GOAB2 promises to be a bigger and grander event as attendance is expected to surpass last year's turnout with the confirmed arrival of more big names in the tech industry.
"The attendance of these influential people will surely generate interest among technopreneurs," according to Tina Amper, founder of TechTalks.ph. Amper said those who have confirmed their attendance for this years GOAB2 are Bowei Gai of World Startup Report, Maria Ressa of Rappler, Jason Torres of Proudcloud, and DOST-ICTO deputy executive director Monchito Ibrahim.
Other industry leaders expected to arrive for the gathering are Khailee Ng of 500 Startups, fashion technology accelerator Richard Min, Jack Madrid of Openovate Labs, Jay Fajardo of Roofcamp, Paul Rivera of Kalibrr, Stephen Jagger of PayrollHero.com, creative director Patrick Cabral, designer and artist Camy Francisco-Cabral, Koichi Saito of IMJ Investment Partners, and John Dang and Chow Paredes of Zipmatch.
According to Amper these resource people will talk about the challenges ad opportunities of startups, women in technology, and investing in social entrepreneurship, among many other significant issues.
"Uncut: a realistic review of Philippine Startups and the road ahead", "Recognizing Standout Startups and Apps", and "Beyond ASEAN 2015: Opportunities and Challenges for Startup Communities" are the topics included in the agenda for discussion.
GOAB is organized by TechTalks.ph and the Department of Science and Technology-Information and Communications Technology Office (DOST-ICTO).
The DOST-ICTO has made strategic interventions to support the growth of the ICT industry in the regions, including its role in the last year's auspicious inaugural staging of GOAB which was held in Boracay last September.
For more details about this years GOAB visit http://www.geeksonabeach.com
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