Speaker

Mr. Patrick E. Palacios

Patrick Palacios created LoyalCoin in 2017 as a universal customer loyalty solution backed by the blockchain. He currently leads LoyalCoin, the foremost Filipino cryptocurrency, which now has operations in the US, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines, and spearheads the development of the LoyalWallet, a global customer loyalty app that enables loyalty points earning, redemption, and conversion involving a worldwide coalition of merchants, brands, companies, and service providers.    LoyalCoin is the flagship product of Appsolutely, a company Mr. Palacios founded in 2013, after seeing the huge growth potential for customer loyalty and e-commerce in Southeast Asia. He led the company in creating the first white-label mobile loyalty app in the Philippines, which also includes e-commerce and analytics features. The company won Best Investment Award in Thailand in 2015, besting 14 other Southeast Asian startups.Prior to establishing Appsolutely, he went on a stellar two-decade run as a tech entrepreneur and executive. At Ilios Resources, where he was also founder, president, and CEO from 2006 to 2013, he was instrumental in the development of network technology for call center clients such as NTT Docomo. At Helius Corp., which he also founded and led from 2003 to 2008, he provided Internet and Virtual Private Network services for the US Embassy in Manila, Convergys, Telus, and more.He also held executive positions at telco and tech conglomerates such as Digitel Telecommunications Philippines Inc., Globe Telecom, Nortel Networks, and Lucent Technologies. He is an Industrial Management Engineering graduate, with a Minor in Mechanical Engineering, at the De La Salle University in Manila.