Speakers, including Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies Tharman Shanmugaratnam (far right), on stage during the Bloomberg New Economy Forum on Nov 17, 2021. Singapore remains in its worst outbreak since the start of the pandemic, reporting four-digit cases a day since August and hitting a record 5,324 on Oct 27.īut most of its new cases are asymptomatic or mild, with 85 per cent of the population fully vaccinated. The Singapore Tourism Board has announced a pipeline of Mice events in 2022, including the Singapore Airshow in February and Global Health Security Conference in June. Mr Gan has spoken of the importance of pulling off events such as the NEF in affirming Singapore's role as a global business capital and node for meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions (Mice), as the nation shifts to living with Covid-19.Īlthough the Shangri-La Dialogue scheduled for June and the World Economic Forum in August were both called off with organisers citing the uncertain and deteriorating Covid-19 situation then, recent events like Gamescom Asia and the Joint Leadership Summit of the top Mice associations, both in October, were held successfully. He stressed that the requirements to be fully vaccinated and undergo daily pre-event testing were stricter than those for events such as wedding receptions, where attendees are already allowed to dine in groups of five. Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong explained then that the larger group size would facilitate business networking, one of the key objectives of the NEF. News of the dining group size sparked backlash when it was first reported by ST in October, with some perceiving inconsistency in rules for forum delegates and people in Singapore - who were then limited to a maximum of two when dining out. With a negative result - that is also recorded in the TraceTogether app - a participant gets a "Daily Pin". There are six of these, with two at Capella and the rest spread among four other designated hotels in the city area. The delegates - with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and United States Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, some of the bigger names on the roll - are constantly reminded to keep their masks on and to stay a metre apart, through signs, posters and the presence of safe distancing ambassadors, who are not dressed in red T-shirts as they usually are at other venues.Ībout a thousand staff and volunteers from Bloomberg and other vendors are involved in the NEF, although not all are on site at any one time.Īs the event falls under the pilot initiative announced by the Government on Monday, zoning restrictions have been lifted and groups of up to five are allowed to dine together at designated restaurants.
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