SPEAKER PROFILES
MANILA 26 JANUARY 2012 – DLSU College of St Benilde
Vangge Giorgetti President of Changeneers Digital Inc. www.taopo.org
Charie Villa Head of ABS-CBN News and Online Regional Network Group www.choosephils.org Seasoned broadcast journalist and news executive Charie Villa is all set to revolutionize regional news in the country after her recent appointment as News Head of the ABS-CBN Regional Network Group (RNG). The former Reuters Manila Bureau Chief also head of ChoosePhils.org, a travel website dedicated to providing accurate and up-to-date information about the places, food and culture of the Philippines from a uniquely Filipino perspective through the resources of the ABS-CBN Regional Network Group.
Broadcast media veteran Vangge Giorgetti is the president of Changeneers Digital, Inc. Their pioneer project is TaoPo.org, an online platform that aims to remind Filipinos of their right to efficient government service. Tao Po derives its strength from the collaborative experience of grassroots journalism from user-generated content.
Niccolo Cosme Founder of Project Headshot Clinic www.headshotclinic.com Niccolo Cosme started out as a conceptual photographer 10 years ago. In 2007, he noticed the emerging desire for fashionable profile photos and developed Project Headshot Clinic, an online campaign that merges personal portraits and advocacy campaigns. The success of his project has scaled to involve neighbouring Asian countries.
Marie Sonsehrey Bretana Individual Donor Program Online Officer, WWF Phils www.panda.org/mycoraltriangle Marie Sonsehrey J. Bretaña assists WWF – Philippine’s online fundraising efforts and leads youth-oriented endeavours. One of the programs she handles is the innovative online MyCoralTriangle campaign which uses social media, print and television advertisement to attract audiences to visit the MyCoralTriangle website where they can buy a “spot” in the Coral Triangle for just US$5 or approximately PHPP200.