AIESEC, Linking the Youth and the Business Sector
โArmed with fresh insight, optimism,ย and potential for greatness, when exposed to the right kind of training, the youth can eventually be shaped into a formidable force that can impact the world.โ
The worldโs largest student driven organization, AIESEC, organizes yet another endeavor that will offer the youth with an integrated learning experience to become globally mindedย and socially relevant leaders in today’s fast changing worldโwith a little help from the business sector.
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Over 200 student leaders at the Nationalย Institute of Physics, University of the Philippinesย Dilimanย last April 10, 2013 for the first Youth to Business Forum in the Philippines. (Photo byย Jethroย Jamon)
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Jakubย Czerwinski, AIESEC Wroclaw President, challenging the youthย on what impact they can make for social responsibility. (Photo byย Jethroย Jamon)
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Agents of Positive Change
Theย Philippines Youth toย Business Forum, otherwise simply Y2B, is a project which connects the youth and some of today’s leading industries in order to exchange ideas for a better global and Philippine society.ย To be held on April 10, 2013 in the National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippinesย Diliman, the first Philippines Y2B expects 200 student leaders from theย countryโsย most prestigious universities, together with AIESEC partners and alumni and at least 1000 local and internationalย virtualย youth delegates viaย livestream.
Like 160 other regional and national forums conducted across the world, it is patterned after AIESEC Internationalโs Global Youthย toย Business Forum, which has been running successfully in the last 4 years.
AIESEC alumniย Vincent Yu on changing the landscape of society through joining a NGO for education. (Photo byย Aleaย Ladaga)
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Collaborating on the Next Groundbreaking Ideas
ย The one-day forum will be divided into three portions: Topic Space, Consultancy Fair, and Workshops.ย ย
ย Duringย Topic Space,ย speakers such as Lauren Barnett ofย Hultย International Business School andย Jojyย Azurin, Country Manager ofย Freelancer.com,ย will share their perspectives revolving on the following themes: Leadership, Innovation,ย and Social Responsibility.
ย This first portion of the forum will allow delegates to learn and voice out their questions and opinions to theย business leaders of various industries and organizations during sessions.
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Y2Bย delegates inย a team activity hosted byย Del Monte Philippinesโ dynamic leadershipย workshop. (Photo byย Aleaย Ladaga)
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Vinceย Golangcoย at the social responsibility workshop, as he shares how he developed his personal blog into an online magazine read by thousands across the world. (Photo by Charles Yu)
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Consultancy Fairย allows free and direct interaction amongst the delegates, speakers,ย and representatives from aforementioned enterprises.
Concrete topics on national and global issues, real business cases, employment,ย and possible partnerships can be discussed by all stakeholders over lunch.
Delegates consulting with Technicalย Analyst Ronย Acobaย at Trading Edge Consultancyโs innovation workshop. (Photo byย AleaLadaga)
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Co-designed withย Del Monte Philippines, Trading Edge Consultancy, and Elite Institute, theย workshopsย will allow companies to brief and show the delegates how they do operations in a more concrete sense.ย
Delegates could get themselves involved by joining focus group analysis over new initiatives or crafting marketing campaigns.
The Philippines Youth to Business Forum is a project of AIESEC Philippines, in partnership with Del Monte Philippines, Hultย International Business School,ย Freelancer.com, Trading Edge Consultancy, San Miguel Corporation, and in cooperation with Elite Institute, Selecta,ย Mondeย Nissin, Universalย Robina Corporation, Business World, andย WhenInManila.com.
AIESEC: Linking the Youth and the Business Sector