Wazzup Pilipinas!
With an eye for incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship in igniting a better future for startups and social enterprises, the Entrepreneurship Club (E-Club) of Far Eastern University (FEU) held its flagship project this year, the Entrepreneurship + Technology (ENTECH) Summit 2017, last Tuesday at the FEU Mini Auditorium.
With its theme “Calibrating the Future through Entrepreneurship and Innovation”, the ENTECH Summit opened its doors to aspiring technopreneurs and innovators, welcoming over nearly a hundred delegates from different schools and universities in the country.
The first half of the event was kickstarted by ENTECH 2017’s Keynote Speaker, Senator Paola Benigno “Bam” Aquino’s talk on championing social enterprises through technology. Valenice Balace, the founder and CEO of Honesty Apps then shared her experiences in developing her passion for innovation in building her own app as she tackled the impact of technology and new media on entrepreneurship.
A panel discussion with veteran technopreneurs, Paul Rivera, founder and CEO of Kalibrr; Aurora Soriano, founder and CEO of PinoyTravel, Inc.; and Kassy Pajarillo, Marketing Head of Honesty Apps, in the industry then gave their insights on technopreneurship and emerging innovations in Asia. Master of Science in Innovation and Business and Academic Program Director of the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Matthew Escobido moderated the discussion.