This is this the event program of the Philippine Impact Sourcing Conference 2018 (PISCON 2018) in Cebu City ( May 3 and 4, 2018)

1.
2nd
Philippine Impact Sourcing Conference
Waterfront Hotel, Lahug, Cebu City
May 3-4, 2018
Theme: “Bringing the Future of Work Opportunities to the Countryside through Rural Impact Sourcing”
Provisional Program
TIME ACTIVITY
DAY 1 – May 3, 2018
7:00am to 8:30am Registration
8:45am to 9:00am Prayer and National Anthem
9:00am to 9:30am Welcome Message:
Undersecretary Eliseo Rio, Jr.
OIC Secretary
Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)
9:30am to 10:00am Global Perspective:
“The Future of Work: Challenges and Opportunities, and How the
Philippines Should Respond”
Mr. Khalid Hassan
Country Director
International Labor Organization
10:00am to 10:30am DICT Report on the Rural Impact Sourcing Program
Recognition of 2017 26 RIS Technical Training locations
Undersecretary Monchito Ibrahim
DICT
10:30am to 11:00am Keynote Speech:
SENATOR JUAN EDGARDO “SONNY” ANGARA
Philippine Senate
11:00am to 11:15am Coffee Break
11:15am to 12:30pm Panel Discussion 1:
The
Rural
Impact
Sourcing
Initiative
and
Its
Impact
to
Individual
Filipinos
and
Micro,
Small
and
Medium
Size
Enterprises
(MSMEs)
in
the
Countryside:
Sharing
of
Success
Stories
This panel speaks of the celebration of achievement of goals as told by the men and
women who worked hand in hand to create an impact through Rural Impact Sourcing.

2.
Mr. Lorenzo Dupa
Carmona, Cavite
Mr. Jeric Japal
Bogo, Cebu
Ms. Jehan Forro
Zamboanga City
Mr. Ian Montenid
Oton, Iloilo
Ms. Jacquiline Torres
Cauayan City
Ms. Fe Leonor Calo
President
Phil. Export Caraga
Ms. Ma. Cecilia Sarigumba
Owner
Raucel’s Pearl & Gems
Moderator: Ms. Janette Toral, Founder, Digital Filipino
12:30nn to 1:30pm Lunch Break
1:30pm to 2:30pm Panel Discussion 2:
Rural Impact Sourcing Partnerships and Implementation: Success Stories
of Local Government Unit (LGU) Partners
This panel will discuss the impact of collaboration with the local government units to
empower rural communities by equipping them with the knowledge and skills that will
make them ready for digital opportunities.
Mayor Nacional Mercado
City of Maasin, Southern Leyte
Mayor Gerardo Valmayor, Jr.
City of San Carlos, Negros Occidental
Mayor Dahlia Loyola
Municipality of Carmona, Cavite
Mayor Diego Ty
Municipality of Plaridel, Misamis Occidental
Mr. Marsh Bernabe
Local Economic and Investments Promotion Officer
Province of Aklan

3.
Ms. Era Mae Hufana
Information Technology Officer
Lamitan City, Basilan
Mr. Rodolfo de Mesa
City Administrator
City of Balanga, Bataan
Moderator:
Atty. Jocelle Batapa-Sigue
Vice President
National ICT Confederation of the Philippines
2:30pm to 3:30 pm “The Big Potential of Impact Sourcing”
Mr. Benedict Hernandez
Chairman
Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP)
3:30pm to 3:15pm Coffee Break
3:15pm to 4:15pm Panel Discussion 3:
Sustaining the Rural Impact Sourcing Program
This panel will focus on the initiatives of both the private and public organizations and
departments to ensure Filipinos of their support to empower the countryside through
Rural Impact Sourcing.
Mr. Antonio del Carmen
President
National ICT Confederation of the Philippines (NICP)
Mr. Edgardo Genesis Reonico, Jr.
President
Digital Career Advocates of the Philippines (DCAP)
Mr. Benedict Hernandez
Chairman
Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP)
Dir. Maria Teresa Camba
Program Manager
DICT Tech4Ed Project
Ms. Marivic Aguilar
Chief, SME Business Development
DTI Cebu Provincial Office
Moderator:
Mr. Wilfredo Sa-a
Managing Director,
Cebu IT-BPM Organization

4.
4:15pm to 5:15pm Ceremonial Signing of DICT’s RIS Technical Training Project with 65
Selected LGUs for 2018
5:15pm to 5:30pm Closing Remarks
Mr. Antonio del Carmen
President
National ICT Confederation of the Philippines
5:30pm to 6:00pm Break
6:00pm to 8:00pm Socials: Networking Dinner/Cocktails
Cultural Presentation and Networking
Mr. Jonathan Defensor de Luzuriaga
HOST
President, Philippine Software Industry Association