From Manila to the World – DHL GoTrade Summit 2026

Michael Lance July 23, 2026 No Comments

🚨 Registration is NOW OPEN! 🚨

Ready to take your business global?

The DHL GoTrade Summit 2026 is the premier event for SMEs looking to unlock international growth opportunities. Connect with industry leaders, government agencies, exporters, and trade experts as they share valuable insights, market trends, and practical strategies to help your business succeed across borders.

🌍 Discover new opportunities.
🤝 Expand your network.
📈 Learn how to grow beyond local markets.

Seats are limited, so don’t miss your chance to be part of the conversation shaping the future of global trade.

🎟️ Register today and secure your spot: gotrade.dhl.com/conference/invite/66107ec3-a154-494f-9027-30f0f80a41c2

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Now in its fifth year, the annual DHL GoTrade Summit brings together leaders from the public and private sectors to advance sustainable and inclusive economic growth through trade. Building on the success of the 2025 DHL GoTrade Summit in Malaysia, this invitation-only event continues the ASEAN dialogue with a strong focus on developing practical solutions that help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) benefit more from global trade, while strengthening resilient supply chains and open markets. The 2026 DHL GoTrade Summit is presented in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC).

GoTrade is DHL’s strategic initiative to unlock global trade opportunities for SMEs. By partnering and building an ecosystem with public and private sector stakeholders, and collaborating with international development and intergovernmental agencies, GoTrade addresses systemic barriers to SME participation in international markets and promotes sustainable trade growth worldwide.

Tuesday, October 6th, 2026
7:45 AM to 5:00 PM

Philippine International Convention Center (PICC)
Vicente Sotto Street
CCP Complex, Pasay 1307

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DOST, DTI, DICT join forces to ignite Filipino innovation at the Philippine Startup Week 2024

Philippine Information Technology Organization November 12, 2024 No Comments
Ribbon-cutting and opening of the Philippine Startup Week 2024

MANILA, Philippines – November 11, 2024 – The Innovative Startup Act (ISA) Steering Committee led by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) are teaming up to showcase Filipino innovation and entrepreneurial excellence at the 6th Philippine Startup Week 2024 (PHSW24), happening from November 11th-15th, 2024, in collaboration with the Strategic and Collaborative Alliance for Leveraging Ecosystems of Startups-National Capital Region (SCALE NCR). (more…)

DTI invites creative startups to jumpstart businesses with IDEA, ADVanCE programs

Philippine Information Technology Organization January 30, 2024 No Comments

24 January 2024 Manila, Philippines – The Department of Trade and Industry, through the Competitiveness and Innovation Group (DTI-CIG), is looking for creative startup companies to onboard to their two programs designed to support and strengthen the creative industries in the Philippines. (more…)

Smart Digital Retail Philippines 2.0

Michael Lance November 2, 2023 No Comments

Awarded as the “E-Commerce Event Series of the Year 2023” by The Southeast Asia Business Awards, Smart Digital Retail is considered as bridge and arena where thinkers, innovators, disruptors connect and most importantly, all decision-makers in the Philippine retail ecosystem.

This live, in-person event will be a gathering of all the business executives from Retail, E-commerce, Marketing, and all Technology Solution Providers across the entire country. This 2.0 Edition with the theme – “Digital readiness and the future of retail in the Philippines” will be hosted on November 30, 2023, in The Hilton Manila Hotel, where you can expect to see more than 350 high profile delegates such as CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, Risk Control Directors, Information Technology, CX, Loyalty, Marketing, E-commerce Heads, and a lot more.

This event is strongly committed in providing deeper knowledge with redesigning business plans, processes, and demands of new technologies which will unlock new ways of running retail businesses in the Philippines. The community aims to accelerate the transformation to a future digital retail ecosystem. This conference will be a closed door, B2B oriented forum. Various type of arrangements will be presented such as lucky draws, interactive panel discussions, roundtable luncheon, booth making contest, one-to-one private meetings, networking, and awarding.

This is not your ordinary conference. We will be bringing the highest level of excitement and energy showcasing the world’s top retail technology providers and participants, all in one roof!

Key subjects

  • Digital transformation in the Philippine retail industry
  • Creating unique loyalty experiences in retail
  • Leveraging payment technology to thrive in a digital-first era
  • AI, machine learning (ML), and conversational AI
  • Retail automation: realities, strategies, and more to know
  • Robotics dominating retail: welcome to retail 2.0
  • RFID, QR codes, and other smart store technologies
  • Revolutionizing retail with the use of mobile technology
  • Retail data analytics and insights platforms
  • Exploring the Philippine BNPL landscape
  • The rise of chatbots and voice commerce
  • Continued rise of the Metaverse
  • The explosion of TikTok marketing
  • Green Technology: A rising tide of sustainability
  • Transforming customer experience to customer excellence
  • Cloud in retail – Next level agility
  • Benefits of Digitalization – Supply Chain Processes

Don’t miss the opportunity to be a part of the biggest event in the Philippine retail ecosystem! Witness how we gather all of the leading experts in the industry and share their thoughts and insights with very timely topics.

For sponsorship, and speaking engagement please contact our event director at jimby@smartdigitalretail.com or visit our event website at smartdigitalretail.com.

Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
8:00 AM to 6:00 PM

City of Dreams Manila
Aseana Avenue corner Roxas Boulevard, Entertainment City
Tambo, Parañaque 1701

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