Vice President of Learning and Development Inkee Hidalgo gets the ball rolling with an Industry Showcase, putting the spotlight on TP’s successful programs powered by Emotional Intelligence (AI) and enabled by AI
Chief People Officer of TP in the
Philippines Jeffrey Johnson joins an
insightful conversation on the evolving role of industry-academe collaborations
alongside moderator Celeste Ilagan,
Chief Operating Officer of IBPAP; co-panelists Fen Magdalera, former chairperson of GICC; Genevieve Laurel, Founder and Vice Chairman of Southville
International School and Colleges; Cheryl
Peralta, Vice Rector for Academic Affairs – UST; and Tirso Ronquillo, President of Batangas State University
In his expert sharing, TP in the
Philippines Chief People Officer Jeffrey Johnson said, “We recognize the gap between skills and talent, and that’s driven by
our demands and needs also increasing. We need to evolve and keep investing and
working together to level up partnerships so we can create more high skill jobs
for the future,”. Johnson was one of the thought leaders in a panel
discussion on building effective and future-proof collaborations.
Entitled “Industry-Academe Link-Up:
Collaborative Strategies for Workforce Development”, the Talent Forum 2025
explored “the evolving role of industry-academe collaborations in shaping
workforce readiness within the Information Technology and Business Process
Management (IT-BPM) sector, highlighting the Philippine Skills Framework (PSF)
as a critical tool for aligning academic curricula with industry needs.”
Capping off the high-level activities of
the forum, Chief Executive Officer of TP in the Philippines Rahul Jolly ended
with optimism and high expectations for growth as the IT-BPM industry and the
rest of the nation further embrace digital transformation saying, “As a people company, talent development is a
cornerstone of our strategy at TP. Supporting innovation and curriculum
transformation is a commitment that we will continue to drive as we move
forward in the talent and skills development journey for our industry and our
partners.”
As part of its strategy to accelerate
digital transformation and AI-integration for its operations and clients’
businesses, TP has embarked on an extensive EI program for its people. The
company is confident that, in the midst of an intensely digitized world, a
workforce with highly evolved EI skills empowered by smart and secure AI
technologies will be a critical differentiator for businesses to thrive.
