PROGRAM

Thu 17 Sep 2026
Hilton Manila, Newport World Resorts, Philippines

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Time	Style	Session	Speaker(s)
09:30-10:00 (30 mins)	Networking	Welcome networking coffee and registration
10:00-10:05 (5 mins)	Remarks	SECRETARY’S WELCOME	ANDREW W. SCOTT Vice Chairman and CEO Inside Asian Gaming
10:05-10:25 (20 mins)	Keynote	KEYNOTE ADDRESS	ALEJANDRO H. TENGCO Chairman and CEO PAGCOR
10:25-11:05 (40 mins)	Panel	REGULATORY CHALLENGES IN THE PHILIPPINES This panel session brings together representatives of leading Philippine operators and regulator PAGCOR to discuss the compliance challenges the nation’s casinos face and how they are playing their part in ensuring the country stays off the FATF “grey list” of jurisdictions under increased monitoring.	ANDREW W. SCOTT Vice Chairman and CEO Inside Asian Gaming FERMIN DAVE J SEVILLA AML Supervision and Enforcement Dept Assistant Vice President PAGCOR MA. VINA CLAUDETTE P OCA Assistant Vice President Gaming Licensing and Development Dept PAGCOR LANY MIRAFLORES-BENGCO Director for AML Compliance Hann Casino Resort
11:05-11:25 (20 mins)	Networking	Morning networking coffee
11:25-12:05 (40 mins)	Panel	CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION IN A POST-POGO WORLD With scam centers having emerged across Southeast Asia during the pandemic, this session explores the extent of the crisis in 2026 and how jurisdictions like Cambodia are tackling the problem. It also explores how the Philippines was able to make positive steps with the elimination of the POGO scheme.	BEN BLASCHKE Managing Editor Inside Asian Gaming RAUL P. VILLANUEVA Senior Vice President Security & Monitoring Sector PAGCOR More speakers to be announced soon
12:05-12:45 (40 mins)	Fireside chat	DECOUPLING The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is unique in that it exists as both a regulator and an operator. However, it has been a consistently stated goal of the current PAGCOR administration to “decouple” from its self-operated casino arm and assume a purely regulatory role. What was the catalyst for this and how is PAGCOR going about achieving its goal?	ANDREW W. SCOTT Vice Chairman and CEO Inside Asian Gaming in conversation with ALEJANDRO H. TENGCO Chairman and CEO PAGCOR
12:45-14:00 (75 mins)	Networking	Networking lunch
14:00-15:00 (60 mins)	Workshop	GLI WORKSHOP	RICHARD HOWARTH Managing Director, APAC GLI PAULO BATALHA DA SILVA Regulatory Development Manager GLI
15:00-15:20 (20 mins)	Networking	Afternoon networking coffee
15:20-16:20 (60 mins)	Workshop	BMM WORKSHOP	JEFFREY FONG VP Business Development, Asia BMM Testlabs VINEET MALHOTRA VP Technical Services and Compliance, Asia BMM Testlabs
16:20-16:40 (20 mins)	Remarks	SECRETARY’S CLOSING AND GENERAL DISCUSSION	ANDREW W. SCOTT Vice Chairman and CEO Inside Asian Gaming
16:40-17:00 (20 mins)	Networking	Closing networking