Anna Martinez has 29 years of experience in the banking industry, primarily with the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corp (HSBC) playing key roles in human resource areas of training and development as well as front and back office operations, customer service, and corporate account management. She is adept at working with diverse, multi-cultural teams in varied geographical settings, meeting international standards of performance. She is a founding director of Phoenix Alliance Limited in Hong Kong where she works as a business partner and consultant on human resource development strategies to enable companies to step up to the challenges of doing business in the 21st century. Anna also serves as a director of Wimler Foundation, Hong Kong.
Aurma Manlangit
Aurma Manlangit holds a Masters Degree in Public Management and AB Social Sciences from the University of the Philippines. She currently heads the Ateneo School of Government’s Executive Development Program and was primarily responsible for the design and delivery of training modules on local economic development and alternative financing for Local Government Units. Prior to her stint with the Ateneo, Aurma headed the Development Academy of the Philippines’ Training Division and was responsible for the establishment of the Academy’s capability in Project Development Training.
Cristina Liamzon
Dr. Cristina Liamzon is a development consultant with over 30 years of involvement with civil society organizations on issues of agrarian reform and rural development, food security, gender and development, sustainable livelihoods, local economic development and migrant concerns. She was until 2010 the president of Associazione Pilipinas OFSPES in Rome, Italy. Tina holds a BA in Economics from the University of the Philippines, a Master in Public Administration from Harvard University in Cambridge where she was also a Mason Fellow, an MSc in Human Settlements Planning from the Asian Institute Technology in Bangkok and a PhD in Social Science from the Pontificia Universita Gregoriana in Rome.
Antonio La Viña
Dean Antonio La Viña has been the Dean of the Ateneo de Manila University’s School of Government since 2006. Prior to this, he worked for 8 years at the Washington DC-based World Resources Institute (WRI). His earlier experience includes serving as Undersecretary for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippines and co-founding the Legal Resources Center-Kasama sa Kalikasan. Tony is also a lead negotiator for the Philippines in the ongoing Copenhagen climate change talks and chairs the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation negotiations. Tony holds a BS in Philosophy from the Ateneo de Manila University, a law degree from the University of the Philippines and obtained his Masters and Doctorate in Law from Yale Law School. He placed third in the 1989 Philippine bar exams.
Daniela Laurel
Daniela Laurel holds a doctorate degree in Management Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano in Italy. Her research interests include exploring financial tools for Social Entrepreneurship and Socially Responsible Investing using third sector and capital models. Prior to joining the academe, she worked for two years as an investment banker at the Royal Bank of Scotland’s Amsterdam headquarters, mainly in cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions. Daniela holds a BS in Management from the Ateneo de Manila University and an MBA from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in Spain. She is currently studying and living in Paris, France.
Alexandra Ganzon
Alexandra Ganzon is the Marketing Officer (Italy) for Bangko Kabayan Inc., the leading rural bank in Southern Tagalog. She graduated with a degree in Marketing Management from the De La Salle University in 2000. On the same year she was also recognized as the Philippine Marketing Association’s Excellence Awardee. Prior to coming to Italy, she gained work experience in marketing, business development and merchandising in top Philippine companies which include the Ayala Group and Stores Specialists Inc. In 2005, she took her masters in Fashion Merchandising and Marketing at the Polimoda Fashion Institute in Florence. Alex has been actively involved in promoting financial literacy among migrant workers since 2009.
Stefano Fois
Stefano Fois currently works as a Consultant for the Business Performance Institute based in Berlin, London, and Turin where he specializes in capability building , organizational restructuring, and management training. Prior to this, he spent three years as a banker, working in Paris, London, Turin, and Amsterdam. Stefano holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from the Politecnico di Torino, and an MS in International Management from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris and the City University of London.
Dr. Juan Kanapi, Jr.
Dr. Juan Kanapi, Jr. is presently the Chief Learning Officer of the Rizal Academy for Innovation and Leadership (TRAIL), a school without walls, helping leaders to transform their organizations into learning organizations. Juan is a Senior Faculty of the Executive Doctorate in Education Leadership (EDEL) and the Public Management Development Program (PMDP) for top government officials of the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP). He was an Associate Professor who taught Human Behavior in Organizations and Strategic Human Resource Management at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM). As consultant of the AIM-TEaM Energy Center for Bridging Societal Divides, he participated in training educators and leaders all over the Philippines in the art of Bridging Leadership. Juan holds a PhD in Organization Development from the Southeast Asian Interdisciplinary Development Institute (SAIDI). He completed his MA in Social Psychology and AB in Psychology at the Ateneo de Manila University.
Ma. Teresa Medrano-Ganzon
Ma. Teresa Medrano-Ganzon is the Managing Director of Bangko Kabayan (BK), Inc. She is also the president of Ibaan Rural Bank Foundation inc., the social arm of BK. Teresa has endeavored to weld business efficiencies, development concerns and faith-based motivation to grow a business organization with a strong orientation towards service to the rural community. Today, she serves as the Asian representative in the International Commission on Economy of Communion of the Focolare Movement. Teresa is a graduate of the University of the Philippines (A.B. Journalism, cum laude) and she holds a Master’s Degree in Entrepreneurship in Social Development (Superior Performance) from the Asian Institute of Management.
Fr. Patrick Z. Falguera, SJ
Fr. Patrick Z. Falguera, SJ currently works as a consultant for the Ateneo School of Government while finishing his doctorate in Leadership Studies also at the Ateneo de Manila University. Having been ordained a Jesuit priest in 2004, he was first assigned as parish priest of San Jose Manggagawa Parish in Marikina. He then completed an MSc degree in Development Planning at the University College London after the parish was turned over to the Diocese in Antipolo.