“ITS all about the smart and green life,” says Hung Kwon Song, when asked to describe his company Centios in a nutshell. The Korean CEO, dapper in a suit and quietly sipping his coffee in a plush hotel lobby seemed unperturbed by the fact that The Manila Times is interviewing him barely a few hours before his flight back to Korea. It was after all two days before Valentine’s Day when we did the interview and he had a date to keep with his wife. With an assuring smile, he tells us we have enough time, even as he gamely posed for the cameras. He certainly has a lot to smile about. His company Centios has been chosen to be part of the developers tasked to build the sprawling 204 hectares of Aseana City along Roxas Boulevard, by the majestic coastline of the Manila Bay. Centios will provide the information and communications technology (ICT) backbone, which will transform the whole development into a smart city with state-of-the-art technology-enhanced services to both locators and residents very soon.