By Invitation Only·September 3, 2026·Bonifacio Global City / Manila House

Engineering the Next Philippine Economy

The builders, investors, and policymakers shaping the next decade — in one room. Where intent becomes investment.

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THE EVENT · BY INVITATION

A private executive event on the biggest shift in Philippine industry.

Breaking Ground: Engineering the Next Philippine Economy is an invitation-only gathering of the manufacturers, investors, and policymakers driving Mindanao's industrial rise. Not a conference. Not a sales pitch. A data-driven look at where global capital is moving — and why it's heading south.

September 3, 2026·Manila House, Bonifacio Global City·By invitation only
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A cinematic briefing

A documentary opening, a keynote, and expert panels on what matters: incentives, utilities, logistics, security.

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The Ecosystem Floor

Meet the operators, policymakers, and partners already winning in Mindanao.

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Curated one-on-ones

Pre-arranged introductions with the people worth your time, over cocktails.

Global manufacturing is leaving China — and landing in the Philippine south. See the shift before your competitors do.

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THE VOICES IN THE ROOM

Not the people commentating on the shift — the people driving it.

The developer building the estates, the official approving the investments, the ambassador watching from Europe, and the operator proving it works — on the record, in one room.

Cary Lagdameo

Cary Lagdameo

CEO, Damosa Land & Anflo Industrial Corp.

His family has shaped the economy of the Philippine south since the 1950s. Today he's building the industrial backbone the next chapter runs on — the estates, power, and logistics that turn potential into production.

Dir. Gen. Tereso Panga

Dir. Gen. Tereso Panga

Director General, PEZA

Few hold more influence over where foreign investment lands. As head of PEZA, he greenlights the economic zones and the locators that fill them — turning a decision to invest into an operating plant.

H.E. Johann Brieger

H.E. Johann Brieger

Austrian Ambassador to the Philippines

The European read on the Philippines — and a proof point in himself. His presence signals that global manufacturers and capital are now looking seriously at the Philippines as the next reshoring and supply-chain hub.

Archie Yan

Archie Yan

President & CEO, Glacier Megafridge

He runs one of the largest cold-chain networks in the country — the essential infrastructure behind Philippine food security, and living proof that the hardest industrial problems are already being solved.

Hosted by

Shawn Yao

Shawn Yao

Host · Broadcast journalist & news anchor

One of the country's most recognised broadcast journalists guides the conversation and keeps it honest.

John Dang

John Dang

Moderator

Founder of Breaking Ground, whose documentaries and interviews convened this room — moderating the panel and keeping it on the record.

The Audience Already Listening

This isn't a cold invitation. It's an extension of a conversation already reaching people.

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Why This Room

Capital, factories, and policy don't move in an inbox.

They move in the right room.

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The principals, not their proxies.

The people who decide: conglomerates, locators, policymakers. Not the ones who pass it up the chain.

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Introductions by design.

Seating and matchmaking arranged so the conversation you need happens on purpose, not by luck.

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The unspun picture.

A clear, data-driven read on where the Philippines — and the smart money — is heading.

A proven room

It's the room our documentaries have been pointing to.

In partnership with

Damosa LandANFLO Industrial Estate

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Who Should Be in the Room

This room is for the people who move the needle.

  • Chairmen, CEOs, and presidents of Philippine conglomerates and developers

  • Global manufacturers and locators evaluating the Philippines

  • Institutional and private investors deploying capital in the region

  • Policymakers and economic-zone leaders shaping the rules

If you can create jobs, attract investment, or shape policy — you belong here.

What to Expect

An evening built for outcomes. Hosted by John Dang.

Strictly 50 invitations — an intimate floor built for doing business, not sitting and listening.

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The next Philippine economy is being engineered right now.

The only question is whether you're in the room.

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