The Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), the country’s top organization dedicated to promoting excellence in management skills as an important tool in nation-building, held its biggest event of the year that drew the participation of leading business leaders in Asia for its 14th MAP International CEO Conference held Sept. 6 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Makati City.
The conference focused on the new breed of leaders in the region, with its theme, “The Rise of the Global Asean: The Next Generation Leaders,” and featured speakers from Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Australia—aces in their own fields—who shared their stories and journeys as emerging new players in the rapidly expanding Asean business landscape.
Leading the discussions and dialogues with conference participants in separate sessions, were formidable names in the Asean business community like Hendy Sotiono (Indonesia), Bob Hayward (Singapore), Christian Razon Gonzalez (Philippines), Vivian Claire Liew (Singapore), Edward Clayton (Malaysia) and Marita Cheng (Australia).
They were welcomed by MAP co-presentor Miguel Belmonte, BusinessWorld president and CEO; MAP President Perry Pe of Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & De los Angeles law firm, and MAP CEO Conference Committee Chair Junie del Mundo, CEO of Eon The Stakeholder Business Group.
A distinguished list of CEOs and COOs of local and international companies operating in the country, as well as management gurus and some government officials, makes up the membership of MAP. The organization seeks the promotion of management excellence, through networking and sharing of best management practices, as among its principal objectives.
Apart from Pe, members of the MAP Board of Directors for 2016 include Marife Zamora, Emmanuel Bonoan, Francisco del Rosario, Alberto del Rosario, Eduardo Francisco, Pacita Juan, Alfredo Panlilio and Eduardo Yap.