Walter Yeh, President of Taiwan Exhibition & Convention Association in support of Global Exhibition Day said “Exhibitions have a great impact on stimulating Taiwan’s economic growth, it’s an industry not to be underestimated, but to encourage.”

That support from Mr. Yeh came at the first-ever Global Exhibition Day on June 8th that was celebrated in Taiwan by a "Global Exhibition Day Conference" organized by TECA (Taiwan Exhibition & Convention Association). The conference joined experts from the Taiwan exhibition sector to address a 170 person audience on fresh trends and ideas in the meeting industry.

Key speakers at Taipei’s "Global Exhibition Day Conference" on June 8th included Hubert Duh, General Manager of Messe Frankfurt, Taiwan Branch who explored the "Era of Big Data and Future Development of the Exhibition Industry” and Thomas Huang, Deputy Director of Taiwan External Trade Association(TAITRA) Exhibition Department, who profiled the “Innovation and Transformation of COMPUTEX Taipei”.

Following the speeches, Walter Yeh, President of TECA hosted the Panel Discussion led by Michael Tu, Chairman of Uniplan Taiwan and Celia Chung, Special Assistance to the Chairman, Chan Chao International. Several specially invited experts join the panel to offer their professional views and to share practical experiences with the audience.

The Taipei Conference was just part of a world-wide endeavor that combines 31 MICE industry associations, including TECA, and supporting countries that include the UK, Thailand, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Both UFI and IAEE teamed up to make this first ever June 8th Global Exhibitions Day a success that will long continue to underscore the successes, value and prospects of the industry.

The June 8 Global Exhibition Day set a fresh benchmark in highlighting the value of exhibiting and exhibitions and the contribution of the tens of thousands of people who make MICE work.