PH firms showcase innovative business at Toronto tech conference | TFC News Ontario, Canada
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Filipino tech businesses shone for the first time at one of the world's largest tech conferences recently held in Toronto.
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The Philippine-Canadian Chamber of Commerce worked with the Department of Trade and Industry
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to ensure that Filipino-owned tech firms will be seen at Collision 2024.
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This featured two Philippine booths and startups that were showcased at the Alpha Exhibition Space.
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Officials of the Chamber's Organizing Committee stressed the significance of this milestone.
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We want to put the Filipino community on the map.
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Always have been known as a food one, but in tech, we have great developers,
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companies that are looking for avenues and Collision is a big platform where we can showcase how great the community is.
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The theme for this year, for the Collision is Olympic of Tech.
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So we would like also to showcase Philippines to be known for their startup and also the tech.
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More booths for the Philippines.
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More delegates coming from the Philippines.
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Now 39, it can go up to 100.
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Long-time attendees were moved to see the Philippine booths for the first time.
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They were proud of the visible representation of Filipino entrepreneurs in the event.
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You know, we were just here as attendees and then all of a sudden to see that there's a booth here that represents the Philippines.
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Sorry, I'm getting choked up. It's really something.
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Filipino startups, they start from the heart.
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And it takes, you know, the right partners to help grow that.
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Among the tech startups at the Alpha Exhibit Hall were AI companies Merlin Solutions,
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which focuses on healthcare and fintech, as well as Block Estate, an AI pre-construction planner.
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They emphasize the importance of showcasing their innovations to over 40,000 attendees
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and the connections they made with potential partners.
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Attending a conference like this, it gives exposure to our company, creating new networks, new partnerships.
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And also understanding the landscape, which is really important.
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It's great to be able to have this booth and to be able to speak here and meet with the thousands of attendees that are here today.
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You meet people that are passionate about affordable housing specifically.
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We've met with universities and municipalities.
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We really want to expand, not only across Canada, but across the U.S. and maybe even overseas.
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The other two startups at the Alpha Exhibit, Green Gold Biotech and the North Fab, have developed sustainable solutions.
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They feel honored to be selected as an exhibitor and are overwhelmed by the partnership.
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They feel honored to be selected as an exhibitor and are overwhelmed by the partnership opportunities they received.
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It's not so easy to be featured as a startup at Alpha.
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It's a big boost for us Filipinos.
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So there's two companies from Europe who would like to invest on us.
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We will start here first in Canada.
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We will expand in the U.S. and the Philippines.
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We have a number of conversations about partnering or integrating their solution to our solution.
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Quite overwhelming but positive opportunity for us.
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Not only to showcase our solutions and our technology,
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but also to provide representation to our community.
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Following their success at this year's Collision Tech Conference,
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the Philippine-Canadian Chamber of Commerce plans to return next year
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with more Filipino participants aiming to boost the visibility of these entrepreneurs in the tech industry.
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Christine Santos, ABS-CBN News, Toronto.
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The Philippine-Canadian Chamber of Commerce plans to return next year with more Filipino participants aiming to boost the visibility of these entrepreneurs in the tech industry.
