Malaysia wins right to host three major conferences

In 1H2017, Malaysia has secured three conferences in total, expected to expected to generate a collective economic impact of RM32.7 million (US$7.6 million).

The conferences are World Tunnel Congress 2020 in conjunction with the 46th International Tunneling and Underground Space Association General Assembly; the 17th World Congress for Endoscopic Surgery of the Skull Base and Brain 2020 and the Congress of the International Board on Books for Young People 2022.


Positioning Malaysia as top-of-the mid country of choice for business events; Kuala Lumpur pictured

These bids were won with the collaborative effort and support of the Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB).

Zulkifli Sharif, CEO of MyCEB, said: “Between August and December 2017, Malaysia will also play host to five international conferences and exhibitions that will generate an estimated economic impact of RM46.9 million with around 6,000 delegates.”

The five, secured in earlier years, are the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare: Asia 2017 (August 24-26); the IWA-ASPIRE Conference and Exhibition 2017 (September 10-14); the World Congress of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) (October 4-8); the 18th Asia-Pacific Retailers Convention & Exhibition (October 25-27); and the 11th Asia Pacific Vitreo-Retina Society Congress 2017 (10 December 7-10).

The upcoming FIATA World Congress 2017 in Kuala Lumpur will coincide with the expected implementation of the logistics and trade facilitation masterplan by the Ministry of Transport Malaysia, designed to improve the efficiency of transport and trade facilitation, and elevate Malaysia to become the preferred logistics gateway to Asia.

Ho Yoke Ping, general manager – business events, MyCEB revealed: “FIATA 2017 is also expected to generate RM11.5 million in economic impact for the country. The four-day conference is expected to attract 1,200 participants, of which 60 percent are international participants.”

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