​Everyone is racing to adopt AI. But who is investing in the people who have to use it?

​Big Tech alone has committed over $5 trillion to AI infrastructure through 2030. In the same period, formal training hours per employee have dropped 60%. The gap between where investment is going and what actually makes organizations work is widening.

​In this month’s Raid the Fridge, Ellwyn Tan, co-founder of BagoSphere, draws on over a decade of ground-level work with frontline organizations across the Philippines to make the case that the organizations that win the next decade will be the ones who treat human capabilities as the highest-leverage input in an AI economy.

​What to expect:

• ​Why good intentions around AI aren't enough, and what your organization's approach may actually reveal about how it operates

• ​Why human capabilities — empathy, resilience, adaptability — are rising in value even as AI improves

• ​What genuine investment in human capability looks like in practice, and what is at stake if we get it wrong

​Who Should Attend:

• ​Startup Founders

• ​Corporates

• ​Investors

• ​Startup Enablers

• ​Academe

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About the Speaker
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​Ellwyn Tan is the co-founder and Head of Business at BagoSphere, Southeast Asia's frontline workforce development system, proven in the Philippines where BagoSphere has developed 16,000+ frontline workers, achieving 85% retention rates and a 40-45% reduction in rehiring costs. He leads BagoSphere's partnerships across microfinance, retail, hospitality, and BPO, working closely with frontline organizations to build the human capabilities their teams need to thrive. Ellwyn is an Obama Leader: Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia Acumen Fellow, and Philip Yeo Innovation Fellow.

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Program Flow:
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5:00 PM Doors are open to guests; networking and raiding the Kickstart Fridge begin!

​6:30 PM Start of Presentation + Q&A

​7:30 PM End of Program: Closing Remarks; Networking resumes

​9:00 PM End of Raid The Fridge

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About the Organizer
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​Kickstart Ventures owns and organizes Raid The Fridge, the longest-running monthly startup networking and learning mixer for the Philippine startup community of founders, investors, and entrepreneur-enabling organizations since August 2012.

​Driven by its vision to shape a better future, Kickstart Ventures invests in tech startups that future-proof businesses and solve real-world problems through sustainable and holistic innovation. The corporate venture capital arm of one of SEA’s leading telecom companies, Kickstart Ventures has 71 investments globally led by 130+ founders, and it advises the Ayala Corporation Technology Innovation (ACTIVE) Fund, the largest venture capital fund to come out of the Philippines.