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Manila Bulletin devider Business devider SMX Convention Center Clark formally opens in Pampanga

SMX Convention Center Clark formally opens in Pampanga

Published Jun 23, 2022 09:24 am
The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was led by (from left:) SMX Convention Center Clark Senior Branch Manager, Miguel Morato; SCMC President, Steven Tan; SMHCC Executive Vice President, Peggy Angeles; Board Member-Elect, Win Garbo, representing Mabalacat City Mayor, Cris Garbo; SMHCC President, Elizabeth Sy; SMHCC Senior Vice President for Operations, Walid Wafik; Clark Development Corporation Chairman, Atty. Edgardo D. Pamintuan; and Department of Tourism Region 3 Division Chief, Ronsan Pelariza.

SM Hotels and Conventions Corp. (SMHCC) continues to strengthen its brand presence across the Philippines with the official opening of SMX Convention Center Clark on 24 May 2022.

The Ribbon Cutting Ceremony was led by SMHCC President Elizabeth T. Sy and, as Mabalacat City Mayor Cris Garbo’s representative, Board Member-Elect Win Garbo. With them were SCMC President Steven Tan, SMHCC Executive Vice President Peggy E. Angeles, SMHCC Senior Vice President for Operations Walid Wafik, Clark Development Corporation Chairman Atty. Edgardo D. Pamintuan, Bases Conversion and Development Authority Head of Investment Promotions and Marketing Michelle De Vera, Department of Tourism Region 3 Division Chief Ronsan Pelariza, and SMX Convention Center Clark Senior Branch Manager Miguel Morato.

“SMX Convention Center’s presence in this vibrant district of the North solidifies SMHCC’s unprecedented growth and optimism as Clark Freeport is poised to become the preferred MICE and tourism destination in the Asia-Pacific region by 2030. What you have seen today are just a few of the countless and creative ways of transforming these event spaces at SMX into slice of life representations that exude dynamism, rhythm, and energy,” said Ms. Angeles of SMHCC.

SMHCC Executive Vice President Peggy E. Angeles.

SMX Convention Center Clark is dubbed as the second stand-alone convention center after SMX Manila. It boasts of a gross leasable space of more than 4,000 sq. m., comprising of two level event venues and a mezzanine floor for offices. Conveniently located adjacent to Park Inn by Radisson Clark and the flourishing SM City Clark development, this new MICE icon is ready to take on events and celebrations with its three trade halls, three function rooms, and 14 smaller meeting rooms. These iconic properties are found within the integrated business and leisure hub interconnected by the SM Sky Line providing seamless synergy amongst retail, entertainment, corporate, and educational establishments in the complex.

SMX Convention Center Clark is located within a 16-minute drive from the airport via Manuel Roxas highway and approximately a 20-minute drive via Gil Puyat Clark East Perimeter Road.

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