With hundreds of participants from Europe, Philippines and several ASEAN member states, we recently concluded our European-Philippine Business Summit with a community of stakeholders across the government, private sector, academe, and development partners keen on strengthening the European-Philippine economic relations. This year's Summit featured sessions on the future of trade and investments, a high-level dialogue on post-pandemic economic recovery, as well as emerging challenges and opportunities in doing business and global competitiveness. Among the high-level speakers include EU Ambassador to ASEAN H.E. Igor Driesmans, EU Delegation Manila Acting Head Rafael de Bustamante, DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez, DBM Secretary Wendel Avisado, Rep. Stella Quimbo, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Deputy Governor Francisco Dakila, ARTA Director General Jeremiah Belgica as well as high-level officials from the business sector and multilateral institutions.
We would like to thank our Co-organizers: Advantage Austria, Belgian-Filipino Business Club, British Chamber of Commerce Philippines, French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the Philippines, Dutch Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, Nordic Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, and the Polish Investment and Trade Agency; and to our sponsors that helped make this event possible: our Event Partners: Eastern Communications, Lee Hecht Harrison Philippines, Mynt (the operator of GCash), PMFTC Inc., Pru Life UK, Sanofi, Shell Philippines, and Trends and Concepts; our Gold Sponsors: BDO, FedEx Express Philippines, HSBC, MHE-Demag Philippines, and TÜV Rheinland Philippines; our Silver Sponsors: Holcim Philippines, Nestlé Philippines, and Philippine Transmarine Carriers, Inc.; our Bronze Sponsors: Alaska Milk Corporation, Allianz PNB Life Insurance, Inc., Charmant Ingredients Corporation, Diamond Rent-a-Car, Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc., Regus & SPACES, Robert Bosch Inc., and SGV & Co. (Building a Better Working World), and Syngenta Philippines.