Space for the Philippines
August 29, 2020 @ 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM PST
The 1st Space for the Philippines web-series is built on the success of countless SGAC events worldwide. Originally intended as a physical 2-day symposium, it’s now reverted to an online format.
This 2-day online webinar series is meant to introduce the SGAC network to Filipino youths and have a short panel discussion on the sphere of the Philippine space industry. The rationale behind these two goals being presented side-by-side is to provide immediate follow-up on the value SGAC Philippines can provide to space enthusiasts.
2-DAY SHORT WEBINAR SERIES – Timeline
August 29: DAY 1: Introduction to SGAC
During this 2-hour session, three SGAC key persons from the Philippines will share the SGAC values, mission, activities, and experience.
It will also feature the event hosts’ plan for local activities regarding space.
August 30: Day 2: Panel Discussion
This is to sustain the “excitement” ignited during the SGAC introduction, immediately.
Topics for the panel discussion:
1. History of space in the Philippines
2. Career opportunities in the Philippines in the space industry
3. Outlooks for the Asia-Pacific’s space industry
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS FOR DAY 1 – Introduction to SGAC
Kristine Jane Atienza
Kristine is currently the Executive Secretary of SGAC.
Harlee Quizzagan
Harlee is the currently appointed National Point of Contact for SGAC in the Philippines.
Bernadette Detera
Bernadette is the Regional Coordinator for Asia-Pacific Region of SGAC.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS FOR DAY 2 – Space Industry in the Philippines and Beyond
Nicholas Borroz
CEO – Rotoiti
Nicholas consults for clients in the space sector on a variety of business intelligence matters. He is also completing his doctoral studies, which focus on comparing different governments’ approaches to intervening in markets. He furthermore manages Filling Space, a website that features weekly interviews with space sector experts.
Dr. Joel Marciano
Director-General – Philippine Space Agency
Dr. Joel Joseph S. Marciano Jr. is a Professor of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD).
In January 2020, he was appointed as the first Director General of the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA), where he is now leading the buildup and mobilization of the newly created national government agency. Immediately prior to the PhilSA, Dr. Marciano served as the Acting Director of the Advanced Science and Technology Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-ASTI).
