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Since 1979, SACEOS has contributed significantly in making Singapore the best event venue for Asia. Dedicated to shaping the future of Singapore’s exhibitions, conventions and meeting industry, SACEOS works closely with the Singapore Government to chart the industry’s growth path and further the island state’s position as an International Exhibition City and Regional Convention Hub in Asia.

The Pharmaceutical Trade Association (PTA) was founded on 26 May 1966. The necessity of forming an association came about when Singapore imposed an import quota on pharmaceutical products soon after Singapore became independent. PTA made representations to the government, which finally resulted in the abolishment of the quota system.

As the apex business chamber, the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) champions the interests of the Singapore business community in trade, investment and industrial relations. It represents some 20,000 companies as well as the local and foreign business chambers, and key national and industry associations from business sectors that contribute significantly to the Singapore economy.

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Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) is a national body and industry association that works with relevant partners to champion the interests and growth of its members and the manufacturing community in Singapore.

The Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association (SSIA) is the voice of Singapore’s semiconductor industry. The semiconductor industry is one of the leading sectors in Singapore, employing approximately 42,000 people with a manufacturing output of about S$49.5 billion. The Singapore semiconductor industry contributes 13.5% to the worldwide semiconductor industry revenue. SSIA is committed to support this important sector to facilitate substantial growth and contribution to the economy.

The Singapore Sanitary Ware Importers and Exporters Association (SSWIEA) is a non-profit organisation established in 1968. The main aim of the Association is to meet the challenges of the industry during an era when the Singapore Government pushed for urban redevelopment and vast planning of building housing flats. The Association hence promotes the interest of the sanitary ware traders in Singapore.

Singapore Association of Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers (SACEOS) has started two major initiatives to tap talent and business sources in Singapore.

SACEOS’ newly elected President, Janet Tan-Collis (CEO, East West Planners), explains: “Our strategies are two-pronged: build a talent pool and expand our business network.”

Talent pool development target tertiary level students, and existing professionals in the industry, under a major programme to raise the MICE intellectual capacity in Singapore. This is seen as critical to sharpening Singapore’s competitive advantage to combat intensifying competition.

To tap talent sources, SACEOS targets tertiary level institutions, particularly disciplines in hospitality and tourism, to inform and nurture students from apprenticeship to job recruitment. The strategy is to capture this population of students and build a sustainable talent pool for the MICE industry.

For MICE practitioners, SACEOS is working with a range of universities, and the Workforce Development Authority (WDA), to expand the range of educational programmes that are MICE-focused. SACEOS is also raising the quality and recognition of these courses through affiliations with universities and international MICE associations to gain international accreditation.

At the same time, SACEOS is casting its membership net wider in recognition of the diverse community of ancillary service providers who are integral to the MICE industry. President Tan-Collis elaborates: “These companies may not be in the mainstream MICE business, but have long been a part of the industry’s value chain.”

Examples are companies and individuals in the arts, media, mass communications, information technology, interactive media, construction, lighting contractors, designers, photographers and video production houses.

Tan-Collis said: “We must reflect the extent of the MICE industry. It is SACEOS’ job to identify and extend MICE membership to these companies and individuals, and initiate new ways of talent and business development.”

Service providers qualify for SACEOS associate memberships, which will give them access to a wide range of industrial activities. These include workshops, training programmes, business information exchange and networking sessions.

SACEOS also offers individual and student memberships. Individual memberships are open to employees of SACEOS’ corporate members and to professionals who may not be employees of corporate members. The idea is to ensure these individuals keep connected to the MICE community via their own professional association, SACEOS, regardless of their employment status.

Student memberships tie in with SACEOS’ current programmes with Singapore’s tertiary level institutions. SACEOS wants to ensure that students are engaged and conferring membership to them is an effective way to do so.

Individual memberships are priced at $50 per person for employees of corporate members, and $100 per person for employees of non-member companies. Students are entitled to membership at an annual subscription of $20 per person.

Courtesy of Singapore Association for Convention and Exhibition Organisers and Suppliers (SACEOS). For more information, call SACEOS at +65 63795300 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.