What Conferre - Event Professional Planning does

Conferre SA is a Greek professional congress organizer (PCO) headquartered in Pedini, Ioannina, founded in 2001 by Lina Siamopoulou. The firm provides full-service congress and event management to scientific societies, medical specialty associations, pharmaceutical companies, universities, and university hospitals, with a portfolio spanning at least eleven distinct medical specialty congresses scheduled across 2026-2027, including ophthalmology, hepatology-gastroenterology, respiratory medicine, interventional cardiology, anesthesiology, pediatrics, rheumatology, molecular oncology, phlebology/venous medicine, and endoscopy, plus the international 34th Florence Network Annual Meeting in nursing education.

The company's central technology asset is cavConnect, a proprietary content management system (CMS) composed of an EventManager module (managing future and past events with custom categorization), a Publications Manager for scientific articles, and gallery tools for event photos and videos. This CMS powers client websites, online registration services, accommodation booking, abstract submission, and newsletter marketing. Conferre also operates conferre.tv, a dedicated webcasting platform used for live transmission of procedures and conference sessions. The firm is ISO 9001:2015 certified (Certificate 00.12.0895), holds a Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT) license (0622E60000012001), and is a member of HAPCO.

Revenue is generated through professional-services fees for each engagement — full event organization, secretariat and society management (including membership marketing, recruitment and retention), publication services, accounting and financial services, and technology/IT support — sold directly to enterprise clients (scientific societies and pharma companies) via enterprise field sales. The firm operates from a single Ioannina office with approximately 11 staff members, and pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Conferre - Event Professional Planning

Legal name

Conferre SA

Website

https://conferre.gr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Conferre SA is a Greek professional congress organizer (PCO) founded in 2001, providing full-service event management, secretariat support, and a proprietary cavConnect CMS to scientific societies, medical associations, pharmaceutical companies, and universities across Greece and select European events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Congress Organizing (Event Management Services)

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920), Business Associations (813910), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Association & Society Conference Management (Nonprofit, Professional Bodies) (THAHACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sponsorship, Exhibitor & Partnership Management Services (THAHACAK), Registration, Housing & Travel Desk Services (Delegate Logistics) (THAHACAJ)

Keywords

• Professional congress organizing
• Event management services
• Association management
• Conference planning
• Secretariat services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ioannina

HQ country

Greece

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Event Planning and Management Services: Professional congress organizing services including secretariat support, society management, membership marketing, recruitment and retention, meeting/conference/event management, publication services, accounting and financial services, and technology/IT support for scientific events, congresses, and meetings.
2. Online Services: Revenue generated from online registration services, online accommodation booking, and online abstract submission platforms for congress participants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Conferre is a Greek-based Professional Congress Organizing (PCO) bureau that plans and executes conferences, congresses, and scientific events for associations and institutions. The firm provides full-service event management, secretariat support, and ongoing society/association management, supported by a proprietary congress management platform called cavConnect.

Product overview

Conferre SA operates as an organizing/administrative bureau for congresses and events since 2001, offering a unified portfolio of event management services centered around its proprietary cavConnect CMS platform. The core offering includes EventManager for event coordination, Publications Manager for scientific articles, and online registration services, complemented by comprehensive secretariat support and society management. The company specializes in organizing scientific, medical, and professional congresses primarily in Greece.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Congress Organizing (Event Management) End-to-end planning and execution of conferences, congresses, and scientific meetings for scientific societies, medical associations, pharmaceutical companies, and academic institutions.
• Secretariat Support Administrative and operational secretariat services supporting associations and conference organizers, including correspondence, delegate handling, and meeting logistics.
• Society / Association Management Continuous management of scientific and professional societies, handling membership, governance support, and ongoing operational needs of associations.
• cavConnect (Proprietary Congress Management Platform) Proprietary content management system used by Conferre to manage congress registrations, abstracts, programs, and delegate communications.

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Florence NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 April 2027Active member and organizer for the Florence Network Annual Meeting. The 34th Florence Network Annual Meeting is organized by Conferre SA at Conference Center Karolos Papoulias, University of Ioannina, April 19-23, 2027.
• University of Ioannina - School of Health Sciences, Department of NursingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 April 2027Co-organizer of the 34th Florence Network Annual Meeting with the Department of Nursing of the University of Ioannina School of Health Sciences, hosted at Conference Center Karolos Papoulias, Ioannina, April 19-23, 2027.
• HAPCO (Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member of HAPCO, the Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers, indicating industry leadership and compliance with professional congress organizing standards in Greece.
• Greek National Tourism Organization (ΕΟΤ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLicensed by the Greek National Tourism Organization (EOT License 0622E60000012001) as an authorized tourism business operating in conference and event organization.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AIM Group International: European-headquartered PCO and association management firm serving medical and scientific societies. Comparable service offering to Conferre but with broader geographic reach across Europe.
• Kenes Group: International PCO specializing in medical and scientific associations worldwide. Comparable customer type (scientific/medical societies) but operates at global scale versus Conferre's Greek focus.
• Congrex Switzerland: International PCO providing full-service congress and association management for medical and scientific clients in Europe. Overlaps directly with Conferre's core offering but at much larger scale.
• MCI Group: Large global association management and PCO company with offices across Europe. Operates in the same medical/scientific association congress space as Conferre but at much larger scale and broader geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• Erasmus Conferences & Events: Greek Professional Congress Organizer with a long track record managing scientific and medical congresses for Greek societies. Highly comparable business model and customer base to Conferre.
• AFEA Congress: Greek-based Professional Congress Organizer offering full PCO services for medical and scientific associations in Greece and Cyprus. Direct competitor to Conferre for Greek medical society congress contracts.
• Triaena Tours & Congresses: Greek PCO and incoming tour operator organizing medical, scientific, and corporate events across Greece. Competes directly with Conferre for the same pool of Greek medical association clients.
• Global Events: Greek-based PCO and DMC offering conference, event, and incentive travel services for medical, scientific, and corporate clients in Greece. Comparable mid-sized domestic competitor.

Others

• CAV IT-Solutions: Greek IT vendor that built and maintains Conferre's proprietary cavConnect CMS. Adjacent technology partner rather than a competitor, but highly relevant given Conferre's reliance on this platform.
• HAPCO (Hellenic Association of Professional Congress Organizers): Greek industry association for PCOs of which Conferre is a member. Not a competitor but the key trade body defining professional standards and providing credibility that Conferre leverages commercially.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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