Tallwood Venture Capital invests exclusively in distinctive semiconductor and semiconductor-related technologies and products – and in the passionate entrepreneurs and compelling ideas that promise to create a significant impact on the semiconductor market.

An affiliate of Narra Venture Capital, BGN Ventures is an innovative venture capital and high-technology consulting firm working with leaders in the Information Technology world of the Philippines and Silicon Valley, California to assist entrepreneurs in the same industry.

Ayala Corporation, a holding company with diverse business portfolio, has a legacy of pioneering the future. Founded in 1834, it has achieved its position of leadership by being values driven, goal oriented, and stakeholder focused.

IMI is a global, vertically integrated electronics manufacturing services provider well-known for its flexible expertise. Consistently ranked among the top 50 EMS providers in the world based on the Manufacturing Market Insider’s list, IMI also received Circuits Assembly’s 2007 Service Excellence Award for Highest Overall Customer Rating for the medium-sized EMS company category.

Globe is a leading telecommunication s company in the Philippines. Its mission is to transform and enrich lives through communications by way of its vision of making great things possible. Through renewed commitment “to enriching lives through ease and relevance”, its goal is to enrich everyday communications by simplifying and removing obstacles in communication technology.

The Advanced Research and Competency Development Institute (ARCDI) is a non-stock, non-profit, self-sustaining foundation. It provides high-quality, cost-effective training and competency development support to semiconductors and electronics industry players.

The Brain Gain Network website is a database of highly-trained and educated Filipinos of scientific, technological, business, economic and developmental interests who gather, share and build on each other’s talents and resources. It is an enabler for Filipinos with “can-do” attitudes, entrepreneurial initiative and eagerness to strive in making human and material resources accessible, form new and successful ventures, and reverse the flow of brain drain.

Amcham Philippines is the oldest American Chamber abroad – and the first in Asia. It has been a premier business organization for over 106 years; initiated in 1902 and incorporated in 1920, it is committed to the promotion of US-RP relations all levels and boasts 23 standing committees and two foundations that cover all aspects of business and industry in the country.

GILAS (Gearing up Internet Literacy and Access for Students) is a multi-sectoral initiative that is composed mainly of corporations and concerned non-profit institutions realizing the need to invest in bridging the digital divide among the nation’s public high school students.

The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is the premiere science and technology body in the country charged with the twin mandate of providing central direction, leadership and coordination of all scientific and technological activities while at the same time formulating policies, programs and projects to support national development.

The Advanced Science and Technology Institute (ASTI) conducts scientific research and development in the advanced fields of Information and Communications Technology and Microelectronics, positioning itself as among the leading institutions in the Southeast Asian region. It contributes to the attainment of national development priorities and the growth of Philippine enterprises by providing innovative solutions using ICT and electronics technology.

Formed in 2000, ITECC recognized the high-growth potential of ICT and e-commerce. It hopes to lead the Philippines's ICT industry through the next millennium and beyond using all the necessary and available resources of both the public and private sectors, utilizing the skills and talents of the Filipino people to achieve its vision of an electronically enabled Philippines, capable of participating in and contributing to the global new economy.

Ayala Technology Business Incubator (AyalaTBI Network) pioneered strong private sector engagement in technology business incubation in the Philippines. From its inception in 2000, AyalaTBI is currently overseeing four incubating facilities in partnership with the University of the Philippines and the Asian Institute of Management, two premier learning institutions in the Philippines. It also manages the entrepreneurship thrusts and programs of the Ayala Foundation.

The DOST-PEZA Open TBI is a collaboration of government institutions namely: Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Technology Resource Center (TRC), Advance Science and Technology Institute (ASTI), Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) and the University of the Philippines (UP). It aims to promote technology entrepreneurship by offering prime and affordable services for budding entrepreneurs. Specifically, DOST-PEZA Open TBI is designed for ICT and electronics researchers, entrepreneurs and companies.

As the only national university in the country, the University of the Philippines System takes pride in being the pioneer in higher education through academic excellence, outstanding research, public service, and modernized facilities. It has produced more than 25 National Scientists in diverse fields and maintains an exemplary performance record in professional licensure examinations.

As a University, the Ateneo de Manila seeks to preserve, extend and communicate truth and apply it to human development and the preservation of the environment. Being a Filipino, Catholic and Jesuit institution, it seeks to identify and enrich Filipino culture, form persons who will devote their lives to the service of others and seek the goals of Jesuit liberal education through the harmonious development of moral and intellectual values. As an academic community, Ateneo pursues these through teaching, research and service.

De La Salle envisions itself to become a leading research university in Southeast Asia. With its corps of eminent faculty ably supported by visionary leaders and technology-enabled professional services, the institution offers excellent multidisciplinary programs and has an academic environment permeated by excellence and scholarship, training leaders, competent professionals, scholars, researchers and entrepreneurs, participating actively in improving the quality of life in Philippine society.

More widely known as Mapua, it is an 80-year old technology-centered institution of higher education located in the heart of Manila. It prides itself with the notable quality of its architecture and engineering programs based on the topnotch performance by its graduates in professional licensure examinations. Aside from excellence in teaching, the Institute now aims to develop its research, as well as consultancy and community extension capabilities, and is establishing more academic programs in IT.

The University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) is a private, not-for-profit institution of higher learning. It traces its beginnings to the Center for Research and Communication (CRC), which was established 42 years ago as a private think-tank that conducted economic and social research and offered graduate courses in economics. It gradually expanded its educational activities to other fields such as education & human development, management, communication, information technology studies, and political economy.