General Membership Meeting [NCR]

AmCham Philippines

AmCham came to life in 1902 as the Manila Coffee Round Table and later as Manila Merchants Association. Incorporated in 1920, it has since then recognized and reconfirmed the commitment of American business to the development and welfare of the Philippines and the Filipino people.

This is a commitment of long-standing, as its mission statement declares:

The Chamber exists to serve the interests of U.S. businesses through the participation of members in promoting their long-term objectives while contributing to the civic and economic development of the Philippines.”

Event Details

The Covid-19 pandemic has greatly affected the global economy. How intense its impact depends on the industry in which each business operates. But one thing every company has in common is the need to rebuild and come back stronger now that we can already see a path to recovery.

We are hopeful that we will see more improvements as we continue to reopen our economy along with on-going mass vaccination making 2021 look somewhat brighter.

AmCham's General Membership Meeting for the month of July entitled "A Way Forward: Business Recovery Roadmap" will have DTI Sec. Ramon Lopez to discuss the most essential insights to help every organization move to the next phase of business rehabilitation from the tremor of novel coronavirus.

Members

Two (2) complimentary passes.

Use this ticket if your company is a member of AmCham Philippines or if you are a member's proxy.

Register here

(you can email josie@amchamphilippines.com if you are unsure if complimentary passes are available for your organization)

Additional Members

For additional members.

Standard Price: ₱500 + 10% | $11.00
-For online payments through credit card or Paypal, with an additional tariff due to service charge.

Standard Price₱500

Standard Price$11

Non-members

For non-members.

Standard Price: ₱1000 + 10% | $22.00
-For online payments through credit card or Paypal, with an additional tariff due to service charge.

Standard Price₱1,000

Standard Price$22

Speaker

Ramon M. Lopez

Secretary at Department of Trade and Industry

Ramon M. Lopez is the Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). His extensive government experience with the Presidential Management Staff (PMS), DTI, and the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) in the early part of his career provided him with a solid background on macroeconomic and industry development that allowed him to adopt a more holistic trade approach when he moved to the private sector and became a top executive of a major Philippine food and beverage company for over 23 years.

As a strong advocate for free entrepreneurship education for 12 years, he was called to serve the country again under President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s administration as the DTI Secretary. He chairs several institutions under DTI such as the Board of Investments (BOI), the Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA), the Small Business Corporation (SB Corp.), the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), National Development Corporation (NDC), Export Development Council (EDC), Halal Board. He also supervises attached agencies such as the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) and the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA).

He has received several awards such as: the Honorary Agora in Nation Building Award in 2018; the 2016 Nation Builders Award for Government Service for his role as prime mover in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) development; and the Philippine Innovation Man of the Year Award in 2017 for the promotion of social entrepreneurship through innovation. In 2018, he received from President Duterte the Order of Sikatuna, with a rank of Datu, one of the senior honors one can receive in the Philippines.

He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of the Philippines and topped his Master’s Degree in Development Economics class at Williams College, Massachusetts.