Metal s and Engi neeri ng (M&E) Week 2022

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M&ECONFERENCE
June 15, 2022 | 9AM-4PM | Ti tani um Audi tori um
DOST-MIRDC Compound, Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig
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8:30 – 9:00 Registration

9:00 – 9:30 Invocation
National Anthem
Welcome Remarks Dr. Agustin M. Fudolig
Chair, 2022 M&E Week Committee
Deputy Executive Director for R&D
State of the MIRDC Engr. Robert O. Dizon
Executive Director’s Address Executive Director, DOST-MIRDC
Inspirational Message Dr. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara
Undersecretary for R&D
Department of Science and Technology
Keynote Message Fortunato T. de la Peña
Secretary
Department of Science and Technology
9:30 – 10:10 Awarding 2022 M&E Man of the Year Sec. Fortunato T. de la Peña
Usec. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara
Engr. Robert O Dizon
Dr. Agustin M. Fudolig
Engr. Jonathan Q. Puerto
Acceptance Message of the Awardee
Awarding of the Skills Competition Winners Sec. Fortunato T. de la Peña
Usec. Rowena Cristina L. Guevara
Engr. Robert O. Dizon
Dr. Agustin M. Fudolig
Engr. Jonathan Q. Puerto
Industry Association Presidents
Plenary Session (Physical and Virtual)
10:15 – 10:35 Plenary Speaker 1 Dr. John-John Cabibihan
Research and Application of Professor
Artificial Intelligence for Additive Qatar University
Manufacturing
10:10 – 10:35 Plenary Speaker 2 Dr. Ricardo Oliveira
Advanced and Smart Materials for Chairman and Co-Founder
A Better Tomorrow 2DM
10:35 – 11:00 Plenary Speaker 3 Dr. Precila Delima
Hybrid Electric Road Train (HERT) for Cluster Executive Officer
Sustainable Cities of Cauayan and Ilagan: Isabela State University
HERT Consortium’s RD&E Initiatives in
Integrating Urban and Transport
Development for Smarter, Sustainable,
and Livable Cities
11:00 – 11:25 Plenary Speaker 4 Engr. Mariciel M. Teogangco
Manufacturing 5.0: Reshaping President, Mechatronics and Robotics Society
the Engineering Education to Meet of the Philippines
Future Workforce Dean of Engineering, University of Perpetual Help
System DALTA – Molino Campus
11:25 – 11:50 Plenary Speaker 5 Dr. Enrico C. Paringit
Harnessing Emerging Technologies Executive Director
For Competitive Industry Sector DOST-Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and
Emerging Technology Research and Development
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
Parallel Sessions
1:00 – 3:00 Session 1: Simulations, Engineering and Design Additive Manufacturing
(Venue:Titanium Auditorium) (Session Chair: Dr. Mark Christian Manuel)
Session 2: Metals and Allied Industries Processing, Materials and Engineering
Machining Technologies, and Emerging Material (Session Chair: Engr. Carla Joyce Nocheseda)
Technologies
(Venue: Titanium Conference Room)
Session 3: Process Automation, Industry 4.0, Robotics and Automation
and Smart Manufacturing Systems (Session Chair Engr. Franz Joseph D. Libao)
(Venue: AMERIAL Conference Room)
3:00 PM Break
Plenary Session
3:30 – 4:00 Special Awards Engr. Robert O. Dizon
Best Paper Dr. Agustin M. Fudolig
Best Presenter Engr. Jonathan Q. Puerto
Closing Message Engr. Jonathan Q. Puerto
Deputy Executive Director, Technical Services Directorate

Emcee: Leif Oliver B. Coronado and Eunice A. Bautista