{"id":3078,"date":"2020-10-11T22:10:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T19:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spine20.org\/event\/?page_id=3078"},"modified":"2026-08-29T18:13:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:13:02","slug":"executive-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/executive-board\/","title":{"rendered":"executive board"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3078\" class=\"elementor elementor-3078\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0b74e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0b74e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9be6ac1\" data-id=\"9be6ac1\" 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class=\"rule\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"comp\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <h2>The SPINE20 Executive Board is composed of representatives from:<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"comp-grid\">\n      <div class=\"comp-card\">\n        <span class=\"lbl\">SPINE20 Founding Societies<\/span>\n        <ul>\n          <li>Saudi Spine Society (SSS)<\/li>\n          <li>North American Spine Society (NASS)<\/li>\n          <li>EUROSPINE<\/li>\n          <li>German Spine Society (DWG)<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"comp-card\">\n        <span class=\"lbl\">Annual Summits Hosting Societies:-<\/span>\n        <ul>\n          <li>Italian Spine Society (Host 2021).<\/li>\n          <li>Indonesian Spine Society (Host 2022).<\/li>\n          <li>Association of Spinal Surgeons of India (Host 2023).<\/li>\n          <li>Brazilian Spine Society (Host 2024).<\/li>\n          <li>South African Spine Society (Host 2025).<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"members\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <h2>Executive Board Members<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"subhead\">Founding Societies<\/div>\n    <div class=\"founding-grid\">\n      <div class=\"fgroup\">\n        <div class=\"soc-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/eurospine.gif\" alt=\"EUROSPINE\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"soc-name\">EUROSPINE<\/div>\n        <div class=\"people\">\n          <div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Pierre-Cote--300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Pierre C\u00f4t\u00e9\"><div class=\"pname\">Pierre C\u00f4t\u00e9<\/div><\/div>\n          <div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Thomas-Blattert-2-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas R. Blattert\"><div class=\"pname\">Thomas R. Blattert<\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fgroup\">\n        <div class=\"soc-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/DWG_Logo.png\" alt=\"DWG\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"soc-name\">German Spine Society (DWG)<\/div>\n        <div class=\"people\">\n          <div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Karsten-Wiechert-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Karsten Wiechert\"><div class=\"pname\">Karsten Wiechert<\/div><\/div>\n          <div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Markus-Arand-2-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Markus Arand\"><div class=\"pname\">Markus Arand<\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"fgroup\">\n        <div class=\"soc-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Logo.png\" alt=\"Saudi Spine Society\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"soc-name\">Saudi Spine Society (SSS)<\/div>\n        <div class=\"people\">\n          <div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fahadalhelal-300x298.jpg\" alt=\"Fahad Alhelal\"><div class=\"pname\">Fahad Alhelal<\/div><\/div>\n          <div class=\"person\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Dr.Sami-I.-AlEissa-298x342-1.jpg\" alt=\"Sami AlEissa\"><div class=\"pname\">Sami AlEissa<\/div><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"subhead\">SPINE20 Hosting Societies<\/div>\n    <div class=\"chair-grid\">\n      <div class=\"chair\">\n        <div class=\"banner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/ItalianSS_Logo.png\" alt=\"Italian Spine Society\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/rome.jpg\" alt=\"Rome\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"soc-name\">Italian Spine Society (SICV &amp; GIS)<\/div>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Prof.Costanzo-e1627390680757-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Giuseppe Costanzo\">\n        <div class=\"cname\">Giuseppe Costanzo<\/div>\n        <div class=\"crole\">Chairperson SPINE20 &ndash; 2021<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"chair\">\n        <div class=\"banner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image001_1_-removebg-preview-300x178.png\" alt=\"Indonesian Spine Society\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bali-1.png\" alt=\"Bali\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"soc-name\">Indonesian Spine Society (ISS)<\/div>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Bambang-Darwono-e1627394419498-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bambang Darwono\">\n        <div class=\"cname\">Bambang Darwono<\/div>\n        <div class=\"crole\">Chairperson SPINE20 &ndash; 2022<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"chair\">\n        <div class=\"banner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/asso.png\" alt=\"Association of Spinal Surgeons of India\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/spine_logo1024-crope.jpg\" alt=\"ASSI\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"soc-name\">Association of Spine Surgeons of India<\/div>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/harvindar-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Harvinder S. Chhabra\">\n        <div class=\"cname\">Harvinder S. Chhabra<\/div>\n        <div class=\"crole\">Chairperson SPINE20 &ndash; 2023<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"chair\">\n        <div class=\"banner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Brazilian-Spine-Society-BSS.png\" alt=\"Brazilian Spine Society\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/brazil.png\" alt=\"Brazil\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"soc-name\">Brazilian Spine Society (BSS)<\/div>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-at-9.10.20%E2%80%AFPM-298x300.png\" alt=\"Cristiano M. Menezes\">\n        <div class=\"cname\">Cristiano M. Menezes<\/div>\n        <div class=\"crole\">Chairperson SPINE20 &ndash; 2024<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"chair\">\n        <div class=\"banner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/South-African-Spine-Society-300x250.png\" alt=\"South African Spine Society\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/SPINE20-SA-date.png\" alt=\"Cape Town\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"soc-name\">South African Spine Society (SASS)<\/div>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Ian-Vlok_enhanced-300x300.png\" alt=\"Ian Vlok\">\n        <div class=\"cname\">Ian Vlok<\/div>\n        <div class=\"crole\">Chairperson SPINE20 &ndash; 2025<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"chair\">\n        <div class=\"banner\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-cropped-spine20-nnm-2-1024x257.jpg\" alt=\"SPINE20 New York\"><\/div>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"headshot\" src=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MarcoCampello-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Marco Campello\">\n        <div class=\"cname\">Marco Campello<\/div>\n        <div class=\"crole\">Chairperson SPINE20 &ndash; 2026<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"orgstruct\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">\n    <h2>SPINE20 Organizational Structure<\/h2>\n    <a class=\"pdf-link\" href=\"https:\/\/spine20.net\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/organizational-structure-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View Organizational Structure (PDF)<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPINE20 &middot; Global Advocacy Executive Board The SPINE20 Executive Board is composed of representatives from: SPINE20 Founding Societies Saudi Spine Society (SSS) North American Spine Society (NASS) EUROSPINE German Spine Society (DWG) Annual Summits Hosting Societies:- Italian Spine Society (Host 2021). 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