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BEYOND 2010: Leadership for the Next Generation (A UP Academic's Congress)

This academic congress intends to identify the current issues, map the

various approaches that have been tried in the past, provide some
assessment of their gains and failures and draw out possible actions
that must be done by the next administration. It is intended to
empower the general public by making these issues transparent. It is
not solely addressed to the candidates for the 2010 elections. At the
end of the forum, the public should be able to draw their own
measurable objectives and milestones that can be achieved within the
next six years hence allowing them to craft questions which they can
ask from their candidates and make wise choices. The forum should draw
responses from the political candidates that will go beyond mere
generalities or rhetoric.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

DAY 1 - February 1, 2010, Monday

8:30 AM Start of Registration Proper
9:30 AM Opening Ceremonies
9:30 – 9:45 AM Opening Remarks by Dean Marvic M.V.F. Leonen
9:45 – 10:00 AM Message from UP President Emerlinda R. Roman
10:00- 10:45 AM “What Truly Matters to Filipinos?” by Prof. Randolf S. David
10:45 – 12:00 AM Open Forum
12:00 – 1:30 PM Lunch Break
1:30 – 3:30 PM Session 1: Jobs and the Cost of Doing Business
3:45 – 5:45 PM Session 2: Debt and Deficits

DAY 2 - February 2, 2010, Tuesday

8:30 AM Registration Proper
9:00 – 11:00 AM Session 3: Political Economy of Mindanao
11:00 – 1:00 PM Lunch Break
1:00 – 3:00 PM Session 4: Health and Politics

DAY 3 - February 3, 2010, Wednesday

8:30 – 10:30 AM Session 5: Diaspora of Filipinos
10:30 – 12:30 PM Session 6: Property Reform and Related Issues
12:30 – 1:30 PM Lunch Break
1:30 – 3:30 PM Session 7: Urban Development and Housing
3:45 – 5:45 PM Session 8: Science and Technology

DAY 4 - February 4, 2010, Thursday

8:30 – 10:30 AM Session 9: Confronting Trade, Markets and Regulation
10:30 – 12:30 PM Session 10: Foreign Policy
12:30 – 2:00 PM Lunch Break
2:00 – 4:00 PM Session 11: Climate Change and DRR

DAY 5 - February 5, 2010, Friday

8:30 – 10:30 AM Session 12: Culture of Impunity
10:30 – 12:30 PM Session 13: Elections and How to Choose Leaders
12:30 – 1:00 PM Lunch Break
1:30 – 3:30 PM Session 14: Labor
3:45 – 4:45 PM Summary by the Chief Rapporteurs
4:45 PM Closing Remarks by UP Diliman Chancellor Sergio S. Cao

Session 15: Energy Security (Third week of February)