Notable events are the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) in 1996 and 2015;[4] the ASEAN Summit Official International Media Center; National Women's Summit, where about 15,000 delegates were in attendance including then-US First Lady Hillary Clinton, the Guest of Honor; the Philippine Economic Basin Dinner reception that prominent foreign economic ministers of Asia attended; the country show of France dubbed as "Le Rendezvous de France", where replicas of the Eiffel tower and The Louvre museum were built inside the hall; and the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) National Convention attended by 12,000 councilors from all over the country; and the 2019 Southeast Asian Games for fencing, karate, and wushu.

[5] It is also home to several prestigious events such as Manila FAME, IFEX of Citem, PROPAK, WOFEX, WorldBex, Philconstuct, ADAS, Trucks and Logistics, Livestock, Agrilink and Auto Parts and Vehicle Expo, and a favored venue for corporate events such as Puregold Sari-sari Store Convention, Sun Life events, McDonald's Kiddie Crew Graduation, Coca-Cola, Shell, among others as well as foreign concerts and other events.

A pioneer in the provision of world-class exhibition venue in the Philippines, WTCMM is an accredited member of the World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) headquartered in New York City, USA.

It belongs to a global network of over 300 World Trade Centers Association[2] in nearly 100 countries worldwide.

WTCMM is the first exhibition venue in the country to be managed by an ISO 9001:2008 company, Manila Exposition Complex, Inc., and the first to be recognized and is now a member of Union des Foires Internationales (UFI), the global association of the exhibition industry.