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07.03.2023
Approximately 220 delegates from more than 20 countries and regions attended the UFI Asia-Pacific Conference in Malaysia.
The annual event was held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Center (KLCC) and hosted by the Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB). It took place from 2-3 March and was followed by a post-conference city tour through the enchanting and historical city of Kuala Lumpur.
With many new opportunities and challenges facing the Apac region, exhibition industry leaders reunited to map out the years to come, four years after the event had last been held in Tokyo, Japan.
Malaysia’s minister of tourism, arts and culture (Motac), YB Dato Sri Tiong King Sing, opened the conference. He stated that UFI's presence in Malaysia held significant meaning to the overall tourism industry of the country. He noted that as international travel was returning, "Motac is proactively supporting business events activities that will attract high-yield delegates to Malaysia and also promote our country as an international business events destination. I am excited to welcome the delegates of UFI to experience our country and recognise the great work between MyCEB and UFI."
YBhg. Dato’ Sri Abdul Khani, CEO of MyCEB commented: “As an important driver of global economic growth, the business events industry is rising at a rapid pace again. We are fortunate to have won the confidence of UFI and this conference represents their trust in us to add value to UFI’s global following.”
Kai Hattendorf, UFI’s managing director/CEO, said: “Finally, we could re-united the exhibition industry community from the whole Asia-Pacific region again and face to face. The optimism and energy everyone felt during the two days of the conference show that our industry is not only recovering, but it will go beyond where we have been before the pandemic disruption.”
Over the two days of the conference, the programme delivered a broad range of topics and updates. Mark Temple-Smith, COO of Informa Markets, gave a global perspective on the re-opening of Asia after the pandemic and on the outlook. A panel of organisers and venues from China and Hong Kong shared their views on the situation there two months after the official end of the national zero Cuvid policies. Devangshu Dutta, founder of Third Eyesight, presented a detailed take on the rise of India and the opportunities for the exhibition industry there. On the second day, there were sessions data insights and marketing, industry advocacy and show development.
All sessions will be made available to UFI members and conference participants in the coming days as on-demand videos.
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