KPMG in the Philippines Vice Chairman and COO and Head of Advisory 

Noel Bonoan is the Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of KPMG in the Philippines. He is also the Head of the firm’s Advisory Division.  Noel has overseen the impressive growth of the Philippine firm’s Advisory group, particularly in the digital space. 

Prior to joining KPMG, Noel was an Undersecretary of the Philippine Department of Finance and exercised oversight over the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Customs authority. He was responsible for leading the teams that wrote and pushed for the passage of key revenue legislation.

Aboitiz Data Innovation Chief Executive Officer 
Union Bank of the Philippines Data & AI Senior Advisor

Dr. David R. Hardoon is the Chief Executive Officer of Aboitiz Data Innovation. Concurrently, David serves as Senior Advisor for Data and AI at Union Bank of the Philippines and Advisory Board member at Connected Women.

Before his current roles, David was the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) first appointed Chief Data Officer and Head of Data Analytics Group, reporting to the agency’s Deputy Managing Director for Financial Supervision and subsequently Special Advisor for Artificial Intelligence, reporting to the Deputy Managing Director for Markets and Development. In these roles, he led the development of the AI strategy both for MAS and Singapore’s financial sector, as well as driving efforts to promote open cross-border data flows.

David holds a PhD in Computer Science in the field of Machine Learning from the University of Southampton and graduated from Royal Holloway, University of London, with First Class Honors B.Sc. in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence

KPMG in the Philippines Advisory Partner and ESG Sector Lead

Kristine is a Partner in KPMG in the Philippines under Governance, Risk, and Compliance Services, with more than 18 years of International (US) and domestic experience in ESG, Internal Audit, Forensic and Enterprise Risk Management. Her representative clients include two of the largest and most diversified conglomerates in the Philippines, telecom, e-wallet money providers, universal banks, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, multilateral banks in the Philippines and the US, and an international development aid agency. 

Kristine is the Head of ESG for KPMG in the Philippines. KPMG’s ESG Services bring together an experienced network of professionals from across the globe to deliver industry-leading practices to address the biggest issues facing our planet such as ESG performance, economic and social development, sustainable finance and climate change, and decarbonization.

MAD Travel, Circle Hostel and MAD Market Co-founder

Rafael Dionisio is the Co-founder of Make A Difference (MAD) Travel, Circle Hostel and MAD Market. Concurrently, Rafael serves as a Sustainability and Service Consultant at the British School Manila, Director of Community Relations at Lighthouse Marina Resort Legacy Foundation Inc. and Vice Chair of TREES Environmental Program of the Rotary Club of Manila.

Rafael’s dream is to end poverty for the people and the planet, starting with the Philippines, through values-led entrepreneurship. With Rafael’s determination and dedication, he has been working with several organizations and groups with the same goal. 

Union Bank of the Philippines Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Operations Officer

Dennis Omila holds the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Operations Officer of Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank). He was a former Board Director of UBX Philippines (UnionBank’s fintech spin-off) and is an Executive Advisor of the Digital Integration Committee and the Technical Governance and Oversight Committee for all UnionBank’s subsidiaries.

Before joining the bank, he was the Senior Vice President of Infrastructure Engineering and Service Operations at Globe Telecom, Inc. Before that, he was an entrepreneur and is the President and COO of NetX Technology Solutions, Inc.

Dennis is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), a Certified Business Continuity Planner

Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation Chief Information Security Officer

Carlos Tengkiat serves as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC). 

With more than 20 years of experience in information technology, financial technology, and information security, Carlos is a seasoned expert in safeguarding financial institutions against cyber threats. He has played a pivotal role in fortifying the bank's cybersecurity infrastructure. 

UP Diliman Professor

Erik Paolo Capistrano is a professor and currently the College Secretary of the University of the Philippines Cesar E.A. Virata School of Business (formerly the UP College of Business Administration).  
 
In the past, he previously held the Antenor S. Virata, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, and J. Antonio Aguenza Professorial Chairs. He is also a Principal Investigator for the UP Korea Research Center (UP KRC) and a Project Development Associate for the UP Technology Transfer and Business Development Office (UP TTBDO).  
 
His local and international teaching, research, industry, and public speaking experience, spanning 18 years and counting, covers the business fields of operations management, innovation management, information technology management, and business research methods. 

National Innovation Council Executive Cabinet Member

Mark Gersava is a multi-awarded Igorot social entrepreneur from Sultan Kudarat Province, Philippines. He is the Founder of BAMBUHAY, a Greentech social enterprise focused on a circular economy that innovates and manufactures products that cause no harm and uses business to implement solutions to plastic pollution, deforestation, climate change and poverty using Bamboo and Technology.

With his exemplary contribution to inclusive and social innovation space, Mark was appointed by President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. as the youngest Executive Cabinet Member in the National Innovation Council, the Philippine government's highest policy-making body for national innovation development.

Mark was the first Filipino nominated for the Earthshot Prize, the most prestigious environmental prize on the planet.

Prosperna Chief Executive Officer

Dennis Velasco is the bronze awardee from last year’s KPMG in the Philippines Global Tech Innovator. He is the CEO of Prosperna eCommerce Platform and was recognized as one of the top 70 most influential People in the Philippine Startup scene. He was also recognized as one of the Philippines’ top 30 leaders and top 10 Philippine Startups on LinkedIn.

He is a dedicated and proactive leader with 12 years of Silicon Valley and multinational experience, passionate about building high-performing companies. In 2015, he moved to Manila to create high-impact technology that improves businesses in Southeast Asia. Besides technology, his hobbies are investing in real estate, the stock market, mountain biking, golf, tennis, running and fitness.

Dragonpay Founder and CEO

Dick Chiang is an IT and FinTech entrepreneur. He is based out of Manila, Philippines and is currently on a mission to make e-commerce payments as accessible to as many people as possible given the challenge of low credit card and banking penetration in a country of over 100 million people. Dragonpay, the company he founded in 2010, is the local leader in alternative payments supporting various channels ranging including cash payments, online banking, ATM, mobile payments and international remittance.

Dick graduated with a BS Computer Science degree, Honorable Mention, BPI Science Award, and the Computer Science Department Award from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1991. He pursued his MBA from the Babson Graduate School of Business in MA, USA with a focus on entrepreneurship in 1995. 

Chief Finance Officer of GCash

Tek Olaño is the Chief Finance Officer of GCash, the #1 Finance Super App in the Philippines. Assuming the role in March of 2020, Tek oversees the finance organization of GCash and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, such as G-Xchange, Inc., responsible for the mobile wallet operations of GCash, and Fuse Lending, Inc., the lending arm of the group. Tek has over 15 years of extensive experience in investment banking, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and treasury management. Prior to his current role, Tek held various positions in the finance group of Globe, including as heads of Globe’s treasury operations from 2016 to 2020 and financial planning and investor relations from 2011 to 2016. He previously worked with several local boutique investment houses in the Philippines as well.