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Asia CEO Forum

 

The Asia CEO Forum is the largest regular business event in Philippines for the international business community.  The forum serves as a hub for industry networking and deal-making by executive managers from across the Asia Pacific region. 

 

The Asia CEO Forum also functions as an activist to promote the interests of international organizations.  It functions as an ideal venue for expatriates and others seeking to enter or expand in Philippines.   

 

 

 

ATTENDEE PROFILE

The Asia CEO Forum attracts approximately 150 - 200 attendees from Philippines and across Asia. In order to attract suitable senior level attendees, individuals attend through personal invitations of the organizers. 

Demographics:
The event attracts many of the most senior executive managers active in Philippines and elsewhere in the Asia Pacific region. Roughly 60% to 70% are first level managers (CEO's, presidents, Managing Directors) or second level managers (COO's, CFO's, CIO's, etc.) of internationally focused companies. About 25% to 35% are expatriate business people. 

Attendees are:
Senior executive managers (including expatriate and non-expatriate CEO's, COO's, CFO's, Managing Directors, Chairman and Presidents)
Regional and international management from Asia, North America, Europe and the Gulf region
Senior Officials of Government & Industry Organizations
Local and International Media representatives 

Some companies that attend:
HSBC, JP Morgan, Thomson-Reuters, Sitel, Convergys, Maersk, Wells Fargo, NorthgateArinso, Citigroup, Logica, Wachovia, Chevron, Shell, AIG, Genpact, Wipro, Accenture, HP, Nokia, Siemens, Manulife, PwC, Ernst-Young, Dell, CapGemini, WatsonWyatt, Lawson Software, SGS, Nestle, Telus, Unisys, TRG, Atkins Global, Energizer, Alsthom, TPI, PLDT, Smart Communications, Globe Telecom, IBM, SPI Technologies, Teradata, Autodesk, Sutherland Global, RCG-IT, BearingPoint, Friendster, American Data Exchange, Safeway, Stream Global Services, ePerformax, Etelecare, James Hardie, Shangri-La Hotel, Peninsula Hotel, Sofitel Hotel, Intercontinental Hotel, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Dusit Thani Hotel, Traders Hotel, Regus, Asian Hospital, Bayer Healthcare, ICT Group, PC Mall, Transcom, APAC Customer Services, Bayantel, DataOne, Allied Telesys Labs, Access Global, Palms Country Club, Salmat, Merlin Information Systems, Jones Lang Lasalle, CBRE Richard Ellis, Sencor, Metro Pacific Investment, Headstrong, Pointwest, TransAsia, Transprocure, MetraTech, Maxim, First Advantage, AsiaType, ICCP Ventures, Filminera, 77Global, MegaWorld, AyalaLand, Filinvest, among many others.


Some associations & governmental organizations that attend:
Business Processing Association Philippines, American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Korean Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Management Association of the Philippines, United States Embassy, Canadian Embassy, Philippines government (various departments) , among many others.
 

 

 
 

SPEAKERS

 

Presenters at the Asia CEO Forum are generally senior managers overseeing substantial operations in Philippines and/or elsewhere in the Asia Pacific region. 

Some upcoming and recent speakers include:

Peter Forrestall 

Executive General Manager Project Evaluation, Xstrata Copper -- overseeing the largest investment in Philippine business history

 

Erik Neilsen 

Managing Director, Maersk Global Service Centres (Philippines, China)

 

Rosario Cajucom-Bradbury 

Managing Director, SGS Philippines

 

Bill Pfluger

former General Manager, Chevron Shared Services Centers (Philippines, Argentina)

 

John Philip Orbeta

President, HRMall - also Managing Director Strategic HR of Ayala Corp, one of Asia's largest conglomerates

 

Fred Ayala  

CEO, LiveIt Investments - also Chairman of Stream, Integreon, Affinity Express, HRMall, BPA/P

 

Tony Robbins  

President, Southeast Asia, IndoPhil Resources - oversaw one of Asia's largest resource project development

 

Michael Ettling

Global CEO, NorthgateArinso - world's largest HR software and services organization

 

David Leechiu  

Regional Director, Jones Lang LaSalle - one of world's largest real estate advisory and consulting firms

 
Tony Ohlsson  

Regional Director, Teradata - world's large data-warehouse organization

 

Peter Maquera  

CEO, SPI Technologies - 8,000 world-wide staff

 
Newton Smith  

Managing Director, IBM Philippines - 11,000 staff

 
Ray Roxas-Chua  

Chairman, CICT – highest ranking government official in ICT sector in Philippines

 

Jeff Uthoff  

EVP - Asia, ICT Group - large international BPO firm

 
Gerry Clark  

Regional Head, TPI - world's largest BPO consulting firm

 
Chris Duncan-Webb  

Regional Head, AIG BPSI

 

 

 

 

 

MEDIA

 

Our main media partners is BusinessMirror, the country’s leading business media publisher. Multiple large format quarter-page advertisements are provided (typically in full colour) before events. In addition, journalistic coverage is provided at the event. Reporters from other publications are also on-site to interview most presenters. Some of these publications include: BusinessWorld, Philippine Star, ComputerWorld, Philippines Inquirer, among others. 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCATION

 

The Asia CEO Forum is held at the Tower Club of Manila, the country’s premier private business club.  In addition to being located in the center of the main business district, it offers a panoramic view of the financial district.  The formal address is 33^rd floor, PhilamLife Building, 8767 Paseo de Roxas (at corner of Ayala Avenue), Makati City.

 

 

 

 

SPONSOR BENEFITS

 

The Asia CEO Forum provides an opportunity to position your company directly to some of the most important industry leaders in Philippines and across Asia. 

1. Event Website 
Your company name and logo will be on all appropriate pages of the popular Asia CEO Forum website (www.asia-ceo.org) for a 12-month period. 

2. Personal Invitations
Your company name and logo will be on invitations sent to 4,200 senior management leaders in Philippines and throughout Asia. Asia CEO Forum sends personal invitations individually to each person – we do not send bulk mail invitations. 

3. Newspaper Advertisements
Your company name and logo will be included in quarter-page advertisements (typically in full colour) in BusinessMirror, one of the country’s leading business journals. (Note: media partners may change from time to time.)

4. Audio Visual Presentations
Asia CEO Forum shows professionally created audio visual productions during our events to highlight the event and its sponsors. Your company name and logo will be included in these presentations for a 12-month period. 

5. Banner Displays
Your company’s vertical banner will be displayed at events as you deem suitable. 

7. Delegate Material
Your brochure and other promotional information will be personally provided to delegates of each event. 

8. Press Releases
Your company name and logo will be included in all Asia CEO Forum media releases. 

9. Host Recognition
Your company name and appropriate key managers will be recognized by our enthusiastic host, Richard Mills.

10. Speaker Opportunity
Sponsors will be given the option to provide a speaker for a special event. In order to ensure a good result, Asia CEO Forum organizers will use their experience for final determination on suitability of proposed presenters. 

 

 

 

 

 

For details on sponsorship, contact:

 

Richard Mills

t: + 632 892 6703
e: chaiman@asia-ceo.org

 

 

 

PRINCIPAL ORGANIZERS:

 

 

Rebecca Bustamante

President
 

Rebecca Bustamante is the founder of Chalre Associates Executive Search and responsible for operations of the company.  She is considered one of the most accomplished female entrepreneurs currently working in Philippines. 

 

Rebecca Bustamante's business achievements have been the subject of articles in the Philippine Enquirer, BusinessMirror, Manila Bulletin (Panorama), MOD magazine, Woman’s magazine, Baby magazine, Philippine Mirror, He & She magazine and TV4.  She is a former Vice President of the Canadian Club of the Philippines and has played a key role on the organizing committee of the "Canadian Snow Ball," one of the largest annual social events in Philippines.

 

Rebecca began her 20-year career in Canada.  Her most recent position was Senior Sales Director for a large international cosmetics organization.  Some of the many awards she received from the company over a period of years included: Top Rookie Sales Director for North America, Top 10 Unit Sales Award Canada (for each year of service), Top 10 Personal Sales Award Canada (for each year of service).  Because of her success, Rebecca was regularly asked to provide training presentations for up to 500 people at national company functions. 

 

Click below for recent feature articles quoting Rebecca:

BusinessMirror - Working Abroad: Are You Crazy?

BusinessWorld - Reign of the Filipino Manager

Financial Times - The Sun Sets On a Golden Era

GMA News - Pinoys Move Up

Canadian Chamber Magazine (Chimo) - Working Abroad

Taliba Canada - Returning to Philippines: Is Now the Right Time?

Taliba Canada - Overseas Filpinos in Demand: Philippines Booming Again

Mod Magazine - Rebecca Bustamante Feature Story

Manila Monitor - Go Back, Help Rev Up Philippines

 

 

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Richard Mills

Chairman

 

Richard is a featured presenter for Asia region conferences and provided Keynote Addresses for the following international expositions:  HR Shared Services & BPO (Singapore), Successful Shared Services (Singapore), Executive Compensation & Benefits EXPO (Singapore).

 

He is a columnist and thought leader for a host of international publications.  Some of these include: ComputerWorld, AsiaTimes, TelecomAsia, YahooNews, AsiaMiner and IndiaDaily.  He is an Expert Panelist for CIO magazine (US) and the Offshore Offsourcing Best Practices association in New York.  He is co-founder and current chairman of the International ICT Awards, one of the largest gala events in the Asia Pacific region.   

 

Richard's extensive career in Executive Search & Management Consulting includes 6 years working throughout Asia and 9 years in Toronto. His clients are multinational corporations for senior management positions. Of the many international recruitment projects he worked on in the Asia Pacific region, one was particularly noteworthy as it was reported on national Korean television as the largest technical recruiting venture in Korean history.  The project was also a cover story for ComputerWorld magazine throughout North America.
 
Richard has an Honours Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Waterloo, Canada’s most prominent technical post-secondary institution.  He possesses the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst from the CFA Institute with its world head-quarters in Charlottesville, VA, USA.

 

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Don Felbaum

Partner, Strategic Initiatives

  

Don has 30 years of senior Telecoms and IT experience working in Philippines and throughout the Asia region.  

His commercial experience extends to business development, joint ventures, feasibility studies, technology transfers, project financing, equity investments and strategic planning.

 

Don has successfully concluded over 200 client engagements.  He has developed a reputation for delivering results "on time and on budget" with major Fortune 500 companies and generated region-wide vendor sales in Asia-Pacific exceeding US$100M.

Don is Vice President of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines and Chairman of its prominent Telecoms/IT Subcommittee.  He has lived and worked in Manila, Philippines for over twenty (20) years.