Jason Yeh has been voted in as president-elect of the International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO).
The association’s new Council was announced at its Annual Meeting & General Assembly (AM&GA) 2026 in Athens.
Yeh, CEO of GIS Group, Taiwan, will serve for a one-year term as president-elect, before becoming president at the AM&GA in 2027.
Ginerva De Bellis, Oic Group, Italy, Benoit Dubuisson, Downtown Europe, Belgium and Jessica Ferguson, Arinex, Australia, have been declared as new members of IAPCO Council. Giulia Sarri, AIM Group International, Italy was ratified by Council to replace Nicola Testai.
These new Council members will join the exiting members: Sissi Lignou (President) AFEA Congress, Greece; Jason Yeh; Jimena Ruiz, Business Travel Consulting, Mexico; Stephen Noble, The Conference Company, Australia/New Zealand; and Ajay Bhojwani, MCI Middle East, UAE.
Co-opted members include: Alexandros Terzis, (Emerging Leader Committee chair) ERA Congresses and events, Greece and Amit Saroj, IA Meetings, Singapore and India (AM&GA 2027 Host).
President Sissi Lignou will serve for another year, after which she will become the immediate past president for one year.
