June 26-28 Cebu ICT 2007
Seminar: Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort & Spa
3-day exhibit: Cebu International Convention Center

Transforming Asia into a Premier Global ICT Destination

Propelled by the demands of a globalized knowledge-based economy and encouraged by the 12th ASEAN Summit held in Cebu in January 2007, the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) finds itself in the privileged position of playing host to a pioneering encounter among leaders from Asia's ICT industry.

For the second time, CCCI will be a host of an international conference and exhibition - Cebu ICT 2007 - focusing on the fast-paced field of information and communications technology (ICT) and business process outsourcing (BPO). The objective is to provide a venue that will bring together significant stakeholders from the ICT capitals of Asia - Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, China, and India - to discuss their vision for sustaining and accelerating the transformation of Asia into the world's premiere IT investment destination and global outsourcing center.

The conference will take place June 26-28, and will feature top executives from the world's leading ICT and BPO firms, suppliers, and associations as speakers and panelists in plenary sessions June 26 at Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort & Spa. A three-day exhibition will run concurrent to a series of related meetings and activities, including a Summit of Asian ICT Leaders, Regional Meetings of Implementing Partners, an Asian ICT Quiz Show & Web Design Competition, a Business Plan Competition for ICT Entrepreneurs, and a Job Fair for the ICT and IT-Enabled Services Industry. Twelve breakout tracks on technology and business will also be offered June 27.

Cebu ICT 2007 is being organized with the support of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), and Bureau of Investments (BOI), and in collaboration with the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT). The initiative aspires to help harness the Asian potential in the vital frontier of innovation ecosystem advancement, investment promotion, and human capital development through ground-breaking, regional collaboration.

Who Should Attend

• Asian IT Leaders from Government, Industry, Academe, and NGOs

• Top Executives - CEOs, COOs, CIOs, CFOs, Presidents of Asian ICT companies
• Senior Executives - VPs, Marketing Directors, Customer Service Managers, R & D Heads, Product Sales Directors and Managers, HR Directors of Asian-based ICT corporations
• Trainers, Instructors and IT Practitioners; Systems Integrators and Resellers; and Project Managers and Team Leaders of Asian ICT and IT-Enabled Services firms.

Our Partners

Local Implementing Partners
Local Implementing Partners refer to the major ICT associations in the Philippines, which count among their membership the most prominent stakeholders of the country's ICT industry. They collaborate with Cebu Chamber, and add value to the event, principally through their unflinching dedication to, and valuable insights on the essentials for a well-considered development of the Philippine ICT industry vis-à-vis its Asian partners.

Asian Implementing Partners
Like its Philippine counterpart, these include the key ICT stakeholders from among the participating Asian countries who share in the vision proposed by Cebu ICT 2007 that that "Asian integration will -- not only pave the way for sustained growth of their respective local ICT industry - but is, in fact, very much needed for global competitiveness of Asia to be guaranteed.

Corporate Implementing Partners
These are mainly corporate sponsors, specifically includes major ICT firms that have a presence in some or all of the participating Asian countries. Also included are Cebu-based multinational corporations or those with operations in Manila that have a keen interest to contribute to the advancement of an innovation ecosystem, IT human resources, and the promotion of IT trade, investment, and commerce within the Asian context.

Delegate Benefits

The two-day conference will provide a unique opportunity to interface with a cross section of international speakers from business, government, education, and media to discuss the ICT/BPO vision of each of the participating Asian countries; their experiences in the past decade of ICT promotion and development; and, the innovation model from which they base the advancement of their ICT industry. The sharing of information and consequent understanding of where each participating country is "coming from and going to" - as well as the industries they host -- will enable the delegates to better appreciate and craft agreements based on common areas of concern. Participating Asian countries can thus examine how to strategically harness individual strengths for improved global competitiveness within the context of a knowledge-based Asian economy.

The first day of the conference will consist of plenary sessions featuring panels composed of internationally respected experts. On the second day, breakout sessions are expected to include the following topics:

• Transforming Asia into the Global ICT Investment Destination & Outsourcing Center

• Changing Facets of ICT as Facilitators of Business Transformation and Product Differentiation
• Management and Security Challenges in an Outsourced Environment
• International Cooperation on Copyright of Software and Documents & Changing Perspectives
• Multimedia and Computer Graphics - Animation as Global Industry
• Movements in the Global & Asian ICT Industry
• Bridging Divided Communities and NGO Economies - the Asian Experience
• Technology Landscape in the ICT & Engineering Design
• International Partnership in Internet Governance
• E-Procurement & Governance
• Applied Artificial Intelligence - Web-Intelligence & Semantic Web
• Workshop on Speech, Natural Language, and Information Retrieval

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Programme

The three-day Cebu ICT 2007 International Conference and Exhibition will feature top executives from the world's leading ICT and BPO firms, suppliers, and associations as speakers and panelists in plenary sessions on June 26. A three-day exhibition will run concurrent to a series of related meetings and activities, including a Summit of Asian ICT Leaders, Regional Meetings of Implementing Partners, an Asian ICT Quiz Show & Web Design Competition, a Business Plan Competition for ICT Entrepreneurs, and a Job Fair for the ICT and IT-Enabled Services Industry. Twelve breakout tracks on technology and business will also be offered June 27.

Conference Program, International Speakers & Technology Breakout Sessions

The two-day conference will provide a unique opportunity to hear from a cross-section of international speakers from the government, educators, analysts, and technology providers on the vision of each of the participating Asian countries; their experiences in the past decade of ICT promotion and development; and, the innovation model from which they had based the advancement of their ICT industries. The sharing of information and consequent understanding of where each participating country is "coming from and going to" will enable the delegates to better appreciate and craft agreements based on common areas of concern. The Asian countries could thus qualify how together they would be able to strategically harness their individual strengths and weaknesses for improved global competitiveness within the context of a knowledge-based Asian economy.

Asian Summit of IT Leaders

In the spirit of cooperation, each participating country shall be assigned a topic to be delivered during the Breakout Sessions focusing on Individual Country Vision, Experiences, and Development Model, highlighting strengths, limitations, and suggested areas for collaboration.

Apart from the plenary sessions, a unique feature of the event is the holding of the first Summit of Asian IT Leaders which shall elaborate the road map for collaboration among the participating Asian countries in the following areas:

1. Investment Promotion via international conferences and exhibition and trade missions;
2. Innovation Ecosystem Advancement via sharing of experiences and development models for first tier to 2nd
tier ICT hubs; and,
3. Human Capital Development via an Asia-wide effort to standardize curriculum, training, and competency
certification in IT-related courses and jobs.
4. Digital Inclusion Intervention via sharing of experiences and developmental thrusts in cooperation with the
leaders of ICT4Development Symposium.

Regional Meeting of Corporate Implementing Partners in Support of the Asian Vision

Cebu ICT 2007 shall be the venue and host of Regional Meetings of Corporate Implementing Partners to engage in "region-oriented" planning relevant to supporting an Asian vision of collaboration in the Innovation Ecosystem Advancement in each of the participating countries, highlighting current trends and significant milestones in ICT.

Special Focus on Establishing the Asian Circuit of International Conferences & Exhibitions

Each participating country is currently regularly organizing international conferences and exhibitions featuring various ICT sub-sectors. These events could be rationalized into an "Asian Circuit" of International ICT Conferences & Exhibition, with coordinated schedules and focus. Through this arrangement, an Asia-wide thrust of mutual support of individual country IT events is thus facilitated. Inter-country and global trade and investment promotions in ICT are likewise greatly enhanced. The CCCI will be in the forefront of this initiative beginning with exploratory discussions, pursuit of inter-country road show and special visits, exchange of relevant plans and programs, organization of marketing and promotional tours, and eventual drafting of the pertinent terms of reference (TOR) to serve as the basis for the institutionalization of the "Asian Circuit of ICT Events".

Asia IT Quiz Show & Website Design Competition

For the very first time in Asia, Cebu ICT 2007 will be the venue of the "1st Asia IT Quiz Show & Website Design Competition." Participating Asian countries shall be invited to send at least three candidates from among the cream of the crop in their harvest of most recent ICT graduates to compete with their Asian neighbors in various IT quiz and website design competition categories.

ICT SME Business Plan Competition

For this year, this competition shall be open only to Cebu ICT SME's, being the first such effort to be organized as an integral part of the Cebu Business Month. This activity is in line with Cebu Chamber's CBM-SME Committee's move to "strengthen the base" of the IT businesses in Cebu to ensure long-term competitiveness among its local ICT players.

Training & Participation of Philippine Commercial Attaches

An equally important aspect of the Cebu ICT 2007 is the conduct of a special training on ICT Trade & Investment Promotion session exclusively for the Philippine Commercial Attaches residing in the participating Asian countries. In this way, the implementation of the recommendations generated by Cebu ICT 2007 is ensured, specifically in the concerted effort to advance the landmark collaboration resulting from the Asian Summit of IT Leaders.

Tech Jobs Fair

A two-day job fair will be held concurrent to the business sessions and exhibits. The objectives are to highlight the IT and ITES sectors as key economic drivers by showcasing their employment and career opportunities; to provide a professional venue where global organizations in IT and ITES can meet tech professionals; and to generate employment for visitors. Activities will include employer corporate presentations, onsite business meetings between employer and candidate/professional, onsite skills assessment, career talks, and by invitation only networking cocktails.

Provisional Agenda

Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The Marquee, Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort & Spa

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