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[Keynote Speaker Announcement] CDF Philippines 2024: Hear from the First Hire of SolX Technologies, Kurt Prieto!

[Keynote Speaker Announcement] CDF Philippines 2024: Hear from the First Hire of SolX Technologies, Kurt Prieto!

We are proud to announce the Keynote Speaker for the CDF Philippines 2024, Mr. Kurt Prieto of SolX Technologies. With a rich background that spans across various disciplines of art and technology, Mr. Prieto has been instrumental in shaping the visual identity, hardware technology design, and the UI/UX of SolX Technologies’ core platforms since its inception. Read more about this year's event below

Keynote Speaker

Kurt Prieto
Lead Designer
SolX Technologies

Ever since graduating from Ateneo High School, Kurt Prieto has relentlessly pursued art leading him to study at the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Fine Arts. After graduating from UPD, he has been the Lead Designer of SolX Technologies since it was a small start-up based in Ateneo, being a key member in shaping SolX's visual identity, hardware tech design, and the UI/UX of its core platforms from its early days. Together with the other Atenean founders during its inception, they began creating tech solutions to promote increased market competition and cheaper energy prices in the energy industry. By deepening its experience and gaining insights from closely working with the industry, SolX eventually developed an entire digital ecosystem to help industrial end-users save on energy costs. To date, their market validated technology has saved over P500M for over 60 clients in every high power-consuming sector representing more than 200MW of demand. Aside from working in the tech landscape, Kurt has also honed his skills in 3D printing, 2D illustration and pixel games illustration, having multiple games published on Steam under his belt.

During the conference, Kurt Prieto will share his insights on the intersection of art and technology, the journey of SolX Technologies, and how creative solutions can lead to groundbreaking advancements in the energy industry. Attendees can look forward to being inspired by Prieto’s passion for innovation and his unique perspective on leveraging technology to address real-world challenges.

The Career Discovery Forum in the Philippines 2024 will be happening at March 16, 2024 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm in Escaler Hall of Ateneo de Manila University.

For more information about the conference and to register your attendance, please visit the CDF website below. Participation is fully FREE of charge:
https://cdforum.lne.st/cdfph2024/

For any questions or concerns about the event, please contact:

Jondi Doplayna ([email protected])