2010 North Batangas Summit on Connections and Globalization

The North Batangas Summit is a biennial event which focuses on the developments affecting the emerging metropolitan area of Greater Lipa. In its fifth installment, the North Batangas Summit carried the theme “Connecting Batangas to the Global Village,” and was held at the Lima Park Hotel at Malvar Batangas last Jan. 29.

The 2010 North Batangas Summit featured discussions from Prof. Mario Antonio Lopez of the Asian Institute of Management (City Competitiveness and Benchmarking Against the World), Ms. Gigi Virata of the Business Process Association of the Philippines (Next Wave Cities), Mr. Richard Albert Osmond III, vice president of the Science Park of the Philippines Inc. (Infrastructure Updates for CALABARZON), and Col. Alex Escano, chairman of the Private Sector Disaster Management Network.

The First Asia Briefings was held in the afternoon, with the roundtable discussion entitled “Prospects and Challenges in Governance: Perspectives form Former Policymakers.” Members of the panel were Ms. Karina Davis, former chairperson of the Civil Service Commission, Dr. Milwida Guevarra, former undersecretary of the Department of Finance, and Dr. Cielito Habito, former director general of the National Economic and Development Authority. First Asia Briefings are also held biennially, back-to-back with the North Batangas Summit.

The Fifth North Batangas Summit was sponsored by the First Asia Institute, Lima Land Inc., Lima Park Hotel, and WalterMart Community Malls.

For more information and registration details, please contact Dr. Lalaine V. Manalo via telephone numbers (043) 778-0656/4136, fax number (043) 405-2326, or email at inquiries@firstasia.edu.ph.

Understanding Commercial Opportunities in the 5th Philippine Ports and Shipping Expo

Now on its fifth year, the Philippine Ports and Shipping Exhibition and Conference conducted the biennial event at the Peninsula Manila Hotel in Makati City last Feb. 12 and 13.

Endorsed by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) and hosted by the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), the two-day confab concentrated on the understanding of the commercial opportunities that the Philippines could offer to all sectors. The event also boasted of exhibitions from 50 international shipping lines, container ports, logistics and IT companies, container terminal equipment, and service providers.

The event, counted to be one of the best among all container ports and terminal operations exhibitions and conferences and known as one of the largest biennial trade events in the entire Asian region, also featured a discussion regarding the global and regional transport and logistics issues facing shipping lines and cargo owners

Sponsored by the PPA, Asian Terminals Incorporated, and Harbor Center Port Terminal Inc., the event also held panel discussions about growth opportunities in infrastructure financing, the direction of the growth in shipping, the effort for the integration of supply chains by port logistics, and technological solutions for the port and container shipping industry.

For a complete list of the program itinerary, speakers, and supporting organizations and media, please visit http://www.transportevents.com/documents/ManilaConfProgv56.pdf. You may also call telephone numbers +60 87 426 022 or +60 87 426 223. You may also send your questions and other concerns to enquiries@transportevents.com.