Leading Philippine telco and digital services provider PLDT and its mobile subsidiaries Smart Communications and Sun will once again host the award-winning Asian Carriers Conference (ACC), now on its 12th year, at Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort & Spa in Cebu from September 6-9.

Topbilled by speakers from around the world who are experts in the fields of telecommunications and technology, the ACC also provides an ideal venue for bilateral meetings, workshops, exhibits, and networking events - one of which is an all-female panel discussion and cocktail hour moderated by Isabelle Paradis, founder and president of Hot Telecom, a Montreal-based global telecoms research, consulting and advisory company.

The keynote address at the plenary session will be delivered by Shane Minogue, Telco Lead of the International Data Corporation (IDC) of Australia & New Zealand, who will discuss the topic “The Digital Revolution: Navigating Through the Seas of Disruption.” Other plenary speakers include Huawei Senior Consultant Yong Kim Sang, Ciena Asian & North Asia VP & GM Lionel Gan, Telecom Services Network CEO Kamal Patel, and Telekom Malaysia Berhad EVP Rozaimy Rahman.

“The ACC has become the much-anticipated conference for both international and local delegates because it offers them great technological knowledge and updates and huge opportunities to network, collaborate, and conduct business with industry leaders and players,” said PLDT/Smart EVP and ePLDT President & CEO Ernesto R. Alberto who will welcome the delegates during the plenary.

“ACC’s great attendance through the years can be attributed to its unique combination of networking opportunities and business meetings, with fun and exciting social activities, as well as the excellent accommodations in Mactan Cebu’s finest hotels,” PLDT International & Carrier Business Head and PLDT Global Corporation President & CEO Alejandro O. Caeg said.

Platinum partners of the 12th ACC include Orange of France, PCCW Global of HongKong, Telecom Services Network (TSN) of Singapore, Tata Communications of India and Canada, Huawei of China, SP Telecom of Singapore, and Sigma Telecom of Istanbul and USA. Composing the gold sponsors are IDT Telecom Asia Pacific (IDT Asia), Quickcom Global, Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM), International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS), Sheng Li Tel, Telstra, Bankai Group, BridgeVoice, Turk Telekom International (TTI), Digital Realty, BICS, and GTT. The silver partners are Ciena, BT, and Cisco, while the bronze sponsors are Telenor, MMDSmart, Hutchison Global Communications Limited (HGC), World Hub Communications Limited, TNZI, GENBAND, Telarix, and NGT Networks.

The conference program consists of the plenary session, opening of the ACC 2016 Exhibit and Shopping Village, numerous workshops, bilateral meetings, turn-over of the ACC corporate social responsibility projects, and social activities.