APAC WTCA Members Celebrate 21st Annual WTCA Day
As we continue to embrace the post-pandemic era and celebrate the 21st anniversary of WTCA Day, the WTCA APAC Regional Advisory Council (RAC) and Asia Pacific Regional Office (APRO) hosted the “2023 WTCA Day Celebration Special – Asia Pacific: Exhibition Industry in the Post-Pandemic Era” webinar on June 13. The program was attended by more than 50 representatives from over 20 World Trade Center businesses and their local communities across the region.
The MICE/Exhibition Industry has always been an important barometer of business dynamics. The APAC WTCA Day webinar featured Mr. Kai Hattendorf, Managing Director/CEO of UFI as the keynote speaker who offered a global perspective on this topic, and WTC executives throughout the APAC region who shared their local perspective. The webinar examined the major trends to watch in 2023 and highlighted areas that business event organizers need to reimagine as they embrace the recovery. It prepared regional WTC businesses for opportunities and challenges under the new business environment.
In celebration of the 21st anniversary of the UN-designated WTCA Day, Members in the region also joined the social media campaign initiated by the WTCA Headquarters team in New York, while others celebrate this important day by hosting business events and ceremonies aligned with the WTCA’s global mission.
“We were very excited to join our global network to celebrate the 21st anniversary of WTCA Day through this unique program, which provides a panoramic view of the status and trend of the exhibition industry in the post-pandemic era. As a major network connecting global businesses, we are ready to provide information and share our expertise through events like this for our business communities to succeed and thrive in the new cycle of prosperity,” said Ms. Pamela D. Pascual, Chairman & CEO, WTC Metro Manila and Chair of the WTCA APAC RAC.
About WTCA Day
In 2002, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proclaimed June 12 to be "WTCA Day," which was subsequently acknowledged by the office of the Secretary General of the United Nations, to recognize the WTCA and its network of WTC businesses for encouraging and facilitating trade, promoting economic development and fostering peace.