Catherine Hufana-Ang is an Executive Director and the Chief Audit Executive (CAE), and previously the Risk Management Head and Sustainability Program Director at Ayala Corporation, one of the largest conglomerates in the Philippines. She is a member of the audit committees in a number of Ayala companies in the infrastructure, energy, industrial, and healthcare sectors. Prior to moving to Ayala, she was a VP & the CAE for Globe Telecom. In 1998, she joined PricewaterhouseCoopers - Singapore as Manager for Operational and Systems Risk Management. She started her career at SGV & Co in 1991.

Cathy is also a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD), and the Audit Committee Chair for Financial Executives Institute of the Philippines (FINEX). She was the 2014 President and Chair of the Board of Trustees for The Institute of Internal Auditors–Philippines.

A CPA and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in BS Commerce major in Accounting from St. Louis College, she attended various courses at the Andersen Worldwide Audit Training School, USA and completed the Leadership Excellence Acceleration Program (LEAP) of the Ayala-Harvard Business School, the Regional Leadership in Action Program at the Singapore Management University (SMU), the Executive Programme on Women's Leadership and Impact on Asia at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, and the Computer Programming and SDLC course at the Institute of Advanced Computer Technology (I/ACT).

Emmanuel Yason Artiza is currently the General Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He has been working with the SEC for more than 29 years in various capacities, first as Assistant Commission Secretary, then as Assistant Director of the Corporate Governance and Finance Department and finally as General Accountant.

Aside from being the SEC General Accountant, he is currently serving as Chairman of the SEC Bids and Awards Commission, SEC Alternate Representative to the Auditing and Assurance Standard Council and Financial Reporting Standards Council and a Member of the Philippine Interpretations Committee. He also served as Head of the SEC Hearing Panel Handling Rehabilitation and Liquidation Cases.

He has attended various International Training Courses, Seminars and Workshops related to accountancy and audit, the latest of which were the 2019 International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators Plenary Meeting held in Rhodes, Greece; World Standard Setters Conference in London UK last October 2018; the ASEAN Audit Regulators Group Inspection Workshops and the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) International Institute

He finished his Bachelor of Science in Commerce - Accounting from the University of Santo Tomas and Bachelor of Law from the Far Eastern University.

He is a Career Executive Service Officer IV, a Certified Public Accountant and a Lawyer.

With more than 25 years of Human Resource Leadership practice from various industries, locally, regionally, and globally - Michelle has seen great opportunities and potential to uplift the Philippines through People Development. This drives her passion and personal vision to be a catalyst in furthering the landscape of People Management practice in the country.

A Psychology graduate and recipient of Jose Rizal Academic Excellence Award from De La Salle University and a certified International HR Manager (CIHRM) by the American Certification Institute, Michelle never stopped to develop herself leading her to graduate from various post-graduate programs.

Accorded in 2018 as Fellow in People Management (FPM) by the Philippine Society of Fellows; CHRO Asia, also gave her a citation as one of the 2014 Global 100 Most Talented HR Leaders and as one of the 2015 Top 100 Influential HR Leaders in Asia. She also served the HR profession as the President of the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) in 2018 and today, a member of PMAP’s Council of Presidential Advisers.

Career-wise, she is presently the ​ Vice President - People of TaskUs - a global outsourcing company headquartered in the greater Los Angeles Metro area that provides exceptional back office support and customer care solutions to some of the world’s most notable brands and disruptive companies.

Michelle believes in coope-tition instead of competition. She embraces a mindset that the world is so big and ​ everyone can fit and contribute. She holds on to the credence that people are naturally ​ good, kind, purposeful​ , and given the right chance and motivation – would ​ always opt for growth.

Today, she is on a journey and a personal mission to be a ​ Mover of United, Synergized, and Enlightened Filipino HR Professionals​ across the country.

Marie Grace is currently the Head of Internal Audit of Pacific Cross Health Insurance PCL. She has more than 25 years of experience in internal audit and a demonstrated history of heading progressive internal audit teams in the insurance industry.

Highly skilled in Enterprise Risk Management, Internal Audit, Insurance and Auditing, Marie Grace is also a strong accounting professional, having earned her degree in BS Accountancy focused in Accounting, from the University of the Philippines. Last but not least, Mary Grace is also a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) by the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Mr. Garcia serves as the President of Federal Land, Inc., Horizon Land, Federal Land Orix Corporation and Omni Orient Management Corp. Mr. Garcia has been a Director of GT Capital Holdings Incorporated since May 9, 2018 and was its Board Adviser since May 2013 until May 2018. He serves as a Long Time Banker. He served as the President and Executive Director of Philippine Savings Bank from September 2001 to April 19, 2013 and served as its Principal Executive Officer until April 19, 2013. He served as the President of DBS Bank. He served as the President ¬ DBS Bank Phils and Bank of Southeast. He also served as an Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President of¬ Citytrust. He served as an Adviser of Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company since May 2, 2007. He served in various senior management positions in different banks. He serves as the Chairman of Metropolitan Park Association. He serves as the Chairman of Central Realty. He serves as Vice Chairman of Property Company of Friends, Inc. and Cathay International Resources Corp. He serves as a Co-Vice Chairman for Cathay International Resources Corporation. He serves as a Director of Metrobank Card Corp., Fed Brent Inc., Toyota Financial Services Philippines and Sumisho Finance Corporation. He served as a Director of DBS Bank Phils., Southeast, Sheton Realty Corporation, Shenton Corporation and ¬ DBS Forex. Mr. Garcia earned his Bachelor's degree in Commerce Major in Management from the Ateneo de Zamboanga University.

Rosell is admitted as a risk assurance services partner and brings over 14 years of experience in business process review, internal audit, information systems audit and integrated audit. Her experience includes consulting and assurance engagements across different industries, performing controls assurance, third party assurance, IT and project assurance, and operational risk management, among others.

Rosell received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy, Cum Laude from the Divine Word College of Legazpi. She completed her MDP at AIM and the Building Value Course at the Ateneo Professional School.

Rosell is a licensed CPA in the Philippines and holds several information system-related professional certifications.

Mark is the Managing Director (Canberra) Protiviti and is a respected member of the internal audit community in Australia, particularly in the ACT. He has had extensive experience with the Australian public sector. He has a strategic mindset and experience in working with a number of member-based organizations.

He is a passionate advocate of the profession of internal audit. Mark has been a member of the IIA-Australia since 2001 and has served on both ACT and NSW Chapter Councils. He was a co-chair of SOPAC 2013; Chair, Public Sector Conference 2008+; member of IIA-Australia Policy and Technical committees, member of the Nomination Committee. He is Chair, Host Country Committee for the IIA International Conference 2017 and is a member of the Global Professional Development Committee. Mark also serves as Deputy Chair, Board of Southern NSW Local Health District.

Steve is a Partner in EY’s RISK practice and leader of EY’s Advanced Security Center where he leads a team of professionals specializing in Cyber Threat Management, Vulnerability Identification, Threat Intel and Incident Response. He has more than 10 years of experience in security consulting and assessment engagements for a wide range of industries including banking, government agencies, telecommunications, and high-technology companies. He is a frequent speaker on cyber threats and is regarded by his clients as a trusted advisor on domains such as technology regulatory compliance, cyber threat management, application security, infrastructure security and security governance.

Thomas Laughlin is an entrepreneur and community leader. He previously worked in sales, risk, and trading roles at Bridgewater Associates, Deutsche Bank, and Nomura Securities. He has also worked with or managed startups and coops in four continents, and political campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels of government in the U.S.

Thomas is the founder and CEO of AMAGI, a software company that harnesses technology, security, and data to empower organizations in industries like government, finance, e-sports, and more. He is the lead instructor of Amagi Academy, the most advanced, technical academy in the Philippines offering courses in software, blockchain, and data science. He is also the founder of several of the largest and most active developer communities in the Philippines including Manila JavaScript, BackEnd/DevOps PH, and Manila Analytika.

Richel Mendoza is currently the Chairman and President of the Institute of Internal Auditors Philippines (IIAP). She served as the IIAP director for nine years, serving in various positions from corporate secretary, treasurer, and VP – Internal Affairs. She was awarded as the most outstanding member of IIAP in 2003 for her innovative “kapihan” – a benchmarking exercise for IIAP members per industry that encourages members’ active participation.

Richel has over 20 years of combined internal audit experience from Roxas Holdings, Inc. and GT Capital Holdings, Inc., where she served as the company’s Chief Audit Executive. She started her career in SGV & Co.

Richel earned her Master’s degree in Business Administration at De La Salle Graduate School of Business and earned Bachelor’s Degree in the same field major in Accounting at University of the East in Caloocan, Magna Cum Laude.

Today, Richel serves as the Group Financial Controller for Federal Land, Inc., the property arm of GT Capital Holdings, Inc. – a proof that there is various career path for internal auditors, given the trust management puts in the internal function.

Aisa Mijeno is the Co-Founder and CEO of Sustainable Alternative Lighting Corp. (SALt), a social enterprise developing metal-air based technologies to address the light inequality gap by way of a sustainable and cost-effective ecologically designed lantern activated by salt water. Aisa is also a faculty member of Engineering of De La Salle University - Lipa. Being a member of Greenpeace Philippines, she has traveled to many places promoting environmental campaigns. This has also brought her to the majestic mountains of northern Philippines where it all began. The product concept for SALt was inspired by the tribal community after living with them for weeks and learning how kerosene and moonlight have been the source of the lighting at night. Her interest varies from embedded systems to biomimicry to astronomy and electrochemistry.

Jet Pampolina has 30 years of professional experience and specializes in internal audit, enterprise wide risk management, operational and financial risk and regulatory compliance in the Financial Services, Energy, TMT, and Industrial Products & Services sectors.

Prior to joining Deloitte, he was the Head of Enterprise Wide Risk Management at the largest electric distribution company in the Philippines.

Cora Rey brings over 30 years of experience as Head of Finance, Controllership, Treasury, Systems, External and Internal Audit. She is currently the Chief Audit Executive of SM Retail, Inc. overseeing more than 30 brands and retail platforms.
Cora graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy from the University of Santo Tomas and completed the Strategic Business Economics Program from the University of Asia and Pacific. She is a licensed CPA and holds certifications as CIA, CRISC and CRMA.
Her professional affiliation and volunteer work with the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA), Association of CPAs in Commerce and Industry (ACPACI) and IIA-P in various capacities shows her deep passion to serve the accountancy and internal audit profession.

Mr. Michael San Diego has 10 years of experience as a full-time CFO, out of the almost three decades (30 years) of relevant experience and progressive responsibilities and track record of success in the areas of Accounting, Finance, Banking, Tax Management, Audit and Operations. He has more than 3 years significant experience as Corporate Treasurer. His experience includes Project Fund Sourcing, Treasury Restructuring, Bank Partnering, Vendor Management and Cash Flow Reengineering, Reconstructive Accounting, among others.

He is currently connected with JK Capital Finance as a CFO – Chief Financial Officer, handling Finance and Admin. Prior to joining JK Capital, he was a full-time consultant to Solar Philippines Group where he led the reconstruction of its accounting books and financial statements, and some controllership works. While with Solar, he was doing other consultancy works with various organization doing treasury, tax management and financial training.

He has had real experience in a previous role as an Audit Manager, with a manufacturing company. He directed a broad, comprehensive program for the Internal Audit Department, which covers nationwide operations. In this capacity, he recommended material improvements on management controls designed to safeguard resources and promote growth. He provided reports to Executive Management concerning coverage and results of the audit activity, and interpreted those results to improve audit program and coverage.

Mr. San Diego is an MBA graduate of DLSU-Manila, majoring in Business Management & Finance. Moreover, he graduated with a cum laude accolade, majoring in Accountancy, from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. He is an active member of the Finance Executives of the Philippines (FINEX), Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Institute of Financial Consultants, and the Institute of Internal Controls Auditors.

He used to be a member of Institute of Internal Auditors during the early years of his career in internal audit and controls.

He has handled various training programs with BSP - Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, training institutions and in house training for some banks. Had been invited and become resource speakers for various finance summits and accounting conferences.

Having been a sponsored child himself, he supports World Vision Philippines, and delivers testimonies during Donors’ Café, providing inspiration to both child sponsors and sponsored children.

Angela is a Senior Partner and Head of Consulting practice at RSM Indonesia, which service includes Management Consulting, Governance Risk Control, IT Consulting, Corporate Finance & Transaction Support, with more than 18 years experience. Within the RSM network, Angela also hold the function of International Contact Partner for RSM in Indonesia, and sit as one of the member of the Asia Pacific Risk Consulting Committee.

Appointed to represent Indonesia by Indonesia Financial Services Authority (OJK) as Corporate Governance Expert that represent Indonesia in the ASEAN CGS since 2016.

Bachelor of Economy from Trisakti University, and holds a Master of Commerce in International Business and Management of Technology from The University of Sydney, Australia.

Currently hold several professional certifications which among others include Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) issued by The Institute of Internal Auditors , Certified in Risk & Information Systems Control (CRISC) issued by ISACA (Information Systems Audit and Control Association), Certified Internal Control Professional (CICP) issued by The Internal Control Institute, Enterprise Risk Management Certified Professional (ERMCP) issued by Enterprise Risk Management Academy, Certified GRC Professional (GRCP) and Certified GRC Auditor (CGRA) issued by OCEG.

Elected as Vice President at Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Indonesia, and also active as member of the IIA, Indonesian Institute of Public Accountants (IAPI), and ISACA. Angela is also a member of Audit Committee, Risk Monitoring Committee, and Integrated Corporate Governance Committee at one of the 10 largest bank in Indonesia.

Experienced in working in Indonesia and Australia. Member team that develop the Indonesia Code of Good Corporate Governance, the Indonesia Code of Good Public Governance, and the Indonesia Whistleblowing System Guidance. Was an Internal Audit lecturer at Master Program in the University of Indonesia and source person on governance section for the Indonesia CPA Exams.

Helen is the Group Chief Auditor of The Bank of East Asia, Limited. She has extensive consulting and commercial experience in public and private sector companies including large listed groups in Hong Kong SAR, China, US and UK. Helen had worked as a risk advisory partner in KPMG and senior audit executive in other listed groups. She has been a board governor of the Institute of Internal Auditors Hong Kong since 2013. Helen is a regular speaker at professional conferences including internal audit conferences / forums in the Asian countries. Helen is a CIA, FCCA, FHKICPA, and has a master degree of science in finance.

Steve Thurley is the Managing Director of Galvanize Asia Pacific and Japan, and he is in charge of the overall Galvanize business strategy in Asia. He has successfully led and accelerated the growth of Galvanize’s Asia-Pacific portfolio, and continues to infuse strong execution and productivity into its operations, while seeking and developing key GRC growth markets in the region.
Steve has 26 years of software solutions experience, most recently in sales leadership at SAI Global and Thomson Reuters. His prior experience includes head of sales, GRC Asia Pacific for Thomson Reuters PLC and Managing Director at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, Asia Pacific and Japan.

Ms. Tomas holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration major in Accounting and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of the East. She ranked 2nd place in the CPA Board Examinations. She also completed the academic requirements for Master’s Degree in Business Administration at the Ateneo de Manila University. She also finished the Strategic Finance and Control course in IMD Switzerland.

After the CPA Board Examinations, she joined SGV & Co. She then moved to San Miguel Corporation as Financial Analyst and rose from the ranks to become its Senior Vice President & Director of Group Audit until 2007. She joined Splash Corporation in September 2009 as Executive Assistant to the CEO and Head of Investor Relations, and soon after was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Finance Officer. In 2015, she became the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Directors.

She is presently also a member of the Boards of Directors of Seaoil Philippines, Barrio Fiesta Manufacturing Corporation, Inc., Prime Global Distribution Corporation, Moondish Corporation, PT Splash Cahaya (Indonesia), Splash H&B Limited (Nigeria), and Splash Global PTE Limited (Singapore).

Ms. Tomas is a Past-President of the Institute of Internal Auditors - Philippines, and currently a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors of the Philippines, and used to be a member of the faculty of the University of Asia and the Pacific.

Lito Villanueva is an acknowledged digital finance expert in Southeast Asia and has won several awards in his pioneering work including “sachet banking” initiatives for the unbanked and underserved Filipinos. A recognized thought leader, he has been championing the acceleration of digital transformation and financial inclusion in the country in support of the government’s efforts in creating an inclusive digital economy. He was the first and only Filipino included in the list of top 100 Asian FinTech Leaders. Recently, he was also cited as one of the Top FinTech Influencers in Southeast Asia for 2019.

Lito concurrently holds the position of Chief Digital Transformation Advisor for the entire Yuchengo Group of Companies, one of the oldest in Southeast Asia and has expansive business interests spanning banking and finance, insurance, construction and real estate, education, information technology, renewable energy, biotechnology, healthcare, and automotive sectors. Concurrently, he is the Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation and Inclusion Officer for RCBC.

He is the founding chairman of FinTech Alliance.ph, an industry group representing more than a third of the country’s registered FinTech companies. He is also the president of the BSP Governor Nestor A. Espenilla, Jr. Institute for Growth towards National Inclusion, Transformation and Empowerment (IGNITE).

Prior to joining the Yuchengco Group, he was the Managing Director of Voyager Innovations' FINTQnologies, a FinTech business subsidiary of the PLDT Group. In this role, he drove various award-winning, consumer-centric and demand-driven financial innovations. Villanueva’s two-decade career included key roles in international organizations such as Visa, the Economist Intelligence Unit, and International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group.

He led the customer strategy and market activation for Visa on global mobile payments covering 35 markets in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. He was also elected member of the Asia Board of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum, a global trade body based in London.

He earned two graduate degrees, a Master in Public Administration with magna cum laude honors at the University of Santo Tomas (UST), and a Master in National Security Administration at the National Defense College of the Philippines as a state scholar and with the distinction of being the youngest graduate, thus far. He finished his undergraduate degree in AB Political Science also in UST.

Bernardo M. Villegas is a Filipino writer and economist. He was a member of the Constitutional Commission that drafted the Philippine Constitution under the government of President Corazon Aquino. He has been an advisor of the recent Philippine Presidents. As of 2013 he was a professor and senior vice-president at the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P), the Chairman of the Center for Research and Communication, a member of the Board of Trustees of the Makati Business Club, and visiting professor at IESE.

Lucy is the Chief Internal Auditor of MMC Corporation Berhad. She provides internal auditing services to the MMC Group of Companies, guidance and assistance to Internal Audit Departments, standardisation and harmonisation of internal audit practices, and advice on governance, risk management and control matters. She has over 20 years of working experience in internal auditing.

Prior to joining MMC Corporation Berhad, she has served several companies in operations and also providing internal audit services. The companies are Tenaga Nasional Berhad, UEM Group Management Sdn Bhd, HBN Management Services Sdn Bhd (Renong Berhad), Metacorp Berhad, Metramac Corporation Sdn Bhd and Projek Lebuhraya Utara-Selatan Berhad. She is the immediate past President and has served in various positions in the Institute, including as an EXCO member in the positions of Vice President and Honorary Secretary. She was a Public Sector Committee member at IIA Global, whose mission is to provide authoritative positions and thought leadership on public sector auditing matters and to promote the interest of the IIA’s public sector audit members. She was also a member of the Working Group for Anti Bribery Management System, representing Malaysia in the drafting and review of the International Standard (DIS) of ISO 37001 – Anti Bribery Management System which was issued in 2016.

Boon Yen has many years of assurance and consultancy experience as an engagement leader in providing audit services to listed and multinational companies in various industries, which include container shipping, precision engineering, property, printing and publishing, retail, disk drive manufacturing and semiconductor, trading, distribution, banking, technology, electronics, marine and healthcare. Her overseas experience includes Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, India, USA, Europe and Australia. Boon Yen also has 3 years' experience in financial and management accounting.

Boon Yen had led several assignments in conducting financial, operational and compliance audits and other special reviews. She is actively involved and fully conversant in the introduction of Control Self Assessment (CSA) programmes, CSA frameworks development and Sarbanes-Oxley implementation.

Boon Yen had worked with Singapore Technologies Pte Ltd, Seagate International, Sembawang Shipyard, TNT Express Worldwide, Neptune Orient Lines and Deloitte.