The panel of speakers during one of the discussions on scarcity and wastage
Enderun Colleges, AGREA, Forest Foundation Philippines and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau NCR held the Sustainability Summit 2018 on August 1 at the Tent of Enderun Colleges, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City. Over 200 delegates from top corporations, business leaders, government, NGO professionals and the academe attended the one-day event — to identify and discuss the more pressing issues, trends, synergies and challenges and ideate achievable and lasting solutions for one of the world’s more critical sustainability concerns: WATER.
Metro Pacific Water Senior Manager for Public-Private Partnerships and Lead for Industry Innovation Yang Villa, MetPower Venture Partners Holdings, Inc. Managing Partner Ditmar Gorges, ARUP Associate Director Engr. Adrian Marsden, Bamb Ecological Technology Inc. and Enderun Colleges Sustainability Program Advisory Board Bryan McClelland, A Single Drop for Safe Water Founder Kevin Lee, Enderun Colleges Director of Research / Professor Dr. Jun Salipsip, Philippine Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Solid Waste Management Act, and Biodiversity Protection Act Principal Author Dr. J.R. Nereus O. Acosta, Maynilad Water Services Inc. Senior Assistant Vice President Engr. Francisco A. Arellano and Enderun Colleges Director for Sustainability Engr. Edmond P. Maceda
Bamb Ecological Technology Inc. and Enderun Colleges Sustainability Program Advisory Board Bryan McClelland, First Philippine Holdings Chief Sustainability Officer Agnes de Jesus, Guinayangan, Quezon Province Mayor Hon. Cesar J. Isaac III, Enderun Colleges Director of Research / Professor Dr. Jun Salipsip and Enderun Colleges Director for Sustainability Engr. Edmond P. Maceda
All the Summit attendees joined the Sustainability pledge.
There were five moderated panel sessions during the Summit that specifically talked about water as it relates to scarcity and wastage, energy and agriculture, infrastructure and public health. The panelists and speakers present during the conference included:
- Philippine Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Solid Waste Management Act, and Biodiversity Protection Act Principal Author Dr. J.R. Nereus O. Acosta
- Maynilad Water Services, Inc. Senior Assistant Vice President Engr. Francisco A. Arellano
- AGREA Agricultural System International, Inc. Founding Farmer and CEO Cherrie Atilano
- UDENNA Water Program & Operations Manager Federico Noe Goco
- MetPower Venture Partners Holdings, Inc. Managing Partner Ditmar L. Gorges
- A Single Drop for Safe Water Founder Kevin Lee
- Bamb Ecological Technology Inc. President & CEO, Philippine Artisan Trade Inc. Co-Founder & Managing Director and Enderun Colleges Advisory Board Bryan McClelland
- ARUP Associate Director Adrian Marsden
- First Philippine Holdings Chief Sustainability Officer Agnes De Jesus
- Metro Pacific Water Senior Manager for Public-Private Partnerships and Lead for Industry Innovation Yang Villa
- Upgrade Energy, Phils. President Ruth Yu-Owen
- 2018 Academy of Change Fellow, 2017 Yale Sustainability Leadership Fellow, 2016 United Nations Winter School Fellow Engr. Ludwig Federigan, MBA, CBE
- Mayor of Guinayangan, Quezon Province Hon. Cesar J. Isaac III
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Doctor of Public Health Student Renzo R. Guinto, MD
- Enderun Colleges Director of Research / Professor Dr. Jun Salipsip and;
- Enderun Colleges Director for Sustainability Engr. Edmond P. Maceda
AGREA Agricultural System International, Inc. Founding Farmer and CEO Cherrie Atilano shared her appreciation for everyone who took part in the discussion on water and sustainability.
ARUP Associate Director Engr. Adrian Marsden, UDENNA Water Program and Operations Manager Federico Goco, MetPower Venture Partners Holdings, Inc. Managing Partner Ditmar Gorges, Metro Pacific Water Senior Manager for Public-Private Partnerships and Lead for Industry Innovation Yang Villa, AGREA Agricultural System International, Inc. Founding Farmer and CEO Cherrie Atilano, Philippine Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Solid Waste Management Act, and Biodiversity Protection Act Principal Author Dr. J.R. Nereus O. Acosta, Engr. Francisco A. Arellano, Enderun Colleges Director of Research / Professor Dr. Jun Salipsip and Enderun Colleges Director for Sustainability Engr. Edmond P. Maceda
Enderun Colleges Director for Sustainability Engr. Edmond Maceda officially opened the conference and discussed some of the issues surrounding water.
Bamb Ecological Technology Inc. and Enderun Colleges Sustainability Program Advisory Board Bryan McClelland, Upgrade Energy, Phils. President Ruth Yu-Owen, AGREA Agricultural System International, Inc. Founding Farmer and CEO Cherrie Atilano, 2018 Academy of Change Fellow Engr. Ludwig Federigana and Enderun Colleges Director for Sustainability Engr. Edmond Maceda
ARUP Associate Director Engr. Adrian Marsden, Metro Pacific Water Senior Manager for Public-Private Partnerships and Lead for Industry Innovation Yang Villa, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Doctor of Public Health Student Renzo R. Guinto, M.D., Philippine Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Solid Waste Management Act, and Biodiversity Protection Act Principal Author Dr. J.R. Nereus O. Acosta, A Single Drop for Safe Water Founder Kevin Lee, Enderun Colleges Director of Research / Professor Dr. Jun Salipsip, Maynilad Water Services, Inc. Senior Assistant Vice President Engr. Francisco A. Arellano and Enderun Colleges Director for Sustainability Engr. Edmond P. Maceda
According to Enderun Colleges Director for Sustainability Engr. Edmond Maceda, “This year, our summit tackled various sustainable development challenges through the lens of water, our most precious resource which is increasingly scarce and increasingly polluted due to population growth. We were honored to have no less than former Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection, former LLDA General Manager, and principal author of the Clean Water Act, Dr. Neric Acosta, as keynote speaker and panelist, joined by other distinguished panelists and moderators. All five panels generated flowing conversations and audience interaction, and we are deeply grateful to all our speakers for sharing their time and expert insights. We look forward to developing the partnerships formed and collaborating on next year’s Sustainability Summit 2019 and other spinoff events.”
The event is in partnership with ANC, CNN Philippines, Manila Bulletin, The Philippine Star, BusinessWorld, Business Mirror, Expat, INQUIRER.NET, InqPOP!, Philippine Primer, Grid Magazine, WhenInManila.com, TheFortCity.com and the Philippine Network of Environmental Journalists.
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