AFGM 39th Asean Glass Conference in Cebu Set

The Asean Federation of Glass Manufacturers (AFGM) will hold its 39th Asean Glass Conference on October 19 to 22, 2015 in Shangri-La Mactan, Cebu.

The conference’s theme is “Glass Technology & Innovation: Driving Growth in Traditional & New Markets”. This is an annual gathering and it is expected to bring together 300 delegates, mostly glass manufacturers and trade partners, from Asia, America and Europe.

Cebu, a gateway to around two-thirds of the Philippines, is a primary destination of approximately 35 percent of the Philippines’ foreign visitors, according to the Cebu Provincial Government. This is where you can combine pleasure, business, rich culture and golden opportunities.

Shangri-La Mactan in Lapu Lapu City, Cebu is definitely a best venue for such conference, where brilliant ideas on glass innovation and technology could flourish.

The Asean Federation of Glass Manufacturers, founded in 1977, is a regional industry association in South East Asia, currently composed of 43 glass producers from the Asean-member countries – the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam.

The Philippines is represented in AFGM by the Glass Manufacturer’s Association of the Philippines Inc., which is composed of various glass industry stakeholders in the country with their dynamic Chairman Engr. Emmanuel R. Alcantara.

The attendance in the conference has grown over the years, now including glass manufacturers from neighbouring countries and glass suppliers from all over the world.

In 1978, the AFGM was given recognition by the Asean Chamber of Commerce & Industry and became a member of its working group on Industrial Complementation.