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8.30 am |
Registration
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9.00 am |
Introduction by IDC: Small and Medium Enterprises in an Integrated World |
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9.10 am |
Information Technology for SMEs |
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Mel Caspitrano Alonzo
DTI Undersecretary for SME Development |
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With the explosion of technological innovations, our SMEs are facing both challenges and opportunities. To become world-class and to face global competition, our SMEs need information technology. Through ICT, SMEs can expand market reach, promote their products 24hours a day, 7 days a week, communicate better and faster, especially with foreign buyers, mass-customize their offerings, improve their systems and provide better service. |
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9.40 am |
Technology for your Business |
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Harrison Li
Asia Pacific SMB Marketing Manager,Intel |
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10:10 am |
Coffee Break and Exhibition Showcase
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10:30 am |
HP Smart Office on Security , Mobility and Enhanced Communication |
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Philip Lee
SMB Solution. Asia Pacific SMB |
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11:00 am |
Storage Made Simple for SMBs |
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Arnie Alvarez
Solution Architect, EMC Philippines |
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The strategic use of information is increasingly at the heart of many successful business models, which means that being able to easily create, share and ensure the safety of that data is a top priority for IT/business leaders in SMBs. SMBs need hardware and software solutions that will provide a stable path to future growth while reducing IT costs, including ongoing management and training costs. Start small and think big - consolidation is the first step towards easier management, better protection and faster backup and recovery for SMBs' information. This means getting started on networked storage, an arena that has become progressively simpler and more affordable. |
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11.30 am |
Question and Answer session moderated by IDC |
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11:45 am |
Lunch and Exhibition Showcase |
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1.00 pm |
Strategic Supply Chain Management |
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Ng Buck Seng
Associate Director of Manufacturing Research, IDC Asia Pacific |
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Socio-political changes, shifting demographics, changing technology, decreasing trade barriers and increasing
deregulation of many industries, have irreversibly changed the environment that modern-day businesses operate in.
At the same time, pressures from globalization and the increased in competition are mandating businesses to reduce
time-to-market for their new products and to reduce the costs of doing business. In the face of this new business environment,
companies are increasingly forced to look to better supply chain management, as well as the use of IT, to survive and maintain
their competitive edge. In this session, Mr Ng will share some of the trends shaping this new business environment and look at
how strategic SCM can be leveraged to enable SMEs to compete more effectively. |
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1.30 pm |
Presentation by TNT Express |
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Bill Roque
CIT Manager |
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2:00 pm |
Coffee Break and Exhibition Showcase |
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2.20 pm |
ICT Blueprinting for SMEs |
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Damian Domingo Mapa
Commissioner, Commission of Information and Communications Technology |
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What are the common barriers preventing SMEs from utilizing
ICT to achieve global competitiveness? How should government and
private sector act to overcome these barriers? Is enough being done?
Is too much being done in some areas and not enough in others? The
CICT has prepared a blueprinting program to allow companies serving
the SME sector to strategize, organize, and mobilize to address the
needs of the SME entrepreneurs. |
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2.50 pm |
Energizing Asia's Business Value Chain How Dynamic IT Can and Will Help SMEs |
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Manuel Ravago
Research Manager , IDC Philippines |
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3.20 pm |
Question and Answer session moderated by IDC |
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3.35 pm |
LUCKY DRAW - END |
