2021 Virtual Workshop: ADVANCING THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE PHILIPPINES START-UPS

The US-ASEAN Business Council in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) the Philippines and QBO would like to invite you to join in our upcoming event Workshop Series in Response to #COVID19: Advancing the Competitiveness of Philippines #StartUps, on Thursday, 14 October at 09 AM (GMT+8).

The workshop will be featured: 

Opening and Closing Remarks

1. Amb. Michael W. Michalak, Senior Vice President & Regional Managing Director, US-ASEAN Business Council
2. Ms. Clare Amador, Head of Public Policy, Facebook Philippines
3. Ms. Heather Variava, Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, U.S. Embassy in the Philippines (TBC)
4. Ms. Elizabeth Magsaysay-Crébassa, Chief Representative – ASEAN, Philippines, US-ASEAN Business Council

Keynote Address
Ms. Rafaelita Aldaba, Undersecretary from the Competitiveness and Innovation Group Department of Trade and Industry, Philippines

Speakers
PANEL 1: Policy Discussion: Advancing the Competitiveness of Philippines Start-ups

1. Mr. Karl Pacolor, Chief of the Innovation and Collaboration Division (ICD) of the Competitiveness Bureau, Department of Trade and Industry, Philippines
2. Ms. Emmy Lou Delfin, Director IV, ICT Industry Development Bureau, Department of Information and Communications Technology, Moderator
3. Dr. Enrico Paringit, Executive Director for Philippine Council for Industry, Energy and Emerging Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD), Department of Science and Technology (TBC)
4. Start-ups Champion (TBC)

PANEL 2: Philippines Initiative to Strengthen Start-ups Community

1. Mr. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV, Former Senator of the Republic of the Philippines
2. Chatgenie (TBC)
3. 1Export (TBC)

Moderator

1. PANEL 1: Ma. Margarita “Margie” S. Lim, Country Representative, Philippines, US-ASEAN Business Council
2. PANEL 2: Katrina Chan, Director, QBO
3. FINAL DISCUSSION: Ma. Margarita “Margie” S. Lim, Country Representative, Philippines, US-ASEAN Business Council

Breakout Session Facilitator

1. Rosstyn Fallorina, Head of Strategy, Investments and Partnership, QBO
2. Angga Antagia, Senior Country Representative – Indonesia, Innovation, Energy, US-ASEAN Business Council

Host
Ms. Norika Pineda, Manager – Philippines, Innovation, US-ASEAN Business Council