The Department of Trade and Industry holds a six-day long Maker exhibit at the Island City Mall at the 2nd floor as part of its Sandugo Trade Expo event. The exhibit which runs from July 22 to 27 showcases the projects of various makers of Bohol. An array of projects will be seen from crafts, urban farming, industrial developments, environmental projects, electronics, custom purpose parts, digital fabrication equipments and many more.
Various sessions of the “Spark Talks” included the following topics:
July 23 – Climate Change by Dr. Noelyn Dano, an Environment Policy Consultant, Green Building Design by Arch. Niño Guidaben of UAP Bohol, Reponsible Consumption by Nanda Ritsma of GIZ and Opportunities in Waste UpCycling by Tommy Filipini from the USPC.
July 24 – Inventing to Change the World by Cesar Harada, CEO of Makerbay Hongkong, The Internet of Things + Drones by Matthew Cua, CEO of Awesome Lab and Wiki House by Shiro Takaki / Yuta Takahashi of JOCV
July 25 – Entrepreneurship for Startups by Cristina Ibañez of Miriam College, Marketing in a Digital World by Gavin Hinton, Marketing Consultant, From Ideas to Practical Application of Technology by Mark Ruiz CEO, Hapinoy and Opportunities for Innovation and Tech StartUps by Earl Valencia, CEO of Ideaspace.
There were also workshops on Arduino and Web Design.
A competition called Bohol Ideas to Innovation or BHLi2i was also launched on July 22, 2015 during the opening program of the Sandugo Trade Expo. Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto and Mayor Baba Yap expressed their support for the Sandugo Trade Expo during their speeches during the program. Australian Ambassador to the Philippines William Bill Tweddell was also present at the opening event.
Participants learn from Daisuke Nishide (standing) during the Web Design Workshop.
DTI officials pose with Tagbilaran City Mayor Baba Yap, BCCI President Engr. Al Uy and Albert Damalerio (representing Gov. Chatto) after the Opening Ceremonies of the Negosyo Center at DTI Bohol.
L-R: DTI-Region 7 Aster Caberte, DTI Undersecretary for Regional Operations , Australian Ambassador to the Philippines William Bill Tweddell, Bohol Governor Edgar Chatto, Tagbilaran Mayor Baba Yap and Balilihan Vice-Mayor Ma. Pureza Chatto during the opening of the Sandugo Trade Expo.
Participants try out their programming skills during the Arduino workshop.
One of the sessions of the “Spark Talks”
Photo source: Jojisila Villamor of DTI
