Arthur Planta Tugade is the current Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOTr).

He was not born into a life of privilege, and he dealt with unbelievable challenges growing up. San Beda College took Art under its wing and made him a scholar from Elementary to Law School, where he graduated magna cum laude in Philosophy in 1967 and cum laude in Law in 1971. He completed his executive program at the National University of Singapore under the NUS – Standford Program in 1985. Secretary Tugade holds an honorary doctorate degree, Doctor of Laws (Honoris Causa), from the Manuel L. Quezon University.

He started as an Executive Assistant of the Delgado family's Transnational Diversified Group Inc., and worked his way up to become the company’s President & Chief Operating Officer. From there, he built his own corporation, the Perry’s Group of Companies, in 2003.

His foray into government started in December 2012, when he was appointed Chief Executive Officer and President of Clark Development Corporation.

As the 18th Secretary of the Department of Transportation, he brings with him the values of hard work, incorruptibility, and the political will to get things done. Under his watch, he vowed to build the boldest and most ambitious transport infrastructure this country has ever seen. By the end of his term, he would have been able to formulate a 30-year roadmap that will help provide a consolidated nationwide transportation system that is efficient, intelligent, and environment-friendly.

Under his leadership, the DOTr was able to address controversial issues that hounded the Philippines in the past few years. There is no more backlog in driver’s licenses, vehicle plates are being distributed, the MRT-3 has significantly reduced unloading incidents, more than 300 ports projects have been completed, airports nationwide improved their On-Time Performance, PUVs and land transport, in general, are getting an overhaul, several corrupt officials have been dismissed, bidding of projects were streamed live online, DOTr agencies remit record-breaking dividends, and a record number of high-impact transport infrastructure projects are underway.

In the face of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the country’s transportation chief started to revolutionize mobility to adapt to the changing times or the so-called ‘new normal’ in its four (4) sectors, namely the Road, Railways, Aviation, and Maritime.

Ladies and gentlemen, the action man, Secretary Arthur P. Tugade.

Joseph Hong is the managing director of Robert Bosch Limited (Thailand) and Robert Bosch Incorporated (The Philippines), and holds overall responsibility for the importation, distribution, and after sales operations of the company’s major business lines in the country.

As the company’s chief executive, Joseph is responsible for developing Bosch Thailand as an IoT hub in the region, sharing his insights on digitalization, particularly in the automotive sector.

With over 20 years of leadership experience in various roles for the Bosch Group, Joseph has successfully led the company to expand its footprint and take advantage of the long-term growth potential in Southeast Asia, with assignments covering the markets of Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Myanmar.

In addition to business expansion in the two countries, Joseph is an advocate for social responsibility and corporate governance, supporting causes in vocational and technical education.

Joseph is currently the Vice President of the Thai European Business Association (TEBA), as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP), and a former Vice Chairman of the automotive working group of the European Association for Business and Commerce (EABC).

As the Country Business Head, Theresa (Tet) is leading SWAT Mobility’s expansion in the Philippines market. SWAT Mobility is a Singaporean start-up specializing in smart transportation solutions and with an award-winning algorithm that generates the most efficient routes & technology that takes away manual planning, SWAT Mobility is revolutionizing the way Filipinos commute.

Tet brings in many years of experience introducing start-ups and turning them into big and familiar names in the Philippines market. Prior to joining SWAT Mobility, she worked in Grab Philippines as the Head of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships, where she accelerated Grab’s growth to make it what it is today. She was also able to successfully launch Agoda.com and made it as the top online hotel booking platform among Filipinos, where she drove the overall market management strategy, increased hotel inventory and marketing partnerships, and grew the company’s revenues. Including her years in the airline and travel industry, Tet has over 30 years of experience in strategy and planning, sales and business development, and partner marketing. Tet has been making waves in the country’s urban mobility landscape and today, as she continues her successful journey by innovating the way we commute and move around the city with SWAT Mobility.

Andrey Berdichevskiy leads the global Future of Mobility Solution Centre for Deloitte in Singapore. He is a strategic and growth-oriented business enthusiast with leadership experience particularly focusing on transformations of mobility of people & goods and new business models in the automotive sector.

Prior to his role with Deloitte, Andrey led the Automotive industry at the World Economic Forum incl. building and leading the urban mobility practice. Andrey previously managed a multitude of strategic consulting projects for major German and Asian premium and volume automotive OEMs working for Deloitte and Arthur D. Little.

Andrey is regularly invited to provide perspectives as speaker at events like the World Economic Forum Business Roundtable, CES Asia, Mobile World Congress, etc.

Andrey was selected as Global Leadership Fellow, holds an Executive Master in Global Leadership of the World Economic Forum as well as a Master in Industrial Engineering from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

EDMUND A. ARAGA is the founding member of AFEHVA Asian Federation of Electric Vehicles Association, Inc. to ASEAN countries such as Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore by encouraging and inviting member countries to attend and participate the 1st ASEAN electric vehicle and hybrid Summit held at the World Trade Center Manila Philippines June 28-29, 2017, which brings together under one roof EVAP members and their foreign counterparts for B2B meetings. Most foreign alliances and joint ventures were forged during these Summits and is currently the president of the Electric Vehicles Association of the Philippines (EVAP), the official organization of some 55 major players in the EV industry in the Philippines.

As EVAP President, he represented the EV industry in the Senate hearings on the re: “An Act Providing the National Energy Policy and Regulatory Framework for the Use of Electric Vehicles, and the Establishment of Electric Charging Stations.” He is also advocating at both Congress and Senate for the passage of the Electric Vehicle and Hybrids Incentives Bill that will grant fiscal and fiscal incentives for both manufacturers and users of EVs and hybrids.

STRENGTHENING THE DOMESTIC BASE:
As an EV supplier, Edmund is an advocate on electric vehicle by securing the e-trike, Manufacturer/Assembler on a Pioneer status given by the Board of Investments under Department of Trade and Industry. First to established the commercial e charging stations in the vicinity of Bacoor City, distribute e trike units to Local Government units of Habay Bacoor, Ayala Alabang, North Bay Blvd Navotas, Tondo Manila. Private entities such as Maynilad, Panaderia Pantoja, Uratex Phils RGC group of Companies, San Remigio Beach Club, offer to Local Government unit of Bacoor and be granted with a franchise on electric tricycle in the vicinity of Molino Blvd. Deployed e-trike as their shuttle service in the campus of Philippines Christian University in Dasmarinas.

FORGING STRATEGIC FOREIGN PARTNERSHIPS:
Edmund has established a partnership with the Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand when he was recently invited to speak at the Thailand Automotive Summit 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. He followed this up with relations with the China-based CIAPS-PBA a potential partner for the manufacturing local batteries. And initiated the partnership between battery suppliers and Philippine Nickel Industry Association.

Jovie Roqueza has been a member of Toyota and the automotive industry for the past 9 years fresh out of graduating from De La Salle University.

He started his career as a Product Planner which mainly involved studying the market then translating this into vehicle design and development.

He spent his first 2 and a half years in this role which was followed by a 2-year assignment in Toyota Headquarters, Japan.

During the assignment he worked directly with the Chief engineers and designers to develop the latest generation of the Innova, Fortuner, and Hilux for the Asian markets.



Since moving back to the Philippines, he took over the role as Group Head of Product Planning, Pricing, and Research.

From last year, he was tasked to set-up and develop the New Mobility Business Division of Toyota.

In this new role, Jovie is currently handling the Mobility Service Planning Business Cluster which is looking to develop new Mobility Solutions for the Philippine market, one of which is this On Demand Shuttle

Carlo Ablaza is no stranger to the automotive industry having worked on both Toyota and Lexus in the Philippines for 20 years now. Early in his career, he started in Toyota’s dealer development department handling business planning and dealer network expansion projects. His journey in the industry further broadened by managing the marketing & communications of Toyota, the unit behind the Vios Cup & other key projects of Toyota’s model line-up.

Currently, he is the Vice President for marketing of Toyota’s new business venture on mobility, handling direct fleet operations and overall Lexus brand & marketing and operations in the Philippines.

Nicholas Stipp leads the expansion efforts at SWAT Mobility, and works closely with customers to improve their transportation through smart mobility solutions. Prior to SWAT Mobility, Nick spent 15 years in China and Singapore driving B2B technology/ SaaS businesses growth in leading companies.

As Chief Revenue Officer, he has helped companies and governments across 7 countries in Asia to provide safe, convenient and efficient transport for their passengers and employees. He has extensive experience in tailoring technology-based solutions to meet each client’s unique needs in their transport provision; his clients include large corporations with thousands of daily passengers.

He holds degrees from The Wharton School (UPenn) and an MBA from NYU's Stern School of Business.

Atty. Richard Henrick I. Beltran, Jr. is a Senior Associate with seven years of experience in corporate and commercial law. His practice areas include corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, real estate, foreign investments, banking and financial services, energy, mining and natural resources and data privacy.

Atty. Beltran has extensive experience in conducting due diligence, negotiating contracts, and preparing relevant documents for mergers and acquisitions of companies across multiple industries. He has assisted multiple clients in the conduct of asset due diligence, as well in the sale, purchase, and lease of real and personal properties.

Atty. Beltran is currently part of the team advising a consortium of banks in relation to the corporate rehabilitation of a major shipbuilding company. He also handles various project financing deals for the development of renewable power plants and the roll-out of telecommunications infrastructures in the Philippines. He has also rendered legal advice for various companies, both local and foreign, in the energy industry, including the preparation and review of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contracts, due diligence and compliance with regulatory requirements.

Atty. Beltran has represented clients before numerous government agencies, including the Philippine Competition Commission, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board and the Department of Labor and Employment.

He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Philippines. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the same university, where he graduated cum laude. He was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2014.