Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Meet the Leaders From Different Industries at Asia E- Commerce Expo 2015


Asia E- Commerce Expo 2015 (#AECoE) will be at SMX Aura, Taguig on November 25, 2015, Wednesday and brought to you by TAG Media and Public Relations. #AECoE will give you a unique opportunity to learn from, and network with senior leaders from the biggest brands in Asia Pacific region and in which the leading e-commerce experts from emerging markets, award winning e-commerce players and established e-retailers in APAC gather under one roof. Industry leaders will share independent experiences and insights for delegates from different countries. You can be a part of this inspiring environment and benefit from the excellent networking opportunities it offers.

It features:

Sessions on ePayments, eLogistics and ePrivacy
Opening reception
Conference programme
Over 15 local and  international high level speakers
30+ sponsors
1 Hour of Speed Networking 

What will you learn:

·         Market Analysis
·         Digital Marketing
·         CRM
·         Strategy
·         E Commerce
·         Going Global

Why you should attend:

·         To grow your business
·         To meet investors
·         300 APAC Audience
·         Maximizing cross border e commerce

Speakers are leaders from different industries and engaged in momentous pursuits of significance to the ASEAN region and beyond.  Attendees are senior business people, high-ranking government officials and media. 

#AECoE is not just about learning, empowerment and inspiration but a potential future collaboration that’s why we allot time for networking. Speakers confirmed are as follows plus 10 more awaiting for their confirmation;

•       Constantin Robertz- Managing Director, Zalora
•       Lars Jeppesen- CEO, Tech One Global
•       Jacqueline Van Den Ende- Managing Director, Lamudi
•       Kristian Melquiades- General Manager, Viber
•       Janette Toral- Founder, Digital Club Filipino
•       Subir Lohani- Managing Director, 
•       Chinkee Tan- Book Author and Radio Host
•       Robert Yupangco- CEO, Yupangco Group of Companies
•       Frederic Levy- Founder & CEO, CashCashPinoy

• Camille Montejo- CEO, Tree Top Adventure Inc. 

Moderators; 

•       Chris Kiklas- President, EmLogis

•       Pocholo Gonzales- CEO, Creativoices Production

•       Spanky Enriquez- Corporate Communications Consultant 


Asia E Commerce Expo 2015 (#AECoE) is expecting 300 visitors & up to 30 companies to share their products and services in the expo. For partnership/sponsorship, please contact the organizer at 09166299381 or at maria@asiaecommerce.ph  Registration Fee per delegate:  Php 3,000.00 (Inclusion: Snacks, Elegant Lunch, Speed Networking, Conference and Expo.)

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

August Sight Saving Month


With most Filipinos taking their eyes for granted and failing to see the importance of having routine eye checkups, until there is already a problem, possibly a critical one at that. Eye experts urge the public to have their eyes thoroughly checked regularly.

Every August our country celebrates “Sight Saving Month”. The objective is to promote better awareness for eye health and encourage Filipinos to have their eyes checked. It aims to strengthen public awareness of the importance of proper eye care and the prevention of avoidable blindness and eye diseases.

Avoidable blindness and visual impairment is a serious global health issue. It imposes a significant health, social, and economic burden on individuals and communities. With the aim of eliminating the main causes of avoidable blindness by the year 2020, the global initiative ‘VISION 2020: The Right to Sight’ was launched in 1999 by the World Health Organization in partnership with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, which promoted the development of sustainable eye care programs based on the three core strategies of disease control, human resource development and infrastructure and technology, incorporating the principles of primary health care. 

Globally, uncorrected refractive errors are the main cause of visual impairment, while cataract remains the leading cause of blindness. Furthermore, 65% of visually-impaired and 82% of blind people are over 50 years old.

The top three causes of visual impairment are uncorrected refractive errors, cataract, and glaucoma. On the other hand, the top three causes of blindness are cataract, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration. 
  
In the Philippines, the current estimated number of persons who are bilaterally blind is 569,072, of which 62.1% is due to cataract, 10.3% due to uncorrected refractive errors, 8% due to glaucoma, and 4% due to retinopathies. 
  
George Optical supports this celebration and promotion of public awareness by offering a free comprehensive eye examination and initial contact lens assessment for the entire month of August, discounts will also be given on selected frames on all its twenty five (25) branches nationwide.

Patients can also give back by donating their old wearable eyeglasses, which in turn will be given to the less fortunate through the Dr. George Co, Sr. Foundation, in honor of George Optical’s founder.

For more than fifty years running, George Optical has a strong commitment to quality, and its success story is simply of a company with a heart and a simple vision: to make lives better through healthy vision. Truly, George Optical with its Chief Optometrist and President, Dr. Geoffrey Co, together with a team of licensed Optometrists and in-house ophthalmologist ensure that the founder’s philosophy lives on today.