Ayala Group brings up pressing issues with Trilateral Commission

MANILA, Philippines — The Ayala Group, led by its senior leaders, has engaged with the members of The Trilateral Commission to discuss pressing issues concerning the region.

The Trilateral Commission is a global membership organization that has brought together senior policymakers, business leaders and representatives of academe to discuss and propose solutions to some of the world’s most complex issues.

As a member of the Trilateral Commission’s Asia Pacific Group, the Philippines has three members namely, Ayala Corp. president and CEO Cezar Consing, Philippine Veterans Bank chairman Roberto de Ocampo and Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy president Amina Rasul-Bernardo.

Ayala and the Philippines has worked together to bring The Trilateral Commission to Manila to tackle issues such as climate change and energy policy, foreign policy, AI (artificial intelligence) innovations and technology competition.

Ayala chairman Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala said global cooperation through organizations like The Trilateral Commission support economies by globalizing markets.

“Like many emerging markets, the Philippines benefitted from the cooperation between regions and nations that followed World War II,” Zobel said.

“Global cooperation has encouraged the free movement of capital, goods and people, which has been net positive for our country,” he said.

Aside from the Asia Pacific Group, The Trilateral Commission also has significant membership from the North American and European Groups.

Its regular annual meetings result in joint policy recommendations and published reports that are widely circulated across regions.