Business Events
Bringing The Philippines to Memphis in May IN 2012
Each year Memphis in May brings distinguished guests from the
honored country, experts in their respective fields, to share their
professional experiences with the audiences of Memphis.
Architects
of the World Luncheon (AIA)
A
distinguished architect and expert in heritage conservation. Villalon
most recently served as the Philippine representative to the UNESCO World
Heritage Committee in Paris among other distinguished posts.
Chickasaw Country Club
3395 Galloway Ave
May 8, 2012
| 12
Noon
For
more information contact AIA Memphis.
(901)
525-3818
www.aiamemphis.org
The Memphis Rotary Club
The Memphis Rotary Club focuses their weekly
luncheon meeting on economic developments and commercial opportunities in the
2012 honored country the Philippines.
Mr. Guillermo M. Luz, Co-Chair of the Philippine National
Competitiveness Council (NCC), will be the featured speaker. Mr. Luz spent two
decades as executive director of the Makati Business Club and served as COO and
director of Ayala Foundation 2006 - 2011.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
12:00pm Luncheon
The University Club
Admission: Contact Taylor
Hughes, 526-1318
The Economic Club
The
Economic Club of Memphis in partnership with Memphis in May International
Festival is pleased to welcome Mr. Aurelio Montinola, III, President and CEO of Bank of the
Philippine Islands. In addition to his duties with
BPI, Mr. Montinola serves as the President of the Bankers Association of the
Philippines. He was awarded the 2005 and 2009 Asian Banker Leadership Award for
the Philippines and the 2006 CEO Excel Award for Communication Excellence in
Banking and Finance.
Wednesday,
May 9, 2012
Reception 6:00pm
– Dinner 7:00pm
Tower
Room, Clark Tower
Reservations: RSVP by phone at (901) 678-2443, or
secretary@econclubmemphis.org.
Doing Business in the Philippines
The seminar feature speaker/moderator Guillermo M.
Luz, Co-Chairman of the National Competitiveness Council of The Philippines, Mr. Mark Herbison, Greater
Memphis Chamber, Mr. David Spann U.S. Commerical Service and Mr. Bailey
Leopold, FedEx.
Doing Business in the
Philippines seminar is designed to give regional companies tools and insight
to successfully import and exports goods and conduct business in the 2012
honored country. Registered attendees will receive a
discount on the luncheon immediately following.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
8:30am – 11:30am Seminar
Hilton East
Admission: Free
Reservations call:
Brenda Montgomery at (901)
543-3541.
International Business Council Luncheon
The International Business Council of the Greater
Memphis Chamber will feature keynote speaker Ambassador Jose L. Cuisia Jr. of
the Republic of the Philippines.
A highly successful business and government executive
prior to his posting as Ambassador to the United States in April 2011,
Ambassador Cuisia served as President
& CEO Social Security System, Governor & Chairman of Central Bank of
the Philippines, Chairman of the Board of Philippine Deposit Insurance
Corporation and CEO of Philippine American Life and General Insurance Company. In
2007, the Management Association of the Philippines elected him Management Man
of the Year.
Thursday, May 10,
2012
12:00pm Luncheon
Hilton
East
Admission: $25.00
Contact: Brenda
Montgomery at (901) 543-3541
The
Philippines – Tourism Perspective
The Memphis Convention and Vistor's Bureau hosts Secretary,
Department of Tourism, The Honorable Ramon Jimenez, Jr. in a special luncheon meeting
of the Memphis hospitality and tourism community. Secretary Jimenez will
discuss the innovative launch of the national tourism campaign “It’s more fun in the Philippines”.
Secretary Jimenez was the senior consultant and joint chief executive
officer of WOO (Winning Over Obstacles) Consultants, and help build Jimenez Basic
Advertising into the largest creative advertising agency in the Philippines during his
stint as joint CEO from 1989 to 2008. His work at the agency has been closely
associated with the rise of Philippine brands such as Jollibee, Selecta Ice Cream, San Miguel Beer, and Cebu
Pacific among others.
Friday, May 11, 2012
12:00pm Luncheon
Peabody Hotel
Admission: By Invitation
Contact: LaTorya Ceruti – (901)
525-4611 ext. 114 or lceruti@memphisinmay.org
Life
Sciences in the Philippines
Dr. Jamie C. Montoya, Executive Director of the Philippines Council for
Health and Research Development will present a program on current developments and areas of focus in life
science research in the Philippines during a meeting of the Memphis Bioworks Business
Association.
A highly
trained Infectious Disease Specialist in Clinical Tropical Medicine with
training from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and certified
by the Royal College of Physicians, London, and the Philippine Board of
Internal Medicine and Infectious Disease, Dr. Montoya is a chartered biologist
recognized by the Institute of Biology, UK and an honorary fellow of the Royal Institute of Doctors, Singapore. An international expert, Dr. Montoya formed
the ASEAN Network for Drugs, Diagnostics and Vaccines Innovation. He is the
Philippine focal person for biotechnology for ASEAN and for the Health Sciences
for EU.
Friday, May 18, 2012
8am Breakfast
University Club | 1346 Central Ave
Contact: Lauren
Bigger - lbigger@memphisbioworks.org, (901) 866-1436