SPEAKERS

March 18, 2024 | Dr. Robert C. Sy Grand Ballroom
University of Santo Tomas

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES

The conference opens with keynote addresses from policymakers, program developers, academics, and industry practitioners to provide perspectives and guidance on navigating artificial intelligence at present and in the future. This session aims to clarify AI concepts and frameworks, prospects and issues with AI acceptable use, and policy development and regulation considerations. The session shall be followed by an open forum, allowing the audience to actively engage with the keynote speakers to raise questions and express their views.

Dr. Shafika Isaacs

Member of the Expert Group of UNESCO, Generative AI in Education and Research

Professor of Practice, University of Johannesburg

Artificial Intelligence in
Education and Research (Online)

Prof. Lev Gonick

Chief Technology Officer

Arizona State University

Global Frameworks for AI Policy and Program Development (Live Online)

Ms. Michelle Alarcon

President

Analytics and Artificial Intelligence

Association of the Philippines

AI Governance Framework
in the Philippines

Mr. Jack Madrid

President and CEO

IT-BPM Association of the Philippines (IBPAP)

Preparing the Future Workforce for
the Needs of the IT-BPM Industry

Asst. Prof. Joseph Benjamin Ilagan

Program Director, Information Technology Entrepreneurship Program

Ateneo de Manila University

Generative AI and Emerging University Start up and Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

Prof. Cheryl R. Peralta

Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs

University of Santo Tomas

Harnessing AI’s Potentials and Overcoming Challenges for Educators

Advancing AI Capability

This session presents the whys and hows of AI capability building for relevant and acceptable use in the workplace, in education, and even in daily activities in society. Participants shall learn emerging AI trends and their implications for capability-building for academia (what they need to teach), the industry (who they want to hire), and workers (what they need to learn). The session shall culminate in a Participatory Panel Discussion that will gather perspectives on how relevant AI capability-building programs can be integrated across levels of education and how continuous upskilling, reskilling, and cross-skilling of the workers can be done in the workplace to ensure a relevant, adaptive, and future-ready workforce.