RECAP: FWN MeetUp in San Francisco with the amazing Maan Hontiveros (Global FWN100™ '14, '16)
Maan Hontiveros stopped by San Francisco during her recent trip to the U.S. to meet with her FWN sisters at San Francisco's City Club where she shared valuable insight on international business and investment under the Duterte administration.
Filipina Influentials present at the Breakfast MeetUp include Gizelle Covarrubias Robinson (Global FWN100™ '13), Hazel Dolio-Tag'at (Global FWN100™ '15), Marily Mondejar (FWN Founder & CEO), Sonia Delen (U.S. FWN100™ '07 and FWN Board Member), Rosario Cajucom-Bradbury (Global FWN100™ '16) and guest Tess Labrador.
Maan Hontiveros stopped by San Francisco during her recent trip to the U.S. to meet with her FWN sisters at San Francisco's City Club. Among those present at the MeetUp Breakfast include (L-R:) guest Tess Labrador, Maan Hontiveros (Global FWN100™ '14, '16), Gizelle Covarrubias Robinson (Global FWN100™ '13), Hazel Dolio-Tag'at (Global FWN100™ '15), Marily Mondejar (FWN Founder & CEO), Sonia Delen (U.S. FWN100™ '07 and FWN Board Member), Rosario Cajucom-Bradbury (Global FWN100™ '16).
At the meetup, Maan shared valuable insight on international business and investment under the Duterte administration. She also shared her dramatic story, staying on air during the tense hours of People Power that overthrew the administration of President Marcos which saw the end of many years of martial law in the Philippines.
Maan has been a television producer and host, journalist, publishing executive, mult-media production leader, music industry managing director before she assumed responsibility as CEO of AirAsia, Inc. She is currently Board Chair of Philippines AirAsia, Inc. Pictured (L-R:) Sonia Delen, Marily Mondejar, Maan Hontiveros.
Filipina Influentials pictured on a stairwell flanked by Diego Rivera's 1931 fresco "Allegory of California" at City Club SF after the MeetUp Breakfast on November 15, 2016.
RECAP: DISRUPTing Houston - Digital Reading of DISRUPT 2.0 Live from the Grace Hopper Conference
Elizabeth Bautista (Global FWN100™ '15) led the DISRUPTing Houston book reading at Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Houston Conference this past Thursday.
Joining in on the DISRUPTing Houston author reading from San Francisco was Marily Mondejar, CEO & Founder, Filipina Women's Network, Melissa Orquiza (Global FWN100™ '15) from Los Angeles and DISRUPT editor Maria Beebe from Portland, Oregon via Zoom. At the Q&A Session, Melissa weighed in on career challenges she has faced in the entertainment industry as a Filipina-American composer in Los Angeles.
After the reading, Anita Borg Institute raffled 25 copies of DISRUPT 2.0: Filipina Women: Daring to Lead to an eager Filipino audience.
The #FilipinasinComputing and #FilipinaDISRUPTER crowd at Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Houston during the digital author reading of DISRUPT 2.0: Filipina Women: Daring to Lead broadcasted live via Zoom
Melissa Orquiza, Composer, Walt Disney Studios reads an excerpt from her chapter "The Big Bang" in DISRUPT 2.0: FIlipina Women: Daring to Lead at DISRUPTing Houston live from Los Angeles!
Joining in on the DISRUPT 2.0 reading from San Francisco was Marily Mondejar, FWN CEO & Founder and Raissa Alvero, FWN Fellow, Melissa Orquiza (Global FWN100™ '15) from Los Angeles and DISRUPT editor Maria Beebe from Portland, Oregon via Zoom #FilipinaDISRUPTERS
Woo Hoo! Anita Borg Institute raffled 25 copies of DISRUPT 2.0: Filipina Women: Daring to Lead to an eager Filipina Millennials during the DISRUPTing Houston reading on October 13 broadcasted live from the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Houston Conference.
Q&A Session at DISRUPTing Houston live at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing in Houston Conference. Melissa Orquiza weighed in on career challenges she has faced in the entertainment industry as a Filipina-American composer in Los Angeles.