Oman CEC to welcome 16 international events in 2024

The Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC) is expected to welcome over 16 international and regional events in 2024. The OCEC is prioritising attracting large-scale international and regional events with a significant impact on the Sultanate’s economic development. Already this year the OCEC has hosted the Middle East Space Conference, the International Occupational Health Summit and the General Arab Insurance Federation Conference. In the coming months, the OCEC will be host to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) World Congress, the International Investment Forum and the annual Green Hydrogen Summit, a leading regional events on green energy transition. Eng. Said Al Shanfari, CEO of the OCEC, was outlining OCEC’s growth plans for 2024 while attending the MICE track at ITB Berlin: “This year, we have three strategic drivers: sustainability, digitalisation, and inclusivity… Our major project will also focus on making the OCEC a sustainable venue in the region through a groundbreaking solar panel project happening in 2024”. Al Shanfari added that the OCEC was experiencing an exceptional rebound post-Covid with around 1.5m visitors welcomed at the Centre in 2023, a 25% increase from 2022 figures. The OCEC hosted visitors from over 90 countries during the year, he noted.