Programme

9:00 AM 9:15 AM

Opening Remarks

Atty. Cinderella Filipina S. Benitez-Jaro
Executive Director, Commission on Higher Education

9:15 AM 9:45 AM

X-perience: Navigating the Digital Frontier: Unpacking Global IT Trends and the Imperative of IT Skills Development in the Philippines

Ms. Aileen Judan-Jiao
President and Country General Manager
IBM Philippines

9:45 AM 10:15 AM

AM Snacks

X-plore Partnerships and Exhibits 

10:15 AM 10:30 AM

X-Change: Response of the Government, Academe, and Industry to the Increasing Demand for IT Job Skills

Mr. Alfredo Ayala
Private Sector Advisory Council

10:30 AM 11:00 AM

X-Change

Mr. Jerry Mañus
VP for Business Planning and Development, SM Supermalls

11:00 AM 11:30 AM

Keynote Speaker

Chairman J. Prospero E. de Vera III
Commission on Higher Education

11:30 AM 12:15 PM

X-Perience: Inroads to IT Certification Roadmap

Moderator: Mr. Monchito Ibrahim
Executive Member, National Innovation Council,
CHED TPITE

Panel Members:
Mr. Jason Park, TOPCIT
Mr. Jaime Caro, CHED TPITE
Ms. Yean Feng Yue, IBM APAC CSR Leader
Mr. Orly Seachon, Country Manager, CompTIA

12:15 PM 1:30 PM

Lunch

X-plore Partnerships and Exhibits

1:30 PM 2:15 PM

Breakout Sessions

X-change: Breakout Session 1: Meeting Room B
Tech Trends: Cybersecurity

X-perience: Breakout Session 2: Plenary Hall 
Speaking from X-perience E-duXation (Education and Innovation)

2:15 PM 3:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

X-perience: Breakout Session 3: Meeting Room B
Speaking from X-perience 
Careers in Cybersecurity

X-change: Breakout Session 4: Plenary Hall
Power your future in tech with IBM SkillsBuild

3:00 PM 3:30 PM

PM Snacks

X-plore Partnerships and Exhibits

3:30 PM 4:15 PM

Breakout Sessions

X-change: Breakout Session 5: Meeting Room B
Tech Trends: Audit and Finance

X-perience: Breakout Session 6: Plenary Hall
Speaking from X-perience: Cloud: The Great Enabler

4:15 PM 5:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

James T. Kirk
VP of Statistical Analysis + Data Reconfiguration

5:00 PM 5:15 PM

Synthesis and instructions for next day

Danielle De Castro

9:00 AM 10:30 AM

X-Perience: The Role of Higher Education in Fostering Trustworthy AI

Plenary Speaker: Dr. John Paul Vergara

CHED Technical Panel for Information Technology Education

and 

Ateneo de Manila University Department of Information Systems and Computer Science

Panel Discussion:

Atty. Princess Ascalon, IBM Philippines Government and Regulatory Affairs Executive

Dr. Benito Teehankee, Analytics and AI Association of the Philippines (AAP) Ethics Committee Member

Dr. Peter Sy, Department of Philosophy, University of the Philippines, Diliman

Dr. John Paul Vergara, CHED TPITE

Moderator: 

Ms. Jo Anne Madrid-de la Cuesta, Asia Pacific College Executive Director, CHED TPGDA

10:30 AM 11:00 AM

AM Snacks

11:00 AM 11:45 AM

Breakout Sessions

X-perience: Breakout Session 1: Meeting Room B
Cloud: The Great Enabler

X-change: Breakout Session 2: Plenary Hall
Tech Trends: Analytics and Sustainability 

11:45 AM 1:30 PM

Lunch

X-plore Partnerships and Exhibits

1:30 PM 2:15 PM

Breakout Sessions

X-change: Breakout Session 3: Meeting Room B
Power your future in tech with IBM Skillsbuild 
Earn credentials, for free!

X-perience: Breakout Session 4: Plenary Hall
Speaking from X-perience Young Leaders in IT)

2:15 PM 3:15 PM

X-Perience: Sectoral Segment from IBPAP: Plenary Hall

Presentations from:
Mr. Daniel Enriquez, ACPI
Mr. Solon Chen, GDAP
Ms. Ayn Ilya Ingking, PSIA
Ms. Cherrie Fabillaran, HIMAP
Ms. Rosario Cajucom Bradbury, CCAP
Mr. George Rizal, GICC

3:15 PM 3:45 PM

PM Snacks and Networking

3:45 PM 4:15 PM

Breakout Sessions

X-change:
Breakout Session 5: Meeting Room B
Tech Trends: Climate Watch and Sustainability

Speaker: 
Mr. Grant Gong
Alibaba Cloud

X-perience:
Breakout Session 6: Plenary Hall
Speaking from X-perience: IT Scholars Forum

Moderator:
Ms. Eleanor Lansang
SM Foundation

Panel Speakers:
Mr. James Matthew D. Wong
Mr. Jerome A. Exito
Ms. Darmae Tan

4:15 PM 4:30 PM

X-Change: Accenture’s Footprint in Cybersecurity

Mr. Carlos Roderick De Leon
Security Delivery Manager, Accenture

4:30 PM 5:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Closing Remarks
Ms. Ayhee Campos
Vice Chairman, IT & Business Process Association of the Philippines

Way Forward
Dr. Cherrie Melanie Ancheta-Diego, CESO III
OPSD, Commission on Higher Education