I HAD the honor of speaking alongside business leaders, the industry's top minds, and other members of the finance and investment community at the Philippine Investment Conference 2023 last January 25 to 27 at the Raffles Makati. The theme of this year's event, hosted by CFA Society Philippines, was 'The Way Forward: Working Toward an Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable World.'

In one way or another, we have all experienced the effects of recent developments such as the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia-Ukraine war, the rise of non-fungible tokens or NFTs, Metaverse and climate change. All these and more have significantly changed the way we live, work and think.