Event Details

Last January 31, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines – Davao organized the first logistics business conference in the Visayas-Mindanao Region that tackled logistics bottleneck, demographics, characteristics of the market, and opportunities in the Visayas and Mindanao Region. One of the problems identified is the high shipping cost. To make businesses in the Philippines efficient and competitive, business community perceives the need to review the Cabotage law that has the intention of enhancing Philippine competitiveness in international trade and lowering the cost of shipping cargo to and from the Philippines.


Join us at the second series of Business Conference on Logistics organize by the ECCP, in partnership with the All Transport Network on 24 July from 1:30pm-4:30pm. The guest panelist of this conference are the experts and stakeholders from freight forwarding companies, importers and exporters and representatives from airports, terminals and customs, as they will discuss the concerns per industry in terms of logistics.



For registration inquiries, please contact Ms. Riznha Angela Mendoza at riznha.mendoza@eccp.com.

How to access the webinar: In a separate email, you will receive the link sent via ZOOM/ECCP, latest 8am, 24 July.

Agenda

  • Main Schedule

  • Panel Discussion

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Opening Remarks and Summary of the previous logistics conference last January 2020
Mr. Antonio Peralta
ECCP SMBC Chairman
2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Presentation/Speech
Ms. Penny Estrada
Chief Commercial Officer, All Transport Network

Speakers

  • Atty. Erastus Sandino Austria (District Collector at Bureau of Customs-Port of Davao)

    Atty. Erastus Sandino Austria

    District Collector at Bureau of Customs-Port of Davao

    Atty. Austria served as the District Collector of the Port of Manila, Manila International Container Port (MICP); and is now the youngest District Collector in the history of the Philippine Bureau of Customs. At present, he is the District Collector of the Port of Davao

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  • Jesus Cham (President at Meat Importers & Traders Association)

    Jesus Cham

    President at Meat Importers & Traders Association

    Mr. Cham holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of the Philippines, Diliman. Upon graduation, he joined Mayon Consolidated, Inc., a then-dormant company owned by his family. The company became one of the pioneers in meat importation. Under his leadership, the company has grown into one of the Philippines’ major importer of frozen meat products.

    Mr. Cham is still the incumbent MITA President and one of the founders of the Meat Importers & Traders Association (MITA).

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  • Ferdinand Marañon (President at Sagrex Corporation and Philippine Exporters Confederation XI)

    Ferdinand Marañon

    President at Sagrex Corporation and Philippine Exporters Confederation XI

    Mr. Marañon is currently the President of various companies such as Sagrex Corporation, Fermon Corporation, BetaFoam Corporation, Sagrex Foods, Inc. He is also the President of the Philippine Exporters Confederation XI since 2012.

    Mr. Marañon is a graduate of the University of San Carlos, Cebu City and obtained a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration at De La Salle University.

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  • Elmer Francisco U. Sarmiento (President and CEO of Royal Cargo, Inc.)

    Elmer Francisco U. Sarmiento

    President and CEO of Royal Cargo, Inc.

    Mr. Sarmiento is the President & CEO of Royal Cargo, Inc., one of the largest logistics companies in the Philippines and one of the few Filipino multinational companies engaged in logistics with offices in various countries, a significant cold chain operator, and the biggest projects and heavylift company in the country. With his leadership, Royal Cargo is able to achieve double growth in terms of revenue generation and asset base.

    He also serves as Director for Project Professionals Group, an organization of global leaders in the field of logistics management in project transportation. He was a former Vice President and Director of the Cold Chain Association of the Philippines.

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  • Jose Paolo Delgado (Managing Director of Delbros Group)

    Jose Paolo Delgado

    Managing Director of Delbros Group

    Jose Paolo Delgado is a Filipino entrepreneur, investor, and humanitarian. He spent his early years between the Philippines and the United States of America, graduating with a degree in entrepreneurship from Babson College. In 2008, after several years working in China, he chose to return home to the Philippines to assume responsibility over the Delgado Brothers Group (Delbros) a private, 74 year old international corporation engaged in 16 industries.

    Paolo incorporates conscious capitalism in his business dealings and is a staunch supporter of gender equality and environmental sustainability. He has a profound interest in challenging mainstream concerns about logistics and agriculture development, with a goal to reach a global state of food security through technology and automation.

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  • Garrick Thompson (Senior Sales Manager at FedEx Express)

    Garrick Thompson

    Senior Sales Manager at FedEx Express

    As the Senior Sales Manager for FedEx Philippines, Garrick leads a team of 50 sales professionals in the Philippines. During his 12 years at FedEx, Garrick has worked in a wide range of roles including Human Resources, Operations, Customs Clearance and Sales. He started his career with FedEx in New Zealand, and has been based in the Philippines for 6 years. He holds a Bachelor of Management Studies in Strategic Management from the University of Waikato in New Zealand.

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  • Justin Tolentino (Commercial Director of ICTSI)

    Justin Tolentino

    Commercial Director of ICTSI

    Before taking on the role of Commercial and Risk Management Director at the Manila International Container Terminal (MICT), Justin Tolentino was part of the Global Commercial Team looking after commercial activities and Special Projects at ICTSI terminals in the Asia-Pacific region. Justin Tolentino also sit on the Board of two ICTSI terminals in Papua New Guinea, Laguna Gateway International Container Terminal (LGICT), and Cavite Gateway Terminal.

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  • Stefan Schmitz (Managing Director of Antrak Philippines Transport Solutions Corporation)

    Stefan Schmitz

    Managing Director of Antrak Philippines Transport Solutions Corporation

    Mr. Schmitz is the Managing Director of Antrak Philippines Transport Solutions Corporation. He experienced as an Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working over two decades in the project logistics industry in Asia.

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  • Dr. Dan Lachica (President at Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (SEIPI))

    Dr. Dan Lachica

    President at Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (SEIPI)

    Dan Lachica is the President of Semiconductor and Electronics Industries in the Philippines Foundation, Inc. (SEIPI), the association representing the electronics industry which accounted for US$ 43.32 billion, or 61.60% of total Philippine commodity exports in 2019, and employs over 3 million direct and indirect workers.

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  • Antonio Peralta (ECCP- Southern Mindanao Business Council at ECCP)

    Antonio Peralta

    ECCP- Southern Mindanao Business Council at ECCP

    Mr. Antonio S. Peralta obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Commerce from Ateneo De Davao University, a Master of Business Administration degree from Ateneo de Manila University, and a Master of Business Economics from the University of Asia and the Pacific in 1977, 1982, and 1985, respectively.

    He is a member and chairman of Southern-Mindanao Business Council (SMBC) of the European Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, Corporate Secretary of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Mindanao and a member of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. He has also served as a guest lecturer and speaker at various international conferences held in Southeast Asia, Japan, the United States, Australia, the Middle East and Europe.

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  • Penny Estrada (Chief Commercial Officer at All Transport Network)

    Penny Estrada

    Chief Commercial Officer at All Transport Network

    Penny Estrada currently facilitates all commercial activities of All Transport Network and All Systems Logistics. With her Bachelor's Degree in Politics from New York University and previous role in Mediterranean Shipping Company New York handling pricing & operations - she combines her international knowledge to the companies' local expertise. Penny is also the Chairwoman of the ECCP's Young Professionals Committee.

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Tickets

Non-member

Non-members can participate on this given rate

Standard Price ₱1,000
ECCP Member
Standard Price Complimentary
ECCP Member
Standard Price ₱500