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MANILA, Philippines – On Saturday, September 16, Rappler and the United Nations in the Philippines through the United Nations Development Programme, will hold the main event of the 2017 Manila Social Good Summit.
With the theme "Innovate with Purpose: Leave No One Behind," the 2017 Social Good Summit in the Philippines will challenge us to examine the purpose of innovation: Where are we? Where do we want to go? How do we get there?
This is the main event where there will be discussions on big ideas shaping the world today. (READ: Meet the speakers and guests at the 2017 Manila Social Good Summit)
The grand winner of the #HackSociety, an ideathon that aims to crowdsource solutions to society's problems, will also be announced on Saturday after two days of breakout sessions and mentoring.
Here's the program for the 2017 Manila Social Good Summit main plenary:
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12:30 PM to 1:00 PM | Pre-rolls | |
1:00 PM to 1:10 PM (10 minutes) | Opening Performance | Alienette Coldfire Youtube sensation and Global citizen |
1:10 PM to 1:30 PM (20 minutes) | Welcome Remarks | Maria Ressa CEO and Executive Editor, Rappler |
1:30 PM to 1:50 PM (20 minutes) | Designing innovation: a story of success built from failure | Ariel Lacsamana President and Managing Director, 3M Philippines |
1:50 PM to 2:20 PM (30 minutes) | Panel : Challenges to innovation and entrepreneurship in the Philippines: What is preventing the local start-up scene from taking off? | Usec Mon Ibrahim Department of Information and Communications Technology Usec Rosemarie Edillon Planning and Policy, National Economic and Development Authority JJ Disini Managing Partner, Disini & Disini Law Offices Diane Eustaquio Executive Direcotr, IdeaSpace Moderator Lala Rimando Rappler Business Desk Editor |
2:20 PM to 2:40 PM (20 minutes) | Why youth entrepreneurship is important to achieving the SDGs by 2030 | Ola Almgren United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in the Philippines |
2:40 PM to 3:10 PM (30 minutes) | Pitches: 4 #HackSociety finalists (5 minutes each) | Board of Judges: Ola Almgren UN Resident Coordinator Maria Ressa CEO and Executive Editor, Rappler Hon. Antolin Oreta Mayor, Malabon Aneth Lim Public Affairs and Corporate Citizenship in Philippines, Citi Foundation Monday Gonzalez Director, Sustainability, Globe Telecom |
3:10 PM to 3:30 PM (20 minutes) | Pathways to Progress: Youth Economic Prospects and Expectations | Aneth Lim Public Affairs and Corporate Citizenship in Philippines, Citi Foundation |
3:30 PM to 3:50 PM (20 minutes) | Technology and personal privacy | Mon Liboro Chairperson, National Privacy Commission |
3:50 PM to 4:20 PM (30 minutes) | Panel discussion: Technology, democracy and citizen engagement: How citizens, particularly marginalized groups can use technology to hold leaders, at national and local levels, accountable for key developmental outcomes? | Kris Ablan Assistant Secretary, PCOO and Lead, FOI Project Management group Mon Liboro Chairperson, National Privacy Commission Jane Uymatiao Blogger, Blogwatch Vince Lazatin Executive Director, Transparency and Accountability Network Moderator: Chay Hofileña Head, Rappler Investigative Desk |
04:20 PM to 4:50 PM (30 minutes) | Panel discussion: Using social media to promote social good | John Arcilla Actor and environmentalist Laura Lehmann Miss World Philippines 2017 Miguel Bermundo Program Manager for Education, Citizenship, Globe Telecom Moderator: Natashya Gutierrez Rappler Regional Correspondent for Southeast Asia |
4:50 PM to 5:00 PM | Announcement: #HackSociety overall winner | |
5:00 PM to 5:15 PM | Closing and Thanks | Gemma Mendoza Social Good Summit Project Lead |
– Rappler.com
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