Back in Cebu for ICT 2007: Day 1 at Acqua and Cowrie Cove « Jayvee Fernandez

Back in Cebu for ICT 2007: Day 1 at Acqua and Cowrie Cove

Posted by Jayvee Fernandez at June 25th, 2007

Tiramisu at Acqua, Shangri-La Mactan Hotel and Spa Resort

Conferences are all about food, food, and more food.

I’m at Cebu right now, staying at the Shangri-La Mactan Hotel. As a guest of Globe Telecommunications, I’ve been invited to witness ICT 2007. The conference starts tomorrow and will take up the better part of the day till Wednesday. I will be staying in Cebu from Monday to Thursday.

drinks from Cowrie Cove, Shangri-La Mactan Hotel and Spa Resort

I’m planning on live-blogging the event depending on the available wireless connection. I heard Aileen Apolo will be around too as a panelist. I brought along the Nokia N95 so I’ll also try to do some mobile podcasting / video feeds. Wish me luck.

We spent the better part of the evening having dinner at Acqua and drinks at Cowrie Cove, a neat bar overlooking the ocean. We retired early as the conference begins at 9:00 AM. Unfortunately, GMA (our country’s president) is out of town and will not be able to deliver the key not. ~~Instead, Steve Jobs will come and talk about the iPhone that’s supposed to launch this Friday.~~

drinks from Cowrie Cove, Shangri-La Mactan Hotel and Spa Resort

Some speakers to note would be Christopher Beshouri, President of McKinsey & Company Philippines. He will talk about Opportunities and Threats for Asia’s Emerging ITES Industry. There’s Fostering and Funding Asian Innovation by Lawrence Hughes, Founder of Infoweapons.

Cowrie Cove, Shangri-La Mactan Hotel and Spa Resort