8:00 - 9:00

Registration

9:00 - 9:05

Opening Remarks
Atty. Dwight Ramos
Managing Director
FITDEV

9:05 - 9:15

Forum Overview
Cesar P. Baltazar, Ph.D.
President
FITDEV

9:15 - 10:05

Managing Talent: From Hiring to Firing
Mr. Ernesto O. Cecilia
Chairman, Industrial Relations Committee
American Chamber of Commerce

10:05 - 11:05

A Transformation Model for Managing People in SMEs
Mr. Francis De Vera
Director for Business Development
SGS Philippines

11:05 - 11:20

Networking Break

11:20 - 12:10

Pakikipagkapwa in the Family Business
Mr. Gerardo V. Cabochan Jr.
Managing Director
Pandayan Bookshop

12:10 - 12:40

Open Forum

12:40 - 1:40

Lunch Break / Talk
Changing Business Models and their Impact on People Management
Mr. Ricardo De Vera
Chairman Emeritus
Philippine Marketing Association Chapters

1:40 - 2:30

Teaming Up with Workers: Challenges and Opportunities
Mr. Oscar Contreras
Former Managing Director
Ayala Corporation

2:30 - 3:20

Empowering People through Training and Development
Ms. Moje Ramos-Aquino
President
Paradigms & Paradoxes, Inc.

3:20 - 3:35

Networking Break

3:35 - 4:25

Compensation and Rewards Challenges in SMEs
Ms. Sandy Togonon
Managing Consultant
Alliance Atlantic Consulting, Inc.

4:25 - 4:55

Open Forum

4:55 - 5:00

Closing Remarks
Ms. Dannette Velasco
Sales Director
Non-Traditional Media Group
Businessworld Publishing Corp.

Mr. Cesar V. Tuazon

Forum Moderator
Consultant
IPM Group of Companies