Set to take place in September 2025, LEGACY360 - Business Events for a Sustainable Future is Southeast Asia’s first homegrown forum dedicated to the education, advocacy, and advancement of business event legacies. Photo Credit: Business Events Sarawak
Sarawak has unveiled plans for LEGACY360 - Business Events for a Sustainable Future, Southeast Asia’s first homegrown forum dedicated to the education, advocacy, and advancement of business event legacies.
The two-day event, taking place in September, is aimed at amplifying the conversation around business events as enablers of economic, social, and environmental transformation, making it a focal point for Business Events Sarawak’s (BESarawak) mission to integrate meaningful legacies into Malaysia’s business events.
An event preview highlighting what attendees can look forward to showcased a panel session, themed on Business Events for a Sustainable Future. Speakers included Datu Hii Chang Kee, deputy state secretary (Operations) and deputy chairman of BESarawak; Amelia Roziman, CEO of BESarawak; Datuk Dr M Gandhi, president of the Malaysian Association of Convention & Exhibition Organisers & Suppliers; and Jane Vong-Holmes, senior manager - Asia of GainingEdge.
Themes under discussion included Sarawak government’s plans for business events and how legacy practices are supporting government goals, how entrepreneurs can balance economic growth and social impact and the impact of talent recruitment and retention.
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The preview also highlighted the AI.LEGACY Intelligent Impact Management System, the world’s first system for monitoring, measuring, and reporting business event legacies, and the Tribe Legacy Sarawak campaign 2025. The forum's highlight will be the Borneo Inspires Legacy Awards, which will take place on the second evening to celebrate outstanding contributions to legacy building.
Dato Sri Abang Haji Abdul Karim bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg, chairman of BESarawak, said: “LEGACY360 is about building the future through collaboration, innovation and a shared commitment to doing better. The bold vision is that business event legacies will lead Sarawak into a new frontier of local and national economic and social development.”