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When the Room Went Dark, Eran Ben-Shushan Rebuilt the Stage
The Bizzabo co-founder spent a decade teaching software to understand a crowded room. Then every room emptied, and his company had two weeks to learn an entirely new language.
When the Calendar Went Blank, Alon Alroy Rebuilt the Room
A thousand cancellations landed in two weeks. The company had no virtual-events product. Alon Alroy's response was to stage a gathering anyway - and turn Bizzabo's worst month into its defining lesson.
Paul Szemerenyi
Paul Szemerenyi is the CEO of Jones, an AI-powered insurance verification platform for the construction and real estate industries, appointed in January 2026 after co-founder Omri Stern moved to the board. He has more than 20 years running go-to-market at high-growth SaaS companies including Allbound (CEO), Bizzabo (CRO), Fuze, Appboy/Braze, AppSense and 1E, and before that served as an officer on nuclear submarines in the Royal Navy.