Eventex judges awarded two of the company’s events with Bronze, the 13th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments for Diabetes (ATTD 2020) in the Medical Congress category, a record-breaking in-person event that occurred right before Spain enforced nation-wide lockdown. The other accolade went to CHEST Virtual Congress 2020 in Partnership with the Italian Delegation for the Virtual Experience—Healthcare category, a virtual event focused on science and an engaging delegate experience.
Dan Rivlin, CEO at Kenes Group, says, “In the last year, we proved our flexibility and adaptability. Our awards in the new categories reflect this well. I am proud of our team. These trophies give us another reason to celebrate what has otherwise been a difficult year for the whole industry. We are happy that our new virtual event solution is being recognized as one of the best out there.”
Kenes Group was one of the companies with the most accolades at the 11th edition of Eventex Awards. Founded in 2009 to celebrate creativity, innovation and effectiveness in the industry, today Eventex Awards is the most esteemed accolade in the world of events and experiential marketing. Every year the competition highlights the best agencies, events and tech from the world of events.
Kenes is passionate about delivering superior, world-class conferences. They harness the power of community, strengthening association brands through unforgettable experiences, fostering change, inspiring members, educating, and improving societies’ business performance. More than 50 years of knowledge and market expertise have led Kenes Group to the forefront of global association and conference management (AMC & PCO). The company brings the accrued confidence that comes from hosting more than 3,800 conferences around the globe, for more than 220,000 participants a year. Founded in Tel Aviv in 1965, and headquartered in Geneva, Kenes Group is the only global PCO and AMC dedicated to medical and scientific events. The company boasts a team of more than 350 professionals, in 18 locations on four continents, and more than 100 long term clients. For more info, visit kenes-group.com.
