The Philippines’ tech calendar remains packed with high-impact conferences and summits. These events bring together thought leaders, startups, corporates, and policymakers to unpack the latest innovations and explore what is next for the region’s digital economy.
We put together lists of events regularly, as we see interest from our community in actual physical interaction and meetings. This goes against the digital nature of most businesses, but is also a throwback to trust and meeting face-to-face.
About the Philippines tech ecosystem
The Philippine technology ecosystem is undergoing a profound structural maturation, moving decisively beyond its initial wave of basic consumer digital adoption. This transition is underscored by macroeconomic data from the joint e-Conomy SEA report by Google, Temasek, and Bain & Company, which highlights that the country’s digital economy achieved a 16 per cent year-on-year expansion, placing it on a clear trajectory towards a $36 billion market size in gross merchandise value. Complementing this expansion is a dramatic influx of institutional funding. Official data from the Department of Finance indicates that the local startup sector recorded $1.5 billion in private capital over the preceding 12 months, representing a massive 34 per cent surge compared with previous benchmarks.
Rather than funnelling this capital into speculative consumer platforms, the ecosystem is aggressively modernising its operational foundations through advanced enterprise solutions and artificial intelligence. Local workforce adaptation has advanced at an unprecedented pace, with technical enrolment in generative AI courses multiplying 4.8 times, while roughly 78 per cent of domestic digital consumers now utilise AI-enabled applications to optimise daily productivity. This widespread digital literacy, combined with strong support from regulatory bodies like the Department of Information and Communications Technology, has turned the archipelago into an attractive testing ground for business-to-business infrastructure, secure transactional systems, and cross-border commercial frameworks.
Fresh off our time at the Philippines Blockchain Week, we are now looking at the upcoming months to see which events will be taking the spotlight in the market. Here are 5 upcoming events worth your attention as the country prepares for a major transition towards enterprise infrastructure and sovereign cyber resilience.
PhilSec 2026
- Date: 30 June to 1 July 2026.
- Location: Manila Marriott Hotel, Philippines.
- Event website
Now entering its sixth edition, PhilSec has transitioned from a specialised technical conference into the country’s premier cybersecurity summit. With an expected attendance of more than 1,000 decision-makers, including Chief Information Security Officers and corporate risk architects, the event addresses an increasingly complex digital threat environment. Backed by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Centre (CICC), the summit will formalise national strategies around Zero Trust architecture and critical infrastructure protection.
Shared Services and BPO Week Philippines 2026
- Date: 11 to 14 August 2026.
- Location: Hilton Manila, Philippines.
- Event website
Given that Global Business Services (GBS) and business process outsourcing remain foundational pillars of the national economy, this event shifts the conversation from low-cost transactional execution to high-value capability ownership. The core agenda focuses heavily on embedding artificial intelligence into day-to-day operations, moving corporate strategies past simple pilot programmes toward measurable automation outcomes that address rising global labour overheads.
Seamless Philippines 2026
- Date: 16 to 17 September 2026.
- Location: SMX Convention Center, Manila, Philippines.
- Event website
This massive summit is expected to bring together more than 3,000 attendees and 100 exhibitors across the payments, e-commerce, and retail technology value chain. The event serves as a commercial catalyst for unified alternative payment strategies, forcing traditional merchants to adapt to frictionless digital banking ledgers and integrated archipelagic logistics networks across the region.
DMAP DigiCon 2026
- Date: 15 to 16 October 2026.
- Location: Manila Marriott Hotel, Philippines.
- Event website
Marking its 11th year, the flagship conference of the Digital Marketing Association of the Philippines (DMAP) will operate under a timely corporate theme focusing on interoperability and the age of collaboration. The summit expects an annual turnout of roughly 2,000 participants and will focus on breaking down traditional corporate silos, enabling brands, creators, and technology providers to build joint data ecosystems powered by predictive artificial intelligence.
Philippine Startup Week 2026
- Date: November 2026.
- Location: Manila, Philippines.
- Event website
The final anchor of the annual calendar arrives with Philippine Startup Week. Under the leadership of the DICT, which heads the Innovative Startup Act Steering Committee, this edition is explicitly designed to align with broader regional priorities. Driven by collaborative growth mandates, the conference will focus on leveraging state capital pools to equip local high-growth businesses to expand beyond domestic borders and navigate cross-border digital entry.
Whether you are chasing insights on cybersecurity, business process automation, retail fintech, or startup scaling, these five events offer a comprehensive look at the upcoming calendar for the Philippines’ digital economy.