2023 GUILD AWARDS SPEAKERS

July6,Thursday,LegazpiBallroom,MakatiDiamondResidences:

4:10p.m.:Keynote/CongratulatoryAddress

6:00p.m.:ClosingRemarks

The Guild Awards Speakers will contextualize this year's Awards by providing insights about the importance of collaboration in furtherance of good governance, linking the discussion with the Sustainable Development Goals and Philippine Development Plan, and providing inspiring examples of best CSR and ESG practices in the Finnish context.

Hon. Rex Gatchalian, Secretary, Department of Social Welfare and Development (confirmed), has been asked to deliver the Keynote/Congratulatory Message to the Awardees. Sec. Gatchalian has been invited to speak on the importance of partnership and collaboration to support CSR as enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals and how, in his experience as a Department Secretary and district representative and Mayor of Valenzuela City, these are intertwined with the Philippine Development Plan.

H.E. Juha Markus Pyykkö, Ambassador of Finland to the Philippines (confirmed), will deliver the Closing Remarks. Amb. Pyykkö will congratulate this year's Guild Awardees, share some of Finland’s best practices regarding CSR and ESG reporting, and discuss how these practices have contributed to Finland’s consistent standing as one of the lowest-risk nations globally.