Mhycke is Partner and Advisory Practice Leader, and the
Knowledge Management Head of Punongbayan & Araullo (P&A Grant Thornton).
Mhycke provides advise and insight to address clients’ needs on growth, strategy and sustainability, governance, risk and compliance, internal audit, controls and operational improvements, learning and people development, and transaction advisory in the Philippines and the Asia Pacific region.

Mhycke currently sits as Deputy President of the Asian
Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditors (ACIIA) and was president of the Institute of Internal Auditors Philippines (IIAP).

He was National Vice President for Public Practice of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) and was president of the National Federation of Junior Philippine Institute of Accountants (NFJPIA) during his student days.

A computer scientist and a seasoned IT product manager, Gerard currently holds the position of Unit Manager in Arthaland Corporation. He oversees IT operations and core systems, which include SAP ERP, Microsoft Power Suite, Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM Sales, and Outsystems web and mobile app developments.

He has gained over sixteen years of experience across a range of sectors, both local and multinational, including real estate, manufacturing, shipping, cruise line operations, the chemical industry, and shared services. He is certified in SAP Financials and Controlling, as well as being a Professional Scrum Product Owner

As a part of his persistent commitment to continuous improvement and sustainability through cloud-first strategy, Gerard is concurrently implementing AI-assisted (bound by AI guiding principles), cloud-based technologies that significantly streamline business processes. One of his most recent implementations involves the integration of Microsoft's AI Builder and OpenAI's ChatGPT into the existing IT infrastructure and business operations of the company. This development aims to promote operational efficiency and enable technological progression within the enterprise with the help of AI whilst retaining human oversight .

Atty. Victoria “Vicky” Tomelden is a CPA-Lawyer by profession. She also holds the CIA certification since 2012, a globally accepted and recognized license for the practice of internal auditing. She is currently the VP and Chief Audit Executive (CAE) of Pilmico Foods Corporation, the food group business unit of Aboitiz Equity Ventures (AEV). Prior to that, she was also the CAE of Holcim Philippines Inc. (HPI), a multinational manufacturing company based in Switzerland. Prior to her internal audit career, Atty. Vicky was a practicing lawyer in the corporate world handling various disputes/cases involving commercial, civil, labor, criminal and tax. Atty. Vicky also had a short stint practicing her accounting profession. Prior to becoming a lawyer, she was a Financial Analyst and an External Auditor. Atty. Vicky is also actively involved in IIA-P sharing her knowledge and skills to promote and advance the internal audit profession.

Kristine is a Partner in KPMG Philippines under Governance, Risk, and Compliance Services with more than 14 years of international (US) and domestic experience in External Audit, Internal Audit, Internal Control over Financial Reporting, Sarbanes-Oxley Assistance Services, Forensic and Enterprise Risk Management. Her representative clients include universal and commercial banks, multilateral bans in the Philippines and in the US, telecom, providers of fixed exchange platforms, money exchange agencies, clearing house organizations, and shared service centers.

Kristine is the Head of ESG for KPMG in the Philippines. KPMG's ESG Sector brings together an experienced network of professionals from across the globe to deliver industry-leading practices to address the biggest issues facing our planet such as environmental, social, governance (ESG) performance, economic and social development, sustainable finance, and climate change, and decarbonization.

Zaida has more than 15 years of experience in auditing, accounting, finance, risk management and fraud management.

After passing the CPA board exams, she worked in a public accounting firm where she performed external audit for financial industry clients. After her stint in public accounting, she spent considerable time in private companies – from retail, banking, insurance, manufacturing to telecommunications – by holding several management positions in internal audit and finance.

She currently holds several certifications under her belt, and has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from UP Diliman & a BS Accountancy degree from Saint Louis University.

Her advocacy extends to volunteering in organizations such as IIA, Institute of Corporate Directors or ICD, and other non-profit institutions.