Zoho invests in enhancing Philippine businesses’ human capital development and promoting digital transformation

Philippine Information Technology Organization September 5, 2024 No Comments
With over 400 attendees, Zoho's user conference, Zoholics, convenes in Manila and remains as Zoho's most highly attended event in the South East Asian region.

Manila, 30 August 2024 – Zoho Corporation, a leading global technology company, recognizes the significant growth opportunities for Philippine businesses through effective software solutions. According to Statista, leveraging digital technologies could unlock US$101.3 billion in annual economic value by 2030 in the Philippines. However, the digital skills gap among the workforce remains a key challenge. As Zoho continues to innovate with new product features and artificial intelligence (AI) enhancements, it remains crucial for us to engage customers actively, ensuring their employees are equipped with the necessary skills to maximize the benefits of our solutions. (more…)

12th Business Opportunities Fair 2024

Michael Lance June 16, 2024 No Comments

In 2024, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will conduct its second in-person Business Opportunities Fair (BOF) after the pandemic.

The ADB BOF is a one-stop forum for consultants, contractors, manufacturers, suppliers, and civil society organizations looking to provide goods, works, and services for ADB projects. It has proven to be an excellent opportunity to network with peers in the industry and with ADB specialists in the energy, transport, water, urban development, climate change, agriculture, environment, public management, finance, health, and education sectors.

One-on-one meetings

Appointments with ADB staff can be requested by registered participants through the appointments desk at the BOF. Appointments can be scheduled with ADB sector and project processing experts from project departments, subject to their availability, and with procurement specialists from ADB’s Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department (PPFD) on a first-come, first-served basis.

Networking among participants

Participants are invited to utilize the following ADB networking groups within the LinkedIn platform to communicate with other relevant professionals and prospective BOF participants.

A participants’ networking lounge will be available to participants over the two-day duration of the BOF. This provides a venue for participants to meet among themselves for face-to-face introductions and information exchange, and to explore possible areas of cooperation.

Objectives

During the event, participants will have the opportunity to:

  • meet with ADB staff in procurement, consulting, project management, and related operations.
  • meet with ADB sector specialists.
  • network with other consulting firms and suppliers from donor and developing member countries.
  • hear presentations on how to qualify for ADB-financed contracts.
  • discover what business opportunities are available and where.

At the end of the event, participants will have:

  • discovered the advantages of ADB-financed contracts.
  • received an inside look at ADB’s policies and procedures for the procurement of goods and works, the recruitment of consultants, and the engagement of NGOs and civil society organizations.
  • learned how to locate business opportunities.
  • learned the best ways to prepare responsive bids and proposals.
  • received first-hand information on contracting opportunities by sector currently available under ongoing ADB-financed projects, and upcoming ADB pipeline projects.
  • explored areas of cooperation with other BOF participants.

Expected output

The BOF aims to attract the most talented professionals, and to help them qualify for ADB projects. This increasing pool of highly competent bidders ensures the success of ADB projects.

Target participants

From ADB member countries:

  • consultants
  • contractors
  • manufacturers
  • suppliers/traders
  • NGOs and civil society organizations
  • government officials
  • embassy/trade commissioners
  • think-tanks, institutes, academia, and centers of excellence

How to register

REGISTER NOW
to join BOF 2024

Resource speakers

ADB procurement and sector specialists will present general requirements for doing business with the ADB, applicable ADB policies and procedures for procurement of goods, works, and services, and ongoing and upcoming business opportunities.

The sector specialists will discuss ADB’s loan, technical assistance, and grant pipelines in the agriculture, environment, energy, public management, finance, transport, water, urban development, health, and education sectors as well as in the thematic areas of climate change, public–private partnerships, and private sector operations.

Specialists on ADB’s engagement with NGOs and civil society organizations will present a dedicated session on ADB business opportunities for these organizations.

Key documents

Please read the following documents before registering to the BOF and making any travel arrangements.

Costs

Attendance at the event is free. However, ADB does not cover travel and travel-related costs and arrangements (i.e., return airfare, hotel accommodation, daily subsistence, ground transport, and appropriate visa, if required) for participation to the event in Manila, Philippines.

Event organizers (logistics)
Clarissa Santos (Ms) Logistics Administrator
Jhoanna “Gigi” Quimson (Ms) Logistics Assistant
Jerald Acosta (Mr) Digital Events/Social Media Coordinator
Business Opportunities Outreach Initiatives (RETA 9721) Asian Development Bank

Wednesday-Thursday, October 9th-10th, 2024
9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Asian Development Bank
6 ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center
Wack-Wack Greenhills East, Mandaluyong 1550

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Enercon Asia unveils energy solution featuring renewable and smart remote energy monitoring to support carbon reduction and reporting

Philippine Information Technology Organization February 17, 2024 No Comments
(L-R) Enercon Asia Executive Chairman Dr. Azhar Othman, Enercon Asia CEO Roland Lim, and Enercon Systems International Philippines Corporation Country Manager Dexter Carinugan

Manila, 15 February 2024 — Enercon Asia, a leading provider of comprehensive energy and power system integrator solutions, is pleased to announce the expansion of its services in the Philippines and the introduction of an advanced smart energy assessment and monitoring system to address the growing market demand for sustainability innovations. (more…)

ASEAN Gaming Summit

Michael Lance February 3, 2024 No Comments

Where Asia’s gaming leaders meet

Since it’s inception in 2017, ASEAN Gaming Summit, a three-day gaming conference in Manila, has become known as the intersection point between all sides of the industry.

19-21 March 2024 Shangri-La The Fort, Bonifacio Global City, Manila – Philippines

ASEAN Gaming Summit in numbers

  • 3,000 + attendees
  • 30 hour workshops
  • 300+ sponsors
  • 250 sessions
  • 200+ speakers
  • 100+ exhibitors

How to be part of ASEAN?

Attend ASEAN 2024 as a delegate

Over a three-day conference, rekindle your connections with Asia’s gaming executives, access all live keynotes, panels and content, make use of our in-event networking platforms, and share your knowledge with the industry at the ASEAN Gaming Summit 2024 roundtables.

Raise your profile as a sponsor

Take advantage of our Sponsorship options to raise your company’s profile in the industry, and be present at our engagement platform to showcase your latest products and services, whilst meeting with the industry at the ASEAN Gaming Summit 2024.

Network with Asia’s gaming industry

ASEAN Gaming Summit has been focused on gathering the most influential executives and thought leaders in Asia’s gaming industry. Whether you are an operator, supplier, regulator or advisor to Asia’s land-based or online gaming industry – you need to be at ASEAN 2024.

Ensuring your comfort whilst attending

We’re very excited to bring you the 6th Annual Edition of the ASEAN Gaming Summit, taking place from March 19th to 21st, 2024, this time back at the Shangri-La at the Fort, BGC in Manila, Philippines.

Celebrating achievements within the gaming industry

Asia Gaming Awards convenes key stakeholders from the Asian gaming industry – operators, regulators, suppliers, and service providers – to celebrate achievements within the gaming industry.

Venue

Shangri-La The Fort

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Shangri-La The Fort, Manila is positioned right in the heart of dynamic Bonifacio Global City (BGC). The complex features Shangri-La hotel and residences; retail shops and Kerry Sports Manila, a comprehensive lifestyle and leisure club. Rising 250 meters high, the hotel’s contemporary guest rooms and suites exude luxury with a wealth of distinctive design elements featuring local Filipino accents and sweeping city views to savour day and night.

Tuesday-Thursday, March 19th-21st, 2024
8:30 AM to 11:30 PM

Shangri-La The Fort
30th Street corner 5th Avenue
Bonifacio Global City, Taguig 1634

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ADB Asia and the Pacific Food Security Forum 2024

Michael Lance January 22, 2024 No Comments

The Asia and the Pacific Food Security Forum 2024 will be held from 8-12 April 2024 in Manila, Philippines to discuss actions to ease a worsening food crisis in the region, and to improve long-term food security by strengthening food systems against the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss among stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific.

The forum will serve as a milestone event to take stock of the interim performance of Asian Development Bank’s commitment to provide at least $14 billion of own resources to support food security over 2022-2025, and to outline ADB’s forward program on food security in partnerships with a diversity of stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific.

The Asia and the Pacific Food Security Forum 2024 presents an opportunity for partners in both the public and private sectors to showcase their thought leadership and initiatives in building more sustainable and resilient food systems in the region for the future of climate, food and nature. The forum also provides opportunities for engaging with policymakers, government officials, development practitioners, food system and climate change experts, and ADB staff to build strong partnerships in policies, project implementation and research, to accelerate food systems transformation in Asia and the Pacific.

Objectives

The Asia and the Pacific Food Security Forum 2024 seeks to achieve

  • Food security policy perspectives and food systems priorities – building a shared understanding among policy makers of long-term challenges and opportunities of food systems transformation in Asia and the Pacific, and of short-term cooperative approach to responding to rising food price.
  • ADB’s food security operational performance – assessing the progress and performance of the ADB’s $14 billion commitment to food security in 2022-25.
  • Forward support programs confirmed with policy makers – priorities focused on agri-food systems transformation and with operational approaches reflecting the ADB’s four key shifts under new operating model (climate, private sector, solution and One ADB).
  • Partnerships and knowledge sharing with development partners for food security strengthened – follow up the IFI Action Plan for Food Security and the first IFI Global Forum for Food Systems Transformation.

Structure and format

The Asia and the Pacific Food Security Forum 2024 will be a hybrid event and offer a mix of two days of plenary sessions and two additional days of deep dive sessions. The plenary sessions consist of high-level opening and closing, two key thematic sessions and programming consultations that will build shared understanding of long-term challenges and direction of required actions and partnerships by ADB, DMC governments and key stakeholders. The deep dive sessions will have focused discussion on the best practice and practical application to demonstrate how to influence policy, turn policy into action and translate knowledge into practical solutions for food systems transformation in Asia and the Pacific.

Target participants

  • ADB’s developing member countries’ government representatives, ADB executing and implementing agencies involved in agriculture, food, nature and rural development
  • Private sector organizations and civil society organizations on sustainable and resilient food systems transformation
  • Development partners, including multilateral development banks, multilateral and bilateral donors and UN agencies
  • Academia, think-tanks, and centers of excellence
  • ADB staff and consultants working across all operational sectors on food security

Forum secretariat

Costs

Participation to the forum is free. However, participants who are interested in joining as onsite participants will have to pay for their own travel, accommodation, and other arrangements to attend the event in Manila, Philippines.

Draft agenda

Day 1: 9 April 2024 (Tuesday)
9:00-10:30
Opening Session: Leader’s Forum		 Leader’s forum convenes the representatives of DMC senior policymakers and international development organizations to dialogue on short term and long-term issues and priorities for food security agenda in Asia and Pacific. The session will build a shared understanding of why it is necessary to make a fundamental shift in food security policymaking and investment priorities towards a sustainable and resilient agri-food systems perspective. ADB President Masa is expected to deliver a keynote address.
11:00-12:30
Session 1: Future of Food and Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific		 The session will present a regional foresight study on future scenarios of food systems in Asia and the Pacific by 2050 to bring out policy and financing implications. The panel of policy makers and experts will highlight sector and thematic priorities that should be incorporated in regional and national level food security planning.
Networking lunch
14:00-15:30
Session 2: Maximize Climate-Food-Nature Nexus Gain		 Food security agenda is inherently related to climate change, natural resources and ecosystems. The keynote presentation will illustrate case studies to highlight policy lessons of failing to maximize the nexus gains, followed by a panel discussion on ways and means to maximize climate-food-nature nexus gains.
16:00-17:30
Session 3: Public and Private Partnerships in Food Systems Transformation		 Along the food system are farmers, input suppliers, food processors, distributors, wholesalers and retailers and many other players including financial institutions are also involved in the system. This session will focus on operational priorities to kindle and expand the opportunity to foster different forms of public-private partnerships in financing and managing food systems.
Forum reception
18:00-20:00
Day 2: 10 April 2024 (Wednesday)
9:00-10:30
Session 4: Pathway to ADB’s Ambition on Building Food Security in Asia and the Pacific		 This session discusses the achievement and lessons learned from the ADB’s operation in AFNR sector including Strategy 2030 OP5 and $14 billion commitment to food security in September 2022 and discuss the operational direction to achieve ADB Strategy 2030 and beyond. This session will reflect on the outcomes of leader’s forum in the opening session.
11:00-15:30
Session 5: Building Programmatic Interventions: Theme and Country Breakouts		 The session will include two breakout sessions and working lunch facilitating the thematic and country level discussion on developing a matrix of programmatic interventions, Breakout session will be attended by ADB management and key government officials involved in project pipeline development as well as private sector and development partners.
16:00-17:30
Session 6: Closing Session: Summary of key outcomes and actions forward		 This closing session will present a bank-wide forward program and will highlight key programmatic thrusts (e.g. agricultural value chain program, water resources management program, rural climate adaptation and disaster resilience program, rural infrastructure financing program). ADB Vice-President for Sectors and Themes, Fatima Yasmin is expected to give a closing remark highlighting key outcomes of the Forum deliberation.
Day 3 and 4: 11-12 April 2024 (Thursday and Friday)
9:00-17:30
Deep dive sessions		 A series of focused workshops will be organized as parallel sessions on the best practice and practical application to demonstrate how to influence policy, turn policy into action and translate knowledge into practical solutions for food systems transformation in Asia and the Pacific. The sessions include partner specific discussion, cross-regional knowledge sharing, showcase of technical solution, civil society dialogues and so on. In addition, pre-conference workshops may be organized on 8 April 2024.

Monday-Friday, April 8th-12th, 2024
9:00 AM to 8:00 PM

Asian Development Bank
6 ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center
Wack-Wack Greenhills East, Mandaluyong 1550

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