AI & Tech Manila Flagship Event: Tech Spotlight!

AI & Tech Manila: Thriving in the Age of AI

📅 Saturday, June 20, 2026🕧 Doors open at 12:30 PM | Program: 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM📍 OneNexus Life Insurance Company, Zurich Conference Room, 11th Floor, One Ayala South Tower, Makati 👔 Dress code: Business Casual🎟️ FREE — see registration notice below!

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AI deployment is already reshaping how companies operate, how decisions get made, and what skills actually matter! How fast and how well are we adapting?

For our 2026 Tech Spotlight flagship event, AI & Tech Manila is bringing together two of the most compelling voices in tech and AI for a day of sharp thinking, honest conversation, and fun! You’ll also find fun and candid discussions you won’t see at typical industry events. We're doing it in style, in the stunning Zurich Conference Room of the OneNexus Life Insurance Company, one of the most modern and beautifully designed venues in the heart of Makati's One Ayala South Tower!

Expect two top-caliber speakers, the opportunity to ask them candid questions, group discussions with peers, and real networking with 120+ founders, engineers, executives, students and AI enthusiasts who are serious about staying ahead of the curve!

Directions: 1) go to One Ayala South Tower 2) take the public elevator to the 7th floor 3) go to the security desk and mention this event and ask to enter OneNexus 4) pass the checkpoint, take the elevator to the 11th floor!

Director for AI Ethics & Governance, Philippine AI Business Association (PAIBA)

If you want to understand how AI is actually being governed and where the Philippines fits in the global picture, Doc is the person to learn from! A longtime technologist, data scientist, and one of the country's most respected voices on responsible AI, Doc was recently featured as a country expert in a CNA documentary on AI development across the Philippines and India. He brings a rare combination: deep technical fluency and the ability to translate that into what it means for policy, business, and society. In a landscape full of AI hype, Doc is one of the few people who cuts through it with clarity and substance.

General Partner & Chief AI Officer, 100XVC.IO | Partner, Whisper Lane Capital | Harvard Alum

Christina has seen the AI wave coming from multiple vantage points — as the cofounder of a Harvard spin-off AI foundational model and architecture platform, a venture capitalist investing in early-stage tech, as a senior operator who has worked across Boston, Silicon Valley, the Nordics, and Southeast Asia, and now as Co-GP and Chief AI Officer of a fund that backs high-potential startups at scale as well as Partner of a frontier tech VC based in CA. She knows what it looks like when AI actually works inside a company, and what it looks like when it doesn't. Whether you're a founder trying to figure out where to place your bets, an operator wondering how to build leaner and faster, or an investor trying to make sense of the landscape, Christina brings a perspective that is both globally informed and practically grounded.

12:30 PM -- Doors open! Come early, settle in, and start meeting people!

1:00 PM -- JACK DIAO: Global Updates — A walkthrough of AI development trends and what's on the horizon

1:45 PM -- CHRISTINA BJORNSTROM: AI and Venture Capital, Building for Efficiency: — See how investors evaluate AI companies to separate the wheat from the chaff!

3:00 PM -- DOC LIGOT: AI Governance, Ethics, and evolution: — What AI is replacing, what it’s creating, and what AI adoption means for Manila and the Philippines!
4:00 PM --☕🍴 Merienda Break, courtesy of OneNexus!

4:30 PM -- Group Discussions: Questions drawn from the day's talks. Groups share back key takeaways and insights with the full room!

5:40 PM -- Closing remarks & community announcements

5:40–6:00 PM -- Open networking & exfil

• Two keynote sessions from the country’s AI experts + Q&A
• Real group discussions where you shape the conversation, not just absorb it
• 120+ attendees: founders, engineers, C-suite leaders, digital nomads, lawyers, students, and AI enthusiasts from across the metro
• A stunning, ultramodern venue in the center of Makati
• And yes — it's free, thanks to OneNexus!

Hi everybody! Jack here–my team and I founded AITM because we wanted quality discussions & learning events accessible to all who want to learn! AI has been reshaping both the US economy and Manila in fundamental ways (outsourcing, finance, healthcare, startups, you name it!), and the local discussions happening here weren't keeping up. Many so-called learning events I saw also cost $100/person, which excludes most of society, so we made ours either free or affordable, and we’ve kept it that way, thanks to our partners and sponsors!

We're 100% volunteer-run, and everything we do comes down to one idea: knowledge shouldn't have a paywall. We host Chill & Chats (our “smaller” events XD), Flagship Events like this one, and ongoing online discussions for members who want to stay in the loop year-round.

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We work hard to keep our events free and accessible, but AITM is volunteer-run and we rely on sponsors and partners to cover food and venues. Please note that:

1. If you can't make it for whatever reason, please change your RSVP and cancel your ticket! We need an accurate attendance number for our volunteers to estimate our food order and set up seating! Thank you.
   
2. The event may be photographed and/or recorded, and your likeness may appear in event photos, videos, or promotional materials.
   Your registration information (e.g., name, email) may be shared with event sponsors and partners to help us keep these events free. If you'd prefer your info not be shared, please reach out to us before the event and we'll do our best to accommodate you. We can't guarantee exclusion, but we take these requests seriously.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

One Ayala - South Tower [Wayne Tower], One Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Philippines

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