Cebu Is Open for Investment.
Now Let’s Move from Interest to Action.
Join Cebu Economic Forum 4.0, a strategic gathering of government leaders, private sector stakeholders, investors, finance institutions, and development partners focused on turning Cebu’s investment opportunities into actionable ventures.
Discover Cebu’s key investment opportunities
Understand direct ventures, province-owned assets, and PPP pathways
Learn how Cebu protects capital through governance and resilience
Explore national and local incentives
Connect with finance, banking, private equity, and project funding player
Government Leaders
Investors
Business Sector
Finance Institutions
Development Partners
Cebu Is Open for Investment.
Now Let’s Move from Interest to Action.
Join Cebu Economic Forum 4.0,
a strategic gathering of government leaders,
private sector stakeholders, investors, finance institutions, and development partners
focused on turning Cebu’s investment
opportunities into actionable ventures.
Discover Cebu’s key investment opportunities
Understand direct ventures, province-owned assets, and PPP pathways
Learn how Cebu protects capital through governance and resilience
Explore national and local incentives
Connect with finance, banking, private equity,
and project funding player
This Is Not Just Another Forum.
This Is WhereInvestment
Conversations Move Toward Execution.
Cebu Economic Forum 4.0 is designed to bring the right people into one room:government decision-makers,
private sector stakeholders, potential investors, finance players, and local economic leaders.
The goal is not only to discuss Cebu’s investment potential.
The goal is to clarify where to invest, how to invest, what protections
and incentives are available, and how capital can be mobilized to move viable projects forward.
From Interest to Investment
Cebu has already sent a clear message to the business community: the Province is open and
ready for investment.
From Discussion to Action
Forum 4.0 shifts the conversation toward action-point discussions that answer the real questions investors ask before making decisions.
From Opportunity to Deal Flow
The forum is designed to connect opportunity areas, government facilitation, incentives, financing, and potential investors into one strategic environment.
This Is Not Just Another Forum.
This Is WhereInvestment
Conversations Move Toward Execution.
Cebu Economic Forum 4.0 is designed to
bring the right people into one room: government decision-makers, private sector stakeholders, potential investors, finance players, and local
economic leaders.
The goal is not only to discuss
Cebu’s investment potential.
The goal is to clarify where to invest, how to invest, what protections and incentives are available, and how capital can be mobilized to move viable projects forward.
From Interest to Investment
Cebu has already sent a clear message to the business community: the Province is open and
ready for investment.
From Discussion to Action
Forum 4.0 shifts the conversation toward action-point discussions that answer the real questions investors ask before making decisions.
From Opportunity to Deal Flow
The forum is designed to connect opportunity areas, government facilitation, incentives, financing, and potential investors into one strategic environment.
The Forum Is Built Around the
Questions Investors Actually Ask
Before capital moves, investors need clarity. Cebu Economic Forum 4.0 is structured
around the fundamental questions that shape investment decisions.
Where in Cebu do we invest?
Explore Cebu’s investment landscape,
focus industries, and opportunities
across key cities and municipalities.
How can we invest in Cebu?
Understand the pathways for
direct ventures, province-owned assets,
lease or usufruct opportunities,
and public-private partnership structures.
Is capital accessible?
Hear how banks, private equity,
venture capital, project funding,
and sovereign fund opportunities
may support investments in Cebu.
Is it easy and safe to invest in Cebu?
Learn how Cebu’s governance, ease-of-doing-business initiatives, taxation environment,
and disaster resilience efforts help
protect investment confidence.
What incentives are available?
Review national and local incentives that
can strengthen Cebu’s investment proposition.
The Forum Is Built
Around the Questions Investors Actually Ask
Before capital moves, investors need clarity. Cebu Economic Forum 4.0 is structured
around the fundamental questions
that shape investment decisions.
Where in Cebu do we invest?
Explore Cebu’s investment landscape,
focus industries, and opportunities
across key cities and municipalities.
How can we invest in Cebu?
Understand the pathways for
direct ventures, province-owned assets,
lease or usufruct opportunities,
and public-private partnership structures.
Is capital accessible?
Hear how banks, private equity,
venture capital, project funding,
and sovereign fund opportunities
may support investments in Cebu.
Is it easy and safe to invest in Cebu?
Learn how Cebu’s governance, ease-of-doing-business initiatives, taxation environment,
and disaster resilience efforts help
protect investment confidence.
What incentives are available?
Review national and local incentives that
can strengthen Cebu’s investment proposition.
Inside the Recent Cebu Economic Forum
From strategic discussions to meaningful stakeholder engagement, the Forum brought
together leaders and communities committed to Cebu’s long-term economic progress.
Organizations Helping Strengthen Cebu’s Economic Future
Cebu Economic Forum 4.0 brings together organizations representing key parts of Cebu’s economic
ecosystem — hospitality, tourism, manufacturing, exports, business networks, finance,
and investment development. These partners help move Cebu from opportunity to enterprise,
from enterprise to investment, and from investment to jobs.
Representing major hospitality,
lifestyle, tourism, meetings,
and investment development in Cebu.
Representing locally rooted Cebuano hospitality, business travel, events,
and service-driven tourism.
Representing homegrown Filipino hospitality, tourism excellence, and enduring Cebu destination brands.
Representing Cebu manufacturing, agriculture-linked enterprise, exports,
and global market reach.
Representing Cebu’s organized business community, private-sector linkages,
and economic advocacy.
Representing financial infrastructure, capital access, and the role of banking in turning opportunities into viable projects.
Organizations
Helping Strengthen
Cebu’s Economic Future
Cebu Economic Forum 4.0 brings together organizations representing key parts of
Cebu’s economic ecosystem — hospitality, tourism, manufacturing, exports, business networks, finance, and investment development. These partners help
move Cebu from opportunity to enterprise, from enterprise to investment,
and from investment to jobs.
Representing major hospitality,
lifestyle, tourism, meetings,
and investment development in Cebu.
Representing locally rooted Cebuano hospitality, business travel, events,
and service-driven tourism.
Representing homegrown Filipino hospitality, tourism excellence, and enduring Cebu destination brands.
Representing Cebu manufacturing, agriculture-linked enterprise, exports,
and global market reach.
Representing Cebu’s organized business community, private-sector linkages,
and economic advocacy.
Representing financial infrastructure, capital access, and the role of banking in turning opportunities into viable projects.
Inside the Recent Cebu Economic Forum
From strategic discussions to meaningful stakeholder engagement, the Forum brought
together leaders and communities committed to Cebu’s long-term economic progress.
Five Strategic Themes. One Investment Direction.
The Cebu Landscape of Opportunity:
The Cebu Investment Map
A focused look at Cebu’s economic situation, focus industries,
and investment-ready opportunities across key localities.
Cebu economic situationer
Focus industries
Investment opportunities in key cities and municipalities
National regulatory support for local investments
Pathways to Investment:
Direct Ventures, Province-Owned Assets, and PPP
A practical discussion on how investors can enter Cebu through direct business ventures, province-owned properties, lease or usufruct arrangements, and public-private partnerships.
Cebu Province as a strategic facilitator for direct ventures
Province-owned assets ripe for investment
Public-private partnership opportunities and process
Built on Solid Ground:
Stability, Governance, and Security of Capital
A confidence-building discussion on the systems, governance environment, taxation, ease-of-doing-business initiatives, and resilience programs that support investment protection.
Ease of doing business initiatives
Taxation and investor structuring
Disaster resilience as investment protection
Governance and capital security
The Upside Architecture:
National and Local Incentives
A discussion of the incentives and tax advantages
that improve Cebu’s investment proposition.
Board of Investments incentives
PEZA / TIEZA incentives
Local incentives
Tax breaks and investment support
Fueling the Deal:
Finance, Private Equity, and Project Funding Context
A session focused on capital access and project
financing opportunities for Cebu investments.
Investment banking products
Private equity and venture capital
Project funding opportunities
Philippine sovereign fund investment targets
Two-Day Forum Program
Two Days of Investment, Innovation, and Business Matching
Two-Day Forum Program
Two Days of Investment, Innovation, and Business Matching
Cleaned Agenda Copy for the Funnel
September 8, 2026 | Day 1
TIME
PROGRAM
9:00 AM
Opening Ceremony
Invocation
Philippine National Anthem
Sugbo Hymn
Welcome Message by Governor Pamela S. Baricuatro
Overview of the Forum
9:30 AM
Keynote Address 1:
We Live in a World Part 4
by Dr. Brian To
10:30 AM
Coffee Networking Session
11:00 AM
Keynote Address 2:
State of Economy and State
of the Region by Professor Alexander R. Magno
Q and A
12:00 NN
Lunch
1:30 PM
Presentation of Cebu’s Landscape of Opportunity
2:30 PM
Investment and Innovation Exhibition Booth Sessions
/ B2B Session
4:00 PM
Synthesis of Day 1
Cleaned Agenda Copy for the Funnel
September 9, 2026 | Day 2
TIME
PROGRAM
9:00 AM
Morning Networking
and Recap of Day 1
9:30 AM
Panel Discussion:
Pathways to Investment
Economic Development — Paul Dominguez
Public-Private Partnership — Atty. Totle
Access to Capital / Bank & Equity — Ino Reyes
Moderated by: TBI / To Be Identified
10:30 AM
Coffee Networking Session
11:00 AM
Future of EV in the Philippines by Sheldon Lee
12:00 NN
Lunch
1:00 PM
Forum Synthesis
and Adoption of Recommendations
and Actions
2:00 PM
Investment and Innovation Exhibition Booth Sessions
By Appointment: Business Matching
5:00 PM
End of Forum
Five Strategic Themes.
One Investment Direction.
The Cebu Landscape of Opportunity:
The Cebu Investment Map
A focused look at Cebu’s economic
situation, focus industries, and investment-ready opportunities across key localities.
Cebu economic situationer
Focus industries
Investment opportunities in key cities
and municipalities
National regulatory support for local investments
Pathways to Investment:
Direct Ventures,
Province-Owned Assets, and PPP
A practical discussion on how investors
can enter Cebu through direct business ventures, province-owned properties,
lease or usufruct arrangements,
and public-private partnerships.
Cebu Province as a strategic facilitator for direct ventures
Province-owned assets ripe for investment
Public-private partnership opportunities and process
Built on Solid Ground:
Stability, Governance,
and Security of Capital
A confidence-building discussion on the systems, governance environment,
taxation, ease-of-doing-business
initiatives, and resilience programs that support investment protection.
Ease of doing business initiatives
Taxation and investor structuring
Disaster resilience as investment protection
Governance and capital security
The Upside Architecture:
National and Local Incentives
A discussion of the incentives
and tax advantages that improve
Cebu’s investment proposition.
Board of Investments incentives
PEZA / TIEZA incentives
Local incentives
Tax breaks and investment support
Fueling the Deal:
Finance, Private Equity,
and Project Funding Context
A session focused on capital access
and project financing opportunities
for Cebu investments.
Investment banking products
Private equity and venture capital
Project funding opportunities
Philippine sovereign fund investment targets
Designed for Decision-Makers Who Can
Move Cebu’s Investment Future Forward
Local and Foreign Investors
Business Leaders and Private Sector Stakeholders
Banks, Private Equity, and Finance Institutions
National Government Agencies
Cebu LGUs and Investment Officers
Development Partners and Project Sponsors
What You Can Expect Inside
Cebu Economic Forum 4.0
Action-point discussions on Cebu’s investment opportunities
Strategic presentations from public and private sector leaders
Investment mapping across key Cebu localities
Discussion of direct ventures, province-owned assets, and PPP pathways
Incentive briefings from relevant national and local institutions
Financing conversations with banks, investment groups, and capital providers
Networking with decision-makers, project proponents, and stakeholders
Opportunity to understand Cebu’s investment readiness at a deeper level
Designed for Decision-Makers
Who Can Move Cebu’s
Investment Future Forward
Local and Foreign Investors
Business Leaders and Private Sector Stakeholders
Banks, Private Equity, and Finance Institutions
National Government Agencies
Cebu LGUs and Investment Officers
Development Partners and Project Sponsors
What You Can Expect Inside
Cebu Economic Forum 4.0
Action-point discussions on Cebu’s investment opportunities
Strategic presentations from public and private sector leaders
Investment mapping across key Cebu localities
Discussion of direct ventures, province-owned assets, and PPP pathways
Incentive briefings from relevant national and local institutions
Financing conversations with banks, investment groups, and capital providers
Networking with decision-makers, project proponents, and stakeholders
Opportunity to understand Cebu’s investment readiness at a deeper level
Cebu’s Next Investment Conversation
Is Moving Toward Action.
Be in the Room.
Cebu Economic Forum 4.0 is designed for the people, institutions, and investors who want to understand where Cebu’s opportunities are, how investments can be structured, what incentives may apply, and how capital can move projects forward. If Cebu is on your investment radar, this is the room to be in.
Cebu’s Next Investment Conversation
Is Moving Toward Action.
Be in the Room.
Cebu Economic Forum 4.0 is designed
for the people, institutions, and investors who want to understand where Cebu’s opportunities are,
how investments can be structured, what incentives
may apply, and how capital can move
projects forward. If Cebu is on your investment radar,
this is the room to be in.
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