AGSB faculty pictures at the PMRE forum today November 15, 2013

Fourth PRME Regional Forum |APS Auditorium, APS building, Makati City,  PHL   |  November 15, 2013

Initially, during the talk of Andrew Fastow, the former CFO of Enron who was jailed for corporate wrongdoing, I was forbidden to take pictures.  Then, after his talk, I bravely took pictures

Here are some of the pictures at the PRME forum held at AGSB:

 Dr. Joy Menguito, Prof Ivy Formoso and Dean Buenviaje in an animated conversation

                                Dr Joy Menguito, Profs Ivy and Lulu

                        Prof Lulu, Dr George Fong with Andrew Fastow, former CFO of Enron

                                Dean Albert,  Dr Manny Fong,  Profs Ibarle and Menguito

I met AdeMU execs and Dean Albert this noon

APS, Rockwell Center Makati City PHL   |   May 9, 2013

I went to AGSB this noon to pick up the business plan submitted by the MBA Standard entrep students.  On the way I out I met at the elevators:   Dean Buenviaje, Dr. Tonette, and Dean Rudy Ang of the SOM.

What could be meaning of this?  We can only surmise and guess.  Is this the start of the turn over.  Prof Rudy is now making a situation analysis of the place he is going to manage?

I think they came from the 4th floor, where the ME offices are situated.

Dr Norio Usui of ADB asks AGSB masters to change mindset

Ampitheater, APS Building, Rockwell Center, Makati City PHL  | March 13, 2013

Dr. Usui of ADB repeatedly challenged the AGSB masteral candidates audience in the Opeman forum for reviving Manufacturing to change their mindsets about development and industrialization.  He challenged them to do a peat of the BPO. It was not an industry that did not exist 10 years ago, but now it brings in nearly $20 billion in trade to the PHL, and about a million jobs.  It does not have govt fiat or support except location of cyberzones in PEZA.  The mindset (entrepreneurial mindset) has something to do with it.

Think about the banana that sells for PHP 100 each, or fresh mangoes in a nice box that sells for USD l00?  Think about the opportunity here (the product comes from PHL) and there (the market for that high selling price is in NYC or Tokyo)

The businessman must not stick to the traditional knowledge  on economics and business as he pursues his business objectives.  For example, typically, he says that barriers to entry of foreign business in PHL is high power cost.  While this is true for steel smelting or copper refinery, this is not a major factor in other industries where power is minor CGS!

He went at great length to explain the product space theory of Hidalgo and compares PHL with Thailand at various periods in history.

I love this presentation -  it is a strong supporter/advocate of entrepreneurship

He also used the Lego of Development as a metaphor for his speech where the children are the countries, the bricks are the capabilities.  As per my text conversation with Dean Albert of AGSB, he said he liked best Dr. Usui's talk best

Athens Cruz  and JP Molina of Sentrep attended the forum

                                Where is the monkey? Thailand vs PHL in l975

                                Thailand in PHL in 2008 - almost at parity

                                 Entrepreneurship is an important aspect of Usui presentation

Faculty and Staff Christmas party today at Rockwell

The AGSB and CCE faculty and staff faculty conference was held today at 2f of APS building at Rockwell.  There were so many new staff of CCE in attendance.

It was good that Perry told me last night at the de la Costa campus about the Christmas party today.

Unfortunately for me there is a day job to attend to;  I left at 10 am and took me nearly 3 hours to reach AGSB.  Traffic was bad. Ortigas Av was jammed from the Tikling side to Robinson Galleria.

There was a lot of games and lots of food.  Some professors I believe were busy with their parties and did not make it.  I met Jackie Chan, Art Zamora, Frank Roa, the Dean,  Charlie Jorge,  Rachel Consunji, Winnie Constantino,  Dr. del Carmen,  Glen San Luis, Ralph Ante, Marivic Castillo, Dr Mansibang, and Dr. Lydia King.  Most of those were the staff. The young ones and  the young once.

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                              Nice decorations and many prizes for the raffle

                              The audience to the presentations

                                   Great lunch

                                            Mr Frank Roa

                                   Perry, our ever reliable trusted assistant at de la Costa

                                       Outside, the weather was warm and windy