A woman said she was denied entry to a trade show at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) because she was carrying her nine-month-old son in a baby carrier, which allegedly violated a rule barring those under-18.
In a Facebook post on April 9, Cheryl Choe expressed her frustration at being turned away from GITEX AI Asia, an artificial intelligence (AI) and technology event held at MBS from April 9 to 10.
According to GITEX Asia’s LinkedIn Page, more than 550 technology enterprises and startups were present at the event, with participants from more than 110 countries.
Ms Choe said in her post that she brought her “quiet” baby in a carrier but was stopped by staff, who told her that children under 18 were not allowed.
“I’ll be honest… I teared up when I walked away. I was so, so, so upset. Not because I don’t understand rules, but because it just felt so off,” she wrote, adding that the policy felt unsupportive of parents.
“So we’ve designed spaces for mothers to exist but not to participate?”
Speaking to Stomp, Ms Choe said she arrived at around 3.30pm and had planned to attend the event after she recently pivoted to the industry. She also intended to visit a booth run by her friends.
At registration, the 36-year-old business development manager was stopped by a staff member.
