Conference & Meetings World Issue 104 | Page 66

Gallery ICCA Spices up its first Asia Pacific Summit in Penang ICCA held its inaugural Asia Pacific Summit at the Setia SPICE Convention Centre, Penang, 5-6 December 2019. The event was run concurrently with the homegrown conference – BE@ Penang – and organised jointly by Penang Convention & Exhibition Bureau (PCEB), Anderes Fourdy Events and the ICCA Asia Pacific Chapter. The conferences featured 40 speakers from 20 countries and 300 delegates from the Asia Pacific and global business events industry. ICCA President James Rees delivered a keynote and Hon. Mr Yeoh Soon Hin (Penang State Executive Councillor for Tourism, Arts, Culture & Heritage) attended the opening ceremony. “It is my fervent hope that this Summit will be the platform for us to have ‘One Voice’ representing the Asia Pacific membership and send a positive message to the global ICCA community,” said Jason Yeh, Chair of ICCA Asia Pacific Chapter. 66 / CONFERENCE & MEETINGS WORLD / ISSUE 104