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PGMA keynotes Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention Friday
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Nov 19, 2009 - 3:15:48 PM

MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will be the keynote speaker of the 10th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention at the Philippine International Convention Center on Friday.

Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. president Alfonso Uy and Special Envoy on Trade and Investment and chairman of the 10th WCEC Organizing Committee Francis Chua will welcome the President upon her arrival.

Joining the President will be Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo, Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Favila, and Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano.

The four-day convention, which will be held from November 19 to 22, carries the theme, “World Prosperity through Chinese Entrepreneurship: Addressing the Challenges of the Global Crisis.”

First conceptualized and organized by the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) in August 1991, WCEC provides a forum for overseas Chinese entrepreneurs to enhance economic cooperation and promote better understanding among overseas Chinese entrepreneurs and business communities worldwide.

Being apolitical in nature, the WCEC focuses on economic and cultural issues pertaining to Chinese entrepreneurship.