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Jeffrey Chua

Jeffrey currently serves as Marketing Director of Convene with extensive knowledge of the various aspects of digital marketing. He has over 30 years of managerial experience in the IT industry and, for the past few years, has developed the marketing strategy and direction for Convene. Jeffrey holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Ateneo de Manila University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of the Philippines.

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Lovely Joy Peligrino

Lovely is currently the Global Product Marketing Manager of Azeus Convene with experience and proficiency in a variety of roles in product management and marketing, sales, and account management. With her expertise, she is now also handling Convene ESG where she is responsible for ensuring product-market fit, studying ESG provisions, building GTM strategies, and overseeing all Convene ESG campaigns. Lovely earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of the Philippines Diliman, one of the country’s most prestigious universities.

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• The ESG Reporting Frameworks and Standards: Explained
• ESG Reporting Guide: Its Importance, Challenges, and Best Practices
• How to Choose the Right ESG Reporting Software for Your Organisation

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Karenina "Nina" Lyons

Nina is a Digital Marketing Manager of the global marketing team at Convene. She has profound knowledge of the growing trends within the board management software market. With her ample experience in marketing and corporate solutions, she authors in-depth articles that teach companies about the features and benefits of board portals.

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• What is a Board Books Software?
• How are Electronic Board Books Useful?
• Should Companies and Startups Invest In a Board Management Software?

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Katherine Pamintuan

Katherine Pamintuan is currently the ESG Manager at Azeus Systems Philippines Limited. Prior to this, she worked at Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) for 13 years, holding various roles within the ESG Corporate Ratings and Governance Operations Data Team. She most recently held the position of VP for ESG Corporate Ratings at ISS-ESG, the responsible investment arm of ISS, until October 2021. Her work experience includes analysis of public company disclosures and review of data to provide ESG rating/scoring for various companies (which involved analysis of company’s management of ESG issues on the basis of up to 100 rating criteria, using company disclosures and documents), as well as analysis of Corporate Governance practices. She is also a seasoned team manager, with experience in managing team performance and providing support for development. She was also co-lead of ISS Manila's Sustainability Committee (2020), promoted sustainability initiatives for that firm's Manila office. Katherine holds a B.S. Business Management degree from the University of the Philippines

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• How to Get Your ESG Reports Assurance-Ready with ESG Software
• HKEX ESG Reporting Requirements: What You Should Know
• Getting the Right Tools for ESG Compliance and Governance

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Darren Walker

Darren is the Content Director at Convene. Driven by his passion for content writing and knowledge of digitalization, he takes pride in providing content that helps drive digital transformation. Over the years, he has written blogs related to digital meetings, board management, and modern governance.

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• The Analogy of Accounting Automation and ESG Digitalization: What Future-Forward Organizations Should Know
• How Can a Board Portal Improve the Cybersecurity of Financial Institutions?
• Exploring the Role of Audit Committees in Corporate Governance

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Farah Maroun

Farah is a corporate governance analyst and business development manager of Convene’s MENA team. Owing to her experiences working in a boardroom, she is an expert in leadership roles and corporate governance best practices. Farah has been recognized by Convene for her extra commitment in imparting knowledge about effective management.

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• Your Comprehensive Guide To Writing Board Resolutions
• The Changing Role of a Board Director
• How the Right Leadership Strengthens Organizations

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Olivia Wellington

Olivia is a Business Development Manager at Convene. With over 8 years of experience serving and helping nonprofits, higher education institutions, and charities to achieve their corporate governance goals, she has accumulated the necessary expertise in handling organizational governance. Olivia is also an advocate of continued diversity, equality, and inclusion within multinational organizations around the world.

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• Your Roadmap Agenda to Board Meeting Success
• 7 Women The Fearless Girl Grew Up To Be
• Why Women Should Join Nonprofit Boards

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Jennie Chiu

Jennie Chiu is a Business Development Manager and is part of Convene Asia’s team. Given her experience working before in the BFSI industry, she has gained extensive knowledge in crisis management and business continuity. Jennie eagerly shares information on crafting strategies to help businesses thrive in the digital age.

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• Your Comprehensive Guide to Optimizing Board Pack Preparation
• Is Technology the Key to Business Continuity?
• Why The Financial Sector Needs a Board Management Software

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Darius Hadid

Darius is a Corporate Compliance Specialist and has expertise in the areas of regulatory compliance and corporate bylaws. He has helped many organizations improve their governance practices and decision-making processes.

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• Are Virtual Board Meetings Legal? Implications and Compliance Considerations
• What Does Compliance Mean for the Public Sector?

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Mark Ramos

Mark is an experienced Cybersecurity Consultant at Convene. He is knowledgeable in aspects of information security and data privacy. Propelled by his commitment to network security, Mark has written extensive guides on cybersecurity best practices and a playbook on improving an organization's IT systems.

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• Top 5 Cybersecurity Trends in 2022
• The Best Hosting Option for Your Business
• 8 Tips to Increase Cybersecurity When Video Conferencing

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Bob Newark

Bob is the Sustainability and CSR Advisor at Convene. During his tenure in many environmental organizations, he has helped businesses in upholding corporate social responsibility by reducing consumption and waste. Bob is an advocate of environmental sustainability and, as part of his practice, imparts information and tips on how people and organizations can go green.

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• Strengthening Board Security: A Guide to Board Portal Security Features
• Board Basics: What are the Roles and Responsibilities of Board Members?
• Board Governance: Challenges and Best Practices

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Ahmed Ali Dawoud

Ahmed is a cybersecurity analyst at Convene. He is well-versed and has experience creating information security and contingency plans to protect against attacks. Ahmed also provides useful vulnerability and threat analysis, while recommending viable software solutions.

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• Are Sports Organizations Safe from Cyber Threats?
• Addressing Cybersecurity Risk Post-Pandemic
• How to Mitigate Cybersecurity Risk During a Crisis

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Tanecia Jackson

Tanecia is a current Chief Governance Officer at Convene with former experience working as a Cybersecurity Manager. She is a renowned advisor when it comes to corporate governance, board oversight, resource allocation, and risk management plans for organizations. In her work, she also helps shed light on strategies that can be done to ensure effective governance, while minimizing overall regulatory risk in the company’s cybersecurity projects.

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• How do Membership Associations Work?
• Best Practices in Business Continuity Planning for Higher Education
• IT Resilience: What (and Why) Boards Need to Know About It

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Abigail Yu

Abigail Yu is a graduate of BS Management with a minor in Marketing from the Ateneo de Manila University. As former Business Development Assistant at Ginebra San Miguel Inc., she served as the overall project manager of the company’s sustainability report. She worked with technical units to develop internal metrics and dashboards to monitor the sustainability initiatives within the company. Apart from sustainability reporting, she also supported the company to identify and analyze potential business opportunities.

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• The Evolving Role of Chief Sustainability Officers
• The Global State of Mandatory ESG Disclosures
• A Guide to SEC Sustainability Reporting for Philippine PLCs

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Edward Quimba

Edward Quimba is a graduate of Consular and Diplomatic Affairs. He is currently taking MA International Studies major in Asian Studies at DLSU. He previously worked in the Environmental and Social Disclosure QualityScore (ESG Data Operations) team of ISS-ESG, and during his stint there, he was involved in ESG training for new hires, Data quality assurance, and ESG manual and platform development. He had his internship with Australian-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce, Makati where he helped in logistical tasks and organizing business events.

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• Your Guide to GRI Standards for ESG Reporting

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Frances Lara Lopez

Lara Lopez started her career in sustainability as a Junior Analyst in Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) wherein she handled the collection of data from multiple reports of companies globally. Her interest in ESG grew further as she took another role that handled the CSR initiative of a client in Asia Society for Social Improvement and Sustainable Transformation—an NGO. Lara returned to ISS in the Environment & Social Data Quality Score team as an Analyst. She became an Associate at the beginning of 2022 and was the Training/Quality lead. She graduated with a degree of A.B. Consular and Diplomatic Affairs from De La Salle- College of Saint Benilde. Currently, she is pursuing a master’s degree in Women and Development at the University of the Philippines, Diliman.

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• Setting Science-Based Targets: Step-by-Step Guide
• A Guide to ESG Reporting Using the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
• What is CDP Reporting?

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Joseph Litam

Joseph is a graduate of Environmental Science with a minor in Sustainability. Post-grad he conducted research on sustainability targeting coastal cities in the Philippines and assessing their environmental and socio-ecological factors. His most recent experience involves ESG data collection and ESG data mapping.

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• Double Materiality: New Approach to Corporate Sustainability
• Energy Sector Tips: How to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
• A Quick Guide to the PRI Reporting Framework

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Melissa Santi

Mel holds a bachelor's degree in Diplomacy and International Relations from the Ateneo de Manila University in 2018, with a specialization in East and Southeast Asian Studies. Her ESG experience is in working as a corporate ratings analyst with ISS ESG for almost 4 years, serving as topic specialist for occupational health and safety topic and industry specialist for Construction. During her free time, she enjoys crocheting and watching youtube videos on a variety of topics, all while spending time with her adopted stray cat.

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• How to Achieve your Decarbonisation Goals and Targets
• GRESB Reporting: A Guide for Real Estate Companies
• What You Need to Know About the SASB Framework in 2024

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Monica Dimapilis

Monica joined the ESG industry as a Sustainability Associate for Business for Sustainable Development (BSD), one of the pioneers of corporate sustainability in the Philippines. There, she was able to deep dive into the field, helping clients in the local market adopt sustainability into their core business through sustainability strategy/roadmap building and report writing. Apart from sustainability, Monica has experience in entrepreneurship, partaking in small businesses since her years in college. She graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with a Bachelor of Arts in Management Economics, and a minor in Sustainability in 2019.

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• The State of ESG Reporting in the Middle East
• What is ESG Benchmarking: Your Comprehensive Guide
• Before, During, and After – A Checklist for ESG Internal Review Process

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Oxana Alipio

Oxana has 4 years of research experience ranging from national defense to sustainability topics. Prior to joining the ESG space, she was a researcher at Armed Forces of the Philippines wherein she provided support to creating national policies concerning national security. In 2018, she joined Institutional Shareholder Services Inc as an ESG Ratings Analyst and became a sector specialist for Health Care Facilities and Services industry, and trainer/sector lead for the Manila Health Care cluster. She was also part of the ISS Manila Sustainability committee which was responsible for local sustainability initiatives of the company. She earned her degree in BA Sociology in 2017

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• Quick Guide to Measuring your GHG Emissions
• Spot the Difference: Carbon Management vs. Carbon Accounting
• An Introduction to GHG Emissions Reporting

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