Dato’ Sri Abdul Khani is the Chief Executive Officer of the Malaysia Convention & Exhibition Bureau (MyCEB), a non-profit organisation under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) Malaysia.

An established figure that has served over three decades in Malaysia’s tourism sector, Dato’ Sri will lead the country’s business events industry as he officially took office in 5 February 2020.

As CEO, Dato’ Sri will be responsible for the continuous efforts of MyCEB in positioning Malaysia as Asia’s Business Events Hub, making it the preferred destination for business tourism in the region. Dato Sri’ and his dedicated team of experts will place progressive strategies which will enhance the capabilities of Malaysia to host international business events through products development, marketing and policies.

Prior to MyCEB, Dato’ Sri held the role as the Director General of Islamic Tourism Centre (ITC). Throughout his years in the tourism sector, Dato’ Sri has dedicated his career in Tourism Malaysia (the Malaysia Tourism Promotion Board under the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (MOTAC) Malaysia) through various prominent positions. These designations include Assistant Director, Deputy Director, Director and Deputy Director General (Promotion) of Tourism Malaysia.

Dato’ Sri kickstarted his career at the Enforcement Division, dealing with licenses for travel agents and tourists guides. Equipped with the knowledge of the tourism business, he moved to the Marketing Division where he was proactively involved in successful sales missions to the Australasia region.

Earning his stripes, Dato’ Sri was deservingly posted overseas to undertake global markets. His various stints include Tourism Malaysia’s offices in Australia, Singapore, South Africa and Thailand.

His prominent contributions are reflected through his expertise in marketing, which saw a 60 percent increase of tourists’ arrivals from Singapore between year 2000-2004. During his service period of 2004 to 2006, a 45 percent growth for Latin America was recorded, opening the market in particular for Argentina.

Dato’ Sri Khani holds a Master of Business Administration from Australia, Master of Oxcel from the United Kingdom and is currently pursuing his doctorate in the National Academy of Arts, Culture and Heritage Malaysia.

Noor joined the peak body in 2009 and has been successful in strengthening ICCA’s footprint as one of the most successful international association within the region. His biggest achievement is making Asia Pacific the largest Chapter in ICCA’s global community.

As the face of ICCA, he has spoken in numerous conferences and training programmes. He is one of the Founding Advisory Board & Ambassador for the ASAE’s in Asia Pacific and was inducted to the CMIC Hall of Fame. He has been recognised by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade as one of the key thought leaders for the China’s convention industry. His goal remain to help the region grow.

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Prior to this role, Jane served for 8 years as Regional Director Asia Pacific for the International Congress & Convention Association – ICCA. During her tenure, the ICCA Asia Pacific Regional Office established a research unit dedicated to studying association meetings and supplementing the market intelligence efforts of ICCA’s Head Office in Amsterdam. She had also worked in Malaysia’s National Tourist Office, Tourism Malaysia and served as the Deputy Director (Overseas) for Tourism Malaysia’s Sydney Office for four years.

Jane was honoured with the IMEX Academy Award – Asia Pacific in 2013. She has served two terms (2014-2017) as Deputy Chair of ICCA Asia Pacific Chapter. She co-authored two UNWTO publications on the Asia Meetings Industry (2012, 2017), and will release a report on Accessibility in the Meetings Industry, a joint project with BestCities and Rehabilitation International, in Nov 2018.