Jaime Madrid CortesJaime M. Cortes served 20 years as the Chief Technical Advisor and Expert for developing countries in Africa and Asia for the International Labor Organization (ILO) of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. He was also the principal strategist lanching Small Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Development (SEED) programs aimed at employment generation for out of school youth. He served as consultant to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Director of the International Convention for Small Business Development at the East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. In addition to his international experience, Mr. Cortes made significant contributions in the Philippines in founding the Entrepreneurship Development Program (EDP), as Chair and Training Specialist, at the University of the Philippines, Institute for Small-Scale industries (UPI SSI). He likewise authored and pioneered the institutionalization of EDP in the Philippines in 1973-1974. Mr. Cortes began his career as a commissioned officer in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and subsequently became Chief of the Police Department and Security Services of the University of the Philippines. Read More Read Less