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Rianna Puno (Head of Public Affairs at Edukasyon.ph)

Rianna Puno

Head of Public Affairs at Edukasyon.ph

Rianna Puno is currently the Head of Public Affairs at Edukasyon.ph
She handles external communications lead at online EdTech platform that empowers Filipino youth to make effective education, career and life decisions; managing media relations and stakeholder engagement; supporting PR activities across revenue streams including educational sales, impact programs and corporate partnerships.

She was a Senior Account Supervisor at Edelman, New York City. She developed and executed strategic reputation-building campaigns through earned and owned media; supported corporate milestones, executive thought leadership, stakeholder relations, issues management and digital/social media programming

Ms. Puno earned her bachelor’s degree in Communications at the Cornell University New York, and her master’s degree in Public Relations and Corporate Communication from the NYU School of Professional Studies.

Christianne Santos (Founder & Chairperson of 2KK Tulong Kapatid Foundation)

Christianne Santos

Founder & Chairperson of 2KK Tulong Kapatid Foundation

Kritzia is an associate manager of the Social Transformation team of WeGen Distributed Energy. Her main focus of work is the capacity building arm that aims to create livelihood opportunities through solar PV installation and creating a deeper awareness of climate change in the different islands of the Philippines. She holds a Master’s degree in Community Development from the University of the Philippines and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Melbourne. Since childhood, she has been able to witness that through simple and small acts of kindness, great and lasting changes can be made. Empowered by this, she founded Anchored Philippines and 2KK Tulong sa Kapwa Kapatid Foundation, a non-profit organization that creates sustainable communities through the education and empowerment of underprivileged children and youth.

She is also a Nassa/Caritas Philippines volunteer working with the CREED center for resiliency empowerment evangelization and development program in fundraising for their building.

A climate reality leader sharing the message in climate reality in different communities in the Philippines inspired by the climate reality trainings with Former Vice President of United States Al Gore.

Ralph Reuben Morales (Director for Government Relations and Public Affairs of Texas Instruments (Philippines), Inc.)

Ralph Reuben Morales

Director for Government Relations and Public Affairs of Texas Instruments (Philippines), Inc.

Ralph Reuben C. Morales serves as the Director for Government Relations and Public Affairs of Texas Instruments (Philippines), Inc. – the Philippine’s top exporter and largest semiconductor company.

Part of his roles is to establish, maintain and enhance relationships with external stakeholders including government agencies, diplomatic community, chambers of business, trade associations and academe among others. His scope of work encompasses participation in consultative deliberations about regulations, policies and legislations regarding issues affecting the overall business landscape especially for multinational companies investing in the Philippines.

Ralph is in charge of promoting the company’s reputation and thought leadership. He also leads the company’s employee volunteer group called the Community Involvement Team CIT) which was hailed as the best community initiative programs among all sites of Texas Instruments globally in 2018.

On the side, Ralph is currently the president of the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (Amcham) North Luzon chapter. He also represents the company to the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC), Semiconductor & Electronics Industries of the Philippines, Inc. (SEIPI) and the Clark Investors and Locators Association (CILA).

Prior to joining TI, Ralph was engaged in a variety of professional work experiences in international and local non-profit advocacy such as the International Justice Mission (IJM) and Ayala Foundation as well as positions in government and civil society organizations.
Ralph was part of a senatorial campaign team during the 2010 national elections as a chief-of-staff of a senatorial aspirant. He served as a consultant of a Cabinet member.

Ralph has a bachelor’s degree in Public Administration & Governance and is currently taking up his Bachelor of Laws degree.