Anna Periquet
Anna Marie Periquet (born 1965) is a Filipino-born entrepreneur advocate, businesswoman, socio civic leader, talk show host, 5-dance Latin dancesport athlete and champion, public servant, and a former member of the House of Representatives.
In a short span of one year, the company's operations have expanded to include the exclusive distributorship of home furniture and furnishings to major chain stores, retail outlets and lifestyle boutiques in the Philippines.
During the early stages of the YEP, Periquet has worked on building the collective capacity of the local youth to undertake their own poverty alleviation programs by working closely with local chambers of commerce and industry and with government agencies in providing basic entrepreneurial training to youth leaders across the country as well as training for trainers to provide capability building from the national level down to the barangay level.
The EDPS exposed the youth to the best practices of successful companies and models of good corporate cultures, in order to enrich their knowledge and develop their business potentials.
The EDPS also helped graduating students acquire and develop skills for specific jobs by providing them with actual and hands-on exposure to the day-to-day operations of an enterprise, and at the same time practice what they have learned in school, with the internship program.
Under her leadership, the YEGAP has established a strong base of small and medium scale enterprises run by young entrepreneurs to help boost the region's economy.
The YEGAP has also developed and spearheaded projects to promote a pro-enterprise spirit for young entrepreneurs in collaboration with enterprises, universities, social corporations and foundations, and government.
YEGAP projects include the cultivation from the young a culture of entrepreneurship by pushing for the inclusion of entrepreneurship subjects in the secondary and entrepreneurship departments in the tertiary level; pushing for the creation of business incubator facilities in universities; and spearheading the creation of entrepreneurship clubs in schools; introduction of the Buddy System or Big Brother, Little Brother Concept by passing on of second expertise from universities and large enterprises to budding entrepreneurs; providing internship programs through training opportunities to SMEs through visits and attachments to large enterprises in the region; and introduction of networking programs by encouraging the private sector to assist young and start-up entrepreneurs in networking through trade directories, trade missions, business matching and sub-contracting businesses.
In 2011, she was appointed lead implementer of the Council on Access to Information on Business Regulations of the Asia Pacific Rule of Law under The World Justice Project held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
She is the driving force behind the Foundation as it institutionalized the prestigious Aurelio Periquet Jr. Business Leadership Awards, which are conferred annually by the President of the Republic of the Philippines.
She was likewise nominated by DFA to represent the Philippines in the First Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Next Generations Program held in Korea in 1994.
8289 or the “Magna Carta for Small Enterprises.” She was chosen as one of the chamber's representatives to the Asia-Pacific Parliamentarian's Union (APPU) held in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea in 1996, and in Fiji Island in 1997, wherein she presented the Philippine resolution on education.
Following her stint in Congress, Periquet was appointed by President Joseph Estrada as Private Sector Representative to the Board of Small Business Guarantee and Finance Corporation (SBGFC) in 1998.
Periquet's father, Aurelio Jr., was a prominent business leader and long-time Chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Her German side is traced to her maternal grandfather, Max Kessel, who came from Düsseldorf to the Philippines during World War II as part of the US Forces.
In 1994, Periquet was the Philippine Candidate to the Workshop for Government Officials of Asia-Pacific Countries In-charge of Youth Affairs held in Tokyo, Japan, followed by an Interaction Program in Kyoto University.
At the age of 3, Periquet began formal training in classical ballet under Totoy Oteyza and Inday Gaston Mañosa of Hariraya Dance Company.
Periquet is a product endorser for MEMO Clothing by Penshoppe; of Sangobion Iron Supplements for Women; and of Phiten Titanium Sports Accessories.
