MANILA – @TweetupMNL, a volunteer community of active netizens who are united by their passion for social media, spearheads Social Media Day 2016, now on its 5th year, to be held at the Samsung Hall, SM Aura Premier, on June 30, 2016.
In light of the recent negativity that has flooded our newsfeeds these past months, Social Media Day adapts the theme #TayoPH, which stands as a virtual call to action and a celebration of how social media has become a potent tool that can bridge, give a voice and empower. It is a clarion call to stand together as a people. To rebuild, reconnect, reboot, refriend. It’s time to make the conversation positive and productive again. To celebrate social media’s triumphs and recall its potential — harnessing social media’s strengths in bringing people together, in crossing boundaries, and merging divides.
Indeed, Social Media has become more powerful than ever!
“It’s time to make the conversation positive and productive again,” Ros Juan, cofounder of @TweetupMNL shares. “We want to celebrate social media’s triumphs and recall its potential in making a meaningful impact in the lives of others.”
Towards this end, a series of panel discussions have been lined-up, with a powerhouse array of speakers–all respected names in the field, including: Carlo Ople, Chief Digital Officer, Dentsu Digit; Gang Badoy of RockEd Philippines; Pratiksha Rao, Head-Media Partnerships SEA, Twitter; Janette Toral of DigitalFilipino; Michael Josh Villanueva of GadgetMatch; Vivian Tan, Camille Buhain, and Faye Condez of The Soshal Network; Thysz Estrada and Stefan Punongbayan; Ivorie Acosta, Cookie Bar Manila; Liz Lanuzo, Project Vanity; Jessica Nazarali, IT Girl Foundation; Vin Quilop, Art Director, McCann Worldgroup; Noelle Capili, Content Manager, Black Box Collab Inc.; Irish Dizon, among many others. Also set to perform are Soundcloud and Spoken Word artists, as well as members of Katipunan Improv.
“We’re very proud to say that Social Media Day has been 100% volunteer driven from the very beginning,” Tonyo Cruz, also a cofounder of @TweetupMNL relates. “And each year, the number of involved communities continues to grow”.
Social Media Day 2016 is brought to you by Smart Communications and SM Supermalls. Media Partner is adobo magazine With support from PayMaya and PLDT. Admission to Social Media Day 2016 is free. For more information, visit Facebook.com/TweetupMNL and Twitter.com/TweetupMNL.
