Assistant Secretary Emmanuel "Manny" Rey Caintic is a multifaceted senior IT leader with two decades of experience in application design, software architecture, and implementation for various enterprises. He has domain expertise in the areas of public fiscal management, government procurement, healthcare, banking, and capital markets. He is currently the Assistant Secretary for Digital Philippines at the DICT and was former Chief Technology Officer at the Philippine Stock Exchange.

He also recently provided consultancies to diverse establishments, including USAID, the Anti-Red Tape Authority, Securities and Exchange Commission, MediCard Philippines, Inc., the Bureau of the Treasury, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, among others. He holds a dual degree in Physics and Computer Engineering from the Ateneo de Manila University, and is finishing his Masters in Business Economics from the University of the Asia and the Pacific.

Mr. Untal, as IBPAP’s President & CEO, plays the crucial role of being the voice of the Philippine IT-BPM industry. One of his key roles is to advocate for the Philippines’ unique value proposition in order to attract investors and locators to the country. He also works passionately with key stakeholders in the academe and the government to help sustain the growth of the sector globally and domestically.

He spent 19 years working at Accenture where he started off as an Experienced Manager providing consultancy services to a number of international and local clients, which led to a three-year expatriate assignment in Australia and Singapore. He was then promoted to Managing Director in 2006 and from there assumed a broader set of project management responsibilities. Until his retirement in August of 2016, he served as the Industry Group Lead for the Communications, Media & Entertainment, and High-Tech Portfolio in Accenture’s Philippine Delivery Center. Mr. Untal also worked at Nestle, Cargill, and ICTSI earlier in his career.

David Leechiu is CEO of Leechiu Property Consultants, Inc. (LPC). David has twenty-five (25) years of experience in real estate and is considered the leading commercial real estate broker in the Philippines. He has arranged the lease of more than one (1) million square meters of office space and sold more than USD two (2) billion in real estate.

David having earned his BA Major in Entrepreenurial Management from the University of Asia and the Pacific and took a Management Development Program at the Asia Institute of Management.

He was the former President and CEO of IT and Business Process Association of the Philippines (IBPAP). He was the National Technology Officer for Microsoft and the Business Development Director for Convergys Corporation. He also worked for IBM Philippines, Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, and Permastress Industries Incorporated.

He is a consultant, specializing in sales, marketing and customer relations. He is a certified Executive Coach and a graduate of the University of the Philippines with a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering.