ILOILO is on the move to jumpstart economic activity with an investment forum on Dec. 9 to 10 first in line.
The Iloilo Investment Forum 2020 is organized by the Iloilo Provincial Government, the Iloilo City Government and the Iloilo Economic Development Foundation, Inc. (ILEDF) in collaboration with three regional agencies, namely: Department of Agriculture, Department of Trade and Industry and Department of Tourism.
“Reimagining Iloilo’s next economy and transforming it into a resilient sector is now an imperative. There is no other time to align the local economy back on its high-growth track than today,” said Terence Uygongco, chairman of ILEDF.
According to the business group, Iloilo possesses the fundamentals to realize the national government’s “new thinking” in agriculture development which pushes a modified focus from advancing specific crops towards overall wellness of the rural sector in terms of resilience, competitiveness and sustainability.
“This new thinking is expected to be spotlighted in the Iloilo Investment Forum 2020 considering our vibrant rural economy. Iloilo’s exemplary quality of place makes it as an ideal environment to start, recover, and grow business,” Uygongco shared.
The Iloilo Investment Forum 2020 is designed to show Iloilo’s various potentials for agribusiness investments. It will be a good venue for investors to identify opportunities on the area of agriculture, tourism, and digital economy, among many major areas that is worth pursuing for investment.
Ilonggo Sen. Franklin Drilon will give a keynote message in the opening program of the event.
A three-part forum
The business forum on December is a kick-off for a three-part series event. Part two is comprised of business meetings set between January to February 2021 and it will be capped by an international investment forum in March 2021.
The Iloilo Investment Forum is a two and a half day event. It will be available online through Zoom and it will also be live-streamed through Facebook from a hotel venue in Iloilo City. More details on this will be released soon.
The on-venue activity will be limited for pre-identified participants in compliance with the health protocol requirements as outlined by the Inter-Agency Task Force and by the Provincial and Local Governments of Iloilo.
Invited to speak on various topics during the forum are national and local political and business leaders, and industry experts.
Register to attend online
The Iloilo Investment Forum is a free event. Visit the event website to learn more about the event, the program and the speakers at http://forum.investiniloilo.ph/.
Interested participants need to register in order to gain access to the forum. You can register at http://forum.investiniloilo.ph/register/. /PN
