University of the Philippines Industrial Engineering Alumni Association

UPIEAA Publishes 2018 IEmagineering Conference Videos

Posted on: Sep 4, 2018

Six lecture videos from UPIEAA’s 2018 IEmagineering Conference are now all available for viewing. The series involves corporate executives from different companies explaining innovative approaches in tackling the challenges that threaten food security for the nation. They are:

Sec Fortuanto ‘Boy” dela Peña, Secretary Department of Science and Technology

“IE and Food Security“

Christine Salangad-Pardiñas, Vice President – Supply Chain Rustan Supercenters, Inc.

“Supply Chain in Retail”

Reuben “Beng” S.J. Pangan, President, Air21

“From Farm to Table: Logistics Challenges and Opportunities in the Philippines”

Amante “Teng” Aguilar, Group Head – Supply Chain, Del Monte Philippines

“Nourishing Families, Enriching Lives, Everyday. – The Del Monte Philippines Story”

Noel “Noel” Tempongko, Jr., Vice President and General Manager, Century Pacific Agricultural Ventures

“Eco-Systems Thinking In Food Manufacturing”

Kallol “Kallol” Mukherjee, Procurement Director, Philippines & Vietnam Markets, Unilever

“Sustainable Sourcing in a Digital World”

“Food security is an issue that is hardly discussed let alone tackled from an integrated perspective. One cannot readily identify a single government agency that has this as its sole focus. Yet there are so many moving parts in the task of feeding 100,000,000 Filipinos. We felt the need to start the conversation.” Jessica Reyes-Ting, Co-Chairperson of the 2018 IEmagnieering Conference continues, “Our presenters make it clear that IEs have a role to play in this vital issue. We hope that, through these videos, young IEs consider careers that support food security.”

About the 2018 IEmagineering Conference

How Do We Feed One Hundred Million?

IEmagineering Systems for Food Security

April 21, 2018 (Saturday) | National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City.

This symposium hopes to start a conversation on challenges, limitations, threats and solutions to a critical issue that our nation faces: food insecurity. Both the government and the private sector have developed technologies and solutions to the many components affecting this issue: sourcing and funding, logistics, storage, production, retail and distribution. However, we believe that an integrated approach is required to initiate sustained programs that will ensure continued access to nutritious and affordable food for 100,000,000 Filipinos.

We propose that the application of IE principles and systems thinking is key to viewing national food security holistically–to better grasp its dimensions, and then to be able to design, plan and propose multi-sectoral strategies, as solid steps towards nation-building. We hope to spark the participant’s imagination by presenting innovative and pioneering solutions and open their young minds to the idea that there are many career and business opportunities for Industrial Engineers in this area.

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