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Francis Kong is one of the most respected business speakers in the country. He has been featured in many company leadership conferences, both here and abroad, as well as in national dealers' and distributors' conventions. He is a recipient of the Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) Award in 2014. He is also a columnist, and his column at the Philippine Star has been awarded best business column for the years 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, and 2015 and has been accorded hall of fame awardee by the catholic mass media awards. Francis won the Anvil Award for Excellence for the staging of the Dr. John Maxwell Seminar Series, Gold Quill Award for Best Public Speech category given by the International Association Business Communicators.

A serial entrepreneur, brand builder, and visionary behind The Henry Hotels, Hanky Lee believes in being a servant leader and advocates for entrepreneurship. In a short span of time, his boutique hotel chain has won numerous awards and accolades, consistently receiving TripAdvisor’s Traveler’s Choice and Certificate of Excellence Awards. Before venturing into hospitality, Hanky co-founded Yellow Cab Pizza Co. in 2001 and was the owner until 2011. Yellow Cab then was the fastest growing pizza chain in the country.

Aaron is an Associate Guru at the Ateneo Graduate School of Business’ Master in Entrepreneurship program and a faculty member at Ateneo Center for Continuing Education and Ateneo de Manila University. He is the author of the book, “The Creativity Handbook: A Guide for Future Creatives.” He is an expert in management creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship, brand strategy, marketing, consumer needs finding and whole brain management. He is the co-founder of CIA Bootleg Manila and the ASEAN Director Creative Intelligence Associates Tokyo.

Karen is a keynote speaker, host, and image consultant. She is also an Advocate of the World Wildlife Fund for Nature – Philippines, a Youth Ambassador of Climate Change Commission, and a member of Conservation of Ocean’s Resources and Aquatic Life. Karen graduated Cum Laude in BS Applied Physics, Major in Instrumentation in 2011 at University of Santo Tomas, and earned her Master’s degree, Cum Laude, in Applied Physics, Major in Medical Physics in 2013, at the same institution. In 2017, Karen won the Miss Earth Pageant, an International Environmental Event channeling the beauty entertainment industry as an effective tool to promote environmental awareness.