Indonesian president Joko Widodo officially opens Indonesia Convention Exhibition

Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia, participated in the grand opening ceremony of Indonesia Convention Exhibition, officially launching Indonesia’s newest trade fair and convention center. Indonesia Convention Exhibition was built by PT. IIE (Indonesia International Expo), a joint venture between Sinar Mas Land and Kompas Gramedia Group, Indonesia’s leading real estate developer and the country’s leading media enterprise, respectively. Deutsche Messe AG, one of the world’s largest trade fair companies, operates the facility.

Indonesia Convention Exhibition is a 22-hectare project located in BSD City in the South Tangerang district. After stage one of construction, Indonesia Convention Exhibition currently offers 116,000 square meters of display area for events of all sizes. Attributes such as strategic location; capacity for hundreds of thousands of people; a large, user-friendly parking area; convenient transportation connections; and eco-friendly and energy-efficient infrastructure set new standards in the Indonesian exhibition landscape.

Mark Schloesser, President Director of Deutsche Messe Venue Operations, said, “ICE features 10 exhibit halls on 50,000 square meters, 50,000 square meters of outdoor display area and a 4,000-square-meter convention center with 33 meeting rooms. With a broad range of facilities and world-class service, ICE fulfills the needs of all event organizers and represents the largest exhibition and convention center in South East Asia. Indonesia can be proud to be home to this international attraction.”