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August 11, 2025, 1:30 PM

Moderator: Rafael Nestor Mantaring (Professorial Lecturer, EEE Institute)

Panelists:

• Desiderio R. Apag III, D. ENG. PCPE, Commissioner, Commission on Higher Education
• Engr. Ma. Corazon H. Dichosa, Executive Director, Philippine Board of Investments
• EnP. Joey R. Loristo, MAPP, University Extension Specialist II, Center for Policy and Executive Development-UP NCPAG invited
• Maria Theresa G. de Leon, Ph.D., Professor, University of the Philippines Diliman
• Lean Karlo S. Tolentino, Ph.D., Dean, College of Engineering, Technological University of the Philippines
• Robert Minguez II, President, Embedded Silicon Technology Solutions Corp.
• Sherwin Paul Almazan, Senior Product Development Manager, Analog Devices Inc.

General Guide Questions:

• What can we do to ensure the global relevance and competitiveness of our local IC design ecosystem?
• What cross-sector actions must be prioritized in the next 1–5 years to turn this vision into a sustainable and impactful national strategy?

August 12, 2025, 4:00 PM

Panelists:

• June Villasanta, Supervising Investments Specialist, Philippine Board of Investments
• Engr. Adonis Santos, College Dean, First Asia Institute of Technology and Humanities
• Chris Vincent Densing, Technical Manager, Embedded Silicon Technology Solutions Corp.
• Joana Ortiz-Maramba, Senior Manager, Design Engineering, Analog Devices Inc.
• Reynante Fernandez, Manager, ROHM LSI Design Phil., Inc.

General Guide Questions:

• How can we better support students in navigating their entry into microelectronics careers, especially those who feel intimidated by its perceived complexity?
• What skills and competencies—both technical and soft—are most in demand in today’s IC design industry, and how can students best prepare to meet them?
• What concrete steps can academe, industry, and government take together to create clearer, more accessible pathways from education to employment in microelectronics?