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21 April 2027

The Meetings Show Asia Pacific 2027, Singapore

Northstar’s TMS APAC is the leading tradeshow gathering event organisers and suppliers to connect, contract and forge new partnerships within the global MICE industry. Discover leading destinations, venues, hotels and other key MICE suppliers, complemented by an exclusive hosted buyer programme, bringing senior meetings, conventions, events and incentives buyers to a bustling tradeshow floor.

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18 March 2027

UFI Asia-Pacific Conference 2027, Bali, Indonesia

The UFI Asia-Pacific Conference will return in 2027 in one of Asia’s most inspiring destinations: Bali, Indonesia. The conference will once again bring together exhibition industry leaders from across the region and around the world to connect, exchange insights, and explore the trends shaping the future of exhibitions in Asia.

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22 October 2026

ICCA Asia Pacific EvolvDestination Forum 2026, Macao

This is not another forum about what the business events industry already knows. The AP EvolvDestination Forum 2026 is designed for professionals who want to understand where future business will come from, how association decisions are changing, and how destinations, venues, PCOs, associations, universities, and industry partners can create opportunities together.

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21 October 2026

ICCA | 5th Asia Pacific Business Events Youth Challenge 2026, Macao

Macao Association of Convention, Exhibition & Tourism Sectors, co-hosting with ICCA, is delighted to organise the fifth edition of the Asia Pacific BE Youth Challenge. This competition aims to foster young professionals in the Business Events industry and provide an exclusive opportunity for participants to take centre stage in showcasing innovative and creative ideas.

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18 August 2026

Northstar | M&C Asia Connections, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

M&C Asia Connections is an exclusive tabletop tradeshow that unites Asia’s top suppliers and global buyers in the MICE industry. This premier event offers a compelling agenda tailored for forward-thinking MICE professionals to forge impactful connections through pre-scheduled one-to-one business appointments and enriching networking sessions.

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18 April 2027

PCMA | Convening APAC 2027, Singapore

Convening APAC is where multi-generational senior business event leaders and next generation professionals converge. Together, they shape the future of our industry. Designed for corporate event marketing professionals, association meeting professionals, event owners, event managers, and business events leaders, this PCMA Asia Pacific flagship event brings together a trusted community from across the region.

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8 December 2026

AIPC Asia Summit 2026, Chongqing, China

The AIPC Asia Summit 2026 will bring together convention centre leaders, industry professionals and business partners from across Asia and beyond to connect, exchange ideas and strengthen professional relationships. The event will provide a platform for discussion on topics relevant to the convention centre industry and the broader meetings and events sector.

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15 February 2027

AIME 2027, Melbourne, Australia

The Asia Pacific Incentives and Meetings Event – AIME – is Asia Pacific’s largest and longest running business events exhibition and learning platform. It connects a global community of business event professionals with industry suppliers through a seamless blend of human expertise and cutting-edge artificial intelligence.

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Alicia Yao

Vice Chair, China Business Event Industry Committee

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In 2016, Alicia Yao became the Chief editor of Association Innovative Development, a quarterly magazine owned by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, China Association for Non-Profit Organization (CANPO) for the executives of over 2,300 China National level associations. In 2018, She co-founded China Business Event Industry Committee (CBEIC) jointly with CCPIT-CSC and serves as its…

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Malaysia Smashes Business Events Targets in 2025

Malaysia’s business events industry significantly outperformed its annual targets in 2025, with international delegate arrivals surging almost 80% above expectations as the country accelerates efforts to become one of Asia’s top five business events destinations by 2030. The country welcomed more than 867,000 international delegates last year, comfortably exceeding its target of 482,000 by 79.9%.

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Wellington WONCA Conference Delivers Rural Health Legacies

The WONCA Conference resulted in action for local and global rural health sectors, with the launch of The Aotearoa New Zealand Declaration on Rural Health 2026, a national roadmap setting out six priority areas to strengthen rural health systems, and a global initiative focusing on international collaboration, policy advocacy and sharing practical solutions. From TTGmice…

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Asia-Pacific Business Events Sector Demonstrates Strong Regional Resilience

At the recent edition of The Meetings Show Asia Pacific, held in Singapore, Northstar Travel Group’s CEO Jason Young reported healthy growth in buyer attendance, pre-booked business meetings and exhibition space booked, along with strong positive sentiments from all sectors of the industry. Young pointed to the growing importance for show organisers of offering high…

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PCMA Convening APAC: It’s Time for Industry-Wide Messaging Alignment

At PCMA’s recent Asia-Pacific conference in Singapore, Chair Kelly Ricker and CEO & President Sherrif Karamat called for stronger alignment amongst all players in the industry if we are to be heard more clearly by policymakers and others outside our sector. PCMA’s Vision 2030 aims to unite these diverse voices, anticipate global challenges, and ensure…

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Mission Sydney: An International Astronautical Congress Case Study

When the 76th International Astronautical Congress convened at ICC Sydney in 2025, Sydney became host of one of the world’s most strategically charged sectors. Space agencies, governments, scientists, engineers, commercial suppliers, students and the public gathered in Darling Harbour at a congress that reflected the ambition and complexity of the global space economy. From Boardroom…

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Borneo Legacy Declaration: Formalising the Role of Business Events

This paper summarises the Legacy Event Advocacy Policy Summit 2025 and explains the significance of the Borneo Legacy Declaration as a strategic framework for advancing sustainable development, legacy creation, and policy integration through business events, highlighting how the Declaration aligns with sustainability and legacy theories, the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and Sarawak’s long-term development agenda.

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Event Companies Look East as Tech Gravity Shifts Towards China

The recent unveiling of Hongqiao Tech Week is the latest sign that the global technology events landscape is becoming closer tied to the Chinese market. Taking place in Shanghai in November, the event will bring together enterprises, startups, investors and leaders across sectors including AI, future mobility, digital infrastructure, and life sciences. From M&C/ASIA…

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Vietnam Poised for Events Boom as Reforms Gather Pace

Progressive policies and culture converge with mega-venue developments as Vietnam’s US$6 billion MICE sector is primed for growth. This pivotal growth phase is supported by economic stability, rising consumer spending and government efforts to liberalise the cultural and events industries, according to leaders speaking at the 2026 Exhibition, Event and Advertising Summit in Hanoi.

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New Zealand’s Blueprint for Conferences That Leave Something Behind

From Māori-led programming to youth-led declarations, New Zealand’s conferences are shaped by values as much as venues. In M&C Asia’s latest cover story on legacy in business events, Penelope Ryan, Tourism New Zealand Global Manager Business Events, explains how the country deliberately engineers long-term legacy across every event it hosts.

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Why Legacy-Led Thinking Is Creating Multiplier Effects That Outlast the Show Floor

Today, legacy matters just as much as delegate numbers, room nights and economic impact. Across Asia-Pacific, destinations are embedding legacy thinking into each stage of the event lifecycle, from bid strategy to programme design and post-event tracking. M&C Asia asks how convention bureaus are turning business events into catalysts for lasting change and impact.

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Thomas Reiser Made Partner at Gainingedge

Leading associations expert Thomas Reiser has joined business events industry consulting firm GainingEdge. Reiser has more than 25 years’ experience working within international associations, including the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, association management companies and PCOs. His main role will be to focus on expanding GainingEdge’s service portfolio towards international associations. From AMI…

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Long-Term Legacy Impacts Are Our Responsibility

Australian PCO owner Emma Bowyer argues that legacy measurement is woefully absent across most of Asia-Pacific Destination Marketing Organisations, and that it’s become the responsibility of event organisers to educate clients to include such metrics in the way they evaluate the impact of their meetings. A Robotics conference that will track 200 local high-school attendees…

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