Jose Ma. “Joey” A. Concepcion IIIPresidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship at Go Negosyo Founder
Joey was appointed as Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship by President Rodrigo Duterte to help in MSME development. He is also the Chairman of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council in 2017 Philippine Chairmanship of ASEAN.
Joey is the founder of the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship – Go Negosyo . It aims to alleviate poverty by empowering entrepreneurs and eventually transform the country into an enterprising nation. Go Negosyo has become an inspiring and motivational movement that also empowers the Filipino with entrepreneurship education as the way to succeed in life and business.
Joey is the President and CEO of RFM Corporation, the Chairman of the RFM Unilever Ice Cream Corporation, and Director and Executive Committee member of Concepcion Industries, Inc.
In the advent of Covid-19 pandemic, the Philippine business sector, led by Joey as the Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship, conceived Project ARK that pushes for COVID-19 testing innovations. Its mission is to make massive testing accessible and affordable in the workplace and in communities to save jobs, lives and livelihoods.