Engr. Raffy M. Espiritu is a practicing Agricultural and Biosystems Engineer since passing the Licensure Examination in 2001. He is currently affiliated at the Institute of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering of the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University, Bacnotan, La Union, Philippines. He teaches undergraduate courses in Agricultural Waste Management,Engineering Laws and Ethics, Fundamentals of Agricultural Engineering, Engineering Economy, Undergraduate Thesis among others. He has completed several researches both institutionally and externally-funded projects from United States Agency for International Development (USAID-STRIDE), Philippine Department of Agriculture and Philippine Council for Agriculture and Fisheries.

Robi Del Rosario, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, UPROOT Urban Farms

Robi Del Rosario is a passionate and dedicated urban food grower. His desire is to create sustainable and thriving communities through UPROOT, for an enterprise that creates impact by harnessing the power of aquaponics, connecting communities to businesses through freshly grown food closer to home, improving workplace nutrition and creating an economy that benefits all. Through UPROOT's vegetable subscription we are able to make food more accessible and affordable to everyone. Our subscribers don’t just buy our healthy produce, they become part of the food system, playing an integral role in the food value chain, providing sustainable livelihood to our communities.

Glenn Navarra Baticados, Director of the UPLB Technology Transfer and Business Development Office of the University of the Philippines Los Banos

Glenn Navarra Baticados was appointed as the Director of the UPLB Technology Transfer and Business Development Office of the University of the Philippines Los Banos in 2015 managing the University’s Intellectual Properties, technology commercialization, technology business incubation, and the UPLB S&T Park. He is currently involved in 2 international projects on innovation under the EU erasmus+ program and the JAIF-ASEAN Business Incubation Network project. He is an Innovation Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in the UK. And at the same time, he is a pioneer alumni of the Filipinnovation Entrepreneurship Corps (the US iCorps equivalent). He was awarded in 2018 as the Outstanding Extension Personnel of the University of the Philippines Los Banos for his excellent achievements and contribution in public service.

After Receiving B.A from International Christian University (Tokyo, Japan), he was trained as a molecular/cellular biologist in The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH, USA) where he earned his Ph.D. by studying 3D structure of a plant pathogen "viroid". In Leave a Nest, he managed Human Resource Development Div as a General Manager, and now he is the director of Global Platform Div for developing business in overseas. Especially, he is managing our seed acceleration program "TECH PLANTER" in 7 different countries, and also LVNS grant to support academic researchers all over the world.