International Construction Week 2014 in Co-operating with Ecobuild Southeast Asia 2014 Kicked off with a Grand Opening Ceremony by Ministry of Works, Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- International Construction Week 2014 in co-operating with Ecobuild Southeast Asia 2014 kicked off with a grand opening ceremony this morning at 9:00 am, officiated by Y.B. Datuk Haji Fadillah Bin Haji Yusof, Minister of Works, Malaysia.
The Minister of Works launched the 2014 edition along with respective VIPs named Y.B. Dato' Rosnah Binti Abdul Rashid Shirilin Deputy Minister of Works Malaysia, YBhg. Tan Sri Dr Ahmad Tajuddin Ali, Chairman, CIDB Malaysia, YBhg. Dato' Sri Ir. Dr. Judin Abd Karim, Chief Executive, CIDB Malaysia, YBhg. Tan Sri Dato' Dr Ahmad Mustaffa Babjee, Chairman of UBM Malaysia, YBhg. Dato' Ir. Annies bin Md Ariff, YBhg. Datuk Wira Omar bin Kaseh, Datuk Ishak Muhammad, YBhg. Dato' Izzaddin Idris and Mr M. Gandhi, Managing Director - ASEAN Business, UBM ASEAN.
International Construction Week 2014 in co-operating with Ecobuild Southeast Asia 2014 is already a barometer for Southeast Asia's Leading Event for Sustainable Design, Construction and Build Environment prosperity. The show is also an international event that launches future global and construction markets and, attracting more than 10,000 industry buyers and professionals in Kuala Lumpur this year.
International Construction Week (ICW) 2014, hosted by CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board) the most significant event for the construction industry in Southeast Asia, held together with the 2nd edition of Ecobuild Southeast Asia 2014, opened with resounding success in Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
The 2nd edition of Ecobuild Southeast Asia, themed "Building a Better Tomorrow", featured over 300 exhibitors representing 24 countries and ran concurrently with co-located industry showcases and events, namely, Green Build Asia, Eco Light Asia, Solar Asia Expo, ASEAN Real Estate and Infrastructure Summit 2014, Construction Showcase and the Malaysian IBS Exhibition.
The existence of CIDB in this event is to promote and stimulate the development, improvement and expansion of the construction industry by using International Construction Week as the best platform for construction industry leaders and policy makers to showcase and learn about innovative products and services and build strategic alliances, as well as lucrative business partnerships.
Along with robust conferences, technology symposiums and Ecobuild seminars, the event also featured ASEAN Real Estate and Infrastructure Summit 2014, hosted for government authorities, institutional investors, infrastructure developers, fund managers, and real estate gurus where various topics on property development and investment tools were presented and discussed.
ASEAN REI kicked off with Mr. Shan Saeed, Chief Economist from IQI Group Holdings presenting on staying ahead of the curve in these turbulent times. He gave an in-depth outlook on the global economy 2014 through to 2015, Asia's growth story for the next 3-5 years and Malaysia becoming the new safe haven for global investors. He also presented on three case studies on hubs for champion investors; KL being the leading networking hub, Penang and Shah Alam as the manufacturing hub, and Iskandar in Johor Bahru as the energy hub. Following these 3 hubs, he said that Malaysia will be the leading economy of the ASEAN bloc.
Along with that, the summit also had Anthony Richard Brown, Managing Partner from Brookfield Financial who gave his perspective representing an institutional investor where he began with the global real estate transaction volume by region. Asia Pacific represents the largest transaction volume from Q3 2013 - Q2 2014 with USD$619 billion.
ASEAN REI successfully ended the session with a closing Remarks by YB Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan, Minister of Urban Wellbeing, Housing & Local Government who spoke about the overall wellbeing and potential in Southeast Asia market.
The event is expected to grow in visitors for the next 2 days whereby the show features record number of participating companies, the continuation of robust conference program and major product debuts from some of the top brands in Sustainable Design, Construction and Built Environment.
International Construction Week 2014 in co-operating with Ecobuild Southeast Asia 2014 held at PWTC, Kuala Lumpur from 17th to 18th September, 10am to 5:30 pm and 19th September, from 10 am to 4 pm.
For more information on exhibitors, conference sessions, or Southeast Asia's leading event for Sustainable Design, Construction and Built Environment, visit www.ecobuildsea.com
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