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Coco Alcuaz is business news head at ABS-CBN News Channel and anchor of Business News Nightly. From 2000 to 2011, he reported for Bloomberg News, mostly as Manila bureau chief. Before that, he was a segment producer, reporter and anchor with various ABS-CBN units, including stints in the Stock Market Live program. |
Forum Program Reference
| 10:25 –10:50 | Panel Discussion 1 (Part 3: Big Winner Sectors) |
| Moderator Coco Alcuaz Business News Head ABS-CBN News Channel |
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Roberto F. Batungbacal is the Philippine Country Manager of The Dow Chemical Company. He is concurrently the Asia Pacific Commercial Excellence Leader for Dow’s Performance Materials Division. He is also the Country Manager for Dow’s subsidiary Rohm & Haas Philippines. He is the President and Director of the Samahan sa Pilipinas ng mga Industriyang Kimika (SPIK) also known as the Chemical Industry Association of the Philippines, and the Chairman of the Manufacturing Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce. |
Forum Program Reference
| 10:25 –10:50 | Panel Discussion 1 (Part 3: Big Winner Sectors) |
| Manufacturing Roberto Batungbacal President, Samahan sa Pilipinas ng mga Industriyang Kimika (SPIK) Director, Federation of Philippine Industries |
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Feliciano Belmonte Jr. is the Speaker of the House of Representatives, representing the 4th District of Quezon City. Belmonte served as Mayor of Quezon City for nine years, during which he was awarded as the Most Outstanding Mayor of the Philippines by the Local Government Leadership Awards. Prior to serving Quezon City, President Corazon Aquino appointed him President and General Manager of the Government Service and Insurance System (GSIS), the Manila Hotel, and subsequently, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Philippine Airlines. He also represented the government as Member of the Board of Directors of the San Miguel Corporation (SMC), and the Philippine Long Distance and Telecommunications Company (PLDT). |
Forum Program Reference
| 1:20 – 1:40 | Keynote Speech |
| House Speaker Feliciano R. Belmonte Jr. |
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Meneleo J. Carlos advocates quality policies that he had instituted for his company, RI Chemical Corporation. Mr. Carlos continues to be visible in the various campaigns of the Department of Science and Technology. As the Co-Chairperson of the National Competitiveness Council Working Committee on Transport and Logistics, Mr. Carlos actively advocates for better infrastructure polices and the development of an intermodal and seamless transport in infrastructure system in the country to reduce transport and/or travel costs. Along with these functions, he has continued to lead and assist non-government and private organizations, with the goal of helping the disadvantaged people of our society. He has devoted much time as the National Chairperson of the Bishops-Businessmen’s Conference for the business sector, while serving as head of its Cluster on Labor and Employment. |
Forum Program Reference
| 11:20 –11:50 | Panel Discussion 2 (Part 3: Big Winner Sectors, Infrastructure) |
| Transportation: Airports/Seaports/Roads/Rail Meneleo Carlos Chairman, Federation of Philippine Industries Private Sector Co-Champion, Infrastructure Working Group, National Competitiveness Council |
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Edward Eun-Gap Chang is the President of the Korean Chamber of Commerce Philippines, Inc. He is also the President and CEO of Asia Pacific Express Corporation. In addition, Mr. Chang is an advisor to the National Unification Advisory Council under the Office of the President-Republic of Korea. He is also an advisor and a consultant at the Korea-Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, Commercial Section of Korean Embassy to the Philippines. Mr. Chang received “A Proud Korean’s Medal the World Watches”, an International Management Leadership Medal sponsored by The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, The Ministry of Knowledge Economy and The Korean International Trade Association on July 17, 2008 in Korea. |
Forum Program Reference
| 12:00 –12:10 | Introduction of Guest Public Sector Speaker |
| Edward Chang President, Korean Chamber of Commerce President and CEO, Asia Pacific Express Corporation |
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Aileen C. Clemente now serves as the Chairman of Rajah Travel Corporation. She has been part of the company since 2000. She is responsible for the overall operations of all Rajah Travel Corporation offices namely, Manila which is the head office, Makati Branch and the Implant Offices. Aside from that, she is also in charge of Rajah Travel’s office in San Francisco which also handles international operations. She is also a part of TwoEco Inc. – a tourism consultancy firm designed to provide professional assistance on conceptualization, drafting and implementation of various private and public tourism projects. |
Forum Program Reference
| 10:25 –10:50 | Panel Discussion 1 (Part 3: Big Winner Sectors) |
| Tourism, Medical Travel, and Retirement Aileen Clemente Public Relations Officer Philippine Travel Agencies Association |
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Ray Cunningham joined Aboitiz Power Corporation as First Vice President—Business Development in early 2009. He is responsible for acquisitions of existing generating plants and for developing new power generating projects. He has worked in the Philippines power sector for more than 14 years and is co-chair of the American Chamber’s Energy and Power Committee. Before Aboitiz Power, Mr. Cunningham spent 3 years as CalEnergy’s Business Development Manager, following 2 years as General Manager of its 165-MW Casecnan hydropower plant in Northern Luzon. He previously served nearly 6 years as Senior Vice President of San Roque Power Corporation and Project Director of the $1.2 billion, 345-MW San Roque Multipurpose Dam Project. |
Forum Program Reference
| 11:20 –11:50 | Panel Discussion 2 (Part 3: Big Winner Sectors, Infrastructure) |
| Power and Water Ray Cunningham First Vice President for Business Development Aboitiz Power |
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Roberto de Ocampo is the Co-Vice Chairman of the Makati Business Club and Chairman of the Board of Advisors for the RFO Center for Public Finance and Regional Economic Cooperation. He served as a Secretary of Finance of the Republic of the Philippines from 1994 to 1998 during the presidency of former President Fidel V. Ramos and an Alternate Governor of the International Monetary Fund. He is widely recognized for his innovations in development banking and for leading the DBP to be recognized by the Bankers Magazine as the world’s second soundest bank. |
Forum Program Reference
| 9:10 – 9:30 | Key Reforms Needed to Grow Twice as Fast |
| Former Finance Sec. Roberto F. de Ocampo, OBE Co-Vice Chairman Makati Business Club |
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Roger Dimmell was educated in Carlton University. He joined the Canadian Government in the early 1970’s where he spent 23 years working with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). For the past 25 years, Mr. Dimmell has been active in the Philippines as a development practitioner having worked in various institutions including the CIDA, UNDP, the World Bank, and various projects funded by USAID. He also works with private sector companies in Mining and Agricultural Development as well as with the Canadian Chamber of Commerce where he serves as the chairman of the Natural Resource, Agricultural and Renewable Energy Committees. He currently works with Indigenous Peoples in Southern Mindanao in plantation agricultural and parallel small-holder development. |
Forum Program Reference
| 10:00 –10:10 | Introduction of Speaker, Moderator, and Panelists |
| Roger Dimmel First Vice President Canadian Chamber of Commerce |
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Gregory L. Domingo was appointed by President Benigno C. Aquino III as Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary on July 1, 2010. He once served as the DTI-Industry and Investments Group (IIG) Undersecretary and Board of Investments (BOI) Managing Head from May 2001-April 2004. He served as director to private companies, among them the SM Investments Corporation, BDO Private Bank, Belle Corporation, Pico de Loro Beach and Country Club, Pampanga Sugar Development Company (PASUDECO), Carmelray-JTCI Corp. (CJC), and MERALCO. |
Forum Program Reference
| 8:50 – 9:00 | Opening Remarks: Trends and Key Reforms in Trade and Industry in the Philippines Economy |
| Sec. Gregory L. Domingo Department of Trade and Industry Public Sector Co-Chairman, National Competitiveness Council (NCC) |
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Rolando T. Dy is an international observer of international agriculture, agribusiness and rural development for 35 years now. He is a recognized expert in agribusiness strategy, agribusiness models, benchmarking, and project analysis. He spent six years overseas as agriculture project economist in an international institution where he spent time in Malaysia and Thailand. Upon his return to the Philippines, he joined the Center for Research and Communication (CRC), the forerunner of the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P). Dr. Dy is currently the Executive Director of the UA&P Center for Food and AgriBusiness. He is a senior lecturer of the UA&P’s Advanced Management Program and Strategic Business Economics Program. He was former Dean of the UA&P School of Management. |
Forum Program Reference
| 10:25 –10:50 | Panel Discussion 1 (Part 3: Big Winner Sectors) |
| Agribusiness Rolando Dy Executive Director Center for Food and Agribusiness University of Asia and the Pacific |
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Donald Felbaum has more than 30 years of experience in diversified technology management including general management, project management, and corporate directorship. He currently serves as the managing director of Optel Ltd., an ICT consulting firm. He has also been an active member of several business groups. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Energy Committee and a Member of the Board of Directors of AmCham. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Association of Multinational Companies Regional Headquarters Inc. |
Forum Program Reference
| 11:20 –11:50 | Panel Discussion 2 (Part 3: Big Winner Sectors, Infrastructure) |
| Telecommunications Donald R. Felbaum Managing Director OPTEL Ltd. |
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John D. Forbes is a private consultant working with the American Chamber of Commerce, where he has served as Director, Treasurer, Chairman of the Legislative Committee, Chairman of the Promoting English Proficiency Project and Senior Advisor for the Investment Climate Improvement Project. In addition, he is Senior Counselor of Vriens and Partners Pte. Ltd. of Singapore. He is the principal author of Arangkada Philippines 2010 and has also written two AmCham Roadmaps to More Foreign Investment in the Philippines. He writes and speaks frequently on business advocacy subjects. |
Forum Program Reference
| 9:00 – 9:10 | Purpose of Forum and Explanation of Assessment |
| John D. Forbes Senior Adviser American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines |
| 12:15 –12:50 | Panel Discussion (Part 4: General Business Environment) |
| Business Costs John D. Forbes Senior Advisor American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines |
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Eduardo V. Francisco is President of BDO Capital & Investment Corporation, the investment house of BDO Unibank, Inc. He is also the Co-Chairman of the Capital Market Development Council (CMDC) of the Philippines, Treasurer/Trading Nominee of BDO Securities Corp., President of First Valle Verde Association, and Treasurer of the Foundation for Filipino Entrepreneurs (FFE). Mr. Francisco also sits on the boards of Wharton-Penn Club of the Philippines, UP-Development Center for Finance, CIBI Foundation, and International School of Manila. |
Forum Program Reference
| 11:20 –11:50 | Panel Discussion 2 (Part 3: Big Winner Sectors, Infrastructure) |
| Policy (including Public-Private Partnerships) Eduardo V. Francisco President Banco de Oro Capital |
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Dr. Galvez Tan is a Professor of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine; and the President of Health Futures Foundation, Inc. He was Vice Chancellor for Research of the University of the Philippines Manila and Executive Director of the National Institutes of Health Philippines 2002-2005. He served as Regional Adviser in Health and Nutrition for East Asia and the Pacific Region of UNICEF in Bangkok in 1996. He served as Health Undersecretary from 1992-1994 and subsequently, Secretary in 1995. Dr. Galvez Tan is co-writer of six books: Our Health, Our Lives, Fruits & Vegetables with Medicinal Properties, The Health Curriculum in Philippine Basic Education, Community Managed Maternal and Newborn Care, Hilot: The Filipino Traditional Massage, Medicinal Fruits & Vegetables. |
Forum Program Reference
| 12:15 –12:50 | Panel Discussion (Part 4: General Business Environment) |
| Social Services Jaime Galvez Tan President Health Futures Foundation |
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Mr. Hinchliffe is the Executive Director for AmCham Philippines. He arrived back in the Philippines after a 12 year absence that saw him working in Texas, Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia. He officially began his position with AmCham Philippines on December 1, 2012. A Texan, with a BS degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Ebb was based in the Philippines from 1993 – 2000. He has spent 22 of the last 25 years in Asia Pacific which includes 21 years with a US based pump manufacturing company, 6 years with a prominent semiconductor company and the last four years in the Service Industry. |
Forum Program Reference
| 8:50 – 9:00 | Message from US Ambassador and Launch of USAID-AmCham Partnership, The Arangkada Philippines Project |
| Ebb Hinchliffe Executive Director American Chamber of Commerce |
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| Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. US Embassy |
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| Gloria Steele Mission Director US Agency for International Development |
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Takashi Ishigami is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Marubeni Philippines Corporation. He also served as a Senior Executive Vice President & COO of Marubeni America Corporation, New York, President & CEO of Marubeni Canada Ltd. And Senior Operating Officer of the Americas of Marubeni Corporation, Tokyo Head Office. He graduated from Business & Commerce Department at Keio University, Tokyo, Japan. |
Forum Program Reference
| 11:00 –11:10 | Introduction of Speaker, Moderator, and Panelists |
| Takashi Ishigami President, Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Philippines President, Marubeni Philippines Corporation |
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Rhicke Jennings is managing director of Indonesia and the Philippines for FedEx Express, a position that he has assumed since August 2008. Based in the Philippines, Mr. Jennings is responsible for developing and executing the company’s corporate strategies and operations in these markets. Prior to this role, Mr. Jennings was also the managing director of Australasia, serving FedEx Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands, from June 2003 to December 2010. Mr. Jennings joined FedEx in 1991 and since then has held various positions in a number of countries, including the U.S., Singapore, Japan, Belgium, and Thailand. Under his leadership, FedEx was recognized as a best employer in Thailand in 2001 and, more recently, in New Zealand in 2007. Mr Jennings currently serves as president of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in the Philippines. |
Forum Program Reference
| 1:10 – 1:20 | Message of the Joint Foreign Chambers and Introduction of Keynote Speaker |
| Rhicke Jennings President, American Chamber of Commerce Managing Director, FedEx Express and Indonesia |
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Ramon R. Jimenez, Jr. is the man behind the tagline “It’s more fun in the Philippines”. He has spent most of his professional career as a writer, creative director, or executive for the country’s top advertising agencies. He also has been in the field of marketing communications for 35 years, and is considered one of the pillars of Philippine advertising. Before his appointment, he served as Joint Chief Executive Officer and Senior Consultant at WOO Consultants, sharing his expertise with a number of successful corporations. Secretary Jimenez has worked as a Journalism and Marketing Communications instructor in some of the country’s most renowned universities, and is a sought-after lecturer for many successful corporations such as the San Miguel Corporation and the Jollibee Group. |
Forum Program Reference
| 10:15 –10:25 | National Tourism Development Plan |
| Sec. Ramon Jimenez Jr. Department of Tourism |
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Guillermo M. Luz is the Private Sector Co-Chairman of the National Competitiveness Council. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Ayala Foundation from December 2006 to May 2011, a foundation which manages projects in education, environment, entrepreneurship, arts and culture, and community development. He concurrently served as Director of Ayala Museum from January 2010 to May 2011. Mr. Luz was the Secretary-General of NAMFREL from 1992 to 2006, overseeing preparations for its Operation Quick Count and pollwatching in the 1992, 1995, 1998, 2001, and 2004 elections. |
Forum Program Reference
| 9:30 –10:00 | Moving into the Top Quartile |
| Guillermo M. Luz Private Sector Co-Chairman National Competitiveness Council |
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Heidi Mendoza is currently a commissioner in the Commission on Audit. She is the chairperson of the Audit Committee on: Public Sector Auditing Standards Board, Audit of Foreign-Based Government Agencies (FBGAs), International organizations whereby COA is the duly elected External Auditor (Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO). Prior to her service as a commissioner, she served as a governance and anticorruption consultant to Asian Development Bank, AusAid, Atos Consultancy and Presidential Anti-Graft Commission. |
Forum Program Reference
| 12:15 –12:50 | Panel Discussion (Part 4: General Business Environment) |
| Governance Heidi Mendoza Commissioner on Audit |
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Sherisa Nuesa is the head of Judicial Reform Initiative., a private sector-initiated multi sectoral advocacy focused on achieving reforms in the judicial and prosecutorial arms of the government. Formerly, she served as a Managing Director of conglomerate Ayala Corporation for 37 years. Currently a Board Director of various Corporations and Foundations such as: ALFM Mutual Funds Group, Blackhorse Emerging Enterprises Fund (Singapore), Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD), the Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX), and the ING Foundation (Phils). She is also a member of the multi-sectoral Integrity Initiative Steering Council. |
Forum Program Reference
| 12:15 –12:50 | Panel Discussion (Part 4: General Business Environment) |
| Judicial Sherisa P. Nuesa Head Judicial Reform Initiative |
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Ian Porter currently serves as the Managing Director of Cardno and President of the Australia-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce. He used to serve as a Facility Director of the Philippine-Australia Partnership for Economic and Governance Reform and Adviser and Negotiator of the Australasian Innovative Technology Group in Indonesia. Besides the Philippines, he has worked in several countries in the Asia Pacific region including Cambodia, Chile, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Ian Porter holds a Master’s Degree in Social Science the RMIT University in Australia. |
Forum Program Reference
| 1:50 – 2:00 | Closing Remarks |
| Ian Porter President, Australian-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce Managing Director, Cardno |
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Shameem Qurashi is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (FCA), and the Chairman of the Philippine Association of Multinational Companies Regional Headquarters, Inc. (PAMURI), which is a member of the Joint Foreign Chambers Group. Mr Qurashi is also the Chairman of Milcon Gulf Group. |
Forum Program Reference
| 1:00 – 1:10 | Awarding of the Arangkada Philippines Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Shameem Qurashi (Master of ceremonies for the awarding ceremony) Chairman Philippine Association of Multinational Companies Regional Headquarters, Inc. |
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Michael Raeuber is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Royal Cargo Combined Logistics, Inc. (RCCLI)—the Philippines’ first multinational freight forwarding company and now one of the leading names in logistics in the country. Through his leadership, the company has now established itself as a leader in these industries in the country. Now the company has offices in Germany, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia, Palau and Guam. Raeuber likewise established corporate social responsibility programs, including the formation of an Emergency Response Team. |
Forum Program Reference
| 8:35 – 8:40 | Welcoming Remarks |
| Michael Raueber President, European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) President, Royal Cargo Combined Logistics |
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Maria A. Ressa is the CEO and Executive Editor of Rappler. Ms. Ressa has been a journalist in Asia for more than 25 years, most of them as CNN’s bureau chief in Manila (1987-1995) then Jakarta (1995-2005). She was CNN’s lead investigative reporter focusing on terrorism in Southeast Asia and wrote Seeds of Terror: An Eyewitness Account of al-Qaeda’s Newest Center of Operations in Southeast Asia (Free Press, 2003) and 10 Days, 10 years: From Bin Laden to Facebook (Anvil Publishing Inc, 2012). Ms. Ressa taught courses in Politics and Media for her alma mater, Princeton University, as well as in Broadcasting at the University of the Philippines. |
Forum Program Reference
| 11:20 –11:50 | Panel Discussion 2 (Part 3: Big Winner Sectors, Infrastructure) |
| Moderator Maria Ressa Chief Executive Officer and Executive Editor Rappler |
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John Ridsdel is currently a Director of TVI Resource Development (Philippines) Inc. (TVIRD) – which operates the Canatuan Copper Mine in Zamboanga del Norte – and of TG World (BVI) Inc., which is the oil and gas arm of the TVI Pacific Group of Companies of Canada. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Mines of the Philippines. From 2008 to 2011 he served as Sr. Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of TVIRD during the construction, financing, and early operations of the Canatuan Project. |
Forum Program Reference
| 10:25 –10:50 | Panel Discussion 1 (Part 3: Big Winner Sectors) |
| Mining John Ridsdel Chief Operating Officer, TVI Resource Development Inc. |
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Lala Rimando is a veteran journalist and finance expert. A British Chevening Fellow who studied Responsible Business and Corporate Social Responsibility in the UK, she has also spearheaded projects involving media coverage and research on CSR practices in the Philippines. In 2007, Ms. Rimando was among the 15 of the Best Ethical Persons recognized by the London-based Ethical Corporation group. She is the co-author of “The Seven Deadly Deals: Can Aquino Fix Arroyo’s Legacy of Costly and Messy Projects?”, and currently writes for Rappler. |
Forum Program Reference
| 12:15 –12:50 | Panel Discussion (Part 4: General Business Environment) |
| Moderator Lala Rimando Business News Head Rappler |
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A career member of the U.S. Senior Executive Service, Gloria D. Steele assumed the duties as the Mission Director for USAID/Philippines in July 2010. Prior to her appointment in the Philippines, Ms. Steele served as the Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Global Health, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). She assumed this position in January 2005, and was responsible for overseeing an average annual health program budget of $1.5-billion, and a staff of 240. Ms. Steele was the recipient of a Presidential Meritorious Executive Award in 2007, and a Presidential Distinguished Executive Award in 2008. |
Forum Program Reference
| 8:50 – 9:00 | Message from US Ambassador and Launch of USAID-AmCham Partnership, The Arangkada Philippines Project |
| Ebb Hinchliffe Executive Director American Chamber of Commerce |
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| Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. US Embassy |
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| Gloria Steele Mission Director US Agency for International Development |
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Ambassador Thomas is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and served most recently as Director General of the Foreign Service and Director for Human Resources of the U.S. State Department. Prior to that, he served as a Special Assistant to the Secretary and Executive Secretary of the Department. As Executive Secretary, he led the State Department Task Force that resulted in the safe evacuation of over 15,000 people from Lebanon in the fall of 2006. |
Forum Program Reference
| 8:50 – 9:00 | Message from US Ambassador and Launch of USAID-AmCham Partnership, The Arangkada Philippines Project |
| Ebb Hinchliffe Executive Director American Chamber of Commerce |
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| Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. US Embassy |
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| Gloria Steele Mission Director US Agency for International Development |
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Rolando G. Tungpalan currently serves as Deputy Director-General (Undersecretary) for Investment Programming of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). He chairs the Investment Coordination Committee Technical Board and the Infrastructure Committee-Technical Board. Prior to this, he has held various positions in NEDA including that as Assistant Director General and as Director of the Project Monitoring Staff, the Public Investment Staff, and the Development Information Staff. Mr. Tungpalan also chairs the National Steering Committee of the Millenium Development Goals Fund. |
Forum Program Reference
| 11:10 –11:20 | Public Sector Infrastructure Planning Policies and Spending |
| Rolando G. Tungpalan Deputy Director-General National Economic Development Authority |
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Having started the company with McDonald’s Philippines Founder George Yang, Kenneth Yang now leads the corporation with approximately 376 restaurants system wide, around 40% of which are franchised to individual entrepreneurs, and with over 27,000 employees nationwide. He also sits as the President of Ronald McDonald House Charities, the charity of choice of McDonald’s, which was established in the Philippines to make a difference in the lives of Filipino children through programs that support their need for shelter, education, and happiness. He also holds directorial positions in other business pursuits, namely Fun Characters, Inc., Big Buddha, Inc., and Construction Strategies and Management Corporation. Demonstrating his business acumen, he plays active roles in the Young Presidents Organization, Entrepreneurs Organization, Makati Business Club, and held the chair position for Franchise Asia Philippines 2012 Expo. |
Forum Program Reference
| 12:15 –12:50 | Panel Discussion (Part 4: General Business Environment) |
| Social Services: Education Kenneth Yang President and CEO Golden Arches Corporation |
The Arangkada Philippines Project (TAPP)
An initiative by the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines
An initiative by the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines
