𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐄𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐌𝐒𝐂𝐀𝐓 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧 𝐌. 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐧, 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟐-𝟐𝟒 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬, 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐬 (𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐬) 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭. 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
The 2024 FuturesPhil Conference is a venue for exploring the challenges and setting scenarios to address the future of work, education, health, agriculture and food security, technology, and tourism. Through insightful discussions with esteemed plenary speakers and shared research presentations, they marked the steps of the academe in promoting a more sustainable and innovative future for the Philippines. Dr. Mahawan’s participation in this significant event highlights DEBESMSCAT’s commitment through the strategic agenda and targets of the present administration through the amiable SUC President III, Dr. Arnel B. Millesca, to integrating future thinking into its academic and institutional frameworks.
The conference’s objectives align closely with DEBESMSCAT’s mission of sustaining partnerships with multisectoral local and international institutions to promote innovation and sustainable development through forward-thinking initiatives. With the participation of DEBESMSCAT, the Futures Thinking Office continues to strengthen its role in advancing strategic foresight within the academic community and beyond; this includes the quest for sustainable development and innovation for educational excellence and societal impact initiatives and projects.
Written By: Dr. Alvin M. Mahawan
Ladies and gentlemen,
