Palm Oil Trade Fair and Seminar (POTS) Philippines 2015

  POTS series is back!!! This time around it is held in MakatiShangri La Hotel, Manila, Philippines, 06-07th August, 2015. It is a certainly a pleasure for Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) and Malaysian Palm Oil Board ( MPOB) to offer you the opportunity to participate in this event. POTS is mooted to acknowledge the importance of Philippines as a major palm oil user and more importantly, a discerning customer of Malaysian palm oil. The event is designed to offer oils and fats players both from within and outside Philipines a platform to exchange, discuss issues affecting the trade and business networking. In this regards, POTS Philippines enables the users to receive updates on the latest development on palm oil trade. For this purpose, we have lined up a team of oils and fats industry experts to present carefully selected papers to update issues affecting the oils and fats trade. We are also honoured to have Malaysia’s Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas to deliver the keynote address and officially open POTS Philippines 2015.

A Delicious Adventure awaits you at the Manila Foods and Beverage Expo MAFBEX 2015

    Most people’s idea of adventure involves travelling to far off places in search of new sights, sounds, and souls. This season though, MAFBEX Events Management, a subsidiary of Worldbex Services International, the country’s leading events and exhibitions organizer, gives a whole new meaning to adventure as it presents the 9th Manila Food and Beverage Expo or simply MAFBEX.
Organized in partnership with Comexposium, a world-renowned French event organizer, MAFBEX 2015 is slated to happen on July 22 to 26, 2015 from 10:00AM to 8:00PM at the World Trade Center Manila.

All Systems Go for the Philippine 3D Printing and Digifab Expo & Conference 2015

Imagine a world where creating a product was as simple as “making” it in your own backyard.
Want chocolate? Print it at home.  Want those cute pumps? Print it at home. Fashion jewelry? A human organ.  A bicycle? A toy action figure?  A 3D printer allows us to practically “make” anything.

3D Printing has been rapidly making waves in the maker community and has been touted to usher in a new age in manufacturing.
And the Philippines better be well and ready for this next industrial revolution. 

Thus, it’s all systems go for the first ever Philippine 3D Printing and Digifab Expo and Conference 2015 on August 7 to 9 at the SMX Taguig at SM Aura.

3D Printers have been present since the 80’s but it has registered  rapid growth as it is now being used in medicine (making prosthetics and even replicas of human organs for surgery), aerospace, car manufacturing, architecture, footwear production, fashion jewelry manufacturing, name it.

Yes, it is the next big thing because it is set to change the way we manufacture things, plus it is cost effective and friendly to the environment. Analyst firm, Canalys  predicts the global market for 3D printers to reach $16.2billion by 2018.

Building a Mobile-First Enterprise: IDC Hosts First Enterprise Mobility Conference in Manila

Manila, May 22, 2015 – To provide enterprises a venue to explore the possibilities of building a mobile-first enterprise, IDC Asia/Pacific (AP) recently hosted the first Enterprise Mobility Conference at the New World Makati Hotel. The event brought together the industries' best solution providers and senior IT executives to create a platform to share the latest mobility developments and how to develop a meaningful, comprehensive mobility strategy that is secure and optimizes the business and its customers.
"With the Philippines being dubbed as the “selfiest” country and Makati as the selfie capital of the world — combined with the continuous growth of smartphones and tablets — the country is a strong hotbed for anything mobile. The rise of mobility among consumers is also being translated into the enterprise arena, converging personal and professional lives on mobile devices," said Jubert Alberto, country lead, IDC Philippines. "We at IDC believe that mobility is the platform in which companies can continuously deliver innovations that differentiate themselves in this highly competitive, hyperconnected world," adds Alberto.
The consumer-driven mobile movement is the catalyst of transforming a traditional desktop-centric enterprise to a highly agile, mobile-first organization. A mobile-first enterprise can expect tangible improvements in the way it interacts with their employees, customers, and partners by raising employee productivity, improving customer relationships and satisfaction, as well as streamlining business processes and operations.

"Tasteful Japan” Is This Year's EIGA SAI Theme for 2015

  The Japan Foundation, Manila, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan, Tokyo International Film Festival, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, UP Film Institute and the Film Development Council of the Philippines presents EIGA SAI 2015 with the theme of “Tasteful Japan” featuring the flavorful culinary world of Japan and the contemporary films released in Japan in 2014. Expect a variety of film genres—comedy, feature, documentary, historical dramas and the all-time favorite sci-fi/ fantasy to complete this year’s line-up. Eiga Sai 2015 is generously supported by JT International (Philippines), Akira, SumoSam, Bobson, ClickTheCity.com and Eagle Broadcasting Corporation.   

    The director of the opening film “Our Family,” Mr. Yuya Ishii will be coming all the way from Japan to grace the opening night at the Shang Cineplex on July 9 (Thursday/7:30pm screening time). He will also have a Director’s Talk at the Lopez Center Studio, Ateneo de Manila University on July 10 (Friday/3:00pm) and at the Shang Cineplex Cinema 2 on July 11 (Saturday/4:30pm).

Kokos Coconut Cheese Bags SIAL Innovation Award 2015

  Throughout the centuries, the Philippine culinary industry has evolved to become one of the most important players in the Asian food market as it openly embraces fresh new ideas without forgetting to hark back to the past for guidance. It isn’t a surprise that Salon International de I’Agroalimentaire or SIAL, the world’s largest food innovation observatory chose Manila to host its first-ever ASEAN leg in 2014.

Following the success of the first installment, SIAL ASEAN picked up where it left off as it officially opened its doors to its 2^nd edition last June 17 at the World Trade Center Manila for three full days of food extravaganza.

Poised to be bigger and bolder than the last, visitors can expect an all-inclusive business class food event geared towards providing fresh new insights through an impressive line-up of product displays and live demonstrations from 350 exhibitors and international pavilions, insightful pocket events and seminars such as SIAL Seminars and La Cuisine.

Moreover, it also seeks to serve as a platform to build new connections among local and foreign networks as it provides the most ideal venue to conduct B2B opportunities with nearly 10,000 attendees from all corners of the globe.

Bienvenue! SIAL ASEAN-MANILA 2015 opens today

  Since 1964 Salon International de I’Agroalimentaire, or simply SIAL, has become the venue where the latest innovations in the food industry come to light to help pave the way to the advancement of the global food market. This season marks a significant moment for the Philippine food industry as SIAL ASEAN Manila returns to host the largest food innovation observatory to be held in the Southeast Asian region.

Made possible with a forged partnership between Comexposium and MAFBEX Events Management (MEM), a subsidiary of the country’s leading event and exhibit organizer, Worldbex Services International, all these and more will unfold right before the eyes of the local food industry as the 2nd SIAL ASEAN-MANILA opens today at the World Trade Center.

To officially mark the launch of SIAL ASEAN-MANILA 2015, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held this morning at the lobby of the venue. To attend this momentous event are MEM Founding Chairman Jospeh L. Ang, MEM Co-founder Mrs. Levi S. Ang, MEM Managing Director Jill Aithnie Ang, SIAL Group Director Nicolas Trentesaux, SIAL ASEAN Regional Director Joanne Cook and other MEM executives  who will be joined by honorary guest DA Usec. Bernadette Romulo Puyat representing Secretary Proceso Alcala.