Prof. Kazuo Kiguchi

KYUSHU University, Japan

Kazuo Kiguchi received the Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering from Niigata University, Japan in 1986, the Master of Applied Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Ottawa, Canada in 1993, and the Doctor of Engineering degree in Mechano-Informatics from Nagoya University, Japan in 1997.
He was a Research Engineer with Mazda Motor Co. between 1986-1989, and with MHI Aerospace Systems Co. between 1989-1991. He worked for the Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Niigata College of Technology, Japan between 1994-1999 and for Dept. of Advanced Technology Fusion, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saga University, Japan between 1999-2012. He is currently a professor in the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University, Japan.

Prof. Angelo A. Jimenez

President of University of Philippines, Phillippines

Angelo A. Jimenez is a labor lawyer and a respected authority on global worker migration whose work has contributed to the establishment of the Philippines’ new Department of Migrant Workers, as well as the labor migration regulatory framework in countries in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

With his extensive background in labor migration, Jimenez has been tapped as an expert lecturer by the UP Centre International de Formation des Autorités et Leaders or International Training Center for Authorities and Leaders Philippines, where he has given lectures on gender-responsive migration governance, ethical recruitment principles, migrant protection, and crisis preparedness. He has also written papers for organizations such as the International Organization for Migration Philippines and the Blas Ople Policy Center, focusing on immigration law and labor recruitment policies, processes, and practices. He is a regular lecturer on Philippine overseas labor laws at the UP Law Center’s Mandatory Continuing Legal Education program.