NordCham Philippines in partnership with BDO Unibank, Inc. invites you to the second session of the BDO Financefluent Series with a talk entitled Exploring Capital Markets and Opportunities on 27 April 2021, from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM. Our speaker for this event is Mr. Eduardo V. Francisco, President of BDO Capital & Investment Corporation.

This event is supported by the Dutch Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, and the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (La Cámara).

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About the Speaker

Mr. Francisco heads the investment banking group of BDO Unibank inc. and holds several positions in BDO - he is President of BDO Capital & Investment Corporation and Chairman of Averon Holdings Corp.

He sits on several boards such as the Development Center for Finance, CIBI Foundation, Shareholders Association of the Philippines (SharePhil), International School of Manila, UP College of Business Alumni Association, Makati Sports Club, Inc. and Valle Verde Country Club, Inc. He is also a member of Makati Business Club (MBC), and the POLO Triathlon Team.

He is on the Capital Markets committees of the Bankers Association of the Philippines and Philippine Stock Exchange. He is also in the Listings committee of the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corporation.

He is the former Chairman of BDO Nomura Securities Inc. and Chairman for the International Association of Financial Executives Institutes (IAFEI). He was the Co-Chairman of the Capital Market Development Council (CMDC) of the Philippines, Vice Chairman of the Integrity Initiative, and has been the President of the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines Institute (FINEX), Wharton-Penn Club, Federation of Valle Verde Associations, First Valle Verde Association Inc. and BDO Securities Corporation.

Mr. Francisco has worked with other financial institutions in New York and Hong Kong such as Bank of America and Barclays Bank. He holds a MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of the Philippines.

He is a recipient of Financial Management Excellence from the University of the Philippines and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the U.P. College of Business Administration. He was honored by BizNewsAsia as one of the Nation Builders and was an Asia Leaders Awards' Mentor of the Year finalist.

He lectures occasionally in the Ateneo de Manila graduate school of business and the University of the Philippines. He is a frequent speaker for local and international conferences and is a regular guest for business news of several local TV stations.

He is married to Maura Criselda Castro and has 2 children, Isabel Marie and Gabriel Antonio.

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Registration will close April 27, 2021 at 12:00 NN

Participation Fee:

NordCham Members: FREE

Non-Members: 500PHP

Log-in details for the webinar will be sent to registered participants before the event.