Day 1

Theme 1- Environmental Sustainability

Theme 2- Economic Sustainability

Theme 3- Socio-Cultural Sustainability

Day 2

Keynote Speaker

Hon. Juan Edgardo M. Angara

Hon. Juan Edgardo M. Angara

Senator
Republic of the Philippines


Plenary Speakers

Indira Dayang Lacerna-Widmann

Indira Dayang Lacerna-Widmann

2017 Whitley Awardee (‘Green Oscar’)
Program Director, Philippine Cockatoo Conservation Program
CEO, Katala Foundation Inc.
Palawan (Philippines)


Dr. Dai Yeun Jeong

Dr. Dai Yeun Jeong

Director, Asia Climate Change Education Center
Director, Jeju Secretariat-World Network of Island & Coastal Biosphere Reserves Network
Emeritus Professor, Jeju National University
(South Korea)


Dr. Antonio Domingos Abreu

Dr. Antonio Domingos Abreu

Biologist / Environmental Expert
UNESCO Chair in Biodiversity Conservation for Sustainable Development
University of Coimbra (Portugal)


Roster of Panelist

(Partial)

Dr. Miguel Clüsener-Godt

Dr. Miguel Clüsener-Godt

Former Director, Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences and Secretary, Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)-UNESCO

UNESCO Chair on Biodiversity Safeguard
for Sustainable Development Centre for Functional Ecology – Science for People & the Planet
University of Coimbra, PORTUGAL


Irene Estaun/ Eva Cardona

Irene Estaun/ Eva Cardona

Insular Director of Biosphere Reserve and current Manager of the Menorca Biosphere Reserve Agency
(SPAIN)


Dr. Hans Dencker Thulstrup

Dr. Hans Dencker Thulstrup

Senior Programme Specialist for Water and Environmental Sciences
Asia and Pacific Office for Science
UNESCO Office-Jakarta (Indonesia)


Angelique Songco

Angelique Songco

2019 KfW Bernhard Grzimek Prize (Biodiversity Prize)
Protected Area Superintendent,
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ramsar Site/Wetland of International Importance
(Philippines)


Dr. Anthony Shun Fung Chiu

Dr. Anthony Shun Fung Chiu

2018 NRCP Awardee
University Fellow
De La Salle University (Philippines)
Chair, Asia Pacific Roundtable for Sustainable Consumption and Production (APRSCP)
Member, UN International Resource Panel
UNIDO


Elizabeth Maclang

Elizabeth Maclang

Protected Area Superintendent
Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Ramsar Site/Wetland of International Importance
New 7 Wonders of Nature
(Philippines)


Dr. Deo Florence Onda

Dr. Deo Florence Onda

Associate Professor and
Deputy Director
Marine Science Institute
University of the Philippines
(Philippines)


Dr. Richard Alorro

Dr. Richard Alorro

Senior Lecturer
Western Australian School of Mines
Curtin University –Kalgoorie
(Australia)


Dr. Hernando P. Bacosa

Dr. Hernando P. Bacosa

Professor
Department of Biological Science
Mindanao State University –
Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT)
(Philippines)


Dr. Dominique Caouette

Dr. Dominique Caouette

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science
Head, Southeast Asia Contemporary and Transdisciplinary Studies (ECTASE)
Université de Montréal (Canada)


Dr. Dai Yeun Jeong

Dr. Dai Yeun Jeong

Director, Asia Climate Change Education Center
Director, Jeju Secretariat-World Network of Island & Coastal Biosphere Reserves Network
Emeritus Professor, Jeju National University
(South Korea)


Dr. Antonio Domingos Abreu

Dr. Antonio Domingos Abreu

Biologist / Environmental Expert
UNESCO Chair in Biodiversity Conservation for Sustainable Development
University of Coimbra (Portugal)


Dr. Theresa Mundita Lim

Dr. Theresa Mundita Lim

Executive Director
ASEAN Center for Biodiversity


Prof. Melanie Austen

Prof. Melanie Austen

University of Plymouth, United Kingdom; Programme Director of GCRF Blue Communities


Dr. Duong Minh Lam

Dr. Duong Minh Lam

Associate Professor
Hanoi National University of Education, Vietnam
Case Study Leader of Blue Communities – Vietnam


Dr. Radisti Praptiwi

Dr. Radisti Praptiwi

Research Fellow
Centre for Sustainable Energy and Resources Management
Universitas Nasional (CSERM-UNAS), Indonesia
Project Manager of Blue Communities – Indonesia


Assoc. Prof. TPr Dr. Hong Ching Goh

Assoc. Prof. TPr Dr. Hong Ching Goh

Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Faculty of Built Environment
Universiti Malaya
Case Study Co-Lead of Blue Communities – Malaysia


Dr. Lota Alcantara-Creencia

Dr. Lota Alcantara-Creencia

Professor, Western Philippines University
Case Study Leader of Blue Communities – Philippines


Panel Discussion Moderators

Dr. Neil Aldrin D. Mallari

Dr. Neil Aldrin D. Mallari

National Geographic Explorer
President/Founder, Centre for Conservation Innovations PH Inc.
Founder/Co-founder, Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines


Dr. Jun G. Cayron

Dr. Jun G. Cayron

Vice-President for Research and Extension
Palawan State University


Dr. Allaine T. Baaco

Dr. Allaine T. Baaco

Research Director
Western Philippines University


Dr. Jean Beth S. Jontila

Dr. Jean Beth S. Jontila

Faculty, College of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Western Philippines University; Lead Researcher, Blue Communities – Philippines