PH Delegates to CES 2024 Get Insights from Bay Area, Silicon Valley Companies

PH DELEGATES TO CES 2024 GET INSIGHTS FROM BAY AREA, SILICON VALLEY COMPANIES

Consul General Neil Ferrer welcomes the CES 2024 Philippine delegation headed by Department of Trade and Industry Undersecretary Rafaelita Aldaba. Also in attendance are: Department of Science and Technology Undersecretary Maridon Sahagun; Department of Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary Heherson Asiddao; Philippine Economic Zone Authority Director General Tereso Panga; Dr. Dan Lachica, President of the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation (SEIPI), the largest organization of Philippine and foreign electronics companies in the Philippines; Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona; Trade Commissioner Celynne Layug; and Dynamico Space CEO JR Calanoc. (San Francisco PCG photo)

SAN FRANCISCO, USA – Following their participation in the 2024 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Philippine delegation visited San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley companies in a business mission that aims to foster collaborations with global innovators and stay up-to-date on developments in startup ecosystems, technology, and innovation.

The Philippine delegation was led by Undersecretary Rafaelita Aldaba of the Department of Trade and Industry, Undersecretary Maridon Sahagun of the Department of Science and Technology, Undersecretary Heherson Asiddao of the Department of Information and Communications Technology, and Director General Tereso Panga of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority.

Among the Philippine companies that were part of the 2024 CES delegation were: the Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation Inc. (SEIPI) led by its President, Dr. Dan Lachica; EMS Pureplay Inc.; Ionics EMS Inc., GMV Materials Inc.; Gruppo EMS Inc.; and energy company Meralco.

The delegation visited IBM Almaden, Plug and Play, Atom Computing, the University of California Berkeley’s NSF Challenge Institute for Quantum Computation, Autodesk, Mind the Bridge, and Dynamico Space.

Consul General Neil Ferrer welcomed the delegation to the Philippine Center, and highlighted the work of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco in fostering collaborations and exploring opportunities for business engagements in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley.

“We appreciate the work of the Philippine delegation to the CES 2024 and we stand ready to support you in fostering innovation and growth of the startup ecosystem in the Philippines,” Consul General Ferrer said.

Dynamico Space founder and CEO JR Calanoc made a presentation to the group about his firm’s work, especially in supporting the growth of Philippine startups. The co-working space located at the Philippine Center in San Francisco also offers digital and media support services. END

Consul General Neil Ferrer gives his opening remarks during the CES 2024 Philippine delegation’s meeting at Dynamico Space, Philippine Center in San Francisco on 17 January 2024. (San Francisco PCG photo)

From left to right: Consul Vanessa Bago-Llona, Dynamico Space CEO JR Calanoc, DOST Undersecretary Maridon Sahagun, Trade Commissioner May Celynne Layug, DTI Undersecretary Rafaelita Aldaba, Consul General Neil Ferrer, SEIPI President Dr. Danilo Lachica, PEZA Director General Tereso Panga, and DICT Undersecretary Heherson Asiddao. (San Francisco PCG photo)