Pinoy Christmas: Unwrapping Creative Treasures and Creative Cities

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

AmCham's Creative Industries Committee is hosting a virtual meeting entitled "Pinoy Christmas: Unwrapping Creative Treasures and Creative Cities" on December 14 (Tuesday) from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM through Zoom.

This meeting will be the third of the chamber's new Creative Industries Committee and - in the spirit of the holiday season - will focus on one portion of the design sector domain as recognized in the draft Creative Industries bill and UNESCO as a creative industry. Due to the excellence of creative design in the Philippines, many Filipino craftspersons are employed and many customers in countries that celebrate Christmas enjoy a more joyful holiday with products from the Philippines that express the spirit of Pinoy Christmas and, overall, the rich creative economy of the Philippines.

This webinar is FREE of Charge

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Speakers

Mark Wilson

Creative Director of Wilson Escalona

Loly Gomez

CEO & President of Philippine Treasures, Inc.

Marie Venus Tan

Former Tourism Promotions Board COO at Department of Tourism

Rhea Matute (Invited)

Executive Director of Design Center of the Philippines

Pauline Suaco-Juan

Executive Director of Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM)

Prior to her assumption of office as the Tourism Promotions Board's Chief Operating Officer from 2018-2020 Ms. Marie Venus Q. Tan served in various capacities in the Department of Tourism to include her designation as a Tourism Attaché for the Western, Central and Eastern Europe for fifteen (15) years and as the Director of the Department of Tourism in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DOT-CAR) for three (3) years. COO Tan held the post National Coordinator for International Marketing and Promotions of North Luzon and Palawan from May 2015 until September 2018.

In her capacity as Regional Director for DOT-CAR, she spearheaded several urban rehabilitation tourism initiatives, including her brainchild campaign, Rev Up, Revive, Revisit, Revitalize (REV-BLOOM), Project Stobosa Hillside Artwork, Project PURAW White Roof Painting, and the Village Innovation Community Enhancement Projects in Banaue and was instrumental in the designation of Baguio City as a UNESCO Creative City, among others.
She is known for her genuine dedication to the cause of sustainable tourism, as attested by her affiliation with notable local and international organizations dedicated to socio-civic causes. COO Tan is a current founding Chair of the non-governmental organization Inspirational Women of the Cordilleras (IWOC); Chairperson of the United Nations Mountain Partnership’s Asia Pacific Government Cluster; and one of the focal persons in the Philippines for the UNESCO Creative Cities Network 2017.