HIGHLIGHTS: Go Negosyo 3rd Philippine Technopreneurship Summit

MANILA, Philippines – Go Negosyo helds its third Go Negosyo Philippine Technopreneurship Summit (#FTS3) on February 19.

Committed to tapping into Filipinos’ entrepreneurial spirit, #FTS3 gathered the Philippines’ top businessmen to talk about their journey into harnessing technology for business. Keynote speakers Manny Pangilinan of the PLDT group of companies, Dado Banatao of Tallwood Venture Capital, and Joey Concepcion of Go Negosyo shared their definitions of technopreneurship and how it works in the Philippine setting.

To jumpstart the discussion of technology and business among participants and viewers, the summit  also featured plenary forums and talks from businessmen in the field.

See the program below.

9:40 – 9:50 Opening Spiels

9:50 – 10:00 Opening Message from Joey Concepcion

10:00 – 10:30 Technopreneurship in the Philippines: Understanding Social Media and Big Data – Maria Ressa, Rappler CEO

10:30 – 11:30 A Dialogue with the Philippines’ Technology Giants – Moderated by Maria Ressa & Michaelangelo Lobrin, with Manny Pangilinan (PLDT Group Chairman) and Dado Banatao (Tallwood Venture Capital founder)

11:30 – 12:30 Open forum

1:30 – 1:45 Keynote speech – Senator Ralph Recto

1:45 – 3:15 Forum On Technopreneurship Business Models – Moderated by Vince Golangco & Chal Lontoc

• Bernardo, Ibba (CEO, Sari Software Solutions)
• Capati, Allen (Medalist, World Robotics Olympiad 2013)
• Cu, Brian (Managing Director, Grabtaxi)
• David, Rj (CEO, Sulit.Com.Ph)
• Javelona, Gian Scottie (CEO, Orangeapps.Ph)
• Melencio, Marx (Grayscale Business Consultancy & Marketing Services)
• Rapes, Jerry (Exist.Com)
• Rodriguez, Angeline (Managing Editor, Wheninmanila.Com)
• Soriano, Aurora (CEO, Pinoytravel.Com.Ph)

3:15 – 3:45 From Idea To Technology Startup: The Ideaspace Story – Earl Martin Valencia, Ideaspace Foundation President and Co-Founder

3:45 – 4:00 Speech from Mario Berta, EasyTaxi Regional CEO

4:00 – 5:00 Helping Make It Happen: The Enablers Forum – Moderated by Vince Golangco & Chal Lontoc

• Senator Ralph Recto, Committee Chair On Science & Technology
• Ibrahim, Monchito (Department Of Science And Technology – Information And Communications Technology Office)
• Gurango, Joey (President, Philippine Software Industry Association)
• Li, Beryl (Seedasia/ Philippine Startup Report)
• Rivera, Paul (Manilaangels/Kalibrr)
• Dr. Sandejas, Paco (Narra Venture Capital)
• Dr. Sison, Luis (Dost-Up Enterprise Center for Technopreneurship)
• Tanedo, Enzo (Pldt Sme Nation)
• Toral, Janette (Digitalfilipino.Com)
• Villanueva, Francis Raymund (Digital Customer Marketing And Analytics, Tackthis.Com – Voyager Innovations)

5:00 – 5:30 Closing – Rappler.com