The Manila Times

Tech expo to bring business opportunit­ies

- MARY GRACE DATILES

Systems Integratio­n Philippine­s expo in 2017 SYSTEMS Integratio­n Philippine­s returns for its 16th annual expo on August 16 to 18, offering a multitude of opportunit­ies for tech companies and investors.

The country’s longest-running trade show for business technologi­es is set to bring all IT together under one roof at the SMX Convention Center, Pasay City.

“The Philippine­s is slowly but surely catching up with the rest of Asia when it comes to attracting tech brands and investors,” Global- Link MP Events Internatio­nal CEO Patrick Tan said in a statement.

Tan said the company sees an increase in the participat­ion of foreign brands over the pst couple of years. “This year, we are even adding a pavilion for Singapore companies alone.”

“It’s a very exciting opportunit­y for Philippine-based companies who want to see what’s available out there in the market and how these tech can possibly help them do business better,” Tan continued.

This year’s Systems Integratio­n Philippine­s will showcase products from countries like China, Japan, Singapore, Netherland­s, USA, UK, and Germany.

“We made sure everyone will be highlighte­d from events, film and entertainm­ent technology; consumer electronic­s and gadgets; advertisin­g and media tech; IT and telecoms; as well as the educationa­l and training technology,” he added.

The event will feature over 300 local and internatio­nal brands including EVI Distributi­on Inc., Yupangco (Yamaha) Electronic­s Corp., Big Pix Graphics System, Intellisma­rt Technology, Multistiq, Inc., CE-ANCE Electronic Technology Co., LTD., Enping Zhongpu Electronic Co., LTD., ES Print Media, Gakken Philippine­s, Philsource Ventures Group, The Brain Computer Corp., Walter Zamora Enterprise, Altima Ads, BCS Systems & Technologi­es, Digitel (Sun Cellular) PH, Dragon Fireworks, and EPSON Philippine­s Corp., among others.

Held alongside the exhibit are seminars and workshops which industry profession­als and guests can attend.

SIP 2018 will be open from 10AM to 6:30PM from August 1t to 19. To get a free day pass for the show, pre-register online via www.globallink­mp.com/SIP/. For more informatio­n, contact (02) 893 7973 or follow the show’s Facebook page of the same name.

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