Min Liu, MCI Hong Kong
What are your main markets?
Our markets are mainly Asia, with most of our clients based in Hong Kong and Singapore. Delegates for our events come from China, Malaysia, Hong Kong, India, the Philippines, Indonesia, the US and Europe.
How many staff do you have in Asia?
We have over 100 staff in offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo, Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru. We will also open an office in Beijing.
What type of events do you specialise in?
We specialise in conferences and meetings, with expertise in corporate functions such as annual staff appreciation events. We also offer DMC services at all our offices in Asia.
What’s the best event you’ve ever done?
To date, the most memorable event would be the annual Reebok Marketing Meeting for the region, for which I was the key project manager. There were great demands and expectations on creativity as well as sound logistical planning. The team pulled off a great job with very positive feedback from the attendees.
Name some other current clients.
AT&T, Unilever, Royal Bank of Scotland, Schroeders, adidas and Bloomberg.
Min Lui is senior event manager at MCI Hong Kong, www.mci-group.com/hongkong
Simpson Lei, SmallWorld Experience
Which is your biggest market?
We set our target market in line with high-end tourist market trends coming to Macau. Our largest clients come from Australia, China, Japan and Europe.
How many staff do you have in Asia?
We are a DMC focusing on Macau and Hong Kong. In our Macau office we have seven permanent staff and have access to additional part-time staff to handle large-scale events.
What type of events do you specialise in?
As a local DMC, we specialise in teambuilding events, incentives and group experiences, cultural tours and workshops, as well as gala dinners and ceremonies. We are expert at events from 20 to 1,000 people.
What is the best event you have ever done?
We have done teambuilding for 120 people, a production for a gala dinner for 500 people and a branding and inauguration event for 310 people.
Name some other recent clients.
Novartis Worldwide, National Australia Bank, MCI Group Worldwide, TAP Portugal, the Venetian Macau and Wynn Macau.
Simpson Lei is corporate sales and marketing manager at SmallWorld Experience in Macau
www.smallworldexperience.com
Andrew Strachan, Quintus Asia Pacific
Which are your main markets?
We concentrate on Hong Kong, Singapore and China, with the Middle East and Korea developing well.
How many staff do you have in Asia?
We have ten staff across Singapore and Hong Kong. This is up from three staff two years ago.
What type of events do you specialise in?
High-end corporate events with a focus on the experiential side of things. Quintus is the rights holder for the Intelligent Sport World Series.
What’s the best event you have ever done?
The SmarTone-Vodafone Hong Kong Challenge at Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel last year was described as “the best corporate event I have experienced in 26 years of banking across three continents” by a client at Deutsche Bank. The event saw 33 corporate teams compete head-to-head in kayaking, trail running and cognitive challenges.
Name some other current clients
MTR Corporation, Ericsson, Sun Hung Kai Properties, CLSA, Lehman Brothers, Li & Fung and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Andrew Strachan is event director at Quintus Asia Pacific, www.qap.sg