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Program

The Philippine International Dive Expo (PHIDEX) is the country’s largest platform that has been catering to the diving community since 2019, mobilizing industry experts, stakeholders, and dive enthusiasts in one communal space to foster collaborations, innovative ideas, sustainable solutions, and economic opportunities. Organized by the Philippine Department of Tourism (PDOT), PHIDEX offers expansive networking prospects for decision-makers, communities, and individuals with a passion for all things diving.

August 19, 2022 (Friday)
10:00AM - 11:30AM Opening Ceremony
11:35AM - 12:10PM PADI Not just SCUBA
PADI - ANDY AUER
Regional Manager - Thailand, PADI
PADI - LEE BUTLER
Regional Manager - Philippines, PADI
12:15PM - 12:40PM Ridge to Reef Direct Action Conservation
REGGIE REYES
Vice President
Negros Oriental Divers Association (NORDA)
12:45PM - 1:10PM Anak ng Pating: Conservation of Sharks in the Philippines
AA YAPTINCHAY
Founder
Marine Wildlife Watch of the Philippines (MWWP)
1:15PM - 1:40PM Everything I know about coastal development, I learned from fishers
TARA ABRINA
Founder
Kapit Sisid
1:45PM - 2:10PM SSI Dive Guide as an Exciting Career Opportunity:
"Career Track with International and TESDA Accreditation”

SSI - GORDOS GOJUNCO
Instructor Trainer and Philippines Support Manager
Scuba Schools International (SSI)
2:10PM - 2:35PM Freediving: Best Worldwide Growing Underwater Activity
JEAN-POL FRANCOIS
Co-founder
Freediving Planet
2:40PM - 3:05PM DAN Safety Initiative and Emergency Hotline
DAN - ROMIR AGLUGUB
Business Liaison - Philippines
Divers Alert Network (DAN) World
3:10PM - 3:35PM New Normal Same Heart
CANDIZE LEIGH FIGUEROA-LEE
Product Manager
Philippine Airlines (PAL)
3:40PM - 4:05PM EE/CO-Tourism: Hope and Harmony for People and Planet
ROBERT SUNTAY
Founder and President
Science, Education, and Advocacy (SEA) Institute - Verde Island Passage
4:10PM - 4:35PM Discoveries for Better Marine Wildlife Encounters
KEVIN SATO
Communications Officer
Large Marive Vertebrates Research Institute Philippines (LAMAVE)
4:40PM - 5:05PM Integrated Marine Conservation and Eco-Diving Activity:
A New Approach to Scalable and Sustainable Marine Conservation in the Philippines

BEN MEAD
Founder
The Mead Foundation
5:10PM - 5:35PM Emerging Dive Destination: Davao
KAREN CHAN
Director of Conservation
The Mead Foundation
5:40PM - 6:05PM Lighting: The First and the Last of Underwater Photography
JEROME KIM
Underwater Photographer
6:10PM - 7:40PM PANEL DISCUSSION: Sustainability Champions
Panelists: Ben Mead, Kevin Sato, AA Yaptinchay, Tara Abrina
7:45PM - 8:00PM DAILY LUCKY DRAW



1:30PM - 7:15PM
Dive Travel Exchange (TRAVEX) Business-to-Business (B2B) Meeting (15 minutes per appointment slot) - PM Sessions

August 20, 2022 (Saturday)
11:00AM - 11:05AM PHIDEX: Recap and Overview Day 2
11:05AM - 11:30AM Stop Unless (Properly) Cave Trained
JUAN NAVAL
Managing Partner, Applied Technical Diving and Marine Solutions
11:35AM - 12:00NN Travel and Dive Philippines
PENN DE LOS SANTOS
Underwater Photographer
12:05PM - 12:30PM Sea Academy
FREDERIC TARDIEU
Founder
Sulubaai Foundation Environmental Foundation (SEF)
1:05PM - 1:30PM How to Turn Your Social Media Profile to Uncover the Hidden Gems of Your Business/Career
JEAN-CLAUDE MONACHON
Vice President
SSI International Business Development
1:35PM - 2:00PM Philippines Big 3 Dive Spots
SCOTT TUASON
Underwater Photographer
2:05PM - 2:30PM Diving at Icebergs in Greenland
TOBIAS FRIEDRICH
Underwater Photographer
2:35PM - 3:00PM New Normal Same Heart
CANDIZE LEIGH FIGUEROA-LEE
Product Manager
Philippine Airlines (PAL)
3:05PM - 3:30PM Decompression Sickness
DAN - ROMIR AGLUGUB
Business Liaison - Philippines
DAN World
3:35PM - 4:00PM 5 Tips to Help Create Amazing Underwater Images
ADAM HANLON
Underwater Photographer
4:05PM - 4:30PM Breaking the Rules of Macro
ALEX MUSTARD
Underwater Photographer
4:35PM - 5:00PM Exploring Light and Darkness: Photographing the Cenotes and Caves of Mexico
TOM ST GEORGE
Underwater Photographer
5:05PM - 5:50PM Xunaan Ha - Cave Exploration Under the Jungle
MARIA BOLLERUP
Technical Diving Instructor / Founder
Blue Venture Diving
5:55PM - 7:25PM PANEL DISCUSSION: Underwater Photography
Panelists: Tom St George, Tobias Friedrich, Jerome Kim, Scott Tuason
7:30PM - 8:00PM DAILY LUCKY DRAW



11:00AM - 12:00PM
Dive Travel Exchange (TRAVEX) Business-to-Business (B2B) Meetings (15 minutes per appointment slot) - AM Sessions

1:30PM - 7:15PM
Dive Travel Exchange (TRAVEX) Business-to-Business (B2B) Meeting (15 minutes per appointment slot) - PM Sessions

August 21, 2022 (Sunday)
11:00AM - 11:05AM PHIDEX: Recap and Overview of Day 3
11:05AM - 11:30AM The Beauty and Fragility of our Underwater World
CHA OCAMPO
Freediver and Content Creator
11:35AM - 12:00NN Sea Change
ANGELIQUE SONGCO
Protected Area Superintendent
Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park
12:05PM - 12:30PM Capturing Plankton Behavior
RAM YORO
Underwater Photographer
12:40PM - 1:05PM Paglugaban Cave’s Splendor and Guile
ALEX SANTOS
Owner and Managing Director
Philippine Technical Divers
1:10PM - 1:35PM Destination: Coron, Palawan
JEROME KIM
Underwater Photographer
1:40PM - 2:05PM Baby Boom at the Philippines - Where are the Critters Born?
GERALD NOWAK
Underwater Photographer
2:10PM - 2:35PM Diving is not only for the beauty, but also for the humanity
KIRANA LARASATI
Scuba Diving Instuctor / Ambassadiver, PADI
2:40PM - 3:05PM No Time for Half-Measures: Promoting Conservation with Split Shots
RENEE CAPOZZOLA
Underwater Photographer
3:10PM - 3:35PM The Art of Underwater Motion Capture
BOOGS ROSALES
Filmmaker and Underwater Photographer
3:40PM - 4:05PM Blackwater Diving in Anilao
MIKE BARTICK
Underwater Photographer
4:10PM - 4:35PM Making an Impact
JOHN THET
CEO
Asia Dive Expo
4:40PM - 5:05PM Stories of the Ocean Lights
RAFAEL FERNANDEZ CABALLERO
Underwater Photographer
5:10PM - 5:45PM PADI Seek Adventure Save the Ocean
PADI - ANDY AUER
Regional Manager - Thailand, PADI
PADI - LEE BUTLER
Regional Manager - Philippines, PADI
5:50PM - 6:15PM Reef Report 2022
BO MANCAO
Underwater Photographer
6:20PM - 7:50PM PANEL DISCUSSION: Women in the Deep Blue
Panelists: Kirana Larasati, Maria Bollerup, Renee Capozzola, Cha Ocampo
7:55PM - 8:30PM DAILY LUCKY DRAW



11:00AM - 12:00PM
Dive Travel Exchange (TRAVEX) Business-to-Business (B2B) Meetings (15 minutes per appointment slot) - AM Sessions

1:30PM - 7:15PM
Dive Travel Exchange (TRAVEX) Business-to-Business (B2B) Meeting (15 minutes per appointment slot) - PM Sessions

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Back into the Blue:
One with the Sea
August 19-21, 2022 | 11AM-8PM
SMX CONVENTION CENTER MANILA, PHILIPPINES