THE assistant vice president and chief information officer of the SN Aboitiz Power (SNAP) Group, Maria Theresa Cabigon, was honored recently as one of Digital Pilipinas’s Spark Asia 200 Digital Leaders during an official awarding ceremony held at SMX Aura in Taguig City last month.
Cabigon was cited for her innovative contributions as a business leader to the Philippine digital transformation movement, particularly in Southeast Asia.
The event was one of the many activities during the Digital Pilipinas Festival x Festival of Festivals, a
week of tech-centered festivities organized by Digital Pilipinas, in partnership with market research firm Tangere, to celebrate technology and innovation champions in the Philippine business landscape.
Cabigon attributed the continuing success of SNAP’s digital initiatives to a united team that espouses positive change, from the management level to its team members. “Together, we embraced change and made things happen to ensure we accelerate value creation for our business and our people. We transformed the way we think and operate through data-driven, smart, and innovative solutions.”
In recent years, SNAP has made bold moves to forward its digital transformation under Cabigon’s leadership with the launch of notable projects such as a workflow management system, data warehousing and management, and SNAP-specific artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning models. The company’s in-house data science upskilling program has already produced nine citizen data scientists and expects 15 more from an upcoming batch.
Cabigon believes that business leaders and prominent industries have a responsibility to harness
technology for the greater good, which is why SNAP’s efforts transcend beyond energy production as they find more avenues to help advance digital literacy and data innovation in the country.
“As we embrace the challenges of the future, we remain dedicated to innovation, growth, and sustainability. We strive to inspire others to join us on this journey of transformation, working together with our ecosystem of partners to create a cleaner, more prosperous future for the Philippines,” Cabigon said.