Global meetings and events organiser Kenes was announced as the winner of the 2022 IAPCO Innovation Award for its Unlok Education platform at the Gala Awards evening on 24 May at IMEX Frankfurt 2023.
The IAPCO Innovation Award is one of 3 unique Driving Excellence Awards given by IAPCO every year for which the association seeks nominations from across its member community. The winner s picked from the nominations from any full-time employee within an IAPCO PCO company.
Unlok Education is an AI-powered video library that integrates several technologies into an easy-to-navigate, cross-specialities learning space. The platform allows healthcare professionals to access Continuing Medical Education (CME) – accredited content from Kenes’ Original Events, the Global Education of Medicine and Science – GEMS Association, and other leading medical organisations.
Unlok Education was created in response to the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic, which forced the cancellation or postponement of many in-person medical congresses. Kenes Group was committed to enabling a platform for medical collaboration and advancement no matter what, and Unlok Education was the result of that commitment.
Unlok Education uses algorithm-based matching systems and artificial intelligence to facilitate the knowledge exchange between users. It automatically generates captions and translations to 120 different languages, identifies highlights of keynotes in the speakers’ speech, and recommends similar content to create personalised CME-accredited learning programmes based on users’ searches.
Unlok Education is currently available in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Chinese. The platform will be translated into additional languages in the coming months.
“We are honoured to be recognised by IAPCO for our innovation in the field of CME,” said Ori Lahav, CEO of Kenes Group. “Unlok Education is a game-changer for healthcare professionals who are looking for a convenient, effective, and engaging way to stay up to date on the latest medical knowledge.”
“Innovation is crucial to the success of any organisation and Kenes Group is a true innovator in the meetings and events industry,” said Sarah Markey-Hamm, president of IAPCO.
The IAPCO Innovation Award winner received the prestigious trophy as well as a complimentary registration and speaker’s slot to attend the IAPCO Annual Meeting in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 2024.
