ORMOC CITY—The Board of Investments will conduct the first Investment Conference (I-Con) on Oct. 18-19 in Ormoc.

According to Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Provincial Information Officer Suzette R. Pablo, discussions in the I-Con will center on the latest opportunities in agri-business, tourism, information and communication technology (ICT), and the latest trends in business service development.

The two-day activity will also feature a tourism, trade, investment and industrial exhibit; a DTI Diskwento sales caravan; and agro-agri-aqua fair. On Oct. 19, there will be an orientation-seminar on the 2011 Investment Priorities Plan, on-site registration for small and medium enterprises (SME), and memorandum signing between Undersecretary Zenaida C. Malaya and Mayor Eric C. Codilla on the Philippine Business Registry.

That same day, there will be an induction of officers of the Local Price Coordinating Council as well as business consultation and matching on agri-business, tourism and ICT. Ten SMEs in Ormoc will be recognized while the Education Department will turn over a PCPS 4 computer package to a lucky school.