Guest of Honor and Speaker’s Profile

Baguio-born Ambassador Marciano A. Paynor Jr. is currently the Director General for Operations of the ASEAN 2017 National Organizing Committee. He served as the Protocol Chief under the Duterte administration for a few months, and to former Presidents Fidel Ramos and Gloria-Macapagal-Arroyo. Under the Aquino administration, he was appointed as Undersecretary and Director General of the National Organizing Committee for the country’s hosting of the APEC 2015. He’s a graduate of the Philippine Military Academy, Class Matatag in 1971.