Seminar Date: March 1, 2014
Venue: Bro. Andrew Gonzales Hall, A1703
On the afternoon of March 1st, we are among the three groups who would be inviting a speaker from the corporate world to share their experiences with the technologies that they are currently or would be using in the future. For the first group’s speaker, which was from Maynilad, I liked how she delivered her speech to the audience, she was clear, concise and she tried to keep the class attentive by inserting jokes and cool facts from time to time. She gave a brief yet informative background of where she works, and from there, one by one she introduced the technologies they use in providing water line services to the Filipino households. I noticed that some of the technologies they use are existing already, but tailored fit to their organization. For example, they use a software somewhat similar to Google Maps to track the water pipes and fire hydrants. For ordinary persons, Google Maps might only be correlated with asking for directions and such. She explained that without a mapping software, Maynilad would not be able to serve their customers efficiently. As simple it may sound, softwares could really help in the growth and development of a business.
The second speaker invited by Group 2 was from PLDT. He started off by playing a video about the latest high speed internet plan offer. After the video, he introduced himself and his wife to the audience, and my first impression was he really love his wife and his job. I could tell by the way he delivers his speech and he really knows a lot about his topic which was about the growth and development of PLDT, and what technologies they utilize. The technologies that he presented are current and he explained how PLDT is gradually improving and adapting to newer standards. However, I was not able to follow all the terms he was using because they were somewhat interrelated but I know he did his very best to simplify these terms for the audience to understand. I also appreciated his effort to engage with the audience, for example, he let us participate through reading his powerpoint presentation, asked questions from the listeners and he also said some jokes that made the audience laugh and be lively. However, at one point during his talk, it may seem like was advertising the company as he repeatedly mentioned about us subscribing to their services and all. Nevertheless, I still think he did a great job in providing the audience some background and history of how the PLDT grew into one of the largest and leading voice, data and television service providers in the country.
Finally, it was the turn of our speaker Mr. Regnas from Accenture. Mr. Regnas, although he could still be considered as a fresh graduate, had shared his experiences about working with SAP. He mentioned that he considers himself lucky because he is part of the SAP GRC project which only a few people could participate in. From his talk, I learned how SAP works, what does it do to a company, and how this technology would help the company be more efficient, track down people with unauthorized access to their system, prevent losses in terms of data and finance.
The second speaker invited by Group 2 was from PLDT. He started off by playing a video about the latest high speed internet plan offer. After the video, he introduced himself and his wife to the audience, and my first impression was he really love his wife and his job. I could tell by the way he delivers his speech and he really knows a lot about his topic which was about the growth and development of PLDT, and what technologies they utilize. The technologies that he presented are current and he explained how PLDT is gradually improving and adapting to newer standards. However, I was not able to follow all the terms he was using because they were somewhat interrelated but I know he did his very best to simplify these terms for the audience to understand. I also appreciated his effort to engage with the audience, for example, he let us participate through reading his powerpoint presentation, asked questions from the listeners and he also said some jokes that made the audience laugh and be lively. However, at one point during his talk, it may seem like was advertising the company as he repeatedly mentioned about us subscribing to their services and all. Nevertheless, I still think he did a great job in providing the audience some background and history of how the PLDT grew into one of the largest and leading voice, data and television service providers in the country.
Finally, it was the turn of our speaker Mr. Regnas from Accenture. Mr. Regnas, although he could still be considered as a fresh graduate, had shared his experiences about working with SAP. He mentioned that he considers himself lucky because he is part of the SAP GRC project which only a few people could participate in. From his talk, I learned how SAP works, what does it do to a company, and how this technology would help the company be more efficient, track down people with unauthorized access to their system, prevent losses in terms of data and finance.
Overall, the seminar was very informative, the speakers were engaging, and although there was not enough time for the audience to ask the speakers, the last speaker was able to entertain and answer one of the audiences’ question about SAP. I think more people should come in the seminar so they could also hear the speakers.
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