Opportunities for Business Development with PWDs: Framework, Processes and Success Stories

Training Overview

Curious on how employing persons with disabilities contributes to business development, not only in CSR but also in operations and profits?

Join us on February 17, 2025 as we conduct the first training in theInclusive Business Potential Learning Sessions, Opportunities for Business Development with PWDs: Framework, Processes and Success Stories in the Philippines. This will be facilitated by Mr. Grant Javier, the founder of Project Inclusion Network and main mover and convenor of the Philippine Business for Disability Network (PBDN) and Ms. Lutchmae Mendiola, the Work Access Specialist at Project Inclusion Network and is part of the Secretariat Team of the Philippine Business and Disability Network. This session will discuss the framework of PWD employment in the Philippines, researches on business benefits of PWD employment and success stories of PWD employment both for the company and the PWD professional.

This session is for:

Business development representatives of companies
HR managers
HR officers of companies engaged in recruitment
Learning and development professionals

Session objectives:

At the end of the session, the participants will be able to:

Understand the current PWD employment landscape in the Philippines
Identify the business benefits of PWD employment through case studies in the Philippines

Mode of Facilitation In-person

Duration 1 session | 3 hours

Date & Time: February 17, 2025 | 9:00 AM to 12:00 NN

Venue: AmCham Robert Sears Hall

Reserve your slots now. Group discounts and training series bundle are available.

Learning Investment

Early Bird Non-Members

Use this ticket if you or your company are not members of AmCham Philippines.

Standard Price: ₱2,500.00
- For online payments through credit card or Paypal, with an additional tariff due to service charges. Ensures a quick entrance to the event.

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Members

Use this ticket if your company is a member of AmCham Philippines.

Standard Price: ₱2,500.00
- For online payments through credit card or Paypal, with an additional tariff due to service charges.

If you cannot find your confirmation email in your normal inbox, you may check it in your promotions, spam, and/or junk mail section.

Standard Price ₱2,500

Early Bird Members

Use this ticket if your company is a member of AmCham Philippines.

Standard Price: ₱1,500.00
- For online payments through credit card or Paypal, with an additional tariff due to service charges.

If you cannot find your confirmation email in your normal inbox, you may check it in your promotions, spam, and/or junk mail section.

Non-Members

For non-member company of AmCham.

Standard Price: ₱3,500.00
- For online payments through credit card or Paypal, with an additional tariff due to service charges.

If you cannot find your confirmation email in your normal inbox, you may check it in your promotions, spam, and/or junk mail section.

Standard Price ₱3,500

Members - Group of 3

This is a group discount for members who will register as a group of 3.

Pay Php 5,000 instead of Php 7,500 for a group of 3.

Standard Price ₱5,000

Non Members - Group of 3

This is a group discount for members who will register as a group of 3.

Pay Php 9,000 instead of Php 10,500 for a group of 3.

Standard Price ₱9,000

Members - Group of 5

This is a group discount for members who will register as a group of 5.

Pay Php 10,000 instead of Php 12,500 for a group of 5.

Standard Price ₱10,000

Non Members - Group of 5

This is a group discount for members who will register as a group of 5.

Pay Php 15,000 instead of Php 17,500 for a group of 5.

Standard Price ₱15,000

Trainer

Grant Javier
Founder of Project Inclusion Network, Main mover and convenor of the Philippine Business for Disability Network
Grant is the founder of Project Inclusion Network, a non-profit organization that provides opportunities for people with disabilities to be productive and contributing members of society. Project Inclusion Network has assisted thousands of people and hundreds of organizations in implementing disability workplace inclusion practices. He is also the main mover and convenor of the Philippine Business and Disability Network (PBDN).

He also serves on the boards of the YMCA of Makati and the No One in Need Foundation Inc. He is a missionary with the Missionary Families of Christ and is assigned as the Missions Coordinator for Luzon as well as the entire continent of Europe, where he lived for 7 years with his wife serving both Eastern and Western Europe.

Aside from being a champion for people with disabilities, a pro-life advocate, a youth worker, and an accomplished speaker both at home and abroad. He holds a Master of Arts in Religious Studies from the Don Bosco Center of Studies, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in European Studies and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing Management from De La Salle University. He is married to Marie Gay and has five children: Pablo, Benita, Lourdes, Guadalupe, and Isidro. Pablo, his eldest son, was diagnosed with Autism at the age of two and is his inspiration and driving force behind Project Inclusion.
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Lutchmae Mendiola
Work Access Specialist at Project Inclusion Network and Part of the Secretariat Team of the Philippine Business and Disability Network
Lutch is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and sustainable Philippines. She currently serves as a Work Access Specialist at Project Inclusion Network and is part of the Secretariat Team of the Philippine Business and Disability Network, drawing inspiration from her sister's journey with a rare genetic and developmental condition.

Before joining Project Inclusion Network, Lutch worked as a supply chain professional at Energy Development Corporation, where she sourced and negotiated contracts for renewable energy projects. Additionally, she has volunteered with SustainablePH for the past three years, actively promoting conversations around sustainability.

Lutch holds a Bachelor's in Business Administration and a Master's in Development Economics from the University of the Philippines Diliman.
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Venue

AmCham Philippines

2/F Corinthian Plaza, 121 Paseo de Roxas cor. Gamboa St.
Makati, Philippines

If you have any questions please contact Wina Puangco

Contact Organizer

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