OVER THE past few months, three Atenean teams have bagged podium awards in one national and two international competitions. These competitions were the 2021 Search for the Best Business Idea and Development Award (BIDA), the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Ethics Challenge, and the Hong Kong Baptist University-Wing Lung Bank International Institute for Business (HKBU-IIBD) International Case Competition.
On October 21, the Loyola Schools’ (LS) Team Ayos won the top prize in the Technology Category of BIDA, a competition wherein teams pitch innovative ideas in their respective categories.
Team Ayos is composed of Kevin Andrei G. Sornet (2 BS ITE), Beatrice Angela V. Gan (2 BS ITE), Justine Allyson Y. Ngo (2 BS ITE), Lucas Martin U. Reyes (2 BS ITE), and Adrienne Irvin T. Yu (2 BS ITE). In addition, Quantitative Methods and Information Technology (QMIT) Department faculty advisors Joseph Benjamin R. Ilagan and Marianne Kayle H. Amurao mentored the team.
On October 23, Team Astraea won second runner-up in the Asia Pacific Regional Finals of the CFA Ethics Challenge, which is the first CFA Ethics Challenge ever held in the Philippines. Team Astraea is composed of Tiffany Diane P. Golangco (4 BS ME), Kathleen Anne V. Go (4 BS ME), and Shenzen P. Golez (4 BS ME).
Mentored by Finance and Accounting Department faculty advisor Alfonso Miguel N. Sevidal, Team Astraea and other university-sponsored teams analyzed cases concerning common ethical issues using the CFA Institute Code of Ethics and Standards of Professional Conduct.
Finally, another Atenean team made history after successfully landing a podium finish for the 10th consecutive year. Composed of Tiffany Diane P. Golangco (4 BS ME), Hazel Anne Louise L. Si (4 BS ME), John Michel C. Lee (4 BS ME), and Beatriz Ysabel C. Reyes (4 BS ME), Team Ateneo de Manila and QMIT faculty advisor Gabe Sin won the Silver Award in the HKBU-IIBD business case competition that concluded on November 9.
The LS has been competing in the said competition since its establishment in 2008. The school’s 10-year record of landing in the top three positions for the finals has yet to be matched by other universities competing in HKBU-IIBD.
Editor’s Note: Beatriz Ysabel C. Reyes is the Managing Editor of The GUIDON.
