Three (3) members of the AMY Group of Companies, namely: Philippine Business Bank, Zesto and ZestAir, participated in the 36th edition of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) Business Conference and Expo held last October 13-15 at the Manila Hotel. With the year's theme: One Global Filipino, Creating Synergy from Competitiveness, participants from various business sectors were given insights on government and private sector partnership and unified agenda as the winning formula for competitive business and sustained economic development. Gracing the event were His Excellency President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, Vice President Jejomar Binay and Senator Chiz Escudero.

One of the final highlights of the conference is the awarding of Amb. Alfredo M. Yao National Intellectual Property Invention Award. The awardees are: Mr. Erano Evangelista – National IP Award Winner for his invention of Aeronox Nitrocharger; Smart Communications Inc. - National IP Award Runner-up for their Method and System for Macropayment and Micropayment using cellphone linked virtual cards; and Mr. Antonio Mateo – Most Promising Award Winner for his invention of the Direct Rainwater Catchment Unit.