INSPIRE ASIA 2026|MANILA
Programme

One day, in two movements

The question in the morning. The answer in the afternoon.

Morning: The Question

Why Higher Education Must Change

  1. 8:30 Registration & executive networking: presidents, owners, vice-presidents, deans and internationalisation leaders
  2. 9:00 Opening address: why this conversation matters now
  3. 9:20 Keynote: The new leadership agenda for higher education: guidance from Canada’s journey, offered for Asia — micro-credentials, AI in the modern campus, and credentials that reach remote and underserved communities. Dr Karsten Henriksen of the Global Advisory Board of the World Alliance for Microcredentials brings two decades across Canadian higher education, from college President and CEO to Assistant Deputy Minister, and a pioneering voice on AI and immersive learning in the modern campus. Joining live from Canada
  4. 9:50 Keynote: A Philippine view of institutional transformation
  5. 10:20 Keynote: AI in higher education, risk, readiness and responsible adoption
  6. 10:50 Morning tea
  7. 11:10 Executive dialogue: from policy direction to institutional action, micro-credentials, lifelong learning and regulatory alignment in practice
  8. 11:40 Shared intelligence in practice: a live demonstration of AI and educator working together, on stage, in real time. Led by Dr Ignacio C Cordova Jr, Dean, Our Lady of Fatima University
  9. 12:10 Leaders’ panel & Q&A: what university leaders need to protect, preserve and redesign now
  10. 12:40 Networking lunch
Dr. Ingrid Ursua presenting to a full room of educators beside a slide titled From Manuscript to Credential
What shared intelligence looks like in the room. Educators building micro-credential courses live, AI beside them, the eVersity Course Forge™ seminar-workshop, Our Lady of Fatima University, 14 July 2026.
Afternoon: The Answer

Shared Intelligence in Practice

  1. 1:30 Keynote: Making micro-credentials matter: Dr Oonagh McGirr, Founding Director, World Alliance for Microcredentials, live from Europe
  2. 2:00 Micro-credentials & lifelong learning in practice: case-led discussion across business, hospitality & tourism, and health. Dr. Ingrid Ursua, Founder & President, Australian Academies Group
  3. 2:30 A Pipeline of Opportunity: study pathways, internships and the partnerships that carry Filipino graduates to the world. Ed Ursua, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, GENG. Opens with “Welcome to Perth”, a short film
  4. 2:45 Perth in Focus: Western Australia as a partner and study destination. A panel moderated by Dr. Ingrid Ursua, opening with brief remarks from each panellist: Ms Melissa Dalisay Aguasa, Honorary Consul of the Republic of the Philippines for Western Australia; Ms Kieroville “KV” Rojas, Invest & Trade Western Australia and the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade); Ed Ursua, GENG; and Chef Oliver “Oli” Buenviaje, Olio’s, Perth, and Seafood 8 by Olio’s, Araneta City
  5. 3:25 Institutional models for shared intelligence: one implementation model, shared openly
  6. 3:50 Closing conversation: partnerships for internationalisation, clear next steps for institutions
  7. 4:10 Closing connections: final conversations and farewells before departure

Times indicative. Programme subject to refinement.

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