The Malaysian Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers newly elected president Francis Teo appealed to the Security Committee of the pandemic, namely, the National Security Council , Internal Security Ministry, International Trade and Industry Ministry , Health Ministry and Finance Ministry to work with them and refine their SOPs so that they can make the comeback of business events a reality.
Teo said the industry players acknowledged the need for strict SOPs due to the precarious situation, of which, MACEOS has drafted an enhanced guideline for the industry, making sure that it adheres to the various levels of the movement control order . “What is most important to the industry at the moment is certainty because we need to give different parties sufficient notice when we hold a business event. So, we must have certainty that these events will be carried out, ” he said.
But in the longer term, Gandhi said there is a need to include the business events industry in the long-term plans of Malaysia like the 12th Malaysia Plan. “We could do with some government incentives to spur the industry to innovate itself to be well positioned as it recovers. We can make Malaysia a hub if we have better infrastructure and efficiency.