Sarawak has unveiled LEGACY360 – Business Events for a Sustainable Future, Southeast Asia’s first homegrown forum dedicated to advancing education, advocacy, and impactful business event legacies.
Designed to amplify the role of business events as catalysts for economic, social, and environmental transformation, LEGACY360 aligns seamlessly with BESarawak’s mission to integrate meaningful legacies into Malaysia’s business events landscape.
As Sarawak aims to become the legacy capital of business events in Malaysia and Borneo by 2030, LEGACY360 serves as a pivotal platform to realise this vision.
The exclusive preview, held today, provided a glimpse into the main event scheduled for September 2025. The highlight of the preview was a panel session titled Business Events for a Sustainable Future, featuring four esteemed speakers who shared insights on the importance of legacy in today’s business world.
- Datu Hii Chang Kee, Deputy State Secretary (Operations) and Deputy Chairman of BESarawak, outlined Sarawak’s governmental plans for business events and the role of legacy practices in achieving these goals.
- Amelia Roziman, CEO of BESarawak, delved into the Legacy Impact Master Action Plan 2023–2025, which is entering its final year.
- Datuk Dr M Gandhi, President of the Malaysian Association of Convention & Exhibition Organisers & Suppliers (MACEOS), offered practical insights into balancing economic growth with social impact.
- Jane Vong-Holmes, Senior Manager for Asia at GainingEdge, provided global perspectives on legacies, emphasising talent recruitment and retention as key components of sustainability.
Key Highlights of the Event:
- AI.LEGACY Intelligent Impact Management System:
This world-first system, developed in collaboration with Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), leverages artificial intelligence to monitor, measure, and report on business event legacies. AI.LEGACY is designed to guide event planners in creating measurable, impactful outcomes. - Borneo Inspires Legacies Awards (BILA):
Evolving from the much-loved Anak Sarawak Awards, BILA is a new global awards programme aimed at inspiring stronger, more resilient legacies. - Tribe Legacy Sarawak Campaign 2025:
BESarawak introduced its brand promise, Driving Impact Together, and launched the movement I AM LEGACY to celebrate individual actions that drive significant change.
Tan Sri Datuk Patinggi Dr Haji Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari bin Tun Datuk Haji Abang Openg, Premier of Sarawak, represented by Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Sarawak, emphasised the importance of LEGACY360.
“As we move towards becoming the legacy capital of business events in Malaysia and Borneo, LEGACY360 is a vital platform. Our vision is to position LEGACY360 as a globally recognised event,” he said.
The main forum in September 2025 will feature an engaging two-day programme of workshops and dialogues, culminating in the Borneo Inspires Legacy Awards to honour outstanding contributions to legacy building.
Dato Sri Abang Haji Abdul Karim bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg, Chairman of BESarawak, added, “LEGACY360 is about building the future through collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to doing better. Business event legacies will lead Sarawak into a new frontier of economic and social development.”
Amelia Roziman expressed her excitement: “What began as a vision to define and shape the impact of business events has evolved into a groundbreaking reality. We invite business event planners to host events in Sarawak and experience the AI.LEGACY Intelligent Impact Management System.”
The event also recognised nine long-serving BESarawak members, celebrating their contributions over five to fifteen years.
For more information on LEGACY360, visit legacy360.businesseventssarawak.com.
For details on the Borneo Inspires Legacy Awards, visit BILA 2025 Overview.
