THE AYALA WAY

Vol. 6 No. 2

"AI and data science are critical to generating insights and ideas for better decision making that can help us deliver on our purpose to build businesses that enable people to thrive. We appreciate the opportunity and are excited to work with UP in advancing knowledge in these fields that benefit both industry and the country."

KARL KENDRICK CHUA
AC Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Group Head

University of the Philippines' Dr. Pros Naval, Angelito Bermudo, and Dr. Maria Antonia Tanchuling and Ayala senior leaders Karl Chua, Paco Romero Milán, and Jaime Urquijo at the signing ceremony held January 15 at Ayala's headquarters

DATA SCIENCE & AI · PARTNERSHIPS

Ayala Partners With UP to Advance
AI Collaboration and Capability Building

Ayala Corporation and the UP Engineering Research and Development Foundation, Inc. (UPERDFI) have partnered to advance collaboration and capability building in artificial intelligence and data science to support industry and national development.

The partnership seeks to support the AI Program of the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Engineering, the country’s leading educational institution focused on this field, through scholarships and research funding for graduate students as well as funding for faculty AI projects. The partnership will run through 2026.

At the signing ceremony held January 15, Ayala was represented by Group Head for Data Science and AI Karl Kendrick Chua, Chief HR Officer Francisco Romero Milán, and Chief Sustainability and Risk Officer Jaime Urquijo. Ayala President and CEO Cezar Consing and CFO Albert de Larrazabal also attended the program.

Meanwhile, UP was represented by College of Engineering Dean Dr. Maria Antonia Tanchuling, UPERDFI President Angelito Bermudo, and Head of the Computer Vision and Machine Intelligence Group and AI Program Chair Dr. Prospero Naval Jr.

Ayala has a dedicated Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence team (AC Analytics), which leads data and analytics work across the Ayala group, focusing primarily on building data maturity, analytics capacity, and data solutions, especially for emerging business units. As such, AC Analytics is essential to helping fulfill Ayala’s purpose of building businesses that enable people to thrive.