Cebuano student Earl Christianson Ng, son of Cebu business leaders Melanie and Wilson Ng, emerged victor as a result of online voting to become the first ever student panelist in the prestigious World Business Dialogue in Cologne,Germany.
Ng will sit with 60 top businessmen who will dialogue with 300 chosen students from universities all over the world.
“Earl Christianson Ng will now represent the young generation as speaker in the opening panel of the 16th World Business Dialogue,” read a statement from the World Business Dialogue which the latter posted in its website.
This will be the first time in the history of the largest global student-run convention, organized by the University of Cologne in Germany to have a student speaking on stage with renowned speakers. Past convention speakers included Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackermann, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and current New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Ng, who bested close rival Parul Arora of India and three other student hopefuls in said online voting, is scheduled to be the fourth person to speak in the Opening that will run from March 13 to 14, 2013.
“Thank you to everyone who voted for me! I truly feel blessed to have so many friends other than my family, who have supported me through this contest,” Ng said.
Ng, along with the others who vied for said panel seat, were given 30 seconds to share their expertise and experience and explain why should they be chosen as the first student panelist in the gathering.
“I’m incredibly interested in how different cultures can blend together as well as how different economic and business perspectives from people of different borders can come together and I hope to bring this heritage to any discussion,“ Ng said in his 30 second pitch for the panelist slot.
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