2nd Global Business Conference In Aklan

by MEGS S. LUNN

The Association of Training Institutions for Foreign Trade in Asia and the Pacific will host the 2nd Global Business Conference with the theme "Doing Business in the Global Economy" on Dec. 2, 2011 at the Gov. Corazon Cabagnot Tourism and Training Center, Old Buswang, Kalibo, Aklan.

According to Ms. Sharon Quimpo, Coordinator of GBC 2011 based at the Western Visayas State University Language Center, Iloilo City, "The GBC is an annual event held in Manila, Philippines, but this time, on its 2nd time in the province of Aklan. We will again bring it closer to the Aklanons and its neighboring provinces in Panay Island."

The conference is an annual assembly of bureaucrats, business practitioners, researchers, educators and students from international and local institutions. It offers presentations of best cases and trends in the industry, and this time, they will offer it to Small and Medium Enterprise (SME’s) business men and women of Panay participants.

The participants will expect the following speakers and topics: 1. The Language of Successful Business in the Global Economy by Maria Cecile Tamura. Ms. Tamura has been successful in managing two global businesses. She will share the strategies that she has used to manage these businesses. 2. The Language of Pop Culture in Advertising by Dr. Luz S. Jeong. Dr. Jeong has combined theory and practice in her academic career and entrepreneurial pursuits and is the 1998 Agora Awardee for Outstanding Achievement in Marketing Education, and; 3. The Language of New Media (Facebook, Twitter, etc) by Professor Eric Soriano III. Prof. Soriano is the Founder and President of Asia America International Advisory. He teaches Global Marketing and Services at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business.

Dr. Jeong believes that export market researches are crucial to business success. She is inviting those interested to register and know what is happening globally.

Registration fee is at P350/participant. For those interested, you may keep in touch with Ms. Sharon Quimpo at mobile number 09187859353 or the author. /MP