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THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM / 2026

PEOPLE YOU CAN NETWORK WITH

VIPs / 2026

The people in the room.

Portrait of Alwyn Joy Rosel

Alwyn Joy Rosel

Executive Director

QBO Innovation and IdeaSpace Ventures

Portrait of Anna Maria Gonzales

Anna Maria Gonzales

Head of Sustainability

Ayala Land, Inc.

Portrait of Areoll Wu

Areoll Wu

President and CEO

UNI-PIPC

Portrait of Carlos Domingo

Carlos Domingo

Founder

Delta Foundry

Portrait of Carlos Muñoz

Carlos Muñoz

M&A Manager

L40º Tech M&A

Portrait of Celine A. Dee

Celine A. Dee

Assistant Secretary

Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT)

Portrait of Christian Alexander N. Mata

Christian Alexander N. Mata

Subsidiary Partnerships Manager

Aidea Sync

Portrait of Claire Pike Balubal

Claire Pike Balubal

Vice President, Project Origination

HyFi Corp.

Portrait of Cohen Harris

Cohen Harris

Chief Executive Officer

Enviro Innovations Philippines

Portrait of Cristina A. Lee

Cristina A. Lee

Managing Partner & GM

Cornerstone Performance International, Inc.

Portrait of Cynthia Dayco

Cynthia Dayco

Treasurer and Trustee

Digital Marketing Association of the Philippines (DMAP)

Portrait of Dara Ever Juan

Dara Ever Juan

Head of PLDT Innovations Laboratory and Ecosystem Partnerships (INNOLAB)

PLDT

Portrait of Dominic de Leon

Dominic de Leon

Executive Director

CS-PAC

Portrait of Elmer Lapena

Elmer Lapena

President and COO

Testech Group

Portrait of Geraldine Anne Velasco

Geraldine Anne Velasco

Sustainability Consultant and Standards Contributor

Eco Sustainability

Portrait of Ichiro Aoki

Ichiro Aoki

Principal Markets Development Advisory Specialist, Special Initiatives and Funds, Office of Markets Development and Public-Private Partnership

Asian Development Bank

Portrait of Jack Madrid

Jack Madrid

Ambassador

SANAS.AI

Trustee, Canadian Chamber of Commerce - Philippines Former President & CEO, IBPAP

Portrait of Jay Gatmaitan

Jay Gatmaitan

Head, Quezon City Local Economic Development and Investment Promotions Office

StartUP QC

Portrait of Jeanette Carillo

Jeanette Carillo

Executive Director

IBPAP

Portrait of Jijet Ana Clariz V. de la Rosa

Jijet Ana Clariz V. de la Rosa

Corporate Strategy and Business Development Manager

Aidea Inc.

Portrait of JJ Samuel A. Soriano

JJ Samuel A. Soriano

Chairman and CEO

Soriano Trust Co. Ltd.

Portrait of John Avrett

John Avrett

Co-Founder and CEO

Hive Modular

Portrait of Jong Sumpaico

Jong Sumpaico

Lead, Startup QC Program

StartUP QC

Portrait of KC Catalan

KC Catalan

Partner

SGV & Co.

Portrait of Ken Peralta

Ken Peralta

Vice President, Investment Promotions and Marketing Department

Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA)

Portrait of Mark Tiaoqui

Mark Tiaoqui

Founding Partner

Tiaoqui Sese-Relucio & Mendoza

Portrait of Michael Co

Michael Co

General Manager for Business Development

Marubeni Philippines

Portrait of Minette Navarrete

Minette Navarrete

President and Managing Partner

Kickstart Ventures

Portrait of Natasha Dawn Bautista

Natasha Dawn Bautista

Head of Startup Programs & Ecosystem

917 Ventures

Portrait of Nino Duque

Nino Duque

Principal Business Consultant

MDEC

Portrait of Phoebe Fontanilla

Phoebe Fontanilla

Senior Investment Manager

Gobi Partners

Portrait of Pia Bernal

Pia Bernal

Strategic Partnership Manager

Kickstart Ventures

Portrait of Ramon De Leon

Ramon De Leon

President and Founding Chairman

Pac-Atlantic Group of Companies

Portrait of Rutchanee Ler Gullayanon, Ph.D.

Rutchanee Ler Gullayanon, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President for Innovation and Global Partnership

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL)

Portrait of Sam Powell

Sam Powell

Chief Executive Officer

HMR Philippines, Inc.

Portrait of Sergio Boero

Sergio Boero

President

Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines

Portrait of Seunghun Bae

Seunghun Bae

Co-Founder, CCO

3Stripe Venture Studio

Portrait of Viktoria Locson

Viktoria Locson

Renewable Energy Lead - Asia

Blue Water Shipping

Portrait of William "Billy" Valtos, Jr.

William "Billy" Valtos, Jr.

Senior Advisor for Investments

UnionBank of the Philippines

Portrait of Yuko Sakawa

Yuko Sakawa

Head of Strategy Office

Mitsubishi Corp

VIPs · IGNITE X 2026

IGNITE X convenes founders, investors, technology leaders, corporate innovators, and ecosystem builders from across ASEAN and Japan. A space for the conversations that become partnerships.

What to expect

01Regional decision-makers
02Cross-border conversations
03New partnerships

See you on November 10.

Quezon City M.I.C.E. Center · Philippines