Mirroring Malaysia's business events landscape, KLCC's MICE calendar has hummed back to life since the country's borders reopened. Photo Credit: GettyImages/f11photo
Since the reopening of Malaysian borders and the country's easing of restrictions on meetings and events in April, the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) has reported a significant increase in demand for in-person events, with up to 127 global meetings (51 conventions and 76 exhibitions) booked at the venue from 2022 to 2026.
“We definitely are seeing an improvement in Malaysia’s business events landscape after two years, which were heavily impacted by the pandemic. Malaysia as a destination has demonstrated its capability to create a safe environment for business events moving forward and the strength and resilience of its supply chain and logistics, showcasing flexibility and agility in the face of a global crisis,” said KLCC general manager Alan Pryor.
Since April, the KLCC has hosted close to 300 in-person events involving around 200,000 delegates and guests.
The venue's most recent major international convention bid wins were for an architectural convention in 2024 and a medical convention in 2026, with expected delegate counts of 6,000 and 5,000 respectively.
Its events calendar pipeline includes the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2022 (IGARSS 2022); International Medical Exhibition & Conference (IMEC EXPO) 2022; 6th Asia-Pacific Glaucoma Congress (APGC) 2022; International Greentech & Eco Products Exhibition & Conference (IGEM) 2022; International Congress on Infectious Diseases 2022; and IEEE International Instrumentation & Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC) 2023.
In addition, Pryor highlighted that earlier this year, the KLCC has pioneered the first public-private sector partnership to advance collective sustainability goals, and has placed AI-powered technologies to manage food waste and encourage recycling.