GEORGE TOWN: Participants from South-East Asia and beyond are expected to throng the 11th Penang International Halal Expo & Conference (PIHEC 2022) at the SPICE Convention Centre here next month. "There is much to be discussed about how businesses should readjust and PIHEC 2022 is a timely platform to reconvene and discuss the future of the halal industry and forge greater business partnerships." State trade, industry and entrepreneur development committee chairman Datuk Abdul Halim Hussain said Penang will witness a congregation of various business communities across South-East Asia and other parts of the world. "We would like to position Penang as the destination of choice for investment – not only for the high-tech industry, but also as an Asean trade and innovation hub, which includes the halal industry. There will be 161 booths representing various business sectors in the halal industry open to the public for free.
