EVER Leadership Development Committee actions:
- 1. to nominate and elect ambassadors from national and international societies
- 2. to promote leadership in the board of ambassadors, ensuring that EVER attracts valuable human assets for further growth
- 3. to strengthen the bonds with national and international societies, taking advantage of the ambassadors’ active involvement, by mutually hosting joint symposia, webinars and other activities to increase visibility and popularity of EVER
- 4. to foster strategic collaboration with other scientific societies such as ESCRS, Euretina, EuCornea, EGS, APAO, AAO, EAO, etc., using, among others, networking advantages via the board of ambassadors
- 5. to improve the 'brand name' of EVER and increase its reputation among ophthalmologists, enhancing the growth of the organization and potentially multiplying the funding from industry
The Committee is composed of 5 members for 5 years cadency. The EVER Leadership Development and Strategic Innovation Committee closely collaborates with EVER Exec Board and presents its work at every EVER Board. The first composition is:
- 1. Andrzej Grzybowski (chairman)
- 2. Zisis Gatzioufas
- 3. Nora Szentmary
EVER Ambassadors (2025-2027)
- Austria: Professor Michael Amon
- Belgium: Professor Paulina Bartoszek
- Bulgaria: Professor Christina Grupcheva
- Croatia: Professor Ivanka Petric Vicković
- Czech: Professor Jarmila Heissigerova
- Denmark: Professor Jesper Hjortdal
- Egypt: Professor Mohamed Elalfy
- Estonia: Professor Kadi Palumaa
- Finland: Professor Kai Kaarniranta
- France: Professor Dominique Bremonde-Gignac
- Germany: Associate Professor Bettina Hohberger
- Greece: Dr. Efthymios Karmiris
- Hungary: Professor Eszter Szalai
- Iceland: Professor Einar Stefansson
- Italy: Professor Giuseppe Giannaccare
- Latvia: Professor Guna Laganovska
- Lithuania: Professor Rimvydas Ašoklis
- Netherlands: Professor Koen van Overdam
- Norway: Professor Goran Petrovski
- Poland: Professor Edward Wylęgała
- Portugal: Professor Carlos Marques Neves
- Slovakia: Professor Alena Furdova
- Spain: Professor Jose Benitez del Castillo
- Switzerland: Dr. med. Frank Blaser
- Turkey: Professor Huban Atilla
- UK: Dr. Mayank Nanavaty