Guest Speaker

STEVE SPENCER, MBA

Dean, Business Administration, SWU-Phinma

Dean of the School of Business at Southwestern University PHINMA, is an iMBA graduate of the Asian Institute of Management with more than 15 years
of leadership and teaching experience across the Philippines, China, Egypt, and the United States.

He has built a career advancing education through
academic leadership, consulting, and international school administration. At Southwestern, he is shaping a vision that prepares students to excel in business analytics, leverage technology for strategy, lead with ethics and
empathy, think globally with cultural sensitivity, and collaborate effectively.

His work emphasizes aligning curriculum with industry needs through partnerships that ensure graduates are workforce-ready and future-focused.

Guest Speaker

DEE MILLS

Business Owner, CQ Mills Consulting

Dee has over seven years of experience recruiting, managing, and training Virtual Assistants and Remote Teams in the Philippines, specializing in ethical and responsible outsourcing.

With a strong grasp of business realities and cultural intelligence, she helps business owners grow profitably while ensuring remote team members thrive in fair and sustainable work environments.

Guest Speaker

RICHARD REGALADO

Principal Consultant, EIAN Consulting

Richard brings 25 years of professional experience, with two decades dedicated to designing and implementing management systems across enterprise risk management (ERM), business continuity management (BCM), and information security management.

He has worked extensively across the Middle East, North Africa, and the Far East, building a reputation for consistently guiding clients to 100% success in third-party certification audits.

A published co-author of the ISMS Auditing Guide (for inclusion in ISO 27007) and the ISO 27001 Implementation Guide and Metrics, he has also contributed research to ISACA UAE and served as a guest speaker at ISACA Manila on ISO 27001.

Guest Speaker

ABEGAIL TONGCO, PhD OD

Affiliate Consultant, Erudite Reliability Solutions;
Affiliate Trainer, AGF Consulting Group

Abegail Pulma Tongco, PhD has been in the HR and OD practice for 20 years. As an HR and OD consultant and trainer; she has been exposed to companies in the banking and finance, BPO, KPO, energy, water utility, academe, food and beverage, manufacturing, construction and engineering, website and software development, architectural and engineering consulting, real estate development, mining, hospitality, motorcycle dealership, printing and publishing industries.

She has implemented consulting projects for GOCCs, national government agencies, and local government units, as well.

She is currently an Affiliate Consultant of Erudite Reliability Solutions and an Affiliate Trainer of AGF Consulting Group.

She is one of the mentors of the People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP) Lead Committee and the Philippine Society for Talent Development (PSTD) Mentoring Committee.

She is a certified Shared Leadership Coach and Team Coach, PxT, DISC and Genos EI practitioner. She is likewise a certified Kahoot content creator.

She graduated with a college degree in Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences - Psychology.

She earned her graduate degrees of Masters in Business Management and PhD in Organization Development.

Guest Speaker

MICHAEL MANLANGIT, ENGR

Cebu Chapter Head, PMI

Michael is a registered ASEAN Civil Engineer with a PMP® certification from the Project Management Institute (PMI), specializing in Construction Engineering and Project Management.

With three decades of experience in the construction industry, he has successfully led and contributed to a
diverse portfolio of projects, including condominiums, commercial buildings, industrial facilities, retail complexes, hotels, amusement parks, golf courses, resorts, sound studios, high-end residential developments, and various
institutional structures.