Take your daughter (or a young Pinay) to meet Hon. Leni Robredo, Vice President of the Philippines, who will Keynote the Filipina Women's Network's 13th Filipina Leadership Global Summit in Cebu
Philippines Vice President Leni Robredo will formally open and keynote the 13th Filipina Leadership Global Summit scheduled for August 21-24, 2016 at the Shangri-La Mactan in Cebu, Philippines. She will speak on how the Filipina Summit's 2016 theme: INFLUENCE. ACCELERATE. ACTION. complements her lifelong advocacy in service of the most vulnerable communities of Philippine society, particularly women in oppressive circumstances and indigenous people.
FWN On The Road: Kor Landa Corporation, Lapu Lapu City, Cebu
Marily and I visited the Export Zone in Cebu and toured the manufacturing facility of Kor Landa Corporation, a French-owned high-end fashion accessories firm based in Lapu Lapu City.
#FWNSummit2015 Highlight: Walt Disney Studios Composer Melissa Orquiza (Global FWN100™ '15) Keynotes Gala Awards
Among the most memorable highlights of the #FWNSummit2015 was Melissa Orquiza's inspirational Leadership Keynote during the Global FWN100™ Awards Ceremony. Melissa shed light on the underrepresentation of Filipinos in classical music and urged all Filipinas to look within to incite change in those around them.
Melissa Orquiza (Global FWN100™ '15) is a distinguished composer and musician for Walt Disney Studios. Among her original song writing credits is McFarland, USA , a film by Walt Disney Studios, starring Kevin Costner. Melissa was selected Leadership Keynote Speaker at the Global FWN100™ Awards Gala on October 29th, 2015 at the Marines' Memorial Club and Hotel in San Francisco.
Watch the video and read the transcript of her memorable keynote at the Global FWN100™ Awards Gala 2015 here.
Congratulations Global FWN100™ '15 Influencers! Honorees Represent Canada, Israel, Japan, Norway, Philippines, Switzerland, United Kingdom and U.S.A.
This year we honored Global FWN100™ awardees representing over 13 economic sectors at our most international Global FWN100™ Awards Ceremony yet! Global FWN100™ 2015 awardees convened at the Marines' Memorial Club Hotel in San Francisco, California, U.S.A. from such diverse regions as Canada, Israel, Japan, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The awardees joined in on three jam-packed Summit days (October 29-31st, 2015) full of Learning Journeys, sessions, workshops, Gala celebrations and FWN festivities. View a full list of the 2015 Global FWN100 Awardees and view photos of the Filipina Summit 2015 after the jump.
12th Filipina Leadership Global Summit #FWNSUMMIT2015 Highlight
FWN's 12th Filipina Leadership Global Summit goes out with a bang! 47 Global FWN100™ awardees, and over 100 Global Summit attendees convened in San Francisco last week for three days of memorable Learning Journeys, sessions, workshops, Gala celebrations and FWN festivities. Highlights of the Summit include an exclusive tour of supercomputers at the Lawrence Berkeley Lab led by Elizabeth Bautista (Global FWN100™ '15), an impressive vision of mixed-income housing at The Shipyard in Hunter's Point and a day full of sessions at Charles Schwab.
The last day of Sessions on October 31st culminated in a number of valuable messages from Summit participants and Global FWN100™ '15 Awardees. Senior VP of Philanthropy at Bank of America Stephanie Lomibao (Global FWN100™ '15) shared the value of honesty in becoming the better version of yourself during the Make Me a Filipina Millionaire: Reinvention, Disruption, Legacy. Brand panel. Lomibao remarked, "In order to grow, you need to have people who give you honest feedback." Insights from the Run Filipina Run: Filipinas For Political Equity panel urged Filipinas not to be complacent and highlighted the collective need for Filipina women to do their individual parts in getting involved in politics. Information Risk Management & Chief Information Risk Officer, Tess Martillano-Manjares (Global FWN100™ '15) of BNY Mellon imparted wisdom of the 3 Cs: Cooperate, Communicate, Collaborate during the Make me Filipina CEO: Women at the Top: Are we Achieving Gender Equality and Pay Equity? panel.
More memorable quotes and takeaways from 12th Filipina Leadership Global Summit Attendees after the jump.