The Institute of Certified Management Consultants hosted the 2014 ASEAN Integration last November 5, 2014 at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Ortigas Pasig City.
ASEAN Integration transforms the region into an area with free movement of goods, services, investment, skilled labor, and a free flow of capital. Therefore a lot of capability and capacity building needs to be undertaken by organizations and professionals alike. ASEAN Integration helps in forming bonds between countries, combining strengths and strategies to be competitive on the international field and to balance the future dominance of China and India.
Participants of the forum learned overview of the ASEAN Integration and its effects to Management Consulting Professionals, exposed to Management consulting opportunities from ASEAN Integration and understand the skills requirement within ASEAN. These are all prerequisite information to help the delegates form closer relations, in cooperation and mutual understanding among values in the ASEAN Countries.
The forum ran from 1:00PM to 5:30Pm and was attended by Business Consultants, General Managers, Professors, Chief Financial Officers, Presidents, Managers, Organization Development Assistant Managers, Operations & Technology Directors, Managing Partners, Partners, Lead Consultants, CEOs, CMOs, Faculties, Secretaries, HR Consultants, Managing Directors, Directors, Business Development Officers and Lead Consultants from leading companies such as Globe Telecom Inc., iSens Asia Inc., UP, Life Lab Philippines Agri-Research and Training, Satona Consulting, Reyes tacandong & Co., Philippines Batteries Incorporated (Motolite), ComSky Inc., KaiZen Solutions Co., Partnership Forum for International Trade Development Inc., Punongbayan & Araullo, Ex-link Management and Marketing Services Corporation, Zen Consultants & Services Co., Seaview Import Export Corporation, AIM Consultants, RG Magno Management Consulting Services, iCommerce Corporate Solutions Inc., and Alnino Travel and Tours Inc.
The forum was headed by veteran speaker, Chartered Economist (ChE®) and Director of American College of Economics Philippines, Alvin Ang along with two other established speakers Cesar Baltazar and Leo Querubin.