Our very successful inaugural Brunei International Halal Products Expo (IHPE) in 2006, officiated by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, had today put us firmly on the annual International Halal Exposition calendar.
We followed that up bigger and even more memorable IHPE in 2007, when His Majesty not only officiated the expo, but also consented to launch the now well publicised Brunei Halal Brand.
IHPE 2007 also witnessed the signing of 21 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) between the Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, Brunei Darussalam with Australia and various Australian Companies.
The success and growing popularity of Brunei IHPE is reflected in the following expo statistics. IHPE 2006 featured 73 exhibitors from 10 countries (95 booths) and welcomed 12,506 visitors. In 2007, the figures were doubled to 158 exhibitor companies from 26 countries (158 booths) and 39,322 visitors. Our third expo in 2008 continued this impressive upward trend, as IHPE continues to make its presence felt in the global Halal Marketplace: 182 exhibitors from 10 countries, 260 booths and an outstanding 48,522 visitors from 15 countries. Although there is a downsize of exhibitors as some international companies pull the plug due to the H1N1 virus situation, IHPE 2009 still manage to attract nearly 40,000 visitors from local and also neighbouring countries such as Malaysia and Singapore. The prestigious four-day event featured 132 companies, of which 91 where local, while the rest hailed from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. IHPE 2009 also welcomed new participating countries such as Japan, Philippines, Syria and Yemen.
TOTAL NO. OF EXHIBITORS: 212 Nos.
TOTAL NO. OF PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES: 10 Nos.
Brunei, China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Syria, Taiwan and Yemen
* Japan, Philippines, Syria and Yemen are new participating countries
IHPE 2010 is firmly set to become an even more successful event. Together with the concurrent International Halal Market Conference 2009, we are ready to take IHPE 2010 up another level.
The IHPE 2010 is:
We are confident that IHPE 2010 will benefit participants and visitors alike by showcasing Shariah-compliant products and services, while the International Halal Market Conference 2010 will facilitate the exchange of knowledge, experiences and ideas, incisive insights, and research findings pertaining to the global Halal Industry.
