Truly, the renaissance of the Filipino is upon us.
There are a lot of Filipinos and Fil-Americans who are putting their stamp on the world everyday, and it was almost as if we could use a forum to put this genius in the same room.
The good folks of NextDayBetter and their Chief Builder, Ryan Letada are very passionate about gathering today’s most creative and driven people, from small business owners and technology start-ups in particular. And in their first event for 2013, they will do just that. On May 8th, three special guest speakers get to share their stories and ideas, and inspire innovation within that room.
Check out the event details below, and get your tickets now!
Event Details
How Do You Make The Next Day Better?
Three Genius Speakers in design, entrepreneurship and innovations share their stories in how they make the next day better. Their stories are Philippines flavored. #Inspiration #Passion #NYC
Food and Drinks by Maharlika and Jeepney NYC
Hosted at the Beautiful Projective Space.
Speakers:
Rik Cordero (@RikCordero) – Award Winning Music Video and Film Director; Owner of Three/21 Media
Fredric Joseph “Rik” Cordero was born and raised in Queens, New York and is known for applying unusual, non-traditional shooting methods in his work. He was nominated for Video Director Of The Year at the 2009 BET Awards and was the recipient of the Best Film Award for his feature film, “Inside A Change” which made its world premiere at the 2009 HBO New York International Latino Film Festival. He is currently the executive producer of Channel Three/21, a YouTube partner channel with millions of views worldwide and was recently named one of the 100 Most Influential Artists of the Complex Decade by Complex Magazine.
Alec Zaballero (@TPGArchitecture) – Design and Architecture Guru will join us on our NextDayBetter Stage. He will speak on Geeking Out, Technology and Designing Space. He is a University of the Philippines and Harvard Graduate School of Design graduate and is currently a Principal at TPG Architecture.
Rebecca Garcia (@GeekGirlWeb) – Tech Wonder Woman and STEM Learning Advocate
Rebecca Garcia is a New York native and a self-taught web developer, who is passionate about social change. She comes from a Philippine, Mexican and Japanese background. She co-founded CoderDojo NYC, empowering mentors to teach over 500 youth how to build websites, apps and games; a part of the larger CoderDojo non-profit global movement.
She is an Ambassador for the Hello World Foundation, which inspires the next generation of creators through technology, Previously she was CTO of Greatist a health and fitness media startup, and a developer at DoSomething.org the largest U.S. non-profit activating youth online for offline action.
