Consul General Neil Ferrer Meets Innovation Platform Plug and Play Co-Founder Jojo Flores
SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA, 9 August 2023 – Consul General Neil R. Ferrer met with Mr. Jojo Flores, Co-founder of renowned global innovation platform Plug and Play at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Silicon Valley. During his visit, Consul General Ferrer also met Plug and Play CEO and Founder Saeed Amidi.
Mr. Flores and Mr. William Li, Senior Account Manager Corporate Partnership for Asia Pacific, toured Consul General Ferrer and Consul Vanessa G. Bago-Llona around Plug and Play Tech Center. They discussed potential partnerships with the Philippines to foster economic growth through innovation, especially given the Government’s priorities around enhancing connectivity, digitalization, and innovation.
Plug and Play is a global innovation platform connecting leading startups, corporations, and investors. It is headquartered in Silicon Valley and is also present in more than 50 global locations driving innovation across more than 20 industries.
According to the Global Innovation Index by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the Philippines ranked 59th globally in terms of innovation in 2022. The Philippines also has an “increasingly important potential for transforming the global innovation landscape,” according to an analysis related to the Global Innovation Index.
The country also scored “best on the innovation pillars of business sophistication (ranked 39th worldwide) and Knowledge and Technology output (ranked 41st worldwide).” The Philippine Consulate in San Francisco, together with the Philippine Trade and Investment Center in Silicon Valley, seeks to engage Silicon Valley movers and stakeholders and bridge Philippine startups and industry players with Silicon Valley. END
