Innovative Startup Fest commences in Iloilo City

Members of the Western Visayas startup community gathered today, September 24, for the commencement of the first Western Visayas Innovative Startup Fest 2024.

The event was spearheaded by the UMWAD Western Visayas or the Unified Movement in Western Visayas to Accelerate Startup and Spinoff Development along with partner agencies including the Department of Science and Technology VI (DOST VI), the Iloilo City Government, Iloilo Science and Technology University (ISAT U), and other government and private institutions in the region.

It aims to strengthen the regional ecosystem of startups aimed to build sustainable and technology-driven enterprises the region by building connections and bringing inspiration to the startup community.

In a message, DOST VI Regional Director Engr. Rowen R. Gelonga underscored the importance of the activity and its impact. He says, “Our event this week is a crucial step towards making Western Visayas as a startup region and perhaps the startup region of the Philippines. I look forward to the near future that when we gather together and talk about the startup ecosystem in the region, we will talk about the millionaires or billionaires we have in Western Visayas, about the number of employment opportunities we have created, about the people we have pulled out of poverty, about the number of Filipinos we have helped to have a better quality of life.”

The week-long startup festival includes interactive and engaging activities organized by various government and private agencies in the region.

See the complete calendar of activities here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/AnHV6zEqDxCeN1WX/

Join the activities! Be part of the innovative startup movement.

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