Patricia Hizon – Keynote Speaker

With over fifteen years of experience, Patricia Bermudez Hizon is one of the more seasoned in the field of sportscasting in the Philippines, having the distinction of being the first female basketball anchor for television, and having covered numerous international and local sporting events for tri-media, interviewing some of the top athletes in the world.

She has provided commentary for various disciplines in the Olympic Games, Asian Games and South East Asian Games, and was a courtside reporter for the Philippine Basketball Association for almost 10 years before earning the anchor seat. She is currently a sportscaster for Sports5 and Fox Sports.

A highly sought after events host and presenter, Patricia has had the opportunity to work with some of the biggest companies and globally known brands in the Philippines and South East Asia.

Her earlier stints on television has brought her around the country as a travel show host, and writer-producer for what is now known as the Living Asia Channel which was an exciting opportunity for someone who spent most of her life living in Montreal and Toronto, Canada where her family is from.

Patricia also became the editor-at-large for a sports magazine and her writing stint had her juggling a weekly column on a broadsheet, contributing to various magazines and websites, including Yahoo-Philippines.

She started as a news presenter for the People’s Television Network and hosted a public affairs program which focused on helping the needy. This drove her to organise a foundation that inculcates volunteerism amongst the youth called “Everyday Is Your Birthday Foundation”. She has also taken on the key role as a director of the “High Five Hope Foundation” which teaches values and gives educational opportunities to street kids around the country through sports.

Patricia gets to share her experiences as a wife, and a parent through various speaking engagements, and is an ambassador for the Beauty, Brains and Breastfeeding campaign supported by UNICEF. She has also endorsed numerous products – from lifestyle to food brands. She is also currently the head for Advocacy and Marketing for a utility company and is the Associate Executive Director for the multi-awarded Philippine Popular Music Festival.