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Georges Hage
Executive SecretaryGeorges is well known to IPLOCA as a former IPLOCA Director for the Middle East & Africa Region from 2013 to 2018.
During his career, Georges has contributed to the development, financing, and execution of many projects in oil and gas, construction and infrastructure in Europe, Middle East, GCC and Africa.
Before becoming an independent consultant and advisor in 2019, Georges was the Group CEO of the C.A.T. Group. He succeeded in positioning the group as number one international pipeline contractor and number 91st international general contractor according to Engineering News-Record (ENR). In this role he was interviewed by Forbes Middle East magazine in June 2018 and featured in their cover story.
Eszter Czirjak
Membership ManagerEszter joined IPLOCA as Membership Manager in November 2023. She has experience working for media organisations and international NGOs. Before joining IPLOCA, Eszter worked as a journalist for public service news organisation Swissinfo. Prior to this, she was external relations manager for a Geneva-based NGO, the European Broadcasting Union.
During her career, Eszter has worked for Swiss, American and Hungarian media organisations.
She speaks English, French and Hungarian.
Isabelle Bourzeix
Convention ManagerIsabelle joined IPLOCA as Convention Manager in October 2024, bringing with her over two decades of experience in event and administrative management. Prior to IPLOCA, Isabelle held positions with international organisations in the medical and scientific sectors, including FDI World Dental Federation and Kenes Group, one of the world’s leading professional congress organisers and association management companies, where she developed a keen understanding of business-oriented conventions.
As manager of IPLOCA's Annual Convention, she is responsible for contract negotiations with suppliers, programme definition, sponsorships and on-site management of the programme.
Isabelle is a French citizen and speaks fluent English and some German.
Grégoire de Montmollin
Convention & Novel Construction CoordinatorGrégoire started working with IPLOCA at the end of October 2017, following nine months spent working in a family office in Geneva. He received a Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management from the Ecole hotelière de Lausanne in July 2016.
Grégoire is a French mother tongue Swiss national, originally from the canton of Neuchatel and he speaks English and some Spanish. He enjoys sports and travelling.
He works alongside the Convention Manager as the dedicated Convention Coordinator and also as the Manager of the Novel Construction Initiative and the Road to Success book. In addition he provides daily general support to the Secretariat.
Sébastien Goetschmann
Accounting Manager and HSE & CSR CoordinatorSébastien Goetschmann has worked in a wide variety of companies including large banks, fiduciaries and a well-known auction house before joining IPLOCA in July 2019. Sébastien is of Swiss origin and speaks fluent French, English and Russian.
The Accounting Manager is responsible for the preparation, maintenance and interpretation of the association's accounts. He supports the HSE & CSR Committee with the preparation of the HSE statistics annual report, organizes HSE & CSR workshops, awards adjudication process and represents the association in dealing with local authorities and organisations.