🌍 BAGCON 2025: New Imaginings, Designing Future Societies
The Br. Andrew Gonzalez, FSC Academia-Industry Conference (BAGCON) is an annual gathering that bridges academia and industry to shape bold, inclusive, and future-ready societies.
This year’s theme, “New Imaginings: Designing Future Societies,” explores how arts, culture, technology, and design can converge to spark collaboration and co-create sustainable solutions.
✨ What to Expect:
• Keynote Talks & Plenaries by international and local experts
• Interactive Breakout Workshops to turn dialogue into action
• Collaborative Position Paper Presentation with participants’ insights
• Networking Opportunities across education, business, creative industries, and cultural institutions
🎤 Featured Speakers include:
• Prof. Mona Nasser – Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research (UK)
• Liam Young – SCI-Arc (USA)
• Julien Merceron – Worldwide CTO, Bandai Namco Studios (Japan)
• Dr. Ashok Mathur – OCAD University (Canada)
• Dr. Ching-Ju Cheng – Taiwan Association of Cultural Policy Studies
• Howie Severino – Veteran journalist & documentarist (Philippines)
• Audrey Wong – LASALLE College of the Arts (Singapore)
• Jos Ortega – Havas Ortega Group (Philippines)
• Rica Estrada Uson – Cultural Center of the Philippines
• Rhea O. Matute – Design Center of the Philippines
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Who Should Attend?
Educators, researchers, students, industry leaders, cultural workers, creatives, and anyone passionate about building inclusive and resilient futures.
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Registration
🎟️ Registration is now open!
💻 Visit our website:
https://bagcon.org/
💰 Fees:
• Students: ₱2,500 (Early Bird, until Oct 15) | ₱3,500 (Regular)
• Non-students: ₱6,500 (Early Bird) | ₱7,500 (Regular)
• Group Rate: Buy 10, get 1 free
Payment options: Credit/Debit, GCash, Bank Transfer.
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Contact Info
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