The Macau Gaming Equipment Manufacturers Association (MGEMA) has signed an agreement with the International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA), awarding the group status as official organizing partner for the Macao Tourism and Culture Summit 2015.
The summit, which will be the first-ever gaming forum to see the unveiling of the People’s Republic of China Government’s “One Belt One Road” initiative, will be held at the Venetian Macao Resort-Hotel November 17-19, and will run alongside the Macao Gaming Show.
The agreement between the two influential bodies covers the inaugural 2015 tourism and culture summit, which this year incorporates a wider gaming industry perspective, taking on the Macau SAR drive for economic diversification in the city. The summit, which will include a number of senior analysts from the IAGA ranks, throws down the discursive gauntlet of “New rules, new vision, new opportunities: how can Macau channel gaming to power a new entertainment mix for tourism and culture?”
The MGEMA/IAGA partnership will place special focus on the second and third days of the Macau gaming industry summit, which recently received the significant backing of four of the key departments of the Macau SAR government. These specialist sessions will cover the impact of the 2008 downturn in Las Vegas and how the lessons learned for recovery can be applied to Macau
Welcoming IAGA on board for this year’s summit was MGEMA Secretary General Fatima Maria Nunes, who said, “This year’s summit is all about new directions, new vision, new opportunities—that’s not just an event strapline; it’s one that sits at the heart of the ambitions of the MGEMA and the Macao Gaming Show.”
