Bohol Launches 1st Boholano Creative Industry Festival

In the spirit of collaboration among national and provincial government agencies, non-government agencies and local government units, the trade fair, agricultural fair, cultural and heritage showcase and LGU tourism showcase will be integrated in one activity --- the Sandugo 2007 which will be held on July 18 to 22.

According to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)- Bohol, Sandugo 2007 will feature the Boholano Culture and Lifestyle and will highlight how the creative sector contributes to economic growth.

DTI Bohol rationalizes that the integration of two major local fairs and component special activities will result in the upscaling of its overall attractiveness not only to locals but also for institutional buyers.

Sandugo events include the Sandugo Product and Lifestyle Fair, Creativity Agora, Creative Industry Forum, Bohol MagNegosyo Talk Show, Boholano Cookfests, Agricultural Entrepreneurship Fora, Social Development Forum and Cultural Peformances.

“The added attraction of the cultural presentations will ensure that this year’s Sandugo will be a kaleidoscope of culture, crafts, food, agriculture, lifestyle, ideas, creativity and ingenuity.”

The Sandugo Product and Lifestyle Fair showcases the best of Boholano craftsmanship and ingenuity with indigenous materials such as raffia and bamboo.

Aside from Bohol producers, DTI Bohol says that producers of fashion accessories, processed food and home furnishings from other provinces within Central Visayas will participate in the trade fair this year

The Creative Industry Agora will be a multi-media showcase featuring the crafts, agri-products, tourism destinations and programs of Bohol’s special six emerging productivity circuits: Northwestern Bohol, Anda Peninsula and Eastern Bohol, Interior Bohol, Panglao Island, Abatan River Towns and Tagbilaran City.

In the First Bohol Creative Economy Forum, speakers from the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), Center for International Exhibitions and Missions (CITEM), National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA), DTI, Asian Institute of Management (AIM) and the British Council will shed light on the nature, scope, implications of the creative industries on the local economy.

The Bohol MagNegosyo Talk Show will focus on the importance of entrepreneurship towards achieving economic growth and poverty alleviation and highlight success stories to serve as inspiration for the Boholanos.

The Agricultural Entrepreneurship Fair is a major marketing and promotional activity that highlights the display of fresh, organic, agricultural and processed products and tests the marketability of products and farm produce.

For more information, interested parties may call DTI-Bohol at telephone numbers (038) 5018260, 5018828, 4113302 or Email: dtibohol@yahoo.com (DTI 7)

Gov't Officials, Top Traders Join Go Negosyo Cebu!

Top government officials and entrepreneurs are expected to speak before the Cebu Business Month (CBM) Entrepreneurship Conference: Go Negrosyo sa Cebu! at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) in Mandaue City on June 26, Tuesday.

Among them are Sen. Francis Pangilinan, Presidential Management Staff (PMS) Secretary General Cerge Remonde and businessmen Joey Concepcion and Jay Aldeguer.

Karen Davila and Anthony Pangilinan will be the moderators for the keynote forum where Senator Pangilinan, Remonde, Concepcion and Aldeguer will join other speakers.

Organizers said the CBM Entrepreneurship Conference is open to the public and is expected to draw a thousand delegates from across all sectors, including the academe, industry associations, businessmen, government, housewives, aspiring entrepreneurs.

Admission to the conference is free.

The conference is designed to encourage Cebuanos to put up their own business. It also aims to educate our fellow small and medium enterprises especially those who run sari-sari stores and carenderia on how to grow their small businesses.

Free transportation will be provided to the delegates and students who will attend the conference and expo. Pick up points are at SM City Cebu Terminal and Ayala Center Cebu terminal from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

A highlight of the conference is the awarding of Cebu’s 12 Most Inspiring Entrepreneurs identified by the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship (PCE).

They include Norberto Quisumbing Jr. of Norkis Trading Co. Inc., Robert Aboitiz of Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc., Augusto Go of the University of Cebu, Jack Gaisano of Metro Group of Companies, Justin Uy of Profood Int’l. Corp., Bernie Liu of Penshoppe, Kenneth Cobonpue of Interior Crafts of the Island Inc., Julie Gandionco of Julie’s Franchise Corp. and Wilson Ng of Ng Khai Dev’t. Corp.(PNA)

Cebu ICT International Conference & Exhibition 2007

Propelled by the demands of a globalized knowledge-based economy, the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) will host the Cebu ICT international conference and exhibition 2007 on June 26-28 at the Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort & Spa and the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC).

The objective is to provide a venue that will bring together significant stakeholders from the ICT capitals of Asia - Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, China, and India - to discuss their vision for sustaining and accelerating the transformation of Asia into the world's premiere IT investment destination and global outsourcing center.

The conference will feature top executives from the world's leading ICT and BPO firms, suppliers, and associations as speakers and panelists in plenary sessions at Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort & Spa. A three-day exhibition will run concurrent to a series of related meetings and activities, including a Summit of Asian ICT Leaders, Regional Meetings of Implementing Partners, an Asian ICT Quiz Show & Web Design Competition, a Business Plan Competition for ICT Entrepreneurs, and a Job Fair for the ICT and IT-Enabled Services Industry. Twelve breakout tracks on technology and business will also be offered.

Cebu ICT 2007 is being organized with the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and Bureau of Investments (BOI), and in collaboration with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT).

The initiative aspires to help harness the Asian potential in the vital frontier of innovation ecosystem advancement, investment promotion, and human capital development through ground-breaking, regional collaboration. (CCCI)