Peni Zulandari Suroto

Peni is an educator in events management and tourism. She is the manager for the undergraduate events management S1 degree program in the School of Business and Economics, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, Indonesia. The program is the first Bachelor’s Degree program in Indonesia specializing in events management. Her subjects of teaching are Event Production, Risk & Crisis Management, and Audience Analysis. She connects all the subjects with local wisdom, as she believes that events can ‘heal’ the audience. Her research interests are in cultural festivals, risk management, and well-being tourism. The Asia Pacific Institute for Events Management (APIEM) recognized Peni as the first APIEM Certified Event Tutor in Indonesia, for her competence in educating MICE and events management students to an international standard. She has been awarded the Certificate in Event Venue Management by the Indonesia MICE Profession Association – a government body. Peni is also a Certified Hospitality Educator (CHE) awarded by the American Hotel & Lodging Association.