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Canada is a Natural Partner   Canada is a huge and diversified market. Its merchandise imports were approximately C$789 billion in 2025. At the same time, Canada is deliberately diversifying its trade relationships beyond the US and strengthening its economic ties with the Indo-Pacific.  ...

Introduction: Mental Health as an Economic Driver   In the modern economic landscape, mental health is no longer merely a public health concern or an employee welfare benefit; it is an imperative driver of national productivity and macro-economic resilience. For the Philippines, a country whose...

(2nd of 2 Parts)   Layer 2: Governing Predictive Machine Learning Objective: ensure that probabilistic outputs remain accurate, stable, and ethically sound over time.   Predictive systems are used to score credit applicants, price insurance contracts, detect financial fraud, forecast demand, and screen job candidates....

Before the 24th Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) International CEO Conference, its chair, Alma Jimenez, wrote in this space that our greatest strategic risk may lie less in missing signals than in reading them through outdated assumptions. On Sept. 8, at Shangri-La The Fort,...

(First of two parts) Most organizations didn’t adopt AI with a single decision. Business Intelligence (BI) dashboards evolved into predictive systems, then generative AI tools, and now autonomous agents acting on the enterprise’s behalf. Each new capability introduces distinct risks and requires tailored controls. Governance...

Organizations have never had more access to ideas, technologies, talent, and market intelligence than they do today, yet many organizations continue to struggle with a familiar challenge: turning promising ideas into meaningful business outcomes. New concepts emerge every day, with new technologies tested across different...

As generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) makes polished work easier to produce, leaders must learn to distinguish genuine capability from its convincing appearance.   Imagine walking into a room wearing a Rolex Daytona. From across the table, everything looks right: the proportions, the ceramic bezel, the...

Technological innovation, evolving customer expectations, geopolitical uncertainty, and changing business models are reshaping industries at an unprecedented pace. Business transformation has to go beyond being a one-time initiative with a defined beginning and end, and instead become a continuous process of adaptation, reinvention, and value...

Recently, I had the privilege of speaking and moderating at an ASEAN business forum, where business leaders discussed the region’s future competitiveness.   The discussions centered on infrastructure, trade facilitation, digitalization, and regional economic integration. These are important priorities that I fully support.   However,...