The University of the Philippines will be participating as a collaborating organization in the 18th Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) International CEO Web Conference (WebCon) 2020, with a hundred UP students and 20 faculty members from four different UP constituent units—UP Diliman, UP Baguio, UP Visayas and UP Cebu—joining in the event and more being invited to participate. Dubbed “A Whole New World: Reigniting the Stalled Global Economy”, the 18th MAP International WebCon 2020 will be held on September 15, 2020, Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. via ZOOM.
The 18th Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) International CEO WebCon 2020 will focus on the challenges of a world transformed not just by the COVID-19 pandemic but by geopolitical and geo-economic shifts even before the pandemic. It aims to jumpstart critical conversation and ignite ideas that would trigger the transformation to a changed business landscape in a new world order. Session speakers include Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network; Mr. Blair H. Sheppard, PwC UK Global Leader in Strategy and Leadership; Atty. Amal Alamuddin Clooney, Special Envoy, Global Media Freedom, British Foreign and Commonwealth Office; H.E. Dato Paduka Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); and Dr. Thierry Apoteker, Chairman and Chief Economist, TAC Economics.
The 18th MAP International CEO WebCon, “A Whole New World: Reigniting the Stalled Global Economy”, is also open to the public for free via Facebook live or YouTube.
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INPHOTOS: UPOU Chancellor Joane Serrano and UPOU Faculty of Education Dean, Dr. Charisse T. Reyes, made a courtesy visit to Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) Administrator, Atty. Patricia Yvonne “PY” Caunan, and Atty. Jasmine Ann Gapatan, Director of the Department of Migrant Workers. The visit was made at the OWWA Center Building in Pasay, Metro Manila on 13 June 2025.![]()
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Ms. Emily Barrameda, Co-Founder and Vice President of the United Filipino Global (UFG) and UFG-UK Chairperson and Europe Focal Person, was also present. ![]()
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The discussion during the visit focused on the opportunities available to overseas Filipino workers through the UP Ventures for International and Transformative Academia (UP VINTA) and how the program can enhance the lives of OFWs and their families.![]()
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Stay tuned for more UP VINTA activities!![]()
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