Innovation for its own sake often serves the few. Innovation with purpose, backed by education and access, has a chance to serve the many. The latter is what Innovision 2025 is working to build—a future worth investing in.
Placing young Filipino talent at the center of a global conversation on emerging technologies, the Philippine Coding Camp’s Innovision 2025 is doing what most tech gatherings in the country rarely achieve. It’s pushing for innovation with purpose.
But what is it exactly?
Innovision 2025 is reshaping the local tech education landscape. The grassroots learning initiative scales by focusing on skills development that’s both inclusive and adaptable.
“We started during the pandemic by bridging the learning gaps through after-class programs. Now, we are present across the country, and we have more than 10,000 learners to date,” PCC CEO Gabriel Sampedro.
Launched on its fifth anniversary, the startup behind Innovision has come a long way since its early pandemic-era coding classes for children. Today, the Philippine Coding Camp (PCC) partners with major corporations and academic institutions to expand tech education, most recently working with Toyota Motor Philippines, Japan Tobacco International, De La Salle University, and Lyceum of the Philippines University.
Innovision 2025, held on May 30 and 31 at De La Salle University, drew about 500 in-person and virtual attendees. It featured international speakers, tech experts, and government officials from agencies such as the Department of Science and Technology and the Philippine Space Agency.
What sets Innovision apart is its open-door approach. Sampedro makes it clear that the event is not limited to IT professionals or experienced developers. Even those with no tech background but with a strong idea and the right collaborators are encouraged to join.
The focus on emerging technologies—from AI and blockchain to space and satellite tech—underscores PCC’s ambition to expose Filipino youth to high-growth sectors. But it’s the deliberate effort to include students and young professionals from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao that gives this movement its real edge. By going beyond Metro Manila, Innovision acknowledges a basic truth: talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not.
“That’s why we are making the program accessible and inclusive,” Sampedro added. “So, if you’re not an IT expert, if you have an idea, you can look for like-minded people and come up with that great idea yourself.”
The lineup of speakers from institutions like Kumoh National Institute of Technology in South Korea, Telkom University in Indonesia, and local firms such as P&G and Lancaster Group of Companies brought valuable expertise and an international perspective during the event.
“Innovision is our platform for bringing together different experts from different countries. We’ve flown in experts from Taiwan, Indonesia, and even our government partners. We’re bringing together different experts to help our efforts in upscaling the Philippines,” Sampedro said.
