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Asia CEO Forum - Philippines Expatriate Business Networking Event - The Asia CEO Forum is the largest regular networking event for the international business community in Philippines. The forum serves as a hub for industry networking and deal-making by executive managers from across the Asia Pacific region. 

 

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Jun Palafox is one of Asia’s most prominent architects, urban planners and environmentalists. His architectural firm, Palafox Associates, was the first in Southeast Asia to make the list of the world’s top 200 architectural firms compiled by the London-based World Architecture magazine. Jun was instrumental in many of the most important real estate developments in the Philippines such as Rockwell Center, Robinsons and SM malls, Gateway Mall, Waltermart malls, Regency Boracay Hotel, La Mesa Watershed and Subic Special Economic Zone.

  

  

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Chot Reyes is Head Coach of Team Pilipinas, the Philippine national basketball team. He is a 5-time winner of the Coach of the Year in the Philippines Basketball Association (PBA) where he led his teams to record breaking success. Chot is also Sports Director at TV5 and a professor of Sports Business at Ateneo de Manila University.

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Hewlett-Packard Co. provides products, technologies, software, solutions and services to individual consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health and education sectors.

  

  

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Hans Sicat has been CEO of The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) since January 2011 and is concurrent President and CEO of the Securities Clearing Corporation of the Philippines (SCCP). Mr. Sicat has 2 decades of experience as an investment banker with Citigroup and Salomon Smith Barney. The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) is one of the world�s top performing markets and is currently trading near an all-time high.

  

  

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Maulik Parekh joined SPi Global in late 2009 and just two years into the job he has successfully integrated PLDT�s BPO businesses under one umbrella, jumpstarted the growth of the combined entity, and set a bold target of growing the company to double its size in the next three years. SPi Global is a leading Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) service provider with more than 18,000 employees in 30 facilities in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.

  

  

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Dan Spinks has overseen a tremendous expansion in the size and reputation of Fluor�s operations in Philippines. At 3,000 employees, it is one of the largest in the world for the global company. Dan is winner of the Expatriate Executive of the Year at the most recent Asia CEO Awards. Fluor Corporation is one of the world's largest engineering companies and has a 100 year history of global success. Fluor is also ranked as the world�s most admired Engineering & Construction company by Fortune magazine.

  

 

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Delfin Wenceslao heads a number of country�s largest construction and infrastructure companies. An example of his work is the mammoth reclamation project that created Manila Bay Entertainment City that will have a profound impact on Philippines in the coming decades. Aseana City (also known as Central Business Park One) is a Flagship National Government Project located along 1.2kms of Roxas Blvd and Manila Bay with a total area of about 204 hectares.

  

 

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Bansan Choa has steered iRemit to become the nation�s largest non-bank remittance company with offices in 27 countries across Asia, North America, Middle East, and Europe. iRemit was awarded the Most Innovative at last year�s Asia CEO Awards. iRemit provides quality, efficient and affordable remittance services to millions of Overseas Filipino Workers throughout the world and revolutionized the industry through advanced IT technology that reduces the remittance period to only a few minutes.

 

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Marife Zamora has been key to building the country s largest private sector employer and one of the most celebrated organizations. As head of the Asia Pacific, Europe and Middle Eastern regions of Convergys, she leads the most international management team in Philippines. The 75,000 employees of Convergys manage billions of customer interactions from 68 office locations around the globe. Listed on the NYSE, it serves many of the world s largest multinational companies.

 

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John Keenan PhD is Founding Director of Leadership Programs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison s School of Business. He has been a Dean of the School of Leadership and Human Development at St. Bonaventure University (New York. He has made presentations to audiences throughout the world including Singapore, Malaysia, Ireland, Norway, Austria, Spain, Dubai, Egypt, Brazil, Mexico , the US and Canada for clients as diverse as: Sony; Caterpillar; Marafiq - Power and Utility Company (Saudi Arabia); Honeywell; Harley-Davidson; General Mills; American Airlines; Dalkia International (UAE); Unidad de Conocimiento (Colombia), Ernst & Young, Civil Service College of Singapore; Textron; U.S. Department of Energy; Ameritech; Fairchild Semiconductors; Singapore Ministry of Education; He is also the author of seven books on management.

 

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John joined Microsoft Philippines in 2009, in the role of Managing Director. He is responsible for the company s sales, marketing, services, and citizenship efforts in the country. Microsoft' is the world's #1 software company. It develops and sells a variety of products used by consumers and businesses. Its core products are the ubiquitous Windows PC operating system and the Office business productivity application suite.

 

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Mario Oreta has managed Alphaland since 2007, playing a key role to grow it into one of the country s most prominent developers of upscale real estate. He left his own successful business when invited by deal-maker Bobby Ongpin, also ranked as among the Philippines wealthiest men. Alphaland is considered the nation s foremost developer of destination real estate: Balesin Island Club, Marina Club, Alphaland Bay City, Makati Place, The City Club, are examples.

 

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Dave Rizzo is President of the Asia Pacific region for Teleperformance. He is responsible for far flung operations including those of Philippines that he set up in 2003. He has since overseen a massive growth program that has made it one of the largest employers in the country. Teleperformance is the world s largest provider of contact center services with 130,000 employees working from offices in 51 countries. Teleperformance Philippines is winner of the BPO Employer of the Year awards at the most recent International ICT Awards.

 

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Bernie Villegas is considered one of the region's most prominent economists. He has a PhD from Harvard University and was one its youngest ever teaching fellows (at age 21). He recently returned to Philippines after spending a couple years as economics professor at IESE Business School in Barcelona - ranked by The Economist as the number one business school in the world. He is currently Head of the School of Economics at the University of Asia and the Pacific. Bernie has written numerous best- selling management books and has been an advisor to 6 Philippine Presidents. He's also a CPA.

 

 

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Charlie Rufino is president of the most innovative property development organization in Philippines. His commitment to pioneering designs and green building technology has made his company a major force in a market dominated by large entrenched entities. The Net Group, considered Philippines’ No.1 developer of boutique office space, is currently building the largest office complex in the key Fort Bonifacio business district and its first large scale green technology project.



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Chris dela Cruz is President of the Philippine Green Building Council and an active member of international green building initiatives. The Philippine Green Building Council operates under the auspices of the World Green Building Council (WGBC), Based in Toronto, Canada, it is the largest international GBC organization representing more than 80 nations.



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Alastair Hughes has overall responsibility for guiding JonesLang LaSalle strategic direction and growth in the Asia Pacific region with over 19,000 employees operating in 13 countries. Jones Lang LaSalle is a financial and professional services firm specializing in real estate services and investment management employing more. than 40,300 people in 1,000 locations in 60 countries.

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Chandra has led one of the greatest expansions in the electronics industry in recent memory in Philippines. He is one of a number who are leading the resurgence of high-value manufacturing in the country. Under Chandra, Hitachi GST has designated Philippines as the global manufacturing focus for its speciality products. Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST) develops advanced hard disk drives, enterprise-class solid state drives, and innovative external storage solutions and services used to store, preserve and manage the world's most valued data.

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Dirk has more than 20 years' experience in Europe and 8 years in APAC. His extensive expertise covers multiple domains; from engineering to management, from infra to consultancy, and multiple industries such as Government, Healthcare, Banking, Hospitality, Education. Alcatel-Lucent offers communication solutions to small, medium and large scale enterprises that includes infrastructure, communications and collaborations.

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Recruited back from Canada to head the Public-Private Partnership Center, Phil Torio is a former CFO of Maynilad Water and Asian Hospital. He has a total of 4 master`s degrees from UP, AIM, Harvard and the University of British Columbia. Public-Private Participation (PPP) Program is a key strategy of the Philippine development plan. At the helm of the PPP Program is the PHILIPPINE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (PPP) CENTER.

 

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Sharad Somani leads the infrastructure practice of KPMG focusing on the Asia Pacific and Middle Eastern region and specialises in public-private partnership advisory and project finance in sectors including broadband, energy, transportation, urban/industrial infrastructure, and water. KPMG is a global network of professional firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services operating in 146 countries with 140,000 people working in member firms around the world.

 

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Felino (Jun) Palafox has led his firm for 20 years in setting the benchmark for Philippine Architecture and Planning. For the past 8 years, Palafox Associates has been ranked as Southeast Asia’s top firm by World Architecture Magazine. Jun Palafox is also President of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), the country’s foremost leadership association representing a broad cross-section of senior management practitioners.

 

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Darcy Lalonde joined NorthgateArinso in 2001 as President of Canada. Since moving to Asia, he led the company's expansion across in the region and the setup of service centers in Manila, KL and Singapore. NorthgateArinso is a leading global Human Resources software and services provider with 8,000 employees in 35 countries offering innovative HR business solutions to employers of all sizes.

  

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Robert Hill is one of the region's foremost experts in OnDemand People Management solutions and leading its global launch of Preceda, his company's end-to-end people management solution. NorthgateArinso is a leading global Human Resources software and services provider with 8,000 employees in 35 countries offering innovative HR business solutions to employers of all sizes.

 

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Philip Chong, Executive Director of Deloitte is considered one of Asia's most senior experts in Risk Managment.

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Luis Manabat is both a Certified Public Accountant and a Lawyer and brings 25 years of professional experience across diverse industries.

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Maulik Parekh, CEO of SPI Global Solutions, is one of the most successful non-Filipino managers in the history of Philippines.

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Philip Gillin is the most senior real estate manager for Sun Life Financial and oversees a mammoth multi-billion dollar portfolio of properties.

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Peter Forrestal, Executive General Manager of Xstrata Copper, is the leading figure behind the gargantuan mineral resource development known as Tampakan. At $5.2B, it will be the largest single investment in Philippines history and of major strategic importance to the Asia region.

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Asia CEO Forum presented 3 of the world's most important leaders in Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) . Bill Pfluger pioneered the first ever finance and accounting shared services facility in Philippines and later did the same in Argentina for Chevron, the American oil & gas company that is one of the world's largest organizations. Remarkably, he began his epic work more than a decade ago when the concept was utterly unheard of. Erik Nielsen built shared service facilities in Philippines providing extremely complex and diverse processes for Maersk, the Danish behemoth that is the world's largest container shipping organization. He also plays key roles for the company's operations in China and India. Rosario Cajucom-Bradbury is the main force behind the astonishingly successful outsourced operations of SGS, the Swiss giant that dominates the world's inspection and verification business with 60,000 employees working in 1,000 offices and laboratories around the globe.

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JP Orbeta is President of HRMall and the most senior HR leader for Ayala Corp. He was recently awarded People Manager of the Year by the People Management Association (PMAP).

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Fred Ayala leads investments in global companies providing complex BPO services. He holds key positions in Stream, Integreon, Affinity Express, HRMall and the Business Processing Associations of the Philippines

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Tony Robbins, President - Southeast Asia of Indophil Resources - Philippines Expatriate Business Networking Event

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Mike Ettling, Global CEO of NorthgateArinso - Philippines Expatriate Business Networking Event

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David Leechiu, Regional Director & Country Manager of Jones Lang LaSalle Leechiu - Philippines Expatriate Business Networking Event

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Asia CEO Forum

 

Asia CEO Forum, presented by PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, is the largest regular business event in Philippines and considered one of the most important in the Southeast Asia region. The forum serves as a hub for the spreading of ideas that help executive managers overseeing enterprises across the Asia Pacific region. 
  
Attendees are senior business people active in Philippines and across the Asia Pacific region overseeing multinational and regional organizations.  Presenters are leaders in their industries and engaged in momentous pursuits of significance to the entire region.  

 

Asia CEO Forum, presented by PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, is operated as a CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) activity of Chalre Associates to promote Philippines as a premier business destination. 

 

 

 

 

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American Express proudly presents Asia CEO Awards - the largest business recognition event in Philippines

Asia CEO Awards

Asia CEO Awards, presented by American Express represents the grandest alliance of local and international business people ever created to promote Philippines on the world stage. As one of the largest events of its kind in the Asia Pacific region, it is considered a must-attend occasion for business leaders active in Southeast Asia. 

The star-studded Board of Judges of Asia CEO Awards, presented by American Express, gives away 10 awards to many of the most accomplished leadership teams and individuals currently operating in Philippines and the region. The awards recognize extraordinary leaders who have demonstrated outstanding achievement for their organizations and contributions to others. 

As one of the fastest growing nations on the planet, the world's business leaders will have their eyes on Philippines like never before on the night of the main event set for 6:00pm, Thursday, November 8, 2012 at the majestic Newport Performing Arts Theatre. The annual gala was established as a natural outgrowth of Asia CEO Forum, presented by PLDT ALPHA Enterprise, the largest regular networking event for the business community in Philippines. 

 
 

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Robert Sena and Isay Alvarez performing at Asia CEO Awards 2012

 

 

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Music Director Mel Villena and the AMP Big Band performing at Asia CEO Awards 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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BusinessMirror supports Asia CEO Awards - the largest business event in Philippines

 

ANC supports Asia CEO Forum - the largest business event in Philippines

GMA7 supports Asia CEO Forum - the largest business event in Philippines

TV5 supports Asia CEO Forum - the largest business event in Philippines

Net25 supports Asia CEO Forum - the largest business event in Philippines

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Philippine Star supports Asia CEO Awards - the largest business event in Philippines

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