Day 1 : August 4, 2026
Time
Attire: Business Attire
09:00 – 12:00
Board Meeting
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch
13:00 – 16:00
Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Board Election
16:00 – 18:00
Transition Time
18:00 – 20:00
Board Dinner
Day 2 : August 5, 2026
Time
Attire: Filipiniana Gown / National Attire
7:00
Conference Kit Distribution (Rochester Room, 2nd floor)
08:00 – 10:00
Ribbon Cutting and Viewing of Posters / Exhibitors
Cultural Presentation
Clark Development Corporation
Safety Briefing and Instructions
Engr. Maribel D. Martirez
VAWC, PTC WEN
Entrance / Introduction of INWES Board
Engr. Estrellita C. Bordallo
Media Relations, INWES-APNN
Invocation
Engr. Amelia L. Cumpas
Auditor, PTC WEN
National Anthem
Engr. Vilma Claret A. Llorin
Trustee, PTC - WEN
Official Opening of ICWES20
Engr. Juana T. Tapel, PhD
Chairperson, ICWES20 Organizers
Opening Message
Engr. Federico A. Monsada
President, Philippine Technological Council
Welcome Remarks
Dr. Sarah Peers – President, INWES
Engr. Jhoanna B. Soriano – Chairperson, PTC WEN
Hon. Gerald Guttrie Aquino – Mayor, Mabalacat City
Hon. Lilia G. Pineda – Governor, Pampanga Province
Message of Support
Dr. Ivan Anthony Henares – Secretary-General, UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines
Atty. Agnes VST Devanadera – President/CEO, Clark Development Corporation
Inspirational Message
Dr. Marlene Kanga – Former President, WFEO
Keynote Messages
Dr. Shirley Castañeda Agrupis – Chairperson, Commission on Higher Education
Hon. Charito A. Zamora – Chairperson, Professional Regulation Commission
10:00 – 12:00
PWESS 10: Recognition of Inspiring Filipina Engineers (Second Edition)
Grand Ballroom (ground floor)
Engr. Emiliana P. Dela Cruz – Chairperson, PTC - WEN IFE Committee
Engr. Juana T. Tapel, PhD – Chairperson, ICWES 20 Organising Team
Engr. Federico A. Monsada – President, Philippine Technological Council
Hon. Charito A. Zamora – Chairperson, Professional Regulation Commission
ICWES 20: Youth Empowerment – The Next Generation of International Women in STEM and their role in Innovation
Majestic B (2nd floor)
Chairs / Facilitators:
Dr. Mary Mwangi – Deputy President, INWES
Dr. Vicky Kondi – Vice President of Youth Empowerment, INWES
Masters of Ceremonies: Engr. Aure Flo A. Oraya / Engr. Grace F. Bañega (PTC WEN)
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch Break with Sponsors AVP
PLENARY SESSION
13:00 – 13:30
Taking the Herstories Project Forward
Prof. Graeme Gooday
University of Leeds, UK
13:30 – 14:00
Filipina Engineers and Scientists Leading in STEM
Engr. Jerry D. Asuncion
President, Philippine Federation of Professionals Association
PANEL DISCUSSION
14:00 – 15:30
Chronicles of Progress: Honoring the Global Legacy and Mentoring the Future of STEM
1. Dr. Ruby Hanson – Professor of Chemistry Education, University of Education, Winneba (Ghana)
2. Prof. Caroline Thoruwa – Past Secretary General, INWES (Kenya)
3. Dr. Jung Sun Kim – President, Busan Digital University (South Korea)
4. Engr. Robert U. Mabulay – National President, IIEE (Philippines)
Moderator: Dr. May Rose Imperial
15:30 – 17:00
The Entrepreneurial Frontier: Driving Inclusive Innovation and Digital Transformation
1. Dr. Louernie F. De Sales – UNIDO, SM Prime Holdings, Sustainability Head (Philippines)
2. Usec. Cheryll Marie Caballero – Department of Agriculture (Philippines)
3. Ir. Dr. Sylvia Kegel – Treasurer, INWES / Managing Director at Ivatra Services GmbH (Germany)
4. Ir. Jasmine Foo – Vice President & Fellow, Institution of Engineers (Singapore)
Moderator: Engr. Estrellita Bordallo
17:00 – 18:00
Transition Time
18:00 – 22:00
Conference Dinner (invitation)
Cultural Presentation
Courtesy of Department of Tourism – Region 3
Opening Remarks
Engr. Mylene Nonette M. Zamora
Vice-Chairperson, PTC-WEN
Welcome Message
Dr. Richard G. Daenos
Regional Director, Department of Tourism – Region 3
Recognition / Awarding of Sponsors and Exhibitors
Engr. Vilma Claret A. Llorin
Trustee, PTC - WEN
Country Cultural Presentations (by country / by cluster)
Master of Ceremonies: Engr. Kaye Angeline Pis-oy and Engr. Jelisha Espiritu (PTC - WEN)
Day 3 : August 6, 2026
Time
Attire: Business Attire
Technical Paper Sessions, Simultaneous with Poster Presentations
Session A (Grand Ballroom A)
Session B (Grand Ballroom B)
Session C (Majestic B)
08:00 – 12:00
• Gender and Diversity in STEM
Session Chair:
Engr. Djoan Kate T. Tungpalan
PTC - WEN
Moderator:
Engr. Ruvie Dela Cruz
PTC - WEN
• Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
• Circular Economy
Session Chair:
Dr. Evelyn R. Laurito
PTC - WEN
Moderator:
Engr. Vilma Claret A. Llorin
PTC - WEN
• Agriculture, Food Security and Nutrition
• Health & Biomedical Engineering
Session Chair:
Engr. Aure Flo Oraya
PTC WEN
Moderator:
Engr. Marianne Fatima Valenzuela
PTC - WEN
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch Break with Sponsors AVP
13:00 – 16:00
• Gender and Diversity in STEM
Moderator:
Engr. Grace Bañega
PTC - WEN
• Circular Economy
Moderator:
Engr. Nandry Clae Lagman
PTC - WEN
• Health & Biomedical Engineering
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Moderator:
Engr. Dyanne Brendalyn Cavero
PTC-WEN
16:00 – 18:00
Closing Ceremonies
Cultural Presentation
Tourism Promotions Board
Short Prayer
Engr. Carina V. Pecson
Trustee, PTC - WEN
Presentation of new INWES Board of Directors
Synthesis
Engr. Marianne Fatima M. Valenzuela
Trustee, PTC-WEN
Feedback from Selected Delegates
Responses
Dr. Sarah Peers
President, INWES
Engr. Jhoanna B. Soriano
Chairperson, PTC-WEN
Message
Maria Margarita M. Nograles
COO, DOT-TPB
Intermission Number
Tourism Promotions Board
Message of Thanks
Engr. Juana T. Tapel, PhD
Chairperson, ICWES 20 Organising Team
Photo Session
18:00 – 22:00
PWESS 10: Lakambining Inhinyera 2026
Cultural Presentation: Clark Development Corporation
ICWES 20: Networking Night
Day 4 : August 7, 2026
Time
Attire: PTC WEN polo shirt & pants / casual attire in comfortable closed shoes
Technical Visit
08:00 – 08:30
Assembly Time
Royce Hotel and Casino Lobby
Target Destinations
Clark Centralized STP
Alpha Aviation Philippines
Lunch @ Jollibee
End of Conference / Departure

Dr. Sarah Peers

INWES President

As Head of Academic Skills at New Model Institute for Technology & Engineering (NMITE) a new university in England with a new approach to engineering education, Sarah leads on the mathematics pedagogy and the so-called soft skills for NMITE’s degree programmes. She also drives NMITE’s Access and Participation Plan for diversity and inclusion, for gender, neurodiversity, social mobility.

Sarah’s degrees are largely mathematical followed by a mechanical engineering PhD in the application of AI and reliability tools to the maintenance of structures. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), a Fellow of the Institute of Innovation & Knowledge Exchange (IKE) and Advisor to the IKE’s STEM Foundation. She has expertise in skills strategy and policy development for innovation, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and the arts) education, and she was integral to the development of Uruguay’s national “STEM Plan” for gender in schools.

Sarah has over 30 years of engineering education experience at multiple levels, tempered with consultancy for industry. She has championed gender equality in STEM since 1992 and has been active in INWES for 10 years. She believes in global collaboration to improve the lives of women and men.