CCCI Emphasizes on Innovation, Experiential Activities as it Lines Up Events for Cebu Business Month 2018

CCCI explores the field of innovation, conceptualizes new events, and follows through on established ones as it lines up the events and activities of CBM 2018.

In a press conference held at Golden Prince Hotel & Suites on April 26, 2018, CCCI officials and the chairpersons talked on the different activities, happenings, and events that will take place in the duration of Cebu Business Month 2018. Different events are in store as CCCI delves on different industries such as the agriculture, ICT, BPO, and hospitality industries, among others.

CCCI also innovates on its activity related to the tourism industry as they follow through on last year’s successful “Lumba’g Laag sa Sugbo”, an event that is “inspired by Cebu’s ‘Suroy-Suroy sa Sugbo’ tourism event mixed up with AXN’s ‘Amazing Race’”, according to Mr. Edilberto M. Mendoza, the chairman on Lumba’g Laag sa Sugbo. The event, which is now on it’s 2nd year, will be held at different parts of Cebu, particularly in the southern and mid-western parts of the province as a race which will start from SM City Cebu on June 10 to 12, 2018 and will reach towns as far as Dalaguete and Badian. The awarding for the event will be on June 13.

In its promise to “convene business people and entrepreneurs in one venue to share best practices and technologies, showcase products and services where possible tie-ups can be forged”, the chamber also announced that it has fused 3 expos that used to be stand-alone into 1 big expo as the Information and Communications Technology – Business Process Management, Tourism, and Entrepreneurship thrusts are now combined to be the Innovation Summit (Conference & Expo) which will take place at Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino on June 19 to 20, 2018, and will be made available to the public.

An event that will see its first run in the Cebu Business Month 2018 is the Cebu Design Week, which aims to bring the creatives in Cebu together for linkage, idea sharing on trends, and other design matters. The said Design Week will cover different aspect of arts and other principles and practices such as graphic design, photography, film, and music, among others. The event marks the first time CCCI has placed an emphasis on the importance of design in today’s competitive, but vibrant business world where design is one of the factors in building a brand, or selling a product or service. The Cebu Design Week will run from June 16 to June 23, 2018.

Other events that will occur on CBM 2018 are: The Grand Opening Salvo on June 1, 2018 at The Terraces, Ayala Center Cebu; One Town, One Product (OTOP) Exhibit on June 1-3, 2018 at Ayala Center Cebu; CEO Forum on Workforce Development on June 5, 2018, Venue TBD; The Cebu International Film Festival (Cebu.IFF) Curtain Raiser on June 8, 2018 at SM Seaside city Cebu; The AAA Renaissance Cebuana 2018: Cebuana Sports Marathon on June 9, 2018 at the Cebu Provincial Capitol; Tourism Innovation Forum on June 14, 2018 at Marco Polo Plaza Cebu; Business-in-Golf (B-I-G) Tournament on June 21, 2018 at Alta Vista Golf & Country Club; and MSME Industry Edtour on June 22, 2018 for Identified Companies.