VIETNAM. Smile Train, the global leader in world cleft care, will be the official charity of The Trinity Forum 2024 set to take place on 5-6 November in Ho Chi Minh City.

The event, to be co-hosted by Airports Corporation of Vietnam and Imex Pan Pacific Group (IPPG), is the world’s most influential travel retail and airport commercial revenues conference.

It is owned by The Moodie Davitt Report and organised in partnership with Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific & Middle East and ACI World.

IPPG is organising a unique, high-value auction at The Trinity Forum Gala Dinner to be hosted at Gem Center on 6 November to raise funds and visibility for Smile Train.

Smile Train is the world’s largest cleft-focused organisation, providing a sustainable and local model of supporting surgery and related forms of essential care.

Over the last 25 years, Smile Train has supported safe, high-quality and free cleft care for more than 2 million children and will continue to do so until every child in need with a cleft has access to the care they deserve.

The extraordinarily transformative power of Smile Train was captured in Smile Pinki, a true-story film (see YouTube link below) about a young Indian girl named Pinki born with a cleft lip and palate. It was awarded the Oscar for the Best Short Documentary at the annual Academy Awards in February 2009.

IPP Travel Retail CEO Phillip Nguyen said: “A smile can light up a room. A smile can transform a tough situation to reassuring comfort.

“Being able to bring more smiles to this world is a gift we can all be part of. I am honoured to be able to bring a very heartwarming activity to The Trinity Forum 2024 and to provide a better future to families who are in need.

“Please join us on 6 November during the Gala Dinner to bring more smiles into our lives.”

The Moodie Davitt Report Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie said: “We are thrilled to confirm Smile Train as the official charity of The Trinity Forum as the event celebrates its 21st anniversary. It is an amazing organisation that simultaneously transforms young lives while creating residual centres of medical excellence within local communities.

“Smile Train is close both to my heart and the collective heart of the travel retail community, which has generously helped us raise millions of Dollars for the organisation down the years. We are thrilled that with IPP Group’s enormous generosity and support, that proud heritage will be extended.”

To learn more about Smile Train click here. For details on The Trinity Forum 2024, click here.

Phillip Nguyen and Martin Moodie in conversation at The Trinity Forum 2023 in Hong Kong

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