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Roy Avrahami Elected IAPORTS Innovation Committee President 2026–27

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 11:04 PM UTC · How we work

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Roy Avrahami, head of innovation at Israel’s Ashdod Port Company, was elected IAPORTS Innovation Committee president for 2026-27.
He was elected by acclamation at the September 28 quarterly session, marking the first presidency outside Latin America.
Rogério Saran of Brazil’s Santos Port Authority became vice president and Luis Pérez Madariaga of Spain’s Indra second vice president.
Avrahami said the committee will launch pilots and exchanges linking Latin America and the Middle East.

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Roy Avrahami, head of innovation at Israel’s Ashdod Port Company, was elected IAPORTS Innovation Committee president for 2026-27.
He was elected by acclamation at the September 28 quarterly session, marking the first presidency outside Latin America.
Rogério Saran of Brazil’s Santos Port Authority became vice president and Luis Pérez Madariaga of Spain’s Indra second vice president.
Avrahami said the committee will launch pilots and exchanges linking Latin America and the Middle East.