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DAVAO City – This sprawling southern Mindanao city will be the venue of Livelihood Exchange (LIVEX) 2015 this August 18-21.

According to Wit Holganza, organizer of the event, they are expecting about 5,000 people to attend the different activities of the event which tackles various Information Communication Technology issues and concerns in the BIMP-EAGA (Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asean Growth Area).

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One of the main activities is the CEO forum where about 300 CEOs Conference and Exhibit from across the BIMP-EAGA region is slated to attend. It will be held on August 19 at the SMX Convention Center with Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV chairperson of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship will be the keynote speaker.

The topics in the CEO conference are titled “Steering Asean for 2015 Integration: ICT Development Initiatives in the Bimp-EagaSubregion,” amongst others.

Another major event in Livex 2015 is the BPO Fiesta which is a gathering of about 5,000 people working in the Business Process Outsourcing Industry. Eric Manalastas, president of the BPO Association of Davao said that the BPO fiesta serves as a fellowship for the growing BPO sector in Davao.

LIVEX includes the BIMP-EAGA ICT Sub-Cluster Meeting on Aug. 20, and August 19-20, the BPO Developers Forum on the 18th.

A showcase of emerging game devt industry in Davao is the launching of online browser game Erectus, of which 90% of the game was developed by Davao-based game developers as outsourced by the Dutch gaming  companyMaata Games. pia

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