William Kramer President, Global Challenge Network Keynote speaker July 9, 2009, Opening Plenary, 9:00 AM Mr. William Kramer is president of The Global Challenge Network, LLC, a consulting and executive education and training company. He is also a Partner Associate at AccountAbility, a global think tank and consultancy. In addition, he is Senior Associate of the IESE Platform on Strategy and Sustainability, Barcelona, Spain. From 2001 to mid-2007, he worked with World Resources Institute in a variety of posts, including Director of Education and Training for the Markets & Enterprise Program, Deputy Director of the Development through Enterprise project, and Senior Fellow. During his WRI tenure, he was involved in all aspects of the Institute’s work on pro-poor business strategies. Kramer is co-author of The Next Four Billion: Market Size and Business Strategy at the Base of the Pyramid (WRI/IFC, Washington, D.C., 2007). Tony Tan Caktiong Chairman, Jollibee Foods Corporation Speaker July 9, 2009, Opening Plenary, 9:00 AM Mr. Tony Tan Caktiong is the founder and current chairman of Philippine fastfood chain Jollibee. A University of Sto. Tomas graduate with a degree of Chemical Engineering; he initially planned a Magnolia ice cream parlor at Cubao in 1975 with Jollibee as the original business name. With the guidance of his consultant Manuel C. Lumba, they shifted their focus from ice cream to hamburgers and added more into their menu to include french fires and fried chicken. The strategy proved to be very profitable and they then made the move into a full-service, fast food operation with drive thrus. Caktiong was named Entrepreneur of the Year, Philippines and Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year World in 2004. Federico R. Lopez President and CEO, First Gen Corporation Speaker July 9, 2009, Opening Plenary, 9:00 AM Mr. Federico R. Lopez is President and CEO of First Gen Corporation, which is the largest vertically integrated power generation company in the Philippines. He serves as director, President and CEO of all member-companies of the First Gen and First Gas group of companies. He also holds the positions of Managing Director for Energy and Senior Vice President at First Philippine Holdings Corporation. Lopez sits as director for the Board of First Philippine Holdings Corporation, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation, Energy Development Corporation, Bauang Private Power Corporation, First Philippine Industrial Corporation, and First Philippine Electric Corporation. Aware and supportive of the concept of corporate social responsibility, Lopez is president of First Philippine Conservation, Inc. and is a Board Member of Conservation International. Anna Maria S. Garcia President, Shopping Center Management Corporation Speaker July 9, 2009, Opening Plenary, 9:00 AM Ms. Anna Maria Garcia is president of the Shopping Center Management Corporation (SCMC). She joined the SM Group in 1989 as Assistant Vice President for Department Store Operations after over 10 years of experience in various positions with the Landmark Corporation and Anson’s Department Store. She was appointed Vice President for Operations of SCMC in 1998 and assumed the position of President in 2006. Under MS. Garcia’s leadership, SCMC carries out the SM CARES program. Ms. Garcia is a member of the Philippine Retailers Association and the International Council of Shopping Centers. Ms. Garcia holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Foreign service from the University of the Philippines (Diliman) and has studied at the Instituto Vox in Madrid, Spain. She has attended and delivered speeches in numerous conferences both here and abroad. Dr. Filemon A. Uriarte. Jr. Executive Director, ASEAN Foundation Speaker, Crafting a CSR Vision for the Philippines July 9, 2009, Lunch Plenary, 12:00 NN Dr. Uriarte has over 40 years of experience in the academe, private sector, ASEAN, United Nations, and the Philippine government serving in various senior level positions. In the Philippine government, he has served as Secretary of Science and Technology. He has also held senior level positions at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. In ASEAN, Dr. Uriarte served as member or head of the Philippine Government’s delegation to numerous ASEAN intergovernmental meetings at the ministerial, senior official, and committee levels. He also served as a senior official at the ASEAN Secretariat, first as Director of the Science and Technology Bureau and then as Director of the Functional Cooperation Bureau, managing and coordinating ASEAN cooperation in the fields of social development, labor, drugs, youth, culture and information, environment, and science and technology. Katrina Legarda Moderator, Business Unusual Today July 9, 2009, Afternoon Plenary, 2:00 PM Ms. Katrina Legarda is a lawyer by profession who specializes in family law and is an advocate of the rights of women and children. She graduated from the University of Bristol England and obtained her degree in law from the University of the Philippines College of Law. She joined the Angara Abello Concepcion Regala and Cruz Law offices in 1981 and left a Partner in 1992. She is founding Chair of the Child Justice League, a foundation dedicated to providing free legal assistance to abused children and children in conflict with the law and a founding member of the CASA/GAL- Philippines Foundation, Inc. She is presently a Professor in the College of Medicine of the University of the Philippines and also a Professor in the College of Law of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and Lyceum University. Paul A. Aquino President & CEO, Energy Development Corporation (EDC) Speaker, Crafting a CSR Vision for the Philippines July 9, 2009, Lunch Plenary, 12:00 NN Mr. Paul Aquino is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Filipino firm Energy Development Corporation (EDC, formerly PNOC Energy Development Corporation) since February 2004. EDC is the largest producer and the only active developer of geothermal energy in the Philippines. The Company is primarily engaged in the exploration, development, and optimization of geothermal steam fields. It is also responsible for the country’s lofty standing in the international geothermal industry as the world’s second largest geothermal energy producer behind the United States. A staunch advocate of CSR and good corporate governance, Aquino re-invigorated the company’s corporate citizenship efforts that now benefit close to 18,000 households around five project areas. Under his watch, EDC also landed a spot in the Top 20 Corporate Governance Scorecard of the Institute of Corporate Directors.  Jose Ma. Lorenzo Tan CEO and Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees of WWF Philippines Mr. Tan is CEO and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of WWF Philippines. Concurrently, he sits as the Chairman and President of the Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation. He serves on the Technical Adviser’s Group of the Secretary of Agriculture. He is also an NGO member of the Sulu Sulawesi Marine Ecoregion Tri-National Committee, the PA Management Board of Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, and the Joint Management Committee of the Turtle Islands Heritage Protected Area that covers Malaysia and Philippines. Within the Enabling Team of WWF’s Coral Triangle Network Initiative, Lory’s work focuses in the areas of Business & Industry engagement, Multi-lateral Development Banks, Government & Aid Agency relationships as well as in the emerging field of Public-Private partnerships. As Philippine CEO, he sits as a member of the CTNI Shareholder’s Group.