SPEAKERS
Liwanag is providing this list for people who have requested a quick access to Liwanag plenary speakers. Liwanag wishes to emphasize, however, there are artistic performances and participatory processes interspersed before, in between and/or after the speakers. Kindly see the Final Program of Liwanag World Festival for full details.
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TUE 29 January
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Opening
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5:00 P.M.-7:30 P.M.
Overview of Liwanag Festival Framework.
Nicanor Perlas, Co-Founder, Movement of Imaginals for Sustainable Societies Through Initiatives, Organizing, and Networking (MISSION)†Messages of Solidarity From Three Spheres of Society and from Liwanag's Global Guest
Government: Sara Duterte, Mayor, Davao City, "Welcome Remarks"
Business: Cora Claudio, Co-Chair, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Committee, Management Association of the Philippines. "The Role of Business in Sustainable Societies".
Civil Society: Felipe de Leon, Jr., Chairman, National Commission for Culture and the Arts, "The Importance of Culture in Building Sustainable Societies".
Global Guest: Bruce Cryer, Global Director, HeartMath Health Care. "Revolutionary Discoveries in the Science of the Heart and Its Relevance to Creativity and Societal Sustainability".
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WED 30 January 2013
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Liwanag in Culture and Civil Society
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9:30 A.M. - 10:25 A.M.
Barbara Marx Hubbard, President, Foundation for Conscious Evolution; "The New Story of the Universe and the Future of Humanity"
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11:20 A.M. - 12:15 P.M.
Alexander Lacson, Best-selling Author and Inspiration Speaker, "The Role of Citizens in Nation Building"
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12:15 P.M. - 1:10 P.M.
Maria Ressa, Journalist and CEO, Rappler, "The Strategic Importance of Independent Media in Sustainable Societies"
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3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Dr. Alyssa Peleo-Alampay, geologist, Dr. Laura David, oceanographer, and Dr. Cora Claudio, environmental scientist. Members, Ten Outstanding Women in the Nations Service (TOWNS) Team on Climate Change
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THUR 31 January 2013
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Liwanag in the Economy and Business
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9:30 A.M. - 10:25 A.M.
Seth Jordan, Co-Founder, ThinkOutward, "The Global Message of the Occupy Wall Street Movement
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10:25 A.M. - 11:20 A.M.
Gina Lopez, Executive Director, ABS-CBN Foundation, "Mobilizing Business to Defend Nature"
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11:20 A.M. - 12:15 P.M.
Tony Meloto, Founder, GK-Center for Social Innovation, "Reinventing Philippine Agriculture through Social Enterprise"
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3:00 P.M.- 4:00 P.M.
Edwin Salonga, Chairman, Social Enterprise Development Partnership, Inc. (SEDPI). "The Social Enterprise Movement and the Reinvention of the Philippine Economy"
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FRI 01 February 2013
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Liwanag in Politics and Government
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9:30 A.M. - 10:25 A.M.
Hon. Virgilio de los Reyes, Secretary, Department of Agrarian Reform, Republic of the Philippines, "Innovations in Governance to End Agrarian Poverty"
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10:25 A.M. - 11:20 A.M.
Romulo Solivio, Mayor, Surallah, South Cotobato and Kublai Millan, Sculptor and Artist, "Government and Civil Society partnerships for the Rebirth of Culture"
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12:15 P.M. - 1:10 P.M.
Hon. Sara Duterte, Mayor, Davao City, Initiatives for a Sustainable Davao City
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3:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
LIWANAG SURPRISE EVENT
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Saturday, 02 February 2013
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Liwanag towards Sustainable Societies
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9:30 A.M. - 10:10 A.M.
Bayawan City Threefolding Panel, "Character First: The Liwang Anchor of Bayawan City's Journey to Sustainability."
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10:40 A.M. - 11:20 A.M.
Movement for a Livable Cebu "From State-Centered to Society-Centered Governance"
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11:5 A.M. - 12:20 P.M.
Jose Luis Oquinena, Executive Director, Gawad Kalinga, "Harnessing Business, Government and Civil Society for Sustainable Nation Building"
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12:45 P.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Nicanor Perlas, Closing Reflections and Synthesis
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