About Scale 360

Scale360° Philippines aims to mobilize action among innovators, governments, civil society, and private sector stakeholders to grow the ecosystem for circular Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technology innovation

—and in doing so, support the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Initiatives under Scale360° Philippines will build the momentum to support the Philippines’ transition to a circular economy.

Scale360° Philippines aims to mobilize action among innovators, governments, civil society, and private sector stakeholders to grow the ecosystem for circular Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technology innovation

About Circular Economy

“A systematic approach to economic development that is restorative and regenerative by design.”

—Ellen MacArthur Foundation on what a Circular Economy is. It aims to break away from the accustomed consumption and disposal of resources and to extend a product’s lifecycle through the re-designing of business models. Its framework can possibly counterbalance the matter of the supply chain and even yield greater profitability to companies. From economic to environmental growth, economies worldwide can potentially gain from shifting into a greener and more circular value chain.

The Three Principles of a Circular Economy

Design out waste and pollution

Products are created with disassembly and reuse in mind to purposefully prevent producing waste and inducing other negative externalities.

Keep products and materials in use

Products are designed for reuse from the very beginning to ensure the product and its components remain circulating in the economy.

Regenerate natural systems

The use of renewable resources to support the production process is necessary to allow natural system preservation and revitalization.

“A systematic approach to economic development that is restorative and regenerative by design.”

The Three Principles of a Circular Economy

Design out waste and pollution

Products are created with disassembly and reuse in mind to purposefully prevent producing waste and inducing other negative externalities.

Keep products and materials in use

Products are designed for reuse from the very beginning to ensure the product and its components remain circulating in the economy.

Regenerate natural systems

The use of renewable resources to support the production process is necessary to allow natural system preservation and revitalization.

Partner Organizations

Through the support of the Circular Futures Lab initiative by the British Council in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Circulo was established as the pioneer Circular Design initiative to foster Circular Economy in the Philippines. This organization aims to support the movement of the country in transitioning to the circular economy by introducing circularity to the local community and presenting strategies on how the Philippines can adopt circular economic principles in addressing prevalent gaps in the system.

Circulo’s role in Scale360° Philippines is to provide the expertise and stakeholder planning and engagement, bridging the collaborative efforts between Global Shapers Cebu Hub and the World Economic Forum.

circulareconomy.ph

The Global Shapers Community is a network of hubs developed and led by young people who are exceptional in their potential, their achievements and their drive to make a contribution to their communities. The Global Shapers Community – Cebu Hub aims to improve the state of Cebu in the areas of Citizenship Engagement, Environmental Conservation, Business Development, and Universal Education (C.E.B.U.).

The Global Shapers Community – Cebu Hub will be organizing projects, focused primarily on creating solutions and or interventions in the areas of Fashion, Plastic Waste, Food Waste and Electronic Waste, that will promote changes in business models/practices and citizen behaviors in Cebu and the Philippines.

globalshapers.org/hubs/cebu-hub

Partner organizations

Through the support of the Circular Futures Lab initiative by the British Council in collaboration with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Circulo was established as the pioneer Circular Design initiative to foster Circular Economy in the Philippines. This organization aims to support the movement of the country in transitioning to the circular economy by introducing circularity to the local community and presenting strategies on how the Philippines can adopt circular economic principles in addressing prevalent gaps in the system.

Circulo’s role in Scale360° Philippines is to provide the expertise and stakeholder planning and engagement, bridging the collaborative efforts between Global Shapers Cebu Hub and the World Economic Forum.

circulareconomy.ph

The Global Shapers Community is a network of hubs developed and led by young people who are exceptional in their potential, their achievements and their drive to make a contribution to their communities. The Global Shapers Community - Cebu Hub aims to improve the state of Cebu in the areas of Citizenship Engagement, Environmental Conservation, Business Development, and Universal Education (C.E.B.U.).

The Global Shapers Community - Cebu Hub will be organizing projects, focused primarily on creating solutions and or interventions in the areas of Fashion, Plastic Waste, Food Waste and Electronic Waste, that will promote changes in business models/practices and citizen behaviors in Cebu and the Philippines.

globalshapers.org/hubs/cebu-hub

Community Partners

The Scale 360 Team

Advisory Board

General

Fashion

Plastics

Food

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Fabien Courteille

Country Director, ACTED Philippines

Fabien is the Country Director of the French International Non-Governmental Organization Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) in the Philippines since 2020. Fabien heads the strategy and the operations of ACTED’s dual mandate in the Philippines with its humanitarian and development work. Fabien seats as a permanent member at the Philippines International Non-Governmental Organization Network (PINGON) and the Humanitarian Coordination Team (HCT). Fabien is also the 3Zero Representative. The 3Zero is a multi-stakeholder movement founded by ACTED and Gawad Kalinga in favor of the Global Goals of the United Nations and it stands for Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon and Zero Poverty. The 3Zero Agenda includes a global alliance of stakeholders, a series of international forums and a concept of 3Zero Houses, a multiplier of innovations and solutions to support the ecological transition and the digital transformation. Fabien has been in the Philippines since 2011 and prior to join ACTED, he co-founded and supported the growth of numerous social enterprises in the Philippines working with vulnerable groups to provide sustainable livelihood opportunities through farming, sewing, food processing, crafts making among other. Fabien was also involved in the development of public and private partnerships to support the development of inclusive business in the Philippines with Air Liquide, Decathlon, Danone, Air France KLM, Danone, Schneider Electric, InovaYa among others and top French universities. Fabien took up a master degree in entrepreneurship back in France where he decided to bring his determination and skills to the Philippines to volunteer for a local poverty alleviation organization called Gawad Kalinga. He lived with a community of beneficiaries for six years to better understand the culture and the roots of poverty in the Philippines and worked with a diversity of partners to support the most vulnerable through livelihood, trainings and public private partnerships. Fabien is an Ashoka ChangemakerXchange fellow and a Top 5 winner of the BPI Sinag Business Competition in the Philippines and has been featured in over a dozen a medias and newspapers. He has spoken at the World Entrepreneurship Forum, the World Forum for the Responsible Economy, the Global Forum Convergences and shared in experiences in many top universities across in more than 10 different countries.

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Fabien Courteille

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Fabien Courteille

Country Director, ACTED Philippines

Fabien is the Country Director of the French International Non-Governmental Organization Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) in the Philippines since 2020. Fabien heads the strategy and the operations of ACTED’s dual mandate in the Philippines with its humanitarian and development work. Fabien seats as a permanent member at the Philippines International Non-Governmental Organization Network (PINGON) and the Humanitarian Coordination Team (HCT). Fabien is also the 3Zero Representative. The 3Zero is a multi-stakeholder movement founded by ACTED and Gawad Kalinga in favor of the Global Goals of the United Nations and it stands for Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon and Zero Poverty. The 3Zero Agenda includes a global alliance of stakeholders, a series of international forums and a concept of 3Zero Houses, a multiplier of innovations and solutions to support the ecological transition and the digital transformation. Fabien has been in the Philippines since 2011 and prior to join ACTED, he co-founded and supported the growth of numerous social enterprises in the Philippines working with vulnerable groups to provide sustainable livelihood opportunities through farming, sewing, food processing, crafts making among other. Fabien was also involved in the development of public and private partnerships to support the development of inclusive business in the Philippines with Air Liquide, Decathlon, Danone, Air France KLM, Danone, Schneider Electric, InovaYa among others and top French universities. Fabien took up a master degree in entrepreneurship back in France where he decided to bring his determination and skills to the Philippines to volunteer for a local poverty alleviation organization called Gawad Kalinga. He lived with a community of beneficiaries for six years to better understand the culture and the roots of poverty in the Philippines and worked with a diversity of partners to support the most vulnerable through livelihood, trainings and public private partnerships. Fabien is an Ashoka ChangemakerXchange fellow and a Top 5 winner of the BPI Sinag Business Competition in the Philippines and has been featured in over a dozen a medias and newspapers. He has spoken at the World Entrepreneurship Forum, the World Forum for the Responsible Economy, the Global Forum Convergences and shared in experiences in many top universities across in more than 10 different countries.

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Country Director, ACTED Philippines

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Juhern Kim

Country Representative, Philippines, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

Juhern Kim is the Country Representative, Philippines, of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) – a treaty-based inter-governmental organization. He is a sustainability expert with 15 years of experience, dedicated to helping the countries achieve the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and UN’s sustainable development goals. He has a wide range of hands-on experience with the public and private sectors, in terms of injecting sustainability agenda into policy development, originating green investment projects, and mobilizing finance for them attracting public and private investors. Since 2012, as one of the founding staff of the GGGI, he has been serving several roles in emerging economies, including Colombia, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines, where he led projects across key sectors including waste (circular economy), renewable energy, sustainable transport, climate resilient agriculture, and sustainable forest management. He was also tasked to lead a consultancy project for the operationalization of the Green Climate Fund (GCF)’s simplified approval process where he developed its technical guidelines. Prior to joining GGGI, he was a member of the UN’s first-ever Green Economy Initiative and the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB). He has a significant stint at the SMEs and start-up space, via the initiative like Greenpreneurs, ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center, Corporation 2020, and so on, supporting the private sector transition towards green economy. He has been mentoring several climate tech start-ups while taking a judging role for several business plan competitions. He completed the executive education at Yale School of Management (certificate), graduated from Yonsei Graduate School of International Studies and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.

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Juhern Kim

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Juhern Kim

Country Representative, Philippines, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

Juhern Kim is the Country Representative, Philippines, of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) – a treaty-based inter-governmental organization. He is a sustainability expert with 15 years of experience, dedicated to helping the countries achieve the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and UN’s sustainable development goals. He has a wide range of hands-on experience with the public and private sectors, in terms of injecting sustainability agenda into policy development, originating green investment projects, and mobilizing finance for them attracting public and private investors. Since 2012, as one of the founding staff of the GGGI, he has been serving several roles in emerging economies, including Colombia, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines, where he led projects across key sectors including waste (circular economy), renewable energy, sustainable transport, climate resilient agriculture, and sustainable forest management. He was also tasked to lead a consultancy project for the operationalization of the Green Climate Fund (GCF)’s simplified approval process where he developed its technical guidelines. Prior to joining GGGI, he was a member of the UN’s first-ever Green Economy Initiative and the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB). He has a significant stint at the SMEs and start-up space, via the initiative like Greenpreneurs, ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center, Corporation 2020, and so on, supporting the private sector transition towards green economy. He has been mentoring several climate tech start-ups while taking a judging role for several business plan competitions. He completed the executive education at Yale School of Management (certificate), graduated from Yonsei Graduate School of International Studies and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.

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Country Representative, Philippines, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

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The Scale 360 Team

Lead

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Carlo Chen - Delantar

Lead, Scale 360

Head of Circular Economy; Gobi Partners

Carlo Chen-Delantar is a founding partner of Core Capital which invests in the next generation of the Philippine’s most promising startups. As the Head of Circular Economy at Gobi Partners, Carlo leads investments in innovative companies that champion sustainability. Previously as an award-winning social entrepreneur, Carlo’s work as the Country Director of Waves For Water Philippines (W4W), a non-profit providing access to clean water, impacted one million Filipinos. Carlo is currently a Circular Economy Pioneer at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and was the Co-Chair of the Global Shapers Climate Action Steering Committee at the World Economic Forum.

Carlo Chen-Delantar

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Carlo Chen - Delantar

Lead, Scale 360

Head of Circular Economy; Gobi Partners

Carlo Chen-Delantar is a founding partner of Core Capital which invests in the next generation of the Philippine’s most promising startups. As the Head of Circular Economy at Gobi Partners, Carlo leads investments in innovative companies that champion sustainability. Previously as an award-winning social entrepreneur, Carlo’s work as the Country Director of Waves For Water Philippines (W4W), a non-profit providing access to clean water, impacted one million Filipinos. Carlo is currently a Circular Economy Pioneer at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and was the Co-Chair of the Global Shapers Climate Action Steering Committee at the World Economic Forum.

Lead, Scale 360;
Head of Circular Economy, Sugbo Gobi Partners

Project Co-lead for Food Waste

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Charmaine de Leon

Lead,
Scale 360;

Project Co-lead for Food Waste,
Scale 360;

Finance Director,
Sugbo Mercado Food Bazaar Inc

After earning her degree in Architecture, she surprisingly made a career shift to entrepreneurship and dedicated her early career to providing avenues for start ups to physically sell their products and services through Pop District Bazaar, Sugbo Mercado, The Market, Street Food & other pop-up events. In 2019, she also partnered with talented people for a creative agency called Dual Story and started an online platform and YouTube channel called Ready2Adult Ph where she talks about Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Adulting How-Tos.

Charmaine de Leon

Project Co-lead for Food Waste

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Charmaine de Leon

Lead,
Scale 360;

Project Co-lead for Food Waste,
Scale 360;

Finance Director,
Sugbo Mercado Food Bazaar Inc

After earning her degree in Architecture, she surprisingly made a career shift to entrepreneurship and dedicated her early career to providing avenues for start ups to physically sell their products and services through Pop District Bazaar, Sugbo Mercado, The Market, Street Food & other pop-up events. In 2019, she also partnered with talented people for a creative agency called Dual Story and started an online platform and YouTube channel called Ready2Adult Ph where she talks about Personal Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Adulting How-Tos.

Project Co-lead for Food Waste, Scale 360;
Finance Director, Sugbo Mercado Food Bazaar Inc

Project Co-lead for Plastics

Dan Clever Gigantone

Project Co-lead for Plastics,
Scale 360;
Vice Curator,
Global Shapers Cebu;
Senior Manager,
Development Bank of the Philippines

As a government employee, I head the DBP Cebu South Lending Center. I also do theater.

Dan Clever Gigantone

Project Co-lead for Plastics

Dan Clever Gigantone

Project Co-lead for Plastics,
Scale 360;
Vice Curator,
Global Shapers Cebu;
Senior Manager,
Development Bank of the Philippines

As a government employee, I head the DBP Cebu South Lending Center. I also do theater.

Project Co-lead for Plastics, Scale 360;
Vice Curator, Global Shapers Cebu;
Senior Manager, Development Bank of the Philippines

Researcher and Copywriter

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Andrea Onglao

Researcher and Copywriter,
Scale 360;

Operations Analyst, Expedock

Being results-oriented and using my eye for detail, I strive to create value through my work by leveraging my experience in project-based research and sustainability consulting. As an advocate for sustainable and inclusive development, I believe that transitioning towards a circular economy is the best way to achieve this. In my free time, I love cooking, traveling, and trying out new sports.

Andrea Onglao

Researcher and Copywriter

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Andrea Onglao

Researcher and Copywriter,
Scale 360;

Operations Analyst, Expedock

Being results-oriented and using my eye for detail, I strive to create value through my work by leveraging my experience in project-based research and sustainability consulting. As an advocate for sustainable and inclusive development, I believe that transitioning towards a circular economy is the best way to achieve this. In my free time, I love cooking, traveling, and trying out new sports.

Researcher and Copywriter, Scale 360;
Operations Analyst, Expedock

Web Developer

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Mark Ryan Penafiel

Web Developer,
Scale 360;
CEO,
8box Solutions

Member of JCI Manila, CPA by profession. Interests anything tech.

Mark Ryan Penafiel

Web Developer

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Mark Ryan Penafiel

Web Developer,
Scale 360;
CEO,
8box Solutions

Member of JCI Manila, CPA by profession. Interests anything tech.

Web Developer, Scale 360;
CEO, 8box Solutions

Website and E-Waste Implementation

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Earl Ng

Website and E-Waste Implementation,
Scale 360;

VP of Business Development, Ng Khai Development Corp

Earl is the VP of Business Development at Ng Khai Development Corp, where he directly oversea the corporate and retail IT reseller divisions. As well as cultivate and grow new business units within the company’s group portfolio. Earl is passionate about E-waste and mental health issues in the Philippines. He is an avid gamer, online and boardgames alike.

Earl Ng

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Earl Ng

Website and E-Waste Implementation,
Scale 360;

VP of Business Development, Ng Khai Development Corp

Earl is the VP of Business Development at Ng Khai Development Corp, where he directly oversea the corporate and retail IT reseller divisions. As well as cultivate and grow new business units within the company’s group portfolio. Earl is passionate about E-waste and mental health issues in the Philippines. He is an avid gamer, online and boardgames alike.

Website and E-Waste Implementation, Scale 360;
VP of Business Development, Ng Khai Development Corp

Project Co-lead for E-Waste

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Via Abellanosa

Project Co-lead for E-Waste,
Scale 360;

Social and Behavior Change Program Officer,
Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

I work in the world of Behavior Change towards improving Health Outcomes. When I’m off work, I enjoy traveling, experiencing other cultures, enjoying music live!

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Project Co-lead for E-Waste

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Via Abellanosa

Project Co-lead for E-Waste,
Scale 360;

Social and Behavior Change Program Officer,
Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

I work in the world of Behavior Change towards improving Health Outcomes. When I’m off work, I enjoy traveling, experiencing other cultures, enjoying music live!

Project Co-lead for E-Waste, Scale 360;
Social and Behavior Change Program Officer, Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs

Project Co-lead for E-Waste

Charlie Dyanne C. Golingay

Project Co-lead for E-Waste,
Scale 360;

Student,
Hokkaido University

I’m currently studying chemistry at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan. I’m passionate about all things science, from the vastness of the universe, to the tiniest of molecules. However, outsider of school and Scale360, I enjoy taking pictures of cats and building legos.

Charlie Dyanne C. Golingay

Project Co-lead for E-Waste

Charlie Dyanne C. Golingay

Project Co-lead for E-Waste,
Scale 360;

Student,
Hokkaido University

I’m currently studying chemistry at Hokkaido University in Sapporo, Japan. I’m passionate about all things science, from the vastness of the universe, to the tiniest of molecules. However, outsider of school and Scale360, I enjoy taking pictures of cats and building legos.

Project Co-lead for E-Waste, Scale 360;
Student, Hokkaido University

UX Designer

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Daniel Estropia

UX Designer,
Scale 360;

UX Lead,
Eskwelabs

Daniel Estropia is a multi-disciplinary creative working at the intersections of experience design and technology. He had the opportunity to work and lead teams for tech, healthcare, education, sustainability, livelihood, non-profit, CSRs, culture & arts, and more.

Daniel Estropia

UX Designer

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Daniel Estropia

UX Designer,
Scale 360;

UX Lead,
Eskwelabs

Daniel Estropia is a multi-disciplinary creative working at the intersections of experience design and technology. He had the opportunity to work and lead teams for tech, healthcare, education, sustainability, livelihood, non-profit, CSRs, culture & arts, and more.

UX Designer, Scale 360;
UX Lead, Eskwelabs

Graphic Artist

Remelin C. Batolbatol

Graphic Artist,
Scale 360;
Technical Illustrator,
Lexmark

I just love spending time with my family. I also work as a technical illustrator in Lexmark. I create instruction sheets and create illustrations for user manual for the printers.

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Graphic Artist

Remelin C. Batolbatol

Graphic Artist,
Scale 360;
Technical Illustrator,
Lexmark

I just love spending time with my family. I also work as a technical illustrator in Lexmark. I create instruction sheets and create illustrations for user manual for the printers.

Graphic Artist, Scale 360;
Technical Illustrator, Lexmark

Project Co-lead for Fashion

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Jessica Ouano

Project Co-lead for Fashion,
Scale 360;

Founder,
Damgo Studios;

Development Manager,
Common Purpose

Working with various stakeholders to start and sustain initiatives that positively impact people and the planet brings me so much joy. I have gained international experience in entrepreneurship, design, research, management and community development, mainly within the textile and fashion industry. Throughout my career, I have supported businesses in developing sustainable business models, products and services while building the systems and processes needed to ensure success. My experience has shown me how valuable leadership development is to the success of organisations big and small. Therefore, I am very passionate about supporting others build leadership capacity. Currently, my work is focused on encouraging and empowering others to become effective leaders that cross boundaries and positively impact society. I am also exploring and working on projects that involve the preservation of traditional crafts, circular design and creating regenerative textiles for fashion.

Jessica Ouano

Project Co-lead for Fashion

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Jessica Ouano

Project Co-lead for Fashion,
Scale 360;

Founder,
Damgo Studios;

Development Manager,
Common Purpose

Working with various stakeholders to start and sustain initiatives that positively impact people and the planet brings me so much joy. I have gained international experience in entrepreneurship, design, research, management and community development, mainly within the textile and fashion industry. Throughout my career, I have supported businesses in developing sustainable business models, products and services while building the systems and processes needed to ensure success. My experience has shown me how valuable leadership development is to the success of organisations big and small. Therefore, I am very passionate about supporting others build leadership capacity. Currently, my work is focused on encouraging and empowering others to become effective leaders that cross boundaries and positively impact society. I am also exploring and working on projects that involve the preservation of traditional crafts, circular design and creating regenerative textiles for fashion.

Project Co-lead for Fashion, Scale 360;
Founder, Damgo Studio;
Development Manager, Common Purpose

Project Co-lead for Fashion

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Katrina Miren Escaño

Project Co-lead for Fashion, Scale 360;

Human Resources Head, Sugbo Gallego Architects

My weekends and spare time involve getting a good cup of coffee, yoga, swimming and diving!

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Project Co-lead for Fashion

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Katrina Miren Escaño

Project Co-lead for Fashion, Scale 360;

Human Resources Head, Sugbo Gallego Architects

My weekends and spare time involve getting a good cup of coffee, yoga, swimming and diving!

Project Co-lead for Fashion, Scale 360;
Human Resources Head, Gallego Architects

Creatives and Branding

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Agnes Boncodin

Creatives and Branding,
Scale 360;

Industrial Designer

I am a design entrepreneur with a background in industrial design, marketing and brand management. I serve as the creative director of abcd, a not-yet-sustainable fashion brand, and also as a freelance creative consultant.

Agnes Boncodin

Creatives and Branding

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Agnes Boncodin

Creatives and Branding,
Scale 360;

Industrial Designer

I am a design entrepreneur with a background in industrial design, marketing and brand management. I serve as the creative director of abcd, a not-yet-sustainable fashion brand, and also as a freelance creative consultant.

Creatives and Branding, Scale 360;
Industrial Designer

Project Co-lead for Plastics

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Nicole Blue David

Project Co-lead for Plastics,
Scale 360;
Mandarin Analyst,
London Stock Exchange Group

Currently based in Manila, I’m an Accounting and Finance graduate from the University of Birmingham and Mandarin studies from National Taiwan University. I’m enthusiastic about Digital Services, Information and Financial Technology, Analog Photography and Electronic Music.

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Project Co-lead for Plastics

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Nicole Blue David

Project Co-lead for Plastics,
Scale 360;
Mandarin Analyst,
London Stock Exchange Group

Currently based in Manila, I’m an Accounting and Finance graduate from the University of Birmingham and Mandarin studies from National Taiwan University. I’m enthusiastic about Digital Services, Information and Financial Technology, Analog Photography and Electronic Music.

Project Co-lead for Plastics,
Scale 360;
Mandarin Analyst,
London Stock Exchange Group

E-Waste Implementation

Lorenzo Almario

E-Waste Implementation,
Scale 360;

Curator, Global Shapers Cebu;

Finance Manager,
First Auto-LPG Gas Holdings, Corp.

I manage the financial operations for First Autogas, a chain of multi-fuel retail stations across the Philippines, and the first in Visayas to offer LPG as an alternative fuel for automobiles. I am the outgoing Curator of the Global Shapers Cebu Hub – I joined the Cebu Hub because I am passionate about improving the place I call home and GSC gives me the opportunity to work with talented people on projects that make a local impact.

Lorenzo Almario

E-Waste Implementation

Lorenzo Almario

E-Waste Implementation,
Scale 360;

Curator, Global Shapers Cebu;

Finance Manager,
First Auto-LPG Gas Holdings, Corp.

I manage the financial operations for First Autogas, a chain of multi-fuel retail stations across the Philippines, and the first in Visayas to offer LPG as an alternative fuel for automobiles. I am the outgoing Curator of the Global Shapers Cebu Hub – I joined the Cebu Hub because I am passionate about improving the place I call home and GSC gives me the opportunity to work with talented people on projects that make a local impact.

E-Waste Implementation, Scale 360;
Curator, Global Shapers Cebu;
Finance Manager, First Auto-LPG Gas Holdings Corp.

Project Co-lead for Food Waste

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Ana Patricia Loren

Project Co-lead for Food Waste,
Scale 360;
Operations Manager,
SDG ADS;

Co-Founder,
Agrihood;

Curator,
Global Shapers Cebu

A striving entrepreneur finding solutions on how to address the food security problem in the country. Co-founded a company named Agrihood that aims to build sustainable and self-sufficient Urban Community Gardens in urban areas to provide easier access to fresh produce and ensure access to food for all Filipinos through Urban Farming.

Ana Patricia Loren

Project Co-lead for Food Waste

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Ana Patricia Loren

Project Co-lead for Food Waste,
Scale 360;
Operations Manager,
SDG ADS;

Co-Founder,
Agrihood;

Curator,
Global Shapers Cebu

A striving entrepreneur finding solutions on how to address the food security problem in the country. Co-founded a company named Agrihood that aims to build sustainable and self-sufficient Urban Community Gardens in urban areas to provide easier access to fresh produce and ensure access to food for all Filipinos through Urban Farming.

Project Co-lead for Food Waste, Scale 360;
Operations Manager, SDG ADS;
Co-Founder, Agrihood;
Curator, Global Shapers Cebu

Circulo Team

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Noelleene Bañez

Circulo Team,
Scale 360;

Marketing Management Student ,
De La Salle University-Manila

I previously worked as the Executive Vice President for External Affairs at DLSU Archers for UNICEF. Since 2017, I have been doing volunteer work that advocates for children, climate, and culture. Currently, I am also part of TAYO change agency.

Noelleene Bañez

Circulo Team

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Noelleene Bañez

Circulo Team,
Scale 360;

Marketing Management Student ,
De La Salle University-Manila

I previously worked as the Executive Vice President for External Affairs at DLSU Archers for UNICEF. Since 2017, I have been doing volunteer work that advocates for children, climate, and culture. Currently, I am also part of TAYO change agency.

Circulo Team, Scale 360;
Marketing Management Student , De La Salle University-Manila

Web Developer

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Angelika Valerio

Web Developer, Scale360;
Web Developer, 8box Solutions

Angelika is a passionate web developer with a great sense of curiosity about life. She loves listening to music and reading books on her free time.

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Angelika Valerio

Web Developer, Scale360;
Web Developer, 8box Solutions

Angelika is a passionate web developer with a great sense of curiosity about life. She loves listening to music and reading books on her free time.

Web Developer, Scale 360; Web Developer, 8box Solutions

Advisory Board

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Andrew Escaler

EVP, Pasudeco;

A curious person on the lookout for companies to automate or improve planetary and human health. EVP of a family office with investments in electric and water distribution, waste management. Strong desire to be helpful.

Andrew Escaler

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Andrew Escaler

EVP, Pasudeco;

A curious person on the lookout for companies to automate or improve planetary and human health. EVP of a family office with investments in electric and water distribution, waste management. Strong desire to be helpful.

EVP, Pasudeco

GENERAL

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Karl Satinitigan

Founder, Meron; Founder, Work in Progress; Managing Director for Strategy, WeSolve Foundation

Karl Satinitigan is building a portfolio of initiatives for the circular economy, civic engagement, and the startup ecosystem. He is the founder of Meron, a B2B resource sharing platform, and of Work in Progress, a sustainability consulting firm. He is also Managing Director for Strategy at WeSolve Foundation. He previously served as Director at the Office of Senator Bam Aquino at the Senate of the Philippines where he co-designed policies including the Philippine Startup Law. He graduated with an MA in International Development and Policy from the University of Chicago as an Obama Scholar.

Karl Satinitigan

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Karl Satinitigan

Founder, Meron; Founder, Work in Progress; Managing Director for Strategy, WeSolve Foundation

Karl Satinitigan is building a portfolio of initiatives for the circular economy, civic engagement, and the startup ecosystem. He is the founder of Meron, a B2B resource sharing platform, and of Work in Progress, a sustainability consulting firm. He is also Managing Director for Strategy at WeSolve Foundation. He previously served as Director at the Office of Senator Bam Aquino at the Senate of the Philippines where he co-designed policies including the Philippine Startup Law. He graduated with an MA in International Development and Policy from the University of Chicago as an Obama Scholar.

Founder, Meron; Founder,
Work in Progress; Managing Director for Strategy,
WeSolve Foundation

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Erika Ng Wong Courteille

Learning Head, Learn2Lead Sustainability Program; Founder, Karabella Dairy

Erika Courteille is a sustainability practitioner, circular economy lead and MBA graduate with 10 years of experience in social entrepreneurship, business development, sales, and marketing in the FMCG, telecommunications, consulting, academe and non-profit sectors in the Philippines, UK and France.
Erika is also the founder of a dairy social enterprise called Karabella Dairy, a Filipino social enterprise that creates real dairy products made from buffalo’s milk while partnering with farmers and cooperatives and has garnered many impact and food awards such as the WACOAL Woman of the World 2019 by Philippine Wacoal Corporation, Young Entrepreneur Women of Eiffel Tower Award 2018 by Janat Paris, Femmes Du Monde Foundation, and Ayala Malls; Ultimate Taste Test Winner 2016-2018 Editions by Our Awesome Planet and 2017 Top 20 Best Desserts by Yummy Magazine.
Erika is also an accredited white-belt facilitator for the Fresque du Climat (The Climate Fresk). The Climate Fresk NGO has been working to bring people and organizations on board with the climate transition since the end of 2018. The Climate Fresk is both a fun and serious game about climate change, based on collective intelligence, creativity, and the IPCC reports.
Erika is also a Circular Design Catalyst with Circulab, a French strategy consulting agency and circular design studio.
Erika is also the head of learning of Learn2Lead Sustainability (L2LS), an initiative by the non-profit organization SustainablePH. L2LS is a practical 6-week hybrid and cohort-based program for sustainability practitioners centered on the theory and practice of sustainability management for the Philippines.
Currently, Erika is the Director for Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) at SGV & Co., a member firm of Ernst & Young and is also a part-time management professor at De La Salle University focusing on topics like social entrepreneurship, circular business models, and sustainability.
Erika is very passionate about solving today’s global problems, addressing the climate crisis and getting to know initiatives on social entrepreneurship and circular economy.
Antoinette passionately advocates for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, speaking about urgent global issues pertaining to climate change, women empowerment, circular economy, mental health, and sustainability, and is dedicated to empowering the youth as agents of change in the transition to a future centered on the betterment of all, without leaving anyone behind.

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Learning Head, Learn2Lead Sustainability Program; Founder, Karabella Dairy

Erika Courteille is a sustainability practitioner, circular economy lead and MBA graduate with 10 years of experience in social entrepreneurship, business development, sales, and marketing in the FMCG, telecommunications, consulting, academe and non-profit sectors in the Philippines, UK and France.
Erika is also the founder of a dairy social enterprise called Karabella Dairy, a Filipino social enterprise that creates real dairy products made from buffalo’s milk while partnering with farmers and cooperatives and has garnered many impact and food awards such as the WACOAL Woman of the World 2019 by Philippine Wacoal Corporation, Young Entrepreneur Women of Eiffel Tower Award 2018 by Janat Paris, Femmes Du Monde Foundation, and Ayala Malls; Ultimate Taste Test Winner 2016-2018 Editions by Our Awesome Planet and 2017 Top 20 Best Desserts by Yummy Magazine.
Erika is also an accredited white-belt facilitator for the Fresque du Climat (The Climate Fresk). The Climate Fresk NGO has been working to bring people and organizations on board with the climate transition since the end of 2018. The Climate Fresk is both a fun and serious game about climate change, based on collective intelligence, creativity, and the IPCC reports.
Erika is also a Circular Design Catalyst with Circulab, a French strategy consulting agency and circular design studio.
Erika is also the head of learning of Learn2Lead Sustainability (L2LS), an initiative by the non-profit organization SustainablePH. L2LS is a practical 6-week hybrid and cohort-based program for sustainability practitioners centered on the theory and practice of sustainability management for the Philippines.
Currently, Erika is the Director for Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS) at SGV & Co., a member firm of Ernst & Young and is also a part-time management professor at De La Salle University focusing on topics like social entrepreneurship, circular business models, and sustainability.
Erika is very passionate about solving today’s global problems, addressing the climate crisis and getting to know initiatives on social entrepreneurship and circular economy.
Antoinette passionately advocates for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, speaking about urgent global issues pertaining to climate change, women empowerment, circular economy, mental health, and sustainability, and is dedicated to empowering the youth as agents of change in the transition to a future centered on the betterment of all, without leaving anyone behind.

Learning Head, earn2Lead Sustainability Program;
Founder, Karabella Dairy

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Marga Valdes

Founder and CEO, Valdes Designs

Valdes Designs is a luxury accessories and design workshop established by sisters Bea and Marga in 2004. The workshop specializes in highly skilled artisanal work, slow design and conscious craft. They are both actively engaged in advocating for sustainability and promoting the circular economy.

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Marga Valdes

Founder and CEO, Valdes Designs

Valdes Designs is a luxury accessories and design workshop established by sisters Bea and Marga in 2004. The workshop specializes in highly skilled artisanal work, slow design and conscious craft. They are both actively engaged in advocating for sustainability and promoting the circular economy.

Founder and CEO, Valdes Designs

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Bea Valdes

Founder and Designer, Valdes Designs; Editor-in-Chief, Vogue Philippines

Valdes Designs is a luxury accessories and design workshop established by sisters Bea and Marga in 2004. The workshop specializes in highly skilled artisanal work, slow design and conscious craft. They are both actively engaged in advocating for sustainability and promoting the circular economy.

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Bea Valdes

Founder and Designer, Valdes Designs; Editor-in-Chief, Vogue Philippines

Valdes Designs is a luxury accessories and design workshop established by sisters Bea and Marga in 2004. The workshop specializes in highly skilled artisanal work, slow design and conscious craft. They are both actively engaged in advocating for sustainability and promoting the circular economy.

Founder and Designer, Valdes Designs;
Editor-in-Chief, Vogue Philippines

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Jonathan Co

Founder, CORA; Founder, The Sustainable Planet; Goodwill Ambassador, UNEP; Host/Presenter, CNN Philippines

Jonathan Co is the project head of Sentinel Upcycling Technologies since it started 8 years ago. He has 17 years experience in the plastics industry. His current and previous roles include sales and marketing, product development, organizational development and operations management.
He graduated with a degree in Plastics Engineering from the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver Canada. He also studied Management Information Systems in the Ateneo de Manila University.
For he and his team’s accomplishments, he was awarded Entrepreneur Sustainability Leadership for 2021 by SustainablePh – a non-profit community based in the Philippines that aims to raise sustainability leaders.

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Jonathan Co

Founder, CORA; Founder, The Sustainable Planet; Goodwill Ambassador, UNEP; Host/Presenter, CNN Philippines

Jonathan Co is the project head of Sentinel Upcycling Technologies since it started 8 years ago. He has 17 years experience in the plastics industry. His current and previous roles include sales and marketing, product development, organizational development and operations management.
He graduated with a degree in Plastics Engineering from the British Columbia Institute of Technology in Vancouver Canada. He also studied Management Information Systems in the Ateneo de Manila University.
For he and his team’s accomplishments, he was awarded Entrepreneur Sustainability Leadership for 2021 by SustainablePh – a non-profit community based in the Philippines that aims to raise sustainability leaders.

Project Head, Sentinel Upcycling Technologies

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Antoinette Taus

Founder, CORA; Founder, The Sustainable Planet; Goodwill Ambassador, UNEP; Host/Presenter, CNN Philippines

Antoinette Taus is a Filipino-American award-winning actor, singer, host, and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Combining her renown with her longstanding dedication to people and the planet, Antoinette founded CORA (Communities Organized for Resource Allocation), a nonprofit organization that fosters sustainable development through meaningful missions for people and the planet together with volunteers, women, youth and local communities. She is also the founder of the purpose driven business, “The Sustainable Planet”, the host of “The Podcast of Plastic”, and is a Changemaker for National Geographic Asia’s “Planet Possible.”
Antoinette passionately advocates for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, speaking about urgent global issues pertaining to climate change, women empowerment, circular economy, mental health, and sustainability, and is dedicated to empowering the youth as agents of change in the transition to a future centered on the betterment of all, without leaving anyone behind.

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Antoinette Taus

Founder, CORA; Founder, The Sustainable Planet; Goodwill Ambassador, UNEP; Host/Presenter, CNN Philippines

Antoinette Taus is a Filipino-American award-winning actor, singer, host, and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Combining her renown with her longstanding dedication to people and the planet, Antoinette founded CORA (Communities Organized for Resource Allocation), a nonprofit organization that fosters sustainable development through meaningful missions for people and the planet together with volunteers, women, youth and local communities. She is also the founder of the purpose driven business, “The Sustainable Planet”, the host of “The Podcast of Plastic”, and is a Changemaker for National Geographic Asia’s “Planet Possible.”
Antoinette passionately advocates for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, speaking about urgent global issues pertaining to climate change, women empowerment, circular economy, mental health, and sustainability, and is dedicated to empowering the youth as agents of change in the transition to a future centered on the betterment of all, without leaving anyone behind.

Founder, CORA;
Founder, The Sustainable Planet;
Goodwill Ambassador, UNEP;
Host/Presenter, CNN Philippines

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Dave Albao

Executive Director, Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation

Dave Albao works on natural climate solutions as the Executive Director of the Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation. They care for Danjugan Island, a wildlife sanctuary with environmental education and ecotourism located in Negros, Philippines. They are also implementing projects funded by USAID, GIZ and the EU, on reducing ocean plastic and mainstreaming circular economy with the homegrown “Wala Usik” campaign. Dave was a Professional Fellow on Sustainability in Oregon, USA (2016), a graduate of Swedish Institute Management Programme on Sustainable Business (2020), a Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awardee (2021) and a Gen.T Leader of Tomorrow (2021) named by Tatler Asia for their work on nature conservancy.

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Dave Albao

Executive Director, Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation

Dave Albao works on natural climate solutions as the Executive Director of the Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation. They care for Danjugan Island, a wildlife sanctuary with environmental education and ecotourism located in Negros, Philippines. They are also implementing projects funded by USAID, GIZ and the EU, on reducing ocean plastic and mainstreaming circular economy with the homegrown “Wala Usik” campaign. Dave was a Professional Fellow on Sustainability in Oregon, USA (2016), a graduate of Swedish Institute Management Programme on Sustainable Business (2020), a Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awardee (2021) and a Gen.T Leader of Tomorrow (2021) named by Tatler Asia for their work on nature conservancy.

Executive Director, Philippine Reef and Rainforest Conservation Foundation

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Cherrie Atilano

Founder and CEO, AGREA Agricultural Systems International, Inc.; High-Level Ambassador, UN Scaling Up Nutrition; Food Systems Champion, United Nations; Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum; Young Global Leader, Asia Society Young Leader; Board Member, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN); Advisory Board Member, World Bank Solutions for Youth Network

Cherrie D. Atilano is an agricultural scientist, agri-economist and environmental advocate.
Cherrie is a radical optimist and a dreamer who believes that Filipino farmers are world class.
She is the Founder and CEO of AGREA Agricultural Systems International, Inc., a for-purpose and inclusive business, that is creating the first replicable one-island economy that is zero hunger, zero waste, and zero insufficiency. AGREA works with 30,000 smallholder farmers in the Philippines.
She is a partner of a Singapore-based impact investment company TAEL Impact Fund that invests in impactful agribusinesses in Southeast Asia.
Cherrie started teaching farmers at the age of 12, has 23 years of vast experience in Sustainable Food Systems. At 20 years old, she was able to internationally publish her scientific work in Microtuber Production in Dioscorea alata L. Variety “VU-2” as affected by Growth Regulator, International Journal on Root Crops. Since then, she was recognized as a young scientist and keeps developing climate resilient agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers.
She is a thought leader and highly invited International speaker who champions the farmers and gender-equality in a male dominated industry. Globally multi-awarded like the Global Young Laureate Award in Peru in 2014, The Outstanding Students of the Philippines in 2007, The Outstanding Young Women in Nations Service (TOWNS) in 2018, The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) in 2018 and an Inspiring Filipina Entrepreneur. She received the first Women of the Future Social Entrepreneur Award in Southeast Asia, Most Influential Sustainability and Impact Leader in Asia List of Tatler Magazine, The Outstanding Farmer Entrepreneur in the Philippines; among others.
Cherrie is also one of the inaugural honorees of the 50 Next leaders by 50 Best and Basque Culinary Center – a list of exceptional young people from all over the world who are shaping the future of gastronomy. A recipient of the first Eco-Age The Renaissance Award on Environmental
Sustainability in 2021.
She is a High-Level Ambassador of UN Scaling Up Nutrition, Food Systems Champion of the United Nations, Global Shapers and currently a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and Asia Society Young Leader.
She also serves on the board of several commercial and nonprofit organizations locally and globally such as Board Member of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Advisory Board Member of the World Bank Solutions for Youth Network, United People Global (UPG) with Graća Machel, wife of the late President Nelson Mandela, East – West Seed Company, several prestigious Universities in the Philippines, among others; and the Philippine Ambassador of Food Security.
In 2020, with her leadership in COVID-19 response for connecting farmers to consumers – she is named the Best Top Manager in post-pandemic economy of the APEC Best Award, and UN Women WEPs Award for COVID19 response.
She completed a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Magna Cum Laude, in Visayas State University, her Executive Education in Sustainable Food Systems and Systems Thinking in Wageningen University, Netherlands, and Stanford University’s Change Leadership for Sustainability Young Global Leaders Program in 2021. She finished her Executive Education Program on Global leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century in Harvard Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachussets.
Antoinette passionately advocates for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, speaking about urgent global issues pertaining to climate change, women empowerment, circular economy, mental health, and sustainability, and is dedicated to empowering the youth as agents of change in the transition to a future centered on the betterment of all, without leaving anyone behind.
Antoinette passionately advocates for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, speaking about urgent global issues pertaining to climate change, women empowerment, circular economy, mental health, and sustainability, and is dedicated to empowering the youth as agents of change in the transition to a future centered on the betterment of all, without leaving anyone behind.

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Cherrie Atilano

Founder and CEO, AGREA Agricultural Systems International, Inc.; High-Level Ambassador, UN Scaling Up Nutrition; Food Systems Champion, United Nations; Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum; Young Global Leader, Asia Society Young Leader; Board Member, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN); Advisory Board Member, World Bank Solutions for Youth Network

Cherrie D. Atilano is an agricultural scientist, agri-economist and environmental advocate.
Cherrie is a radical optimist and a dreamer who believes that Filipino farmers are world class.
She is the Founder and CEO of AGREA Agricultural Systems International, Inc., a for-purpose and inclusive business, that is creating the first replicable one-island economy that is zero hunger, zero waste, and zero insufficiency. AGREA works with 30,000 smallholder farmers in the Philippines.
She is a partner of a Singapore-based impact investment company TAEL Impact Fund that invests in impactful agribusinesses in Southeast Asia.
Cherrie started teaching farmers at the age of 12, has 23 years of vast experience in Sustainable Food Systems. At 20 years old, she was able to internationally publish her scientific work in Microtuber Production in Dioscorea alata L. Variety “VU-2” as affected by Growth Regulator, International Journal on Root Crops. Since then, she was recognized as a young scientist and keeps developing climate resilient agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers.
She is a thought leader and highly invited International speaker who champions the farmers and gender-equality in a male dominated industry. Globally multi-awarded like the Global Young Laureate Award in Peru in 2014, The Outstanding Students of the Philippines in 2007, The Outstanding Young Women in Nations Service (TOWNS) in 2018, The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) in 2018 and an Inspiring Filipina Entrepreneur. She received the first Women of the Future Social Entrepreneur Award in Southeast Asia, Most Influential Sustainability and Impact Leader in Asia List of Tatler Magazine, The Outstanding Farmer Entrepreneur in the Philippines; among others.
Cherrie is also one of the inaugural honorees of the 50 Next leaders by 50 Best and Basque Culinary Center – a list of exceptional young people from all over the world who are shaping the future of gastronomy. A recipient of the first Eco-Age The Renaissance Award on Environmental
Sustainability in 2021.
She is a High-Level Ambassador of UN Scaling Up Nutrition, Food Systems Champion of the United Nations, Global Shapers and currently a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and Asia Society Young Leader.
She also serves on the board of several commercial and nonprofit organizations locally and globally such as Board Member of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN), Advisory Board Member of the World Bank Solutions for Youth Network, United People Global (UPG) with Graća Machel, wife of the late President Nelson Mandela, East – West Seed Company, several prestigious Universities in the Philippines, among others; and the Philippine Ambassador of Food Security.
In 2020, with her leadership in COVID-19 response for connecting farmers to consumers – she is named the Best Top Manager in post-pandemic economy of the APEC Best Award, and UN Women WEPs Award for COVID19 response.
She completed a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Magna Cum Laude, in Visayas State University, her Executive Education in Sustainable Food Systems and Systems Thinking in Wageningen University, Netherlands, and Stanford University’s Change Leadership for Sustainability Young Global Leaders Program in 2021. She finished her Executive Education Program on Global leadership and Public Policy for the 21st Century in Harvard Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachussets.
Antoinette passionately advocates for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, speaking about urgent global issues pertaining to climate change, women empowerment, circular economy, mental health, and sustainability, and is dedicated to empowering the youth as agents of change in the transition to a future centered on the betterment of all, without leaving anyone behind.
Antoinette passionately advocates for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, speaking about urgent global issues pertaining to climate change, women empowerment, circular economy, mental health, and sustainability, and is dedicated to empowering the youth as agents of change in the transition to a future centered on the betterment of all, without leaving anyone behind.

Founder and CEO, AGREA Agricultural Systems International, Inc.;
High-Level Ambassador, UN Scaling Up Nutrition;
Food Systems Champion, United Nations;
Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum;

Young Global Leader, Asia Society Young Leader;
Board Member, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN);
Advisory Board Member, World Bank Solutions for Youth Network
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Fabien Courteille

Country Director, ACTED Philippines

Fabien is the Country Director of the French International Non-Governmental Organization Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) in the Philippines since 2020. Fabien heads the strategy and the operations of ACTED’s dual mandate in the Philippines with its humanitarian and development work. Fabien seats as a permanent member at the Philippines International Non-Governmental Organization Network (PINGON) and the Humanitarian Coordination Team (HCT).
Fabien is also the 3Zero Representative. The 3Zero is a multi-stakeholder movement founded by ACTED and Gawad Kalinga in favor of the Global Goals of the United Nations and it stands for Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon and Zero Poverty. The 3Zero Agenda includes a global alliance of stakeholders, a series of international forums and a concept of 3Zero Houses, a multiplier of innovations and solutions to support the ecological transition and the digital transformation.
Fabien has been in the Philippines since 2011 and prior to join ACTED, he co-founded and supported the growth of numerous social enterprises in the Philippines working with vulnerable groups to provide sustainable livelihood opportunities through farming, sewing, food processing, crafts making among other. Fabien was also involved in the development of public and private partnerships to support the development of inclusive business in the Philippines with Air Liquide, Decathlon, Danone, Air France KLM, Danone, Schneider Electric, InovaYa among others and top French universities.
Fabien took up a master degree in entrepreneurship back in France where he decided to bring his determination and skills to the Philippines to volunteer for a local poverty alleviation organization called Gawad Kalinga. He lived with a community of beneficiaries for six years to better understand the culture and the roots of poverty in the Philippines and worked with a diversity of partners to support the most vulnerable through livelihood, trainings and public private partnerships.
Fabien is an Ashoka ChangemakerXchange fellow and a Top 5 winner of the BPI Sinag Business Competition in the Philippines and has been featured in over a dozen a medias and newspapers. He has spoken at the World Entrepreneurship Forum, the World Forum for the Responsible Economy, the Global Forum Convergences and shared in experiences in many top universities across in more than 10 different countries.
Antoinette passionately advocates for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, speaking about urgent global issues pertaining to climate change, women empowerment, circular economy, mental health, and sustainability, and is dedicated to empowering the youth as agents of change in the transition to a future centered on the betterment of all, without leaving anyone behind.

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Fabien Courteille

Country Director, ACTED Philippines

Fabien is the Country Director of the French International Non-Governmental Organization Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) in the Philippines since 2020. Fabien heads the strategy and the operations of ACTED’s dual mandate in the Philippines with its humanitarian and development work. Fabien seats as a permanent member at the Philippines International Non-Governmental Organization Network (PINGON) and the Humanitarian Coordination Team (HCT).
Fabien is also the 3Zero Representative. The 3Zero is a multi-stakeholder movement founded by ACTED and Gawad Kalinga in favor of the Global Goals of the United Nations and it stands for Zero Exclusion, Zero Carbon and Zero Poverty. The 3Zero Agenda includes a global alliance of stakeholders, a series of international forums and a concept of 3Zero Houses, a multiplier of innovations and solutions to support the ecological transition and the digital transformation.
Fabien has been in the Philippines since 2011 and prior to join ACTED, he co-founded and supported the growth of numerous social enterprises in the Philippines working with vulnerable groups to provide sustainable livelihood opportunities through farming, sewing, food processing, crafts making among other. Fabien was also involved in the development of public and private partnerships to support the development of inclusive business in the Philippines with Air Liquide, Decathlon, Danone, Air France KLM, Danone, Schneider Electric, InovaYa among others and top French universities.
Fabien took up a master degree in entrepreneurship back in France where he decided to bring his determination and skills to the Philippines to volunteer for a local poverty alleviation organization called Gawad Kalinga. He lived with a community of beneficiaries for six years to better understand the culture and the roots of poverty in the Philippines and worked with a diversity of partners to support the most vulnerable through livelihood, trainings and public private partnerships.
Fabien is an Ashoka ChangemakerXchange fellow and a Top 5 winner of the BPI Sinag Business Competition in the Philippines and has been featured in over a dozen a medias and newspapers. He has spoken at the World Entrepreneurship Forum, the World Forum for the Responsible Economy, the Global Forum Convergences and shared in experiences in many top universities across in more than 10 different countries.
Antoinette passionately advocates for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, speaking about urgent global issues pertaining to climate change, women empowerment, circular economy, mental health, and sustainability, and is dedicated to empowering the youth as agents of change in the transition to a future centered on the betterment of all, without leaving anyone behind.

Country Director, ACTED Philippines

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Juhern Kim

Country Representative, Philippines, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

Juhern Kim is the Country Representative, Philippines, of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) – a treaty-based inter-governmental organization. He is a sustainability expert with 15 years of experience, dedicated to helping the countries achieve the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and UN’s sustainable development goals. He has a wide range of hands-on experience with the public and private sectors, in terms of injecting sustainability agenda into policy development, originating green investment projects, and mobilizing finance for them attracting public and private investors. Since 2012, as one of the founding staff of the GGGI, he has been serving several roles in emerging economies, including Colombia, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines, where he led projects across key sectors including waste (circular economy), renewable energy, sustainable transport, climate resilient agriculture, and sustainable forest management. He was also tasked to lead a consultancy project for the operationalization of the Green Climate Fund (GCF)’s simplified approval process where he developed its technical guidelines. Prior to joining GGGI, he was a member of the UN’s first-ever Green Economy Initiative and the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB). He has a significant stint at the SMEs and start-up space, via the initiative like Greenpreneurs, ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center, Corporation 2020, and so on, supporting the private sector transition towards green economy. He has been mentoring several climate tech start-ups while taking a judging role for several business plan competitions. He completed the executive education at Yale School of Management (certificate), graduated from Yonsei Graduate School of International Studies and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.

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Juhern Kim

Country Representative, Philippines, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)

Juhern Kim is the Country Representative, Philippines, of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) – a treaty-based inter-governmental organization. He is a sustainability expert with 15 years of experience, dedicated to helping the countries achieve the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and UN’s sustainable development goals. He has a wide range of hands-on experience with the public and private sectors, in terms of injecting sustainability agenda into policy development, originating green investment projects, and mobilizing finance for them attracting public and private investors. Since 2012, as one of the founding staff of the GGGI, he has been serving several roles in emerging economies, including Colombia, Costa Rica, Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines, where he led projects across key sectors including waste (circular economy), renewable energy, sustainable transport, climate resilient agriculture, and sustainable forest management. He was also tasked to lead a consultancy project for the operationalization of the Green Climate Fund (GCF)’s simplified approval process where he developed its technical guidelines. Prior to joining GGGI, he was a member of the UN’s first-ever Green Economy Initiative and the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB). He has a significant stint at the SMEs and start-up space, via the initiative like Greenpreneurs, ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center, Corporation 2020, and so on, supporting the private sector transition towards green economy. He has been mentoring several climate tech start-ups while taking a judging role for several business plan competitions. He completed the executive education at Yale School of Management (certificate), graduated from Yonsei Graduate School of International Studies and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.

Country Representative, Philippines, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)