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July 3, 2024 — The Westin Manila Ortigas Center, Mandaluyong City

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The Center for AI Research founding team with Undersecretary Rafaelita Aldaba, NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan, and DTI Secretary Alfredo Pascual

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Messages of Support from Partner Agencies

The following officials delivered messages of support at the July 3, 2024 launch of NAISR 2.0 and the Center for AI Research (CAIR).

Arsenio M. Balisacan
Secretary
National Economic and Development Authority

Senator Sonny Angara
Senator
Senate of the Philippines

Atty. Paul Joseph Mercado
Undersecretary
Department of Information and Communications Technology

Atty. Eugene C. Teves
Managing Director, Technology and Digital Innovation Office
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Joel Joseph S. Marciano Jr., PhD
Director General
Philippine Space Agency

Fook Yen Chong
Principal Sector Specialist
Asian Development Bank

Angelo A. Jimenez(video)
President
University of the Philippines

Amenah F. Pangandaman(video)
Secretary
Department of Budget and Management

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Messages of Support from Industry Partners

At the July 3, 2024 launch of NAISR 2.0 and the Center for AI Research (CAIR), technology partners from across the industry expressed their support for the Philippines’ national AI strategy. The following messages were delivered during the launch event.

Atty. Yves Gonzalez
Government Affairs and Public Policy Head, Google

Shang Gao, PhD
Asia-Pacific Lead, Amazon Web Services

Dale Pascual Jose
National Technology and Security Officer, Microsoft Philippines

Atty. Princess Ascalon
Asia Pacific Privacy Policy, IBM

Jose Marie Enrico Buergo
President and CEO, Siemens Philippines

Paulo Duarte
Managing Director, Bosch Philippines

Michelle Alarcon
President, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Association of the Philippines (AAP)

Imelda Tiongson
Board Trustee, Institute of Corporate Directors (Philippines)