Joann E.

Fausto
BSIT 4B-NS
NARRATIVE REPORT OF Y4iT WEBINAR 2022
Y4iT 2022 marked an important milestone as they celebrated 20 years of inspiring future
technology leaders. Since 2003, Y4iT has spawned innovative ideas, made the youth aware of
emerging technologies, and inspired thousands to take advantage of opportunities through
discussions and mentorship. Y4iT has definitely positioned itself as the go to venue for learning,
discovery and networking for the youth.
As they celebrated their 20th year, they looked back at everyone that has helped shape
what Y4it is today. Their success is attributed to the dedication and diligence of all the
volunteers, mentors, companies and participants that made the last two decades meaningful and
exceptional. Y4iT has inspired thousands of students and educators alike from across the
country, bringing them together for days of discovery and learning.
Y4iT 2022 ran on November 16, 17, and 18, 2022 with the theme “20 YEARS OF
INSPIRING FUTURE TECHNOLOGY LEADERS”. The registration was free. The congress
ran with two sessions per day (total of six sessions).
When the webinar started, I was very excited because this is my first-time attending
webinar that is all about technology, and also because all IT students all over the Philippines will
join the webinar through Zoom. I was also excited because the chosen speakers will share their
experience and knowledge, and what they actually do in their different kinds of field in the world
of technology. The speakers are very awesome and have very wide range of experience. That’s
why I really focused on the topics they are discussing and the important matters that they are
sharing with us.
As an Information Technology student, we have to cope up and be updated on what is
new or what more we can possibly explore on technology. It will be also great if those foreign
technology experts will share their knowledge about what is the latest technology in their
country.
November 16, 2022 Day 1, Wednesday 9 am in the morning Ms. Monique Cardenas,
the host of the webinar warmly opened the program. And followed by Professor Rosalyn
Gabud inspire and welcome us during the program. She is an assistant professor at the
Department of Computer Science of University of Philippines Diliman and then Mr. Monchito
B. Ibrahim, the Vice President of the UP System Information Technology Foundation gave us a
Keynote Address.
The first speaker is Mr. Edgar J. Lopez Jr. of Acer. He discusses what is Windows 11
Pro Designed for Hybrid Work. He also discusses the features of Windows 11 Pro which are it
has background blur, automatic framing, eye contact, voice focus and un/mute from taskbar.
Additionally, he explains that Windows 11 Pro is designed to engage in Simpler User Interface,
Apps curated for Education, and Snap Assist. The Windows 11 Pro is also powered of cloud-
based.
The second speaker is Mr. Arvin Yason of Accenture with his talk of Demystifying the
Metaverse. He first explained what is Accenture and then the difference between the Metaverse
and the Physical Metaverse. The next topic he discusses is about Meet Me in the Metaverse:
Accenture’s Nth Floor which tackles the Altspace Events Tech Diagram, Altspace Environment
Deployment and Testing Diagram and also Luxury Watch Mobile App that is Augmented
Reality Luxury Watches which he explains how it works. Furthermore, he also tackles the
features of Training Engine, AR for Beverage Advertising, Technology Architecture- Blueprint
Unity Development Only and Technology Architecture- Strawman.
The third speaker is Mrs. Margarita Baula, Vertical Account Sales of Asus Education.
Her topic is all about New Methods of Learning: The Future of Education. Her presentation is
all about Learning: Blended, Hybrid or Both. She discuses about what is Blend Learning which
is the combination of In-person Instruction and Online Resources. She also discusses the 3
benefits of Hybrid Learning, the difference between blended and hybrid learning. She also shows
the features of ASUS Expert Book B5 Series Windows 11. In addition, Mr. Ibrahim discusses
about the Trends in I.T.
In the afternoon, the first speaker is Mr. Earl Martin Valencia, Chief Business Officer
of Plentina, Inc and Adjunct Professor for Innovation and Digital, AIM. He shared his
knowledge about the Top 5 Lessons that he learned to help accelerate your career before your
20’s. He also said about downloading the Google Playstore. He also shared about 5 challenges,
which are Understand your meaning of happiness and wealth, Write down your 5, 10 year and
life goals, Look at careers levers not just a job, Bring in people that your trust that you can be
open to talk about the challenges of money and life and lastly Parting Thoughts.

The second speaker in the afternoon is Ms. Marge Mislang of Indra. She discusses their
key projects worldwide, solutions to development of end-to-end technology. Their cybersecurity
teams are Think. Build. Operate. Also their products are in different sectors which are Defense &
Security, Transport & Traffic, Energy & Industry, Telecom & Media, Financial Services, Public
Admin & Healthcare. She also discusses their four values which are Liderazgo, Flexibilidad,
Enfoque, And Fiabilidad.

The last speaker in the afternoon is Mr. Noel Benedict Ramos a Network Academy
Instructor of UP Information Technology Development Center. He discusses about Network
Trends which tackles the Deployment Trend, Business Trend, and Technology Trend. He also
discusses about Cyber Security, Evolution of 6G, and Wifi 7.
 November 17, 2022 Day 2, Thursday 9 am in the morning Ms. Monique Cardenas again
first warmly greeted us in the Webinar and checked the attendance by Region by sending
different emojis in the chat box of the Zoom. Followed by Mr. Paulo Noel G. Paje, the Director
of UP Information Technology Development Center who gave us Keynote Address. The outline
of his topics were Digital Philippines, Today’s Technologies, Career Paths, Preparing for the
Future, and Recap. He also tackles the Internet speed in the Philippines and different countries in
Southeast Asia, Cloud Computing and its benefits, Artificial Intelligence and examples of AI like
Siri and Alexa, Career Paths in AI and Internet of Things (IOT).

The first speaker is Mr. Gypsy O. Absin of Acer. His presentation is about ACER
Commercial Products 2022. In his presentation he tackles about the History and Business
Evolution, Environmental and Social Responsibility, Award-Winning Mentality of Acer. He also
shows the different features of Asus Laptop like the Travelmate B3 (Education), Extensa (Entry),
Enduro Light, Travelmate Vero (Eco-minded), Travelmate P2 (Essential), OceanGlass TM,
Travelmate P4 (Performance), and Travelmate P6 (Premium). And also explained the different
features of Acer Commercial Desktop like Veriton AIO.

The next speaker is Mr. Tep Alba and he tackles about Stepping up on Sustainability.
He explains about Green Differentiation to Green Pressure, How Accenture Philippines activates
our sustainability promise: Lead the change, be the change; which there are 4 focus areas that are
anchored on the Responsible Business’ 3 core pillars. He also discusses the Responsible
Company which are Path to Net Zero, Caring for our people and Accelerating equality and
Responsible Citizens: Lifting the Community. He also said that the Philippines has the second
largest proportion of people (aged 15-39) in the Asia Pacific. Additionally, he introduced the
members of Oceanus Conservation like Ms. Camille Rivera (Co-Founder) which tackles the
mission, and vision of the organization, and Sean Calma (Associate Director).

The third speakers are Mr. Pablo Jose Del Reguero De La Torre and Mr. Dale
Aniciete of Indro which they will explain about Indra as your Future Career Path to
Technology. They talk about Indra as a main partner in your growth, Why are we leaders in
growing techie experts, Multicultural Family, Indra as an international company. The second
topic they discuss is Indra’s Training & Career Path which it undergoes Professional Career in
Indra, Continuous Learning and Development, Value Proposition, Digital Practices and
Supported Technologies.

The fourth speaker is Mr. Angel Redoble the Chairman and Founding President of the
Philippine Institute of Cybersecurity and Former Chairman of PLDT, Inc. He discusses about
The Growing Cyber Threats in year 2007-2022. He also explains the behavior of 4 Pillars that
are involved in Cybersecurity which are Attackers Behavior, Defender Behavior, Users
Behavior, and Technology Behavior. Furthermore, he also explains the Motivation of attackers
aim to be better and always innovate like Political/Ideological, Socio-Cultural, Economic, and
Military. He also discusses Community as a Target, The Cyberspace Domain which are
Cybersecurity, Cybercrime, Espionage, Cyber war and Cyber Terrorism. Additionally, he talks
about Paradigm Shift, 2018 Cyber Security Rebooted which CISO onboarded and Cyber
Security Operations Group created. He also explains the non-negotiable terms of the CISO, Re-
engineering Cyber Security, Cyber Security Operational Framework, Awareness and Phishing
Simulation like Blocked Malicious Website to protect our subscribers. And also, the program of
PLDT which is Fighting against the Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children.

The next thing is Panel Discussion about CyberSecurity with Arturo Samaniego, Yegor
Sak and Angel Redoble that is Moderated by Rommel Feria, Vice President of UP System IT
Foundation and Associate Professor of Computer Science at University Philippines. They talk
about what they are doing in their companies in relation to cybersecurity. Mr. Samaniego said
that they are coordinating public and private agencies when it comes cyber threats, fraud, scam
and spam. While, Mr. Yegor said that they make privacy tools for the average person and these
includes VPN Apps and as well as Browser Extensions that manipulate browsing fingerprint and
Server-Side blocking of all kinds of content that is user customizable that allows you to your
own sensor.

In the afternoon, the first speaker is Mr. Jerome Mathhew Animos of Acer which he
talked about Protecting Your Online Privacy and Data Security with ASUS Solutions. In his
presentation he discusses that Online Learning is Now the New Normal, he also differentiates
Classroom and Online Learning, Risk from Malware, Privacy Risks, How to Protect Online
Privacy at Home, and Basic Online Security Management. Additionally, Mr. Animos explains
ASUS Product Features for online privacy and data security which tackles the Multiple Layers of
Security, Enterprise Grade Security with TPM 2.0, Webcam shield for personal privacy, and
One-touch fingerprint login.

The second speaker in the afternoon is Dr. Maria Eliza R. Aguila. She is Physical
Therapist Educator, Researcher and Dean of College of Allied Medical Profession, University of
the Philippines Manila. Her presentation is about Immersive Technology Applications in
Helathcare for Pediatric Patients with Celebral Palsy. She talks about the uses of Immersive
technology in healthcare, Immersive technology for treatment, Virtual-reality therapy, Immersive
technology for training, and Standard of care for cerebral palsy. She also explains the
classification of Cerebral Palsy which are Spastic and Hypertonia. She said that Immersive
technology has potential for therapeutic use in CP because it is entertaining, enjoyable,
motivating and encourages exploration. Also, the immersive technology applications used for
children with cerebral palsy which are commercially available like Nintendo Wii and Web-Based
and Engineer-Built like Eloton SimCycle. She also added Developing Immersive Gamification
Technology System for Rehabilitation Management of Pediatric Patients with Cerebral Palsy and
Mobility Limitations which they are currently working research project Augmented Experience
eHealth Laboratory and she discusses its objectives.

The next speaker is Mr. Josiah Cyrus Boque. He is a consultant of Techfactors

Incorporated for Augmented and Virtual Reality Technologies. His topic is all about AR-
ccelerated Learning Experience. He discusses about Augmented Reality in Education, and Art.
Also, he discusses Virtual Reality and Virtual Reality Application using 2 distinct technologies
which are A head-mounted VR System or HMD and VR theater called the Semi-CAVE.

The last speaker for Day 2 is Mr. Nelson Tiongson. He is AVP head of Informatics and
Technology Group in Medical City Pasig. His presentation is all about Towards Digital Health:
Advancing through Health Informatics. The outline of his presentation is Health Informatics,
Applications, Challenges and Moving Forward. He also explains Informatics when in terms of
Computer Science, Data Science and HealthCare. Additionally, he also discusses the
Applications of Health Informatics like Electronic Medical Records, Telehealth. He also added
explains the Predictive Analytics, Cognitive Informatics/ Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality,
Internet of Things and Wearables and the Challenges of the Variety of the Applications of Health
Informatics like Interoperability, and Cybersecurity.