The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council (MSMEDC) and Go Negosyo have joined forces for the holding of the MSME Summit on July 17.
The DTI, led by Secretary Alfredo Pascual, Go Negosyo founder and MSMEDC Vice Chairman Joey Concepcion, and members of the MSMED Council agreed to collaborate during a recent meeting.
As the newly elected MSMEDC Vice Chairperson, Concepcion has committed to finding more ways to address the needs of micro, small and medium enterprises in the country to enable them to grow.
“The aim of the MSME Summit is to gather as many stakeholders as we can and get their inputs in crafting ways to further address their needs and promote their welfare,” said Concepcion, who also serves as Lead for Jobs in the Private-Sector Advisory Council (PSAC).
Concepcion was recently elected Vice Chairperson of the MSMEDC, weeks after he was appointed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. as a member of the MSMEDC, representing Luzon.
Headed by the DTI Secretary as Chairman, the MSMEDC is an attached office of the DTI mandated to help establish the needed environment and opportunities conducive to the growth and development of the MSME sector.
It will also recommend to the President and Congress all policy matters affecting MSMEs among others.
The Vice Chairperson will preside over meetings in the absence of the Chairman. The members of the Council are the Secretaries of Departments of Agriculture, Interior and Local Government, Science and Technology, and Tourism; chairman of the Small Business Corporation; three representatives from the MSME sector to represent Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao: a representative from the labor sector”, and a representative from the private banking sector.