The Ayala Way Vol. 4 No. 125
BPI Nurtures Next-Gen Data Science, AI Talents
The BPI D.A.T.A. Wave Summit Hackathon provided a venue for students interested in data science and artificial intelligence to meet like-minded peers.
Bank of the Philippine Islands drew over 200 students from campuses nationwide to its Data, Analytics, Transformation, and AI (D.A.T.A.) Wave Summit Hackathon as part of its efforts to enhance the skills of Filipinos in data science and artificial intelligence.
The event marked the culmination of the Philippine Junior Data Science Challenge (PJDSC) organized by the University of the Philippines’ Data Science Society in partnership with BPI. The PJDSC attracted more than 150 team registrations representing 43 colleges from all over the country. The top 10 finalists received cash prizes and the opportunity to work as interns in the bank’s data science team.
Centered on the theme of financial inclusion, participating teams in the BPI D.A.T.A. Wave Summit Hackathon delved into data analysis using diverse synthetic datasets and designed a prototype product fitting for the requirement. Winning teams from Mapúa University, Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao, and Ateneo de Manila University showcased their projects at the summit.
A pioneer of transformative banking technology in the Philippines, BPI remains committed to advancing digitalization to support students in expanding their knowledge, exploring best practices, and exchanging ideas on how data science can advance financial inclusion.
The winning hackathon teams with (from left) BPI CFO and Chief Sustainability Officer Eric Luchangco and Chief HR Officer Gina Eala, BPI Board Director and Ayala Corporation Managing Director for Data Science and AI Karl Kendrick Chua, and BPI President and CEO TG Limcaoco, Business Transformation and Data Analytics Group Head Joaquin Abola, and Analytics Head Nicholas Huber
Financial inclusion is very important to BPI because it ties into the S of the ESG components under sustainability, or the Social aspect—making significant contributions to improving society. Data is the ultimate power tool for addressing this, enabling us to quickly understand the needs and behavior over a large number of people.
ERIC LUCHANGCO
BPI CFO and Chief Sustainability Officer
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