At a lecture hall in Manila, Joseph Plazo laid down the gauntlet on what technology can realistically offer for the world of investing—and why this difference is increasingly crucial.The air was charged with anticipation. Young scholars—some furiously taking notes, others capturing every word via livestream—waited for a man known not only as

In a packed amphitheater at the University of the Philippines, tech entrepreneur and investment icon Joseph Plazo drew a bold line on what machines can and cannot do for the economic frontier—and why this difference is increasingly crucial.Tension and curiosity pulsed through the room. A sea of bright minds—some eagerly recording on their phone