Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Wake Forest University

E. Mark Curtis is currently an Associate Professor at Wake Forest University, having previously served as an Assistant Professor at the same institution. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Georgia State University, an M.A. in Economics from Duke University, and a B.A.from Furman University. Curtis specializes in Environmental, Labor, Public, and Energy economics. His research has been published in esteemed journals such as the Review of Economics & Statistics, Journal of Environmental Economics & Management, and Environmental and Energy Policy and the Economy. His work has been cited in popular press outlets including the New York Times, The Guardian, MarketWatch and Business Insider.

CHED Technical Committee Management Member and Immediate Past President, Tourism Industry Board Foundation. Inc. (TIBFI)

Ma. Christina G. Aquino is the immediate past Chairperson of the Tourism Industry Board Foundation Inc, (TIBFI). She is an Associate Board Member of the Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines (HRAP); member of CHED Technical Committee of Tourism and Hospitality Management and the NCR Regional Quality Assurance Team (RQAT); a resource person for TESDA for the Tourism sector and a STAR External Validator; a DTI Philippine Quality Award (PQA) Assessor, and an ASEAN Master Tourism Assessor for Housekeeping. She is a Past President of the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Educators of the Philippines (COHREP), Asia Pacific Council of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (APacCHRIE), and a former Board & Corporate Secretary of International Center for Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE).

Executive Director, Analytics Association of the Philippines

Sherwin Pelayo is the Executive Director and a founding board member of the Analytics Association of the Philippines which is the country’s National Industry Board for Analytics and Artificial Intelligence. As Executive Director, he executes AAP’s nationwide programs in, among others, education, labor market research, and policies and standards, in support of AAP’s mission of building a healthy and vibrant Philippines Analytics and Artificial Intelligence sector through the forging of relations of trust with the government, academic and learning institutions, and the private sector. He continuously shares this advocacy to learners of Analytics most notably with DOST’s Project SPARTA and the University of Asia and the Pacific’s Master’s in Applied Business Analytics program.

OIC- Executive Director, Planning Office, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA)

Ms. Charlyn B. Justimbaste currently serves as the OIC - Executive Director of the Planning Office of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Prior to this assignment she was the Acting Assistant Executive Director and Chief of the Project Development Division of the same office. Ms. Justimbaste holds a degree in Human Ecology major in Human Settlements Planning and a Masters in Development Management and Governance from the University of the Philippines in Los Baños.

Assistant Secretary, Department of Energy (DOE)

Mario C. Marasigan is a Career Service Officer III who currently serves as Assistant Secretary of the Philippine Department of Energy. Asec Marasigan supervises the Electric Power Industry Management Bureau (EPIMB), which he served as Director for more than five years prior to his appointment as Assistant Secretary. Asec Marasigan also served as Director for the Renewable Energy Management Bureau, which handles the overall administration, regulation, and promotion of renewable energy resources development in the country. He is also the former Director of the Energy Utilization Management Bureau, in charge of administering and implementing alternative fuel use and energy technologies including energy efficiency and conservation programs of the Department.

Deputy Director of the Supervisory Policy and Research Department, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Rhodora M. Brazil-De Vera is a Deputy Director at the Supervisory Policy and Research Department (SPRD), Financial Supervision Sector (FSS), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). She is a member of the FSS Technical Working Group on Sustainable Finance. She is involved in the development and implementation of the BSP’s Sustainable Central Banking Strategy and issuance of sustainability-related policies. She is a member of the Philippine Sustainability Reporting Committee and BSP Representative to the NGFS Workstream on Supervision, and ASEAN SLC Task Force on Sustainable Finance. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a Financial Risk Manager.

Chairman Emeritus, PwC

Alex, both a Certified Public Accountant and lawyer, is the Chairman Emeritus of PwC Philippines and served as Chairman and Senior Partner for eight years. He leads the firm’s Environment, Sustainability and Governance (ESG) practice and continues to be a Tax Partner. He is the managing partner and co-founder of the law firm Cabrera & Company, a member firm of the PwC network. He is the Vice Chair of the Management Association of the Philippines and the Chairman of Integrity Initiative, Inc., a private sector led movement to fight against graft and corruption. Alex has been given the Accountancy Centenary Award of Excellence, Honorary Life Member by the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), CEO of the Year at PICPA, CEO of the Year at the Asia Leaders Awards 2019, Outstanding CPA in Public Practice Award, and the Young Achiever in Public Practice Award in 1998.

Member, Board of Advisors, AIM-Dr. Andrew L. Tan Center for Tourism

Cherry Lyn Rodolfo is a Member of the Board of Advisors of the AIM Dr Andrew Tan Center for Tourism. She is part time faculty of the University of Asia and the Pacific School of Economics.  She has done and is engaged in consulting work with government and private companies on tourism and transport projects. 

Founding Executive Director, Tech for Good Institute

Dr Ming Tan is founding Executive Director for the Tech for Good Institute, a non-profit founded by Grab to catalyse research and collaboration on social, economic, and policy trends accelerated by the digital economy. She is concurrently a Senior Fellow at the Centre for Governance and Sustainability at the National University of Singapore. Her interests lie at the intersection of technology, business and society, including sustainability and innovation.