CRIF Philippines Creates new Business Opportunities in Visayas-Mindanao Region with VIA Vendor Fair 2022

As trade and commerce continue to navigate new and exciting digital spaces and systems, it is still vital to preserve the human element of business and recognize its value. CRIF Philippines is chiefly concerned with striking this balance today and well into the future, not only for themselves, but also for all of their partners, clients, and potential new connections.

CRIF Philippines’ flagship product, Vendor Integrity Access (or VIA), has facilitated over 64,000 unique business relationships between 100 of the country’s top conglomerates and the over 30,000 vendors enrolled in the system. To sustain and expand on this accomplishment, they held the all-day VIA Vendor Fair 2022 on August 25 at Harolds Evotel Cebu as well as online via Webex, conducting three separate sessions throughout the day featuring speakers from government and private bodies—all of whom are certified VIA Buyers.

Headliners included Ms. Maria Elena C. Arbon, Regional Director at the Department of Trade and Industry; Mr. Cris John Garcia, VP of Membership Affairs at the Philippine Institute for Supply Management (PISM); Mr. Brian Connelly, President of the American Chamber of Commerce Philippines-Visayas; Mr. Ira Jon S. Kiener, CEO of the Dealogikal Corporation; and Ms. Peachy G. Hapitan, President and COO of JE Hydro & Bio-Energy covering a vast range of business subfields and sectors.

Vendor Fair 2022 saw 500 onsite delegates, as well as 300 virtual delegates, ranging from students and mid-level management to C-suite executives.

Also at the event were booths from sponsors Sun Savings Bank, Innoland Development Corporation, DMMI Manufacturing, Organique Philippines, Concrete Solution Builders & Supply, Elijah Powerworks and Building Systems, Inc., Arthaland, and the Makati Development Corporation.