About the Speaker

Monette Iturralde-Hamlin, president and founder of TeamAsia, is a renowned speaker who regularly conducts workshops on business writing, presentation skills, cross-cultural management, teambuilding, and handling difficult people. Her workshops are offered to the public and are typically fully subscribed. Monette is frequently invited to present these specialized seminars and workshops in-house for major global brands, multilateral institutions, and government agencies.

Monette is a hands-on manager, taking direct responsibility for such innovative programs as The Asian Management Awards, Asia's first region-wide award for regional excellence, as well as overseeing the execution of a wide range of highly targeted events, from exclusive breakfast briefings to gala product launches to public seminars of the world's top business speakers.

Monette's professional associations include the People Management Association of the Philippines, the Philippine Society for Training and Development, the League of Corporate Foundations, and the Philippine Association of Conference and Exhibit Organizers and Suppliers. Monette completed her Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology at the College of the Holy Spirit, graduating Summa Cum Laude. Her post-graduate studies were at the Asian Institute of Management where she completed her Master in Business Management with Distinction.