Gio Duaqui
Partner and Senior Vice President, ITO Solutions & Diverse Segments Director, NaFFAA
Gio is Partner and Senior Vice President at ITO Solutions, an information technology and services firm. Gio supports a variety of causes and invests time in the community by participating in organizations focused on service, civic outreach, and business networking. Since 2019, he has served as the National Co-Membership Director of the National Federation of Filipino American Associations (NaFFAA) and recently been appointed as Director of Diverse Segments. He will lead the national facilitation of Entrepreneurship and Economic Empowerment and Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) programming in the country and advocating for almost 5 million Filipino Americans. Born in Italy and raised in Tarlac City, Philippines, Gio later moved to Meriden, Connecticut to continue his education. He is fluent in Tagalog (Kapampangan dialect) and speaks conversational Italian. He lives in Las Vegas with his husband, Matt.
Plenary Session: Digital Literacy Forum: Understanding the Importance of AI, Cybersecurity and Social Media
Plenary Session: Entrepreneurship Roundtable: Creating a Successful Business
Plenary Session: LGBTQIA+ Panel
The purpose of the roundtable discussion is part of NaFFAA’s ongoing campaign to advocate and educate the Filipinx-American community around LGBTQIA+ rights and recognition. The featured panelists will contextualize the hardships they faced coming out and being part of the typically traditional Filipinx culture.