GENERATIONS MEET-UP
WANTING to help the nation move forward in terms of business and finance, a group dedicated to guiding university students in their career development wants the previous and present generations to meet up and share their knowledge and experiences on a number of issues.
Among the matters up for discussion in a conference organized by the junior committee of the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FinEx) are the varied core values practiced in government and corporate operations, as well as best practices and emerging theories applied in business scenarios.
In its August 7 news conference, FinEx said about 105 participating schools are expected to attend the “Junior FinEx Conference: Future Business and Finance Leaders,” at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, in Pasay City, on September 17. “This aims to bring to students life learning lessons and experiences of leaders from the business and government sectors,” the organizer said.
With the support of the Commission on Higher Education and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines), the Junior FinEx (JfinEx) conference, whose admission is free of charge, will be held concurrently in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its parent organization, FinEx.
Dada del Carmen, who chairs the JFinEx Committee, said the previous generations on one side will be composed of the Baby Boomers (those who experienced World War 2) and their children, called “Baby Busters,” while the other party will include members of the millennial generation and those belonging to the Gen Z. The millennials, or those born between 1977 and 1994, are also called Gen Y, while the Gen Z is composed of those who were born between 1995 and 2012.
“So, what do we want to do?” Del Carmen said. “We want to transfer the wisdom as well as we want them to learn from the mistakes of the past. She added that the Gen Y and Gen Z are the “biggest consumers of digital content. We understand this. But we also need them to know that they have to give a lot of heart, in order to move our nation toward becoming a better community.”
Established in 1999 to promote advanced learning in business and finance, the JFinEx also guides university students on how to start developing themselves for future careers. FinEx, on the other hand, is a non-stock, nonprofit, and nonpolitical association established in 1968 and is devoted to improving financial-management techniques and promoting efficiency in business enterprises.
JFinEx said the upcoming conference “is in line with the committee’s aim of enriching the school-based knowledge of the students enrolled in business, finance, and other business-related courses such as economics, accountancy, marketing, management, and entrepreneurship.”
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