PROGRAMME
MARCH 18, 2024
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.
TIME
8:00-9:00
PROGRAM
Invocation
Philippine National Anthem
Welcome Remarks
Opening Ceremonies
9:00-9:20
Artificial Intelligence in Education and Research
Dr. Shafika Isaacs
Member of the Expert Group of UNESCO, Generative AI in Education and Research
Professor of Practice, University of Johannesburg
(Online)
9:20-9:40
9:40-10:00
10:00-10:20
10:20-10:40
10:40-11:00
11:00-11:45
11:45-12:00
12:00-1:00
Global Frameworks for AI Policy and Program Development
Prof. Lev Gonick, Chief Technology Officer
Arizona State University
(Live, Online)
AI Governance Framework in the Philippines
Ms. Michelle Alarcon
President, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Association of the Philippines
Preparing the Future Workforce for the Needs of the IT-BPM Industry
Mr. Jack Madrid
President and CEO
IT-BPM Association of the Philippines (IBPAP)
Generative AI and Emerging University Startup and Entrepreneurship Initiatives
Asst. Prof. Joseph Benjamin Ilagan
Program Director, Information Technology Entrepreneurship Program
Ateneo de Manila University
Harnessing AI’s Potentials and Overcoming Challenges for Educators
Prof. Cheryl R. Peralta
Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs
University of Santo Tomas
Open Forum
Wrap up and Announcements
Lunch
LUNCHEON PRESENTATIONS
12:15-12:30
12:30-12:45
Make Computing Smarter
Alexis De Guzman
Sales Manager for Altos Enterprise Solution
Elevate Creativity Using Adobe Creative Cloud
Polapat Bhiromkaew
Solutions Consultant
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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.
ADVANCING AI CAPABILITIES
TIME
1:00 - 1:20
PRESENTATIONS
One Size Fits One Learning Experiences
Mr. Kyle Bowen, Deputy CIO
Arizona State University
(Recording, Online)
1:20-1:40
AI Competency Frameworks and Standards for the Future Workforce
Dr. Ethel Agnes P. Valenzuela
Chairperson, TWG on Lifelong Learning
Commission on Higher Education
1:40-2:00
Using the Philippine Skills Framework for Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (PSF-AAI) for Workforce Development
Mr. Sherwin Pelayo
Executive Director
Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Association of the Philippines
2:00-2:20
Creativity is Integrated into Education
Ms. Noemi Lardizabal-Dado
Columnist Sunday Business &IT
The Manila Times
2:20-2:40
Prospects of AI for Startups: The Case of Generative AI for the Legal Profession
Mr. Beato Bongco
Co-Founder and CEO
Anycase.ai
2:40-3:00
3:00 - 3:45
Advancing AI Capability in the Education Sector
Asst. Prof. Anna Cherylle M. Ramos, MSc
Director, Educational Technology Center
University of Santo Tomas
Panel Discussion
Wrap up, Announcements
9:40-10:00
3:45 - 4:00
3:45 - 4:00
Wrap Up / Announcement
10:00-10:20
10:20-10:40