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Teach Forward Manila

September 14, 2026 | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM PHT | Manila

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Dr. Cristi Ford

Why Attend

AI in Education

See what AI-augmented teaching looks like in practice, including how to design assignments that still require real thinking, and how to assess students fairly now that AI is part of how they study

Micro Credentials

Hear how Philippine institutions are putting CHED’s memorandum into practice, what the industry considers real employability, and how a leading Singaporean institution approaches micro credentialing

Hybrid Learning

See how one Singaporean institution scaled strong teaching from a handful of classrooms to the whole campus, and where AI inside the LMS is already catching at-risk students early and cutting down on grading time

About This Event 

Teach Forward: Building the Philippine Higher Education Institution that Students, Employers, and the Future actually need

Higher education in the Philippines is entering a period defined by converging shifts: artificial intelligence entering both teaching and assessment, a national micro-credential framework taking shape, and the work of scaling strong teaching practice from a few classrooms to an entire institution.

This forum brings together institutional leaders, academic managers, faculty, and technology practitioners to examine what each shift demands in practice: from redesigning pedagogy alongside AI, to determining what makes a credential genuinely valuable to a graduate, to bringing that same rigor to how teaching is scaled across a campus.

Attendees will leave with a sharper understanding of what these changes mean for their own institutions, and a clearer sense of who else is already working through them.

 

What to Expect

Real Conversations, Grounded in Practice

Spend the day with institutional leaders, faculty, and technology practitioners working through the realities of Philippine higher education and the challenges we face today.

 

Who Should Attend

  • University/College Presidents
  • Vice Presidents for Academic Affairs (VPAA)
  • Deans and Associate Deans
  • Directors of Technology / MIS / ICT
  • Quality Assurance and Accreditation Officers
  • Faculty and Program Chairs

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People Networking
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Where?

Makati Shangri-La, Manila

Ayala Avenue, Makati Ave, Makati City, 1200 Metro Manila, Philippines

Location

80+
Industry Attendees

10+
Expert Speakers

5+
Engaging Sessions

Speakers

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Dr. Finaflor F. Taylan

Dean, Faculty of Management and Development Studies, University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU)

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Dr. Arturo J. Patungan Jr. LPT,

Assoc. Professor, University of Santo Tomas (UST) & Council Advisor, AI Association of the Philippines

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Dr. Arturo J. Patungan Jr. LPT,

Assoc. Professor, University of Santo Tomas (UST) & Council Advisor, AI Association of the Philippines

Arturo J. Patungan Jr., Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Program Coordinator of the BS Data Science and Analytics program at the University of Santo Tomas (UST). He also teaches quantitative and advanced statistics at the graduate level. His work focuses on the use of artificial intelligence, learning analytics, and data science to support education, policy, and institutional decision-making, with particular emphasis on closing the gap between AI capability and education systems in developing contexts.

He serves as a Data Specialist Consultant for the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, contributing to the Voluntary Local Review of the Sustainable Development Goals through data analysis, indicator development, and reporting for local governments. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Computational Innovations and Analytics, supporting scholarly work in analytics and data science. He holds a Visiting Professorship at Universiti Utara Malaysia, where he collaborates on research in analytics and quantitative sciences.

At UST, he leads faculty development initiatives in data science, analytics, and AI, and supports university offices in implementing data-driven strategies. Dr. Patungan is one of the current National Board members of the Philippine Council of Mathematics Teacher Educations (MATHTED) Inc., and he is also a member of the Advisory Council of the Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Association of the Philippines, and a regular speaker and trainer on AI and analytics in education.
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Dr. Eric Chua

Director, coLEAD & Associate Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology

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Dr. Samson Tan

Chief AI Officer, Institute of Adult Learning

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Dr. Samson Tan

Chief AI Officer, Institute of Adult Learning

Dr. Samson Tan serves in a dual capacity as the Director of the Learning and Professional Development Division (LPDD) and Chief AI Officer (CAIO) at the Institute for Adult Learning (IAL). In these leadership roles, he drives the strategic transformation of adult education, champions workplace learning frameworks, and accelerates the integration of Artificial Intelligence across the Training and Adult Education (TAE) sector. As CAIO, he leads IAL’s strategic roadmap for AI governance, capability development, and innovation, positioning the Continuing Education and Training (CET) ecosystem to thrive in a techempowered economy.

Prior to his appointment at IAL, Samson spearheaded regional growth and educational solutions at Civica, orchestrating high-impact business strategy, edtech innovations, and enterprise learning architectures. His career spans key leadership positions across Singapore’s tertiary and national education landscape, including serving as Head of the Centre for Innovation in Learning at the National Institute of Education (NIE) and driving digital transformation and continuing education strategies at Republic Polytechnic.

Samson holds a Doctorate in Education (EdD) from the University of Western Australia, a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Hull, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (PGDE) from the National Institute of Education, and a Bachelor of Science (Double Major in Physics) from the National University of Singapore.
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Dr. Dodjie Maestrecampo

President and CEO, Mapua University

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Dr. Dodjie Maestrecampo

President and CEO, Mapua University

Dr. Dodjie S. Maestrecampo is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mapúa University, a leading Philippine institution in engineering, technology, and digitally enabled education. With almost four decades in higher education, Dr.Maestrecampo has focused on connecting academic excellence with the changing needs of industry and society. Under his leadership, Mapúa has advanced a career readiness approach that combines disciplinary depth, cross-disciplinary capabilities, real-world experience, and industry credentials—reflecting the University’s commitment to producing graduates whose competencies are demonstrable beyond the traditional degree. Mapúa has been an early mover in microcredentials in Philippine higher education, launching its Microcredential Program in 2019. Through Mapúa’s lifelong learning platforms and Academies, learners can earn focused, industry-relevant credentials in areas including project management, cybersecurity, data science, digital transformation, energy, artificial intelligence, and other emerging fields. These credentials are designed to be stackable and, in many cases, can contribute
toward formal academic qualifications.

More recently, Mapúa has strengthened the link between learning, credentials, and employability by integrating industry microcredentials into its curriculum and
developing stackable AI fluency credentials as part of its institution-wide AI Fluency Strategy. At the D2L Executive Forum: Manila, Dr. Maestrecampo will share Mapúa’s experience in building an education model in which credentials are not merely evidence of completion, but signals of relevant, verified, and continuously evolving
capability.

Adriel Cid C. Tandoc

3rd Year Student, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde’s Bachelor of Arts in Diplomacy and International Affairs

Adriel Cid C. Tandoc

3rd Year Student, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde’s Bachelor of Arts in Diplomacy and International Affairs

Adriel Cid “AC” Tandoc is a third-year student majoring in Bachelor of Arts-Diplomacy and International Affairs at the De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. AC is a student leader at the School of Diplomacy and Governance. He has maintained a strong academic record and has participated in Model United Nations activities as both a delegate and an organizer. Recently, he has served as the Chairperson of the Economic and Social Council of the 27th Benilde Model United Nations conducted in February 2026. AC has also supported school events as an MC, moderator, volunteer, and performer, with him recently finished hosting the start of ASEAN Week in Benilde, where the College hosted His Excellency Thiphasone Sengsourinha, Ambassador of Laos to the Philippines. AC is inspired by his dreams of becoming a future Philippine diplomat and his zeal for a humanistic, equitable public service. He is able to communicate in several languages, including English, Filipino, German, Russian, Vietnamese,
Mandarin Chinese, and French. In his free time, AC is a musician – He is a pianist, guitarist, and opera singer who has composed his own songs, which are to be planned for release soon, and he spends his time operating his YouTube channel which is dedicated to the research, performance, preservation, and education of historical music.
Dr. Cristi Ford

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Chief Learning Officer, D2L

Ling Lee

Regional Director, Asia, D2L

Agenda

10:00 am – 10:30 am

Registration & Networking

10:30 am – 10:40 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speakers:

  • Ling Lee, Regional Director, Asia, D2L
  • Mary Salazar, Country Manager, D2L

10:40 am – 11:25 am

Teaching in the Age of AI: Reclaiming Pedagogy Without Rejecting the Technology

Educators’ resistance to AI is often misread as fear of the future. In reality, it is frequently a rational response to tools that were never designed with educators in mind. This honest conversation between academics explores what genuine AI-augmented teaching looks like. How do you assign work that AI cannot simply complete? How do you assess authentic learning when tools are everywhere? And how do you reclaim the parts of teaching that make it meaningful, while letting AI carry what it genuinely can?

Moderator:

  • Dr. Cristi Ford, Chief Learning Officer, D2L

Panelists:

  • Dr. Arturo J. Patungan Jr., Professor, University of Santo Tomas (UST) & Council Advisor, AI Association of the Philippines
  • Adriel Cid C. Tandoc, 3rd year student in De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde’s Bachelor of Arts in Diplomacy and International Affairs
  • Dr. Hyunkyung Lee, Head of Digital Transformation & AI Advisory Board, Far Eastern University

11:30 am – 12:00 pm

Beyond Policy: Leveraging AI to Build Agile, Future-Ready Credentialing Ecosystems

Across the region, micro-credential policies are gaining rapid momentum. Yet policy frameworks alone cannot resolve the core operational challenge: identifying which skills truly matter and keeping credentials relevant when industry demands shift faster than traditional curriculum cycles.

This session reframes artificial intelligence from a mere subject of instruction into essential institutional infrastructure. Discover how institutions can harness AI to detect real-time capability gaps, anticipate emerging skills, and dynamically design responsive learning pathways aligned with the evolving workforce.

Drawing from a decade of Singapore’s national skills frameworks and credentialing experience, this session outlines practical, high-leverage strategies higher education leaders can execute immediately moving from reactive compliance to proactive, institutional-led innovation.

Speaker:

  • Dr. Samson Tan, Chief AI Officer and Director of the Learning and Professional Development Division (LPDD), Institute for Adult Learning Singapore

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch and Networking

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm

The Credential Gap: Why Philippine Higher Education Must Close the Distance Between Compliance, Learning, and Work

A national micro credential policy is now in place, but a policy does not guarantee a credential that works. This session brings together every layer of an institution to examine the same uncomfortable question: Are the credentials we are designing, approving, building, and delivering actually worth something to the graduates who earn them?

Moderator:

  • Dr. Cristi Ford, Chief Learning Officer, D2L

Panelists:

  • Dr. Dodjie S. Maestrecampo, President and CEO, Mapua University
  • Dr. Eric Chua, Director, Centre for Learning Environment & Assessment Development (CoLEAD), Singapore Institute of Technology
  • Dr. Finaflor F. Taylan, Dean of Faculty of Management and Development Studies, University of the Philippines Open University
  • Martha Singson, VP of People Operations, DITO Telecommunication & Salmon Bank

1:50 pm – 2:35 pm

Customer Sharing Session

2:40 pm – 3:20 pm

SOLUTIONS SPOTLIGHT | Learning Without Disruption: Rethinking the Role of the LMS

When disruption becomes the norm, how can universities keep learning moving forward?

With weather events and other disruptions already costing universities weeks of valuable class time, academic continuity is an increasingly important consideration for institutions across the Philippines. But maintaining continuity doesn’t have to mean simply moving classes online.

This session explores how universities can rethink the role of the LMS as the digital foundation for learning—supporting and connecting face-to-face, hybrid and flexible learning experiences rather than replacing the physical classroom. We’ll look at how technology and thoughtful pedagogy can help educators maintain momentum when classes are disrupted, give students greater flexibility in how they engage, and create more resilient learning experiences.

Speakers:

  • Jack Pinette, VP of Product Strategy, D2L
  • Moses Lim, APAC Solutions Manager, D2L

3:20 pm – 3:35 pm

Refreshment Break

3:35 pm – 4:05 pm

Facilitated Roundtable Discussions

Join small-group discussions led by D2L facilitators around key findings of the day and what matters most for institutions in the Philippines.

4:05 pm – 4:15 pm

Thank You and Closing Remarks

Speaker:

  • Mary Salazar, Country Manager, D2L

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm

Networking

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