
SUMMIT AGENDA
TIME | SEGMENT | TOPICS |
12:45 PM | Registration | |
1:00 PM | Call to Order | |
1:10 PM | Welcome Remarks | The Importance of Private Sector in the Agriculture |
1:15 PM | Keynote | Department of Agriculture’s Nine-Point Plan |
1:30 PM | Speaker Slot | Jollibee’s Story with Cooperatives |
1:45 PM | Panel Session 1: Cooperatives and Production | Professionalizing cooperatives, farmer education, and training |
2:15 PM | MOU Signing: Working Group Output – Adopt a Co-Op MOU Signing: Agrea Foundation x MBC | |
2:25 PM | Panel Session 2: Agri Technology | Farm mechanization, digitalization, and connectivity |
2:55 PM | Snacks / Break | |
3:05 PM | Panel Session 3: Logistics & Food Distribution | Farm-to-market roads, PPP opportunities for irrigation, ports, cold storage and food distribution |
3:35 PM | MOU Signing: MBC Agri Committee x KAIN Tayo Philippines of PBSP | |
3:45 PM | Closing Remarks | |
3:50 PM | Networking | |
4:00 PM | End |
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SPEAKERS

Sec. Francis Tiu Laurel
Department of Agriculture
Keynote

Joseph Tanbuntiong
Jollibee Foods Corporation
Keynote

Edgar Chua
Makati Business Club
Welcoming Remarks

Lito Tayag
Makati Business Club
Closing Remarks

Bobby Batungbacal
Makati Business Club
Call to Order
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PANEL SESSION 1: COOPERATIVES AND PRODUCTION
1:45PM | Professionalizing cooperatives, farmer education, and training

Dr. Aris Alip
CARD MRI | MBC
Panelist | Working Group Head

Gisela Tiongson
Jollibee Group Foundation
Panelist

Sylvia O. Paraguya
National Confederation of Cooperatives (NATCCO)
Panelist

Usec. Asis Perez
Department of Agriculture
Panelist

Dr. Cielito Habito
Brain Trust, Inc.
Moderator
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PANEL SESSION 2: AGRI TECHNOLOGY
2:25PM | Farm mechanization, digitalization, and connectivity

Dickie Buhain
True Digital Philippines
Panelist | Working Group Head

David Williams
Kidder Williams Limited
Panelist

Toby Gatchalian
Metro Pacific Agro Ventures
Panelist

Dir. Glenn Panganiban
Department of Agriculture
Panelist

Christopher Ilagan
PepsiCo Inc. – Philippine Branch
Moderator
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PANEL SESSION 3: LOGISTICS AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION
3:05PM | Farm-to-market roads, PPP opportunities for irrigation, ports, cold storage and food distribution

Danielle Del Rosario
PHINMA Union Insulated Panel Corp.
Panelist

JT Solis
Mayani
Panelist

Jose Victor Paterno
Philippine Seven Corporation
Panelist

Brian Cu
SariSuki
Panelist

Asec. Daniel Alfonso Atayde
Department of Agriculture
Panelist

Doris Magsaysay-Ho
A. Magsaysay, Inc.
Moderator | Working Group Head