The Inaugural Excelr8 Program
San Francisco, CA - A Philippine delegation of fifteen #BeTheBoss winners and finalists and PLDT Smart SME Managers attended a week-long Excelr8 Program, Feb 15-19, in Silicon Valley, home to the world's leading software and technology corporations. The program, an initiative by Chairman M. V. Pangilinan, provided a learning experience with a focus on business development and strategic partnerships within the unique nature of the Silicon Valley ecosystem. The initial prototype program was designed by the Science and Technology Advisory Council - Silicon Valley (STAC-SV) in partnership with the US-Philippines Society to support technology-enabled entrepreneurship.
Technopreneurs Roberto Llames and Jeffrey Peterson, Directors and Co-chairs of the US-PH Society Technology Committee, served as mentors to the budding innovators. "Through this program, along with the delegate's innate enthusiasm for learning, the program successfully changed the delegates' mindsets enhancing "out-of-the box" thinking," Llames observed. "The delegates were thankful and would like a continuous forum to promote mentorship relations and collaboration," he added.
Christina Laskowski, President of STAC-SV and Program Organizer, stated, "This inaugural #BeTheBoss program is the start to a unique partnership and collaboration for all who participated, and I congratulate the awardees in taking the first step and paving the path for others."
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