Foreign Chambers share insights, enthusiasm during the Calabarzon Business Conference 2022

THE Calabarzon Business Conference 2022 with the theme “Calabarzon: Strengthening its Leadership as Manufacturing and Industrial Hub of the Philippines” held online on April 28, 2022. This very special conference, part of the “Regional Development Series”, is organized by the exhibition and conference experts Olacon & Globallink in partnership with the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry-south Luzon, the French Chamber of Commerce, Dutch Chamber of Commerce, Spanish Chamber of Commerce, German Chamber of Commerce, Nordic Chamber of Commerce and Advantage Austria.

This event aims to feature business and investment opportunities that are available within the Calabarzon region. It is also envisioned to further connect to other parts of the world as a manufacturing and logistic hub for global corporations and investors. Keynote speakers of the event were NEDA Region IV-A Regional Director Luis Banua; the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry-south Luzon, Area Vice President Sallie Lacson; Regional Governor Romeo Race; Asian Development Bank Vice President for Finance and Risk Management Ms. Roberta Casali; Science Park of the Philippines, Inc. President Richard Osmond; Italpinas Chairman/ CEO Romolo Nati; Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines President Michaelarcatomyh.guarin;havitasdevelopments Corporation Chairman & co-founder Alejandro Mañalac; and Bright Night Power Country Head, Philippines Michael Yamazoe.

Calabarzon region is known as the industrial powerhouseofthephilippines.partofcalabarzonare the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Quezon and Rizal. This region has a big supply base of semiprocessed industrial raw materials and industrial componentscomingfromits31world-classindustrial estatesandeconomiczones(ecozones).majorautomotive assemblers in the Philippines are located in this region, particularly in the province of Laguna which is also called “the Detroit City of the Philippines’’.

Calabarzon has a huge number of human resources available for the manufacturing and services industries. Furthermore, this region will continue to be the hub of manufacturing, eservices, and logistics in the Asia-pacific Region that is significant to the global economy.

Businessmirror is one of the featured media partners during the event.

For more information, check the event’s FB page of Focus Philippines: https://www.facebook. com/events/1437074486713232.