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Meet the team
The International Hospital Federation is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
Our amazing team
Our talented team bring a wealth of experience in hospital management, healthcare, and specialisms including events, communications, and skills development.
Ana Rubio Ruiz
Membership and Administrative Officer
Ana is responsible for the administrative function supporting the IHF team, as well as for the community of IHF Members and the governance bodies.
Anaïs Laigle
Programme Manager
Anaïs [anaˈis] manages outreach to current and potential members, coordinates governance activities, and supports training activities, such as the Young Executive Leaders programme.
Andrew Garman
Senior Leadership Development Advisor | Geneva Sustainability Centre
Andrew (Andy) is an industrial psychologist, professor, award-winning author and educator – bringing decades of experience facilitating learning programmes to his consultancy role.
Aoife Kirk
Project Officer | Geneva Sustainability Centre
Aoife [ee-fa] manages projects for learning development focusing on sustainable healthcare.
Carmen Menéndez
Project Officer | Geneva Sustainability Centre
Carmen supports the development and activities of the Geneva Sustainability Centre, coordinating its projects and international collaborations.
Prof. Edda Weimann
Director – Learning Programmes | Geneva Sustainability Centre
Edda directs the development and delivery of an executive-focused learning programme and its faculty, including masterclasses, study tours and peer learning.
Eleonor Angeles
Awards and Programme Manager
Eleonor manages the annual IHF Awards and the Dr Kim Trust Fund, and provides marketing and sponsorship support for the World Hospital Congress.
Farrah Geddes
Communications and Marketing Manager
Farrah manages communications and marketing campaigns to support a variety of activities and programmes across the IHF and Geneva Sustainability Centre.
Ilona Johnston
Programme Lead
Ilona manages programmes and projects in special interest areas, such as digital health, female leadership in healthcare, and big data.
Karen Odessa Cabuyao
Events and Communications Officer
Karen supports the logistics and promotion of events and webinars, and manages digital content creation (website, podcasts, videos, WHC app).
Katherine Bennett
Senior Communications Manager
Katherine is responsible for the IHF and Geneva Sustainability Centre’s strategic communications and engagement activities across all work programmes and channels.
Linda Clark
Director of Professional Development
Linda leads the training and development initiatives of the IHF Faculty, as well as coordinating events and membership activities across the Middle East region.
Mylene Dayola
Communications and Design Officer
Mylene (Myles) manages social media campaigns and creative content for programmes and events for the IHF and Geneva Sustainability Centre.
Patricia Mencias
Events Consultant
Patricia is a part-time consultant to the Events team for development of the annual World Hospital Congress and virtual events.
Ronald Lavater
Chief Executive Officer
Ronald leads the IHF Secretariat, managing the team and its performance, with responsibility for all day-to-day activities, and executive reporting.
Ryan Crowder
Programme Lead – Strategic Initiatives
Ryan manages partnerships related to programmes and resources as well as commercial strategies for the IHF and the Geneva Sustainability Centre.
Sara Perazzi
Senior Partnership and Programme Manager
Sara leads strategic liaison activities with international partners, advocacy initiatives, and networks such as the Association Leaders Circle.
Sonia Roschnik
Executive Director | Geneva Sustainability Centre
Sonia provides strategic leadership, with responsibility for the development and implementation of the Geneva Sustainability Centre’s vision, goals and workplan, and management of its operations.
Sylvia Basterrechea
Programme Lead | Geneva Sustainability Centre
Sylvia manages strategy and engagement related to leadership for sustainability, as well as the IHF’s international framework of healthcare leadership competencies.
What we do
Connect internationally
We provide our members with a platform for knowledge exchange and networking with different actors in the health sector. Motivated by a shared commitment to well-managed hospitals, our members act together to improve the standard, quality, and level of healthcare service delivery.
Knowledge exchange
Connect at the annual World Hospital Congress, virtual events, and study tours. Special interest groups focus on the key issues for today’s hospital managers. Annual IHF Awards recognize and share good practice.
Find out moreLeadership development
Dedicated groups for association leaders, and women in leadership, a development programme for young executives, and a leadership competencies framework.
Find out moreOutreach and partnerships
Advocacy and international collaborations help us to carry out our work more effectively and find creative solutions to support our members facing a variety of challenges.
Find out moreGeneva Sustainability Centre
Driving net zero, climate resilient, and sustainable health systems: supporting hospitals to become leaders for sustainability in their communities.
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