About

An academically-anchored, locally-rooted conversation about AI for Filipino enterprise.

LAMBO 2026 is hosted by JCI Cebu (Transcend Academy) in partnership with the Asian Institute of Management.

The Host

JCI Cebu (Transcend Academy)

JCI Cebu, the second oldest JCI chapter in Asia, has a consistent record of hosting at national scale — our annual induction draws 300+ attendees year on year. In 2025, we hosted Innovation Academy, the national training program of JCI Philippines, with 150+ leaders from across the country.

Transcend Academy is JCI Cebu's flagship learning and development arm. LAMBO 2026 is the flagship public event of Transcend Academy for the year — the culmination of the chapter's investment in building Cebu's most credible learning and development platform.

FutureForward

Cebu's public AI and future-of-work training series, currently in its second public series (the Build Series), with the AIM MAIDA cohort as breakout mentors.

Exclusive Member Training

Leadership and skills programs reserved for JCI members, including the JCI × Toastmasters collaboration.

MasterClass

Advanced specialized training for senior trainers and program leaders.

Youth ACCESS

Schools and community engagement programs, recognized at the JCI Philippines national level.

Academic Partner

Asian Institute of Management

The Asian Institute of Management (AIM) is one of Asia's leading graduate business schools. Through its Master in AI & Data Analytics (MAIDA) program, AIM is producing a new generation of business leaders fluent in applied AI for executive decision-making.

For LAMBO 2026, AIM contributes:

+Dr. Christopher Monterola as keynote and Finals lead judge
+AIM faculty as the BCC Semifinals judging panel
+The AIM MAIDA cohort as mentor teams for the Top 5 Finalists
+Collaborative development of the three BCC training modules
+Co-leadership of the Live Lab segments

Corporate Sponsor

EXL

EXL (NASDAQ: EXLS) is a global analytics and digital solutions company that partners with organizations across industries to turn data into actionable insight and AI-led transformation.

As LAMBO 2026's corporate sponsor, EXL brings real-world enterprise AI expertise to Cebu's business community — reinforcing the summit's mission of practical, returns-focused AI adoption for Filipino enterprise.

The Partnership

One thesis. One mission.

Cebu's business community needs more than another AI conference. It needs a sustained, locally-rooted, academically-anchored conversation about what AI actually does for Filipino enterprises — delivered by people who understand both the technology and the local market.

LAMBO 2026 is the inaugural flagship event of that partnership. It brings together the operational reach and community-building strength of JCI Cebu with the academic depth and AI fluency of AIM, in service of one mission: Pagtubo sa Negosyo.

// the formula

Operational reach × academic depth.

JCI Cebu's chapter network + the Asian Institute of Management's AI fluency = an inaugural summit Cebu's business community can actually use.

Our Mission

We measure success by what delegates do on the Monday after the summit, not by how many people we put in the room.

Pagtubo sa Negosyo.

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