#WeCAN: International Boot Camp and Research Colloquium

September 9-18, 2019 / De La Salle University

Date/Venue Time Details Remarks

September 9, 2019 / 10:00 AM- 1:00 Opening Ceremony DLSU-LSEED, UNDP and British
Monday PM Council
Opening Prayer and National Anthem (AVP)

The Verdure, HSSH, Opening Remarks

DLSU Manila
Dr. Laurene Chua-Garcia
Vice President for External Relations and
Internationalization
De La Salle University

Messages:

Atty. Lily Freida M. Milla, CESO IV

Director, International Affairs Staff,
Commission on Higher Education

Ms. Pilar Aramayo-Prudencio

Country Director
The British Council Philippines
 Mr. Ola Almgren
Resident Coordinator
United Nations in the Philippines

Photo Opportunity

Performances, Lunch and Networking

1:00 PM- 2:00 PM Energizer Mr. Norby R. Salonga
LSEED Development Specialist/
Levelling-off Sessions and Introduction of #WECAN Project Lead
LSEED/Group Facilitators De La Salle University Manila

Participants will be grouped according

to their countries
2:00 PM-4:00 PM Regional Situationer Mr. Norby R. Salonga

Participants will be grouped according

to their status (students, faculty
members, and advocates)
4:00 PM- 5:00 PM Synthesis and Orientation of House Rules Mr. Karl Benedict Ong
LSEED Assistant/ #WeCAN Assistant
Project Lead

September 10, 2019 9:00 AM-9:30 AM Check-In Mr. Karl Benedict Ong
/ Tuesday
9:30 AM- 10:30 Content Session: Introduction to United Ms. Maria Luisa Isabel Jolongbayan
Session Venue: The AM Nations Sustainable Development Goals Team Lead, Programme Support Unit
Verdure, HSSH, 10:30 AM-12:00 Workshop United Nations Development
DLSU Manila NN Programme
 12:00 NN-1:00 PM Lunch and Energizer
Dinner: Hotel 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Social Entrepreneurship as a Strategy to Ms. Maria Angela Abad
localize SDG Head of Society/ Social Enterprise Lead
British Council Philippines
2:00 PM-4:00 PM Workshop (Break out Sessions) Mr. Emi Englis
Session 1: Philippine Womens College Head, Center of Innovations and Social
(Creative Incubation) Ventures, Philippine Women’s College
Session 2: Mindanao State University- Iligan of Davao
(Technopreneurship)
Session 3: Underdogs / Aspace Manila (Co- Prof. Stephen Fajardo
working Space) Faculty Member
Session 4: LSEED Program (SE Incubation in Mindanao State University-IIT
the Academe)
Mr. Mathew Morrison
Founder
Aspace Manila

Ms. Jihye Ahn

Director, Underdogs

Mr. Norby R. Salonga

LSEED Development Specialist/
#WECAN Project Lead
De La Salle University- Manila

4:00 PM-5:00 PM Mentoring Session Mr. Patrick Adriel Aure

5:00 PM-5:30 PM Synthesis MOD Faculty Member
De La Salle University Manila
 LSEED Group Facilitators

6:30-9:00 Cultural Night DLSU - CAO

Opening Prayer and National Anthem (AVP)

Opening Remarks

Ms. Fritzie Ian De Vera

Vice President for Lasallian Mission
De La Salle University

Presentation of Countries

Photo Opportunity

Performances over Dinner

Mr. Neil Oliver Penullar

COSCA Director
De La Salle University
September 11, 2019 9:00 AM-9:30 AM Check-In Mr. Norby R. Salonga
/ Wednesday
9:30 AM- 10:30 Content Session: Introduction to Bridging Ms. Junica P. Soriano
The Verdure, HSSH, Leadership Associate Director
DLSU Manila Team Energy Center for Bridging
Leadership
Asian Institute of Management
 10:30 AM-12:00 Plenary: Bridging Leadership in Practice Mr. Kevin Dela Cruz
NN (Inspirational Talk) Tuloy Tulay Bridging Leadership
Fellow
Managing Director, Kennemer Foods
Foundation

Ms. Lorna Dig-dino

(former) Undersecretary
Department of Education

Moderator: Mr. Norby R. Salonga

12:00 NN-1:00 PM Lunch and Energizer

1:00 PM-2:00 PM Content Session: Design Thinking as a strategy Ms. Abigail Mapua-Cabanilla
for social innovations Director
The Hub of Innovation for Inclusion
De La Salle College of St. Benilde
2:00 PM-4:00 PM Workshop Mr. Karl Benedict Ong
4:00 PM-5:00 PM Mentoring Session Ms. Norby R. Salonga
5:00 PM-5:30 PM Synthesis
September 12, 2019 9:00 AM-10:00 Registration Social Development Research Center
/ Thursday AM and COSCA
10:00 AM-12:00 International Research Colloquium DLSU-LSEED & SDRC
The Verdure, HSSH NN
and Yuchengco Opening Prayer and National Anthem (AVP)
Seminar Rooms,
DLSU Manila Opening Remarks
 Dr. Raymond Girard Tan
Vice Chancellor for Research and
Innovations, De La Salle University Manila

Message and Overview of UN SDG

Ms. Maria Luisa Isabel Jolongbayan

Team Leader
United Nations Development Programme

2 Researches on SDG

Photo Opportunity
12:00 NN-1:00 PM Lunch and Energizer
1:00 PM-3:00 PM Breakout Sessions: Thematic Research
Presentations
3:00 PM-4:00 PM Networking over snacks Ms. Maria Zunally Rapada
Faculty Member
School of Economics
4:00 PM-5:00 PM Mentoring Session (For Boot Camp Mr. Patrick Adriel Aure
Participants)
5:00 PM-5:30 PM Synthesis
September 13, 2019/ 7:30 AM-8:30 AM Breakfast DLSU-LSEED
Friday 8:30 AM-9:30 AM Immersion and Cultural Exposure: Innovations Ms. Abigail Mapua-Cabanilla
Hub Director
Metro Manila The Hub of Innovation for Inclusion
De La Salle College of St. Benilde
9:30 AM- 11:30 Immersion and Cultural Exposure: Youth at Ms. Arabelle O. Magallona
Risk Sustainability Lead
 HOUSE Foundation (Messy Bessy)
11:30 AM-12:30 Lunch and Energizer
PM
1:00 PM-3:00 PM Immersion and Cultural Exposure: Housing Mr. Panya Boonsirithum
Founder
CitiHub
3:00 PM-4:00 Travel back to DLSU
4:00 PM-5:00 PM Mentoring Session LSEED Group Facilitators
5:00 PM-5:30 PM Synthesis Ms. Maria Zunally Rapada
September 14-15, Day 1
2019/ Saturday and 6:00 AM-7:00 AM Travel time to Laguna Campus
Sunday 7:00 AM-7:30 AM Check in @ The Courtyard Day 1: TOSP NCR
7:30 AM-8:45 AM Breakfast and Quick Rest Mr. Delfin Villafuerte and Mr.
DLSU Laguna 8:45 AM -12:00 Teambuilding Part 1 Kearsay Low
Campus NN
12:00 NN- 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 PM- 5:00 PM Teambuilding Part 2
5:00 PM-6:00 PM Free Time
6:00 PM-7:00 PM Dinner
7:00 PM- 9:00 PM Bon Fire / Processing
Day 2
7:00 AM-8:00 AM Morning Exercise (Optional)
8:00 AM- 9:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM-9:30 PM Check in Karl Benedict Ong

9:30 AM-10:00 Travel Time to GK Day 2: DLSU-LSEED

AM
 10:00 AM-3:00 PM Home Visit/Interaction at GK Toyota Village Ms. Evelyn Laranga and Mr. Melchor
(Lunch Included) Oribe

3:00 PM-3:30 PM Travel time to DLSU Laguna DLSU-LSEED

3:30 PM-4:30 PM Check Out
4:30 PM-5:30 PM Travel back to DLSU Manila/Benilde Hotel
September 16, 2019 9:00 AM-9:30 AM Check-In Mr. Karl Benedict Ong
9:30 AM-12:00 NN Content Session and Workshop: Launch Pad Mr. Gian Erik Adao
Session Founder
The Verdure, HSSH, YOUTeacH Philippines
DLSU Manila 12:00 NN-1:00 PM Lunch and Energizer
1:00 PM-3:00 PM Content Sessions: Enterprise Development Mr. Carlos Hechanova
Session and the Idea of SE Incubation MakeSense
3:00 PM-4:30 PM Content Sessions: Business Integrity United Nations Development
Awareness Programme’s The Youth Co: Lab

4:30 PM-5:00 PM Mentoring Session Mr. Danilo Ablen and Ms. Leah
Victoria Sy
Co-Founders
September 17, 2019 The Meryenda Group
5:00 PM-5:30 PM Synthesis Mr. Norby R. Salonga
9:00 AM-9:30 AM Check-In Mr. Karl Benedict Ong
The Verdure, HSSH, 9:30 AM-12:00 NN Content Session and Workshop: Monitoring Ms. Marian Theresia Valera Co
DLSU Manila and Evaluation Monitoring and Evaluation Analyst
United Nations Development
Programme
 12:00 NN-1:00 PM Lunch and Energizer
1:00 PM-3:00 PM Plenary: Project Presentation #WeCAN Groups
3:00 PM-4:00 PM Workshop Mr. Norby R. Salonga
4:00 PM-5:00 PM Mentoring Session LSEED Group Facilitators
5:00 PM-5:30 PM Synthesis Mr. Patrick Adriel Aure and Ms.
Maria Zunally Rapada

5:30-7:00 PM Gathering of Partners in Development DLSU-LSEED

Opening Prayer and National Anthem (AVP)

Opening Remarks

Dr. Merlin Teodosia-Suarez

Vice Chancellor for Academics
De La Salle University

Messages of Corporate Partners

Presentation of Teams

Photo Opportunity

Performances over Dinner

Closing Remarks

September 18, 2019 2:00 PM-7:00 PM Culminating Ceremony DLSU and Partners
The Verdure, HSSH, Registration
DLSU Manila
Opening Prayer and National Anthem (AVP)

Opening Remarks

Br. Raymundo B. Suplido FSC

President, De La Salle University

Congratulatory Message:
Dr. J. Prospero E. De Vera III
Chairman, Commission on Higher Education

Messages:
Hon. Ola Almgren
Resident Coordinator
United Nations in the Philippines

Hon. Sung Kim

Ambassador, Embassy of the United States of
America

Hon. Ramon M. Lopez

Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry

Hon. Ernesto Del Mar Pernia

Secretary, National Economic and
Development Authority
Ceremonial Signing of Manifesto of
Commitment to be led by:

Hon. Cynthia A. Villar

Senator
Republic of the Philippines

Hon. Francisco Moreno Domagoso

Mayor
City of Manila

Photo Opportunity
Community Song “We are the World”

Performances, Dinner and Networking

Closing Remarks
Br. Bernard S. Oca FSC
Chancellor, De La Salle University Manila

Closing Prayer