Tech and Business Events

Lessons Learned from #gphilippines. Thank You Google!

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by Fleire Castro on August 13, 2012

gPhilippines brought together the enthusiasts, techies, business professionals, marketers, educators, and students in a two-day conference that showcased the use of Google technologies to solve problems in the industry. On August 3-4, 2012, hundreds of hand-picked participants witnessed the first ever annual gPhilippines also known as gDay or Google Day in some parts of the [...]

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PRESS RELEASE The LH Foundation Inc. will hold its LH Leadership Conference 2012 entitled “Be a Champion” on July 27 at the Oakridge Pavilion of Oakridge Business Park, A.S. Fortuna St., Mandaue City. This will be an afternoon learning session that will feature notable speakers who will discuss about the principles behind being a champion [...]

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The ON3 Nationals 2012 Finalist list is out! The good news is that Cebuanos made it. Jojo Flores, Co-Founder & V.P. Operations of www.plugandplaytechcenter.com, a Silicon Valley business incubator,  announced the following six startups that made it to the final list for ON3. Payroll Hero Guestlist.ph Miimove Groupjump X2Wave SpellDial SpellDial, a local Cebuano startup founded by Albert [...]

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If you could choose a leader to speak to you about their struggles and success right now, who would it be? It’s a hard question for me as each person can be a leader in their own way in my life. But if I need to choose only one, I think that would be Seth [...]

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First Cebu Startup Weekend: A Summary

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by Fleire Castro on June 20, 2012

Techtalks.ph, the grassroots community of techies in Cebu, concluded the sold-out event, the first Cebu Startup Weekend, last May 14 at the UP Cebu Conference Hall in Cebu City. It was a jam-packed venue as the organizers opened the presentation night to the public. What is Startup Weekend? To those unfamiliar, Startup Weekend is a [...]

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It’s done. The weekend is done.. It was the longest event that I have volunteered for. But it was also one of the most productive learning event. Not just for me but for the rest of the participants who joined. They are all winners. Free flowing thoughts. Written immediately after the event. Edited and processed day [...]

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Once Upon a Time at #GenChangePH #vpeace

by Fleire Castro on April 29, 2012

Last week, I made a post about the Generation Change Program in the Philippines. The training ended but the mission just began for the participants that have been given the responsibility to become change agents in their communities. At the day of our arrival, we were just individuals from different parts of the country – [...]

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I have been invited to a social media training for the Generation Change Program. I would just like to say thank you so much to Mr. Jay DJ for this opportunity to be part of the program. “The Embassy of the United States of America is spearheading a Generation Change Program through its Cultural Affairs [...]

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