Dr. Ketut Jaman, S.S., M.Si.

Dr. I Ketut Jaman, S.S., M.Si., CMMC is a Bali-based tourism, destination management and MICE professional with more than three decades of experience in the travel, tourism, hospitality, meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions sectors.

He began his professional career in the tourism and hospitality industry in the mid-1980s and subsequently developed extensive experience in inbound tourism, international incentive travel, destination management, conference organisation and event management. From the 1990s onwards, he was involved in managing meetings and incentive programmes for international markets, working with clients, incentive houses, meeting planners and tour operators from Europe, Australia, the United States, India, South Africa, Asia and other international markets.

In 2004, he expanded his professional focus into the MICE sector, becoming actively involved in the planning and execution of large-scale conferences, exhibitions, corporate events and international business events. Since co-founding Melali Bali Group in 2006, he has provided senior executive leadership for national, regional and international events and destination management programmes.

His professional expertise covers the full event-management cycle, including project and conference management, delegate management, registration and hospitality, venue sourcing, contracting, supplier negotiation, programme management, logistics, transportation, conference production, exhibitions, technical coordination, VIP and protocol management, gala dinners, cultural programmes, government liaison, stakeholder coordination, risk management and on-site operational leadership.

Dr. Jaman has worked extensively with international clients and stakeholders from Europe, North America, Australia, India, China, Japan, Korea, ASEAN countries, the Middle East, Russia, and South Africa. His approach combines international professional standards with a strong understanding of Bali’s cultural heritage, local communities and destination characteristics.

He is also active in academia, tourism industry organisations and public-sector policy development, contributing to tourism education, destination development and culturally responsible and sustainable tourism.