University of the Philippines Diliman, September 20-22, 2019 – The UP Economics Society (UP Ecosoc), a socio-civic student organization based in the UP School of Economics, will be holding the National Economics Summit (NES) in Hotel Rembrandt, Quezon City. NES is an annual three-day convention attended by the top Economics and Business undergraduates, graduates, and professionals from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Over 150 delegates from across the Philippines are expected to attend this conference.
With the goal of making a lasting and positive impact on the next generation of economists and leaders, NES assesses relevant issues around the world from the viewpoint of economics. Throughout the Summit, talks highlighting the various perspectives on the topic of the year are given by acclaimed speakers. Cohesive discussion groups composed of students from all across the Philippines are facilitated with the goal of arriving at the synthesis Summit Statement that is published online.
On the 9th year of NES, the theme will be Business Economics, discussing economic concepts in financial technology, marketing economics, entrepreneurial economics, and investment economics in the Philippine context.
In previous years, the Summit featured the likes of former National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Director Dr. Cayetano Paderanga Jr. as one of the speakers. In the years after, Young Environmental Forum Executive Director Ludwig O. Federigan, UP Diliman Professor Emeritus Winnie Monsod, former Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez, and Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) Commissioners Stella Luz Quimbo and Johannes Benjamin Bernabe joined the roster of NES resource speakers. The Summit has expanded to be an established event by being recognized and endorsed by the NEDA, Junior Philippine Economics Society (JPES), Commision on Higher Education (CHED), and Senator Benigno “Bam” Aquino, and having partnered with the PCC for NES 2018.
Stay tuned to the National Economics Summit Facebook for more updates! For questions and inquiries, please feel free to email nes2019.upecosoc@gmail.com or contact 0906 887 0435 or 0947 874 7603.
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