Pilmico, anak perusahaan makanan dari Aboitiz Group, akan menyelenggarakan Kongres Pilmico pada tanggal 20-21 September 2019 di Quest Hotel di Pampanga. Kongres Pilmico, yang sebelumnya dikenal sebagai Kongres Kedokteran Hewan dan Pertanian Pilmico Jr. Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture Congress, merupakan pertemuan mahasiswa terbaik dari berbagai universitas di Filipina yang mengambil jurusan pertanian, ilmu hewan, kedokteran hewan, dan teknik untuk bertemu dengan para pemimpin industri dan mempelajari praktik terbaik di lapangan. Kongres ini dikemas dengan berbagai kegiatan dan ceramah utama yang berfokus pada pemicu inovasi dan kreativitas di antara para peserta dalam konteks industri pertanian.

Di tahun kelimanya, Kongres Pilmico telah mereposisi dirinya tidak hanya sebagai kesempatan belajar dan berkembang bagi para akademisi, tetapi juga sebagai perayaan berkumpulnya para pemikir brilian di tempat kerja dengan tema Thrivefest. 

Thrivefest memberikan makna baru pada kata THRIVE dengan menyelaraskan seluruh program untuk menangani aspek-aspek berikut: Transformasi, Kesehatan, Hubungan, Inovasi, Nilai-nilai, dan Pengalaman; yang kesemuanya telah direpresentasikan dengan cermat dalam lima bagian program.

Program ini dimulai dengan Thriving in the Real World yang membahas tentang kehidupan setelah sekolah dan kiat-kiat untuk memaksimalkannya. Dilanjutkan dengan Growing our Grains yang memperkenalkan bisnis tepung Pilmico dan bagaimana Pilmico melakukan perannya dalam memastikan untuk menyediakan produk makanan berkualitas bagi pelanggan mereka. Crossing Borders adalah bagian ketiga dari Thrivefest yang mengakui pentingnya nilai inovasi dalam segala hal yang dilakukan Pilmico. Building Bigger Islands mendorong para peserta untuk berpikir lebih besar dengan menciptakan dan membina hubungan yang transformatif. Terakhir, Thrivefest akan diakhiri dengan Hunting 'The Wild', sebuah tantangan presentasi di mana kemampuan inovasi para peserta diuji.

Pilmico memajukan bisnis dan komunitas melalui acara-acara seperti Kongres Pilmico dengan membagikan pengetahuan ahli mereka di industri ini kepada para sarjana yang sangat terampil sebagai Mitra untuk Pertumbuhan dalam karier dan kehidupan mereka.

Pertanyaan yang Sering Diajukan

How does the Pilmico Congress fit within Pilmico’s broader Partner for Growth commitment?
The Pilmico Congress is an explicit expression of Pilmico’s role as a Partner for Growth extended to future industry leaders. Rather than limiting its partnership model to existing customers and farmers, Pilmico invests in the educational development of students who will become veterinarians, agri-entrepreneurs, and food scientists. Connecting these students with Pilmico’s industry leaders and best practices during their formative years creates a long-term pipeline of professionals who understand both the industry and Pilmico’s role in it.

What is the Pilmico Congress and how has it evolved since its original format?
The Pilmico Congress began as the Pilmico Jr. Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture Congress — a gathering focused on veterinary medicine and agriculture students. By 2019, now in its fifth year, it had been repositioned as a broader multi-disciplinary congress under the theme Thrivefest, welcoming top students from Philippine universities studying agriculture, animal science, veterinary medicine, and engineering. This evolution reflects a shift from a narrowly vocational event to a full student development and innovation platform.

What does the Thrivefest theme represent, and how is it structured into the program?
The word THRIVE is used as an acronym organizing the entire congress program into five thematic parts: Transformation, Health, Relationship, Innovation, Values, and Experience. Each part corresponds to a session segment — from Thriving in the Real World (post-graduation realities) to Growing our Grains (Pilmico’s flour business), Crossing Borders (innovation), Building Bigger Islands (relationships and partnerships), and Hunting the Wild (a pitching challenge for participants to showcase their ideas in a competitive format).

Who attends the Pilmico Congress and how are attendees selected?
The Congress gathers top students from multiple Philippine universities in the fields of agriculture, animal science, veterinary medicine, and engineering. The competitive, multi-discipline composition reflects Pilmico’s view that the future of Philippine agriculture requires not just farmers and vets but also engineers, innovators, and communicators working across boundaries. Participation is designed to be selective — bringing high-performing scholars into direct contact with industry leaders.

What is the Hunting the Wild pitching challenge and what does it test?
Hunting the Wild is the fifth and final segment of the Thrivefest program — a live pitching competition where participants put their innovative thinking to the test by presenting business or technical ideas to an audience. This format simulates real-world entrepreneurship and product development scenarios, pushing students to not just absorb industry knowledge but to produce original thinking under pressure. It reinforces the Congress’s goal of sparking both innovation and practical creativity among Philippine agriculture’s next generation.