SUSTAINABILITRICKS
WEBINARS & WORKSHOP
Sustainabilitricks is a webinar series that will run for two days. These webinars aim to discuss and provide information regarding the sustainability processes done in the country. The speakers will share their experiences and knowledge in practicing and achieving sustainability in their companies, workplaces, and communities.
WEBINAR 1
City Scapes and Industry Takes
Date: June 10, 2022
Time: 2:00PM to 4:00PM
SDG 9 encompasses three important aspects of sustainable development: infrastructure, industrialization and innovation.
Inclusive and sustainable industrialization, together with innovation and infrastructure, can unleash dynamic and competitive economic forces that generate employment and income. They play a key role in introducing and promoting new technologies, facilitating international trade and enabling the efficient use of resources.
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SDG 11 Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable
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Cities and metropolitan areas are powerhouses of economic growth—contributing about 60 per cent of global GDP. However, they also account for about 70 per cent of global carbon emissions and over 60 per cent of resource use. Rapid urbanization is resulting in a growing number of slum dwellers, inadequate and overburdened infrastructure and services (such as waste collection and water and sanitation systems, roads and transport), worsening air pollution and unplanned urban sprawl.
OUR SPEAKERS
Engr. Edmond Maceda
Engr. Edmond "Macky" Maceda is a sustainability professional with over 29 years of experience in corporate ESG strategy, academic program development, and sustainability consulting. His career history includes roles as Sustainability Technical Expert under the Climate Change Commission, Sustainability Director of Enderun Colleges, Sustainability Consultant to Megaworld Corporation, Sustainability Officer of Ayala Land, VP for Environmental Affairs of the Fil-Estate Group, and Director for Environmental Consulting Services of SGV & Co. He currently serves as Sustainability Consultant under DLSU Animo Labs Technology Business Incubator. He holds a Master's degree in Environmental Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of the Philippines.
Dr. Kerwin Billones
Dr. Robert Kerwin C. Billones currently works as an associate professor and graduate studies coordinator in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering and Management of De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines. He is a faculty researcher under the Center for Engineering and Sustainable Development Research. He completed his Master of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering (2015) and Doctoral of Philosophy in Electronics and Communications Engineering (2018) in De La Salle University Manila. He also received a postgraduate certificate program and fellowship for the Leaders in Innovation Fellowship (LIF) program (2019) in Royal Academy of Engineering, London, United Kingdom and Asian Institute of Management, Makati, Philippines. He is an associate member of the National Research Council of the Philippines. He had worked on several research projects for the Department of Science and Technology (2016-present), and National Research Council of the Philippines (2021-present). His research works and interests include artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering, cloud computing, computer vision, cyber-physical systems, data engineering, digital twin, edge computing, high-performance computing, ICT, process optimization and modeling, signal processing, smart cities, technology commercialization, technology management, Technopreneurship, and urban planning and development.
WEBINAR 2
Water and Energy Sustainability Check
Date: July 22, 2022
Time: 2:00PM to 4:00PM
SDG 6 ensures availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all
While substantial progress has been made in increasing access to clean drinking water and sanitation, billions of people—mostly in rural areas—still lack these basic services. Worldwide, one in three people do not have access to safe drinking water, two out of five people do not have a basic hand-washing facility with soap and water, and more than 673 million people still practice open defecation.
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SDG 7 ensures access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy
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Access to electricity in poorer countries has begun to accelerate, energy efficiency continues to improve, and renewable energy is making impressive gains in the electricity sector. Nevertheless, more focused attention is needed to improve access to clean and safe cooking fuels and technologies for 3 billion people, to expand the use of renewable energy beyond the electricity sector, and to increase electrification in sub-Saharan Africa.
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SDG 12 ensures sustainable consumption and production patterns
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Worldwide consumption and production — a driving force of the global economy — rest on the use of the natural environment and resources in a way that continues to have destructive impacts on the planet.
Economic and social progress over the last century has been accompanied by environmental degradation that is endangering the very systems on which our future development — indeed, our very survival — depends.
OUR SPEAKERS
Dr. Marla Redillas
Dr. Andres Mayol
WORKSHOP
Problem Identification and Solutions
Date: June 15, 2022
Time: 6:00PM to 8:00PM
This workshop will explore how to identify a problem from a given scenario, define a problem statement, and formulate solutions that resonate with the specific community given by the speaker. It aims to build communication strategies and define the goals, audience, message, and approach that will mobilize people around their initiative. It will explore creative and effective solutions that the engineering community may apply to the real world. Most importantly, this will aid the case competition participants to prepare them for their proposal making.
OUR SPEAKER
Mr. Mark Jacinto
Mark Jacinto, known as Mark to his peers and colleagues, has been deemed as a weaver of connections because of his belief that everyone is interconnected and interrelated, and his passion to connect everyone, especially young leaders and youth organizations to each other towards making a mark, together. It is highly shown in his leadership as the Curator of the Online SDG Youth Action Forum, an online youth community support and development organization aiming to bridge young leaders and youth organizations towards helping them advance themselves to effectively contribute for the SDGs. As of now, the community has around 24,200+ members on Facebook, and has connected 18,000+ young leaders, to 900+ international, regional, and national opportunities.. The group is also awarded as the Most Outstanding and Dynamic Youth Group of the Year by the 4th Asia Pacific Luminare Awards, and the Most Dynamic and Interactive Youth Organization of the Year by the Gintong Parangal Awards. Mark is also involved as the Club Information and Communication Officer of Rotary Club of Midtown Quezon City, wherein he supervised over 100+ projects on environment, education, empowerment, and economy, and benefitted 35,000+ individuals, and 1,500+ families from its efforts.
His desire to weave and connect young leaders and youth organizations with each other has led him to be recognized as one of the iVolunteer Champions for 2021, one of the Circle of Youth of YOUTHOPIA, one of the Eco-Business A-List Youth for 2021, one of the 25Under25 Global Legacy Awardees of Common Purpose, the Outstanding Youth Leader Award of International Leaders and Achievers Award 2022, and Honorary Public Servant of the Year, and the Legacy Icon 2022 Sustainability Champions of Legacy Awards Philippines. Mark’s passion to weave people with each other has also led him to do 400+ speaking engagements to schools, organizations, startups, and other entities in the local, national, and international level. Mark has also represented the Philippines in various international conferences in the UN, ASEAN, and APEC, such as the ASEAN+3 Young Entrepreneurs Forum 2018, ASEAN Future Leaders Summit 2020, The 26th Youth Assembly Virtual, United Nations Economic and Social Council Youth Forum 2021, Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development Youth Forum 2021, G7 Youth Summit 2021, the Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly 2021 Youth Forum, the World Bank Group Youth Summit 2021, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, APEC Voices of the Youth Summit 2021, NextGen Leadership Program of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, ASEAN Young Climate Leaders Programme 2021, and DevCurate Impact Fellowship Programme. He is also selected as one of the 2022 Max Thabiso Edkins (MTE) Climate Ambassadors.
Mark believes that weaving people and organizations to each other can help us in building a better world for all, and in making a mark, together.