The Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc., (DCCCII) welcomed the emergence of new, young dynamic leaders for this year’s Davao Investment Conference (Davao ICon 2021).
DCCCII recently inducted Ricardo Lagdameo, vice president of Damosa Land Inc., (DLI) as chairperson; and Nicole Hao Bian-Ledesma, chief operating officer of the Joji Ilagan International Schools and Group of Companies, as co-chair for Davao ICon 2021.
“Mr. Lagdameo is very capable. He has also the vision for what Davao ICon should focus on to be able to achieve the goals for recovery and resetting the economy in the new normal. Also Nicole Bian Hao-Ledesma. These are the new breed of leaders for Davao City and Mindanao. They are young, dynamic, and dedicated to reset Davao City’s economy in the new normal,” said Dr. Malou Monteverde, president of DCCCII.
The Davao ICon is a biennial event of DCCCII. The event aims to bring together potential buyers and investors as well as industry experts to discuss and present Davao Region’s business opportunities to build strong partnerships, thus bringing more people and investment to Davao.
Monteverde said this year’s conference will focus on real estate, tourism, manufacturing, and digitalization.
“Mga tech savvy yan sila,” Monteverde said.
DCCCII will officially launch Davao ICon 2021 during the 5th General Membership Meeting on May 28, 2021.
The last conference was held in June 2019 with the theme “Davao: Your Southeast Asian Investment Destination,” which was chaired by Monteverde.
The said activity was graced by the officials of the Alibaba Group, the Chinese technology conglomerate founded by Jack Ma.
The event also highlighted presentations from various foreign chambers, including the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Mindanao (JCCM), American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham), and the Canadian Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (CanCham).
