MANILA, Philippines – The head of Cebu-based conglomerate Aboitiz Equity Ventures Inc. urged the country’s millennials to nurture their potential as they could be the next business leaders.
“Nurture your potential. Explore your natural curiosity about the world and your interest in the diversity of people. For this interest can inspire visionary initiatives even beyond our borders,” AEV president and CEO Erramon Aboitiz said during the opening of the 11th Aboitiz Future Leaders Business Summit (AFLBS) held in Cebu recently.
The summit, which carried the theme “Filipino Youth, Global Leaders: Driving Business Excellence to Secure a Better World for the Next Generation,” gathered 91 students from all over the country or 58 from Luzon, 20 from Visayas and 13 from Mindanao.
Aboitiz said the AFLBS delegates were already in a prime position to foster their leadership skills.
“You millennials already have what it takes to become global leaders. We trust that this leadership summit will further motivate you to aspire to be a positive change agent for the greater good. Envision yourself to be a global leader in the future, making a difference both here at home and abroad,” he said.
“When you step out of the halls of your university and enter the real world, may you always be constantly aware of the transforming role of your actions not only in your place of employment, but also in the communities you affect,” he added.
