Silvano Schaer

Chief Commercial Officer, Congrex Switzerland

Silvano joined Congrex Switzerland in 2010 and is a member of the company’s senior management team. He leads the Marketing, Sales, Communications and Sustainability divisions. His career began in the hospitality sector, and he has since accumulated more than twenty years of experience in the business events industry.

Congrex Switzerland is one of Europe’s leading Professional Congress Organisers, headquartered in Basel and specialising in medical and scientific congresses. As an IAPCO-accredited company, Congrex meets the highest international standards in congress management and supports professional associations, universities and healthcare organisations in the successful delivery of events of all sizes. Each year the company manages between 30 and 40 conferences globally, attracting more than 80,000 delegates.