The Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia) and Asian IR Expo will once again be held concurrently at The Venetian Macao, this time from May 7-9, with a 50-percent growth in event space from last year, mostly due to increased demand by the Asian IR Expo – and Vera Ng (吳欐芬), project director of Reed Exhibitions, clarified yesterday that “we are not moving away from gaming”, but rather expanding to include non-gaming attractions, in line with the local government’s direction of market development.
It is the second time that G2E Asia will be held locally after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event is organised by Reed Exhibitions in conjunction with the American Gaming Association (AGA).
On the sidelines of a press conference at the Macau International Golf Club in Coloane yesterday, Ng said she expected the number of visitors to the three-day event to reach about 6,000, similar to the number recorded last year, with the increase in the number of exhibitiongoers expected to be mainly driven by the Asian IR Expo.
According to the press conference, the event is expected to cover a total area of 30,000 square metres, with over 150 exhibitors and more than 10,000 industry professionals participating in the event and a raft of side activities, including personalised one-on-one business meetings, “high-impact” networking events, and two concurrent educational programmes.
Among them, the press conference noted, on top of “the success of the past two editions” and in response to “strong demand”, the third edition of the Asian IR Expo will have its focus expanded to cover sectors such as IR Technology & Solutions, Live Entertainment Equipment & Technology, Sports & Entertainment, Green Hotel Supplies, and IR Travel Suppliers & Operators.
The press conference also pointed out the highlights of the upcoming event’s casino conference, which will include in-depth market analyses of emerging markets and the outlook for Asian gaming markets, as well as strategies around technology and innovations for the gaming industry. Speaking to the media, Ng said that the gaming segment of the event “is actually growing”, with new technology solutions and integrated systems being showcased.
Meanwhile, the Asian IR Summit has been scheduled to take place from May 6-8 at the Galaxy International Convention Centre, featuring “insightful” conference sessions on the opportunities and challenges of bringing non-gaming components to integrated resorts (IRs) in Asia, future technology impacting the IR and hospitality industry, and sports and entertainment, according to the press conference.
The organisers of the Global Gaming Expo Asia (G2E Asia) and the Asian IR Expo hold a press conference at the Macau International Golf club in Coloane yesterday.
Vera Ng (吳欐芬), project director of Reed Exhibitions, briefs the press conference about the details of the two concurrent events scheduled for May. – Photos: Yuki Lei
