How do we make meaningful connections in this age of technology, distancing, and new ways of thinking that challenge the norm? This is what Expo Mom hopes to focus on this August 14-15, in its trademark two-day conference happening for FREE on our Facebook page.
Our Into the Mom Mind survey revealed that gadgets and technology are part and parcel of a mom and children’s everyday life. If gadget use had to be regulated before this pandemic, today, there are new factors to consider as schooling has gone online. Even work and our relationships now depend on technology.
In response, we are giving the moms and dads of our community a platform to share the challenges and benefits of their multi-gadget lives through insightful expert-led segments, a sharing of experiences from our momfluencers and dadfluencers, and some members of our Mommy Mundo Board of Experts to help lead meaningful discussions that will aim to lead towards a eureka moment (or series of moments) that will show moms how they can use their tech to nurture their most meaningful connections.
On Day One, watch out for!
Janice Villanueva talks about meaningful connections.
Mommy Mundo founder, Janice Villanueva, will start the program with a few words on the expo’s theme!
Ethel Cuerpo-Bernales talks on Energy Management for Better Relationships
Ethel is an entrepreneur by heart and has spent the past 20 years creating and managing various businesses including her whimsical children’s clothing brand, Style Me Little. She has always believed in the body’s ability to self-heal and has practiced alternative healing modalities such as homeopathy and naturopathy with her husband and two kids. In 2017, she embarked on a deep healing and heart opening spiritual journey that sparked a renewed sense of purpose in her. This led her to become a certified Theta Healing Practitioner and Energy Body Healing Coach. She established Sage and Grace Ph as a platform for her to share a grounded and practical approach to energy healing thru her workshops, healing sessions and her new passion for organic farming and food.
Dr. Anelyn Reyes, Michelle Adrillana, Mafae Yunon-Belasco, and April Perreras talk about Family Health at home.
Dr. Anelyn L. Reyes MD,RMT,FPPS,FPIDSP,MHA,MBA is an Assistant Professor, University Of Santo Tomas College of Medicine & Surgery. She’s a Fellow, Philippine Pediatric Society, Fellow, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society of the Philippines, Master in Hospital Administration, Master in Business Administration. She is joined by celebrity chef and food consultant, Michelle Adrillana; motivational speaker and beauty queen, Mafae Yunon-Belasco, and mompreneur April Perraras (who is also a former nurse) to talk about how to keep our families healthy at home!
Jeannie Castillo talks about meaningful connections with our children, both online and offline!
Jeannie Castillo is the founder of Kindermusik Philippines, a long time partner of Mommy Mundo. She is a neuro development and movement specialist.
Eliza Santiago and Audrey Dimarucot tackle and talk single parenting!
Eliza Santiago is a digital media practitioner, makeup artist and mother to 11-year old Basti. She became a solo parent in 2013, but maintains a long distance co-parenting relationship with the father of her son. In this talk she is joined by her close friend, Audrey Dimarucot, a wife, mom, entrepreneur, and has most recently, added “well-being advocate” to the many roles that she plays. She was a solo parent before meeting and marrying her husband, creative entrepreneur AJ Dimarucot, with whom she put up the kids clothing brand, googoo&gaga.
Carelle Mangaliag-Herrera will talk about Making Moments Count
Carelle is the president and CEO of TrainStation Singapore, Philippines, and Hong Kong. She is a social and emotional intelligence coach, an NLP trainer, international motivational speaker, and a best-selling author of the book Captivating Communication. Over the Lockdown, her organization has been providing free coaching for people going through anxiety. She is also a part of an advocacy called Edurescue to help sustain education during lockdown.
Tina de Guzman will take us through Inter and Intrapersonal Connections
She is popularly known as Pinay Girl Boss. Tina de Guzman is a mompreneur, essential oiler, business mentor, lawyer, and podcaster!
Day Two brings us:
Kit Malvar-Llamas opens the day with a talk on having more conscious relationships.
Kit Malvar-Llamas (@kitmalvarllamas) is the much-admired Community Program Director at Mommy Mundo who has been graciously sharing her knowledge and expertise with the community! Her passion in advocating conscious parenting has helped us focus and communicate topics that are relevant to the Mommy Mundo community. Kit is also the Director of @campexplore, an experiential learning camp for children and adults, offering various programs here and abroad. They help individuals of all ages realize their potential and bring families closer with each other.
Bianca Santiago-Reynoso and Kelly Misa-Fernandez talk about why girlfriends are an essential for moms!
Binaca built a career around fashion, being a former fashion editor for multiple magazine titles at ABS-CBN Publishing, and a stylist for tv and print. Today, she uses her social media platforms to share what she is most passionate about: Family, Fashion and Style, Travel, Fitness, and Home to help empower this community. Kelly is a television host and content creator. With three kids between them, these two mommies have been besties for years!
Erron Ocampo, Inaki Llamas, and Gary Villanueva take over for an hour of Daddy Mundo and making the dad connection!
Erron Ocampo has a 17-year career of being one the Philippines’ premiere wedding photographers. Born third in a brood of 5 boys, he was thrust into the role of first-time father with the birth of his child in October 2018, with partner Aia.
Inaki Llamas is a Strengths Certified Facilitator, Specialist and Guide. He works alongside his wife Kit as Managing Partner and Chief Operations Officer of Camp Explore. Iñaki calls himself a work-in-progress in his goal to be a Conscious Parenting Father.
Erron, along with Iñaki, is a head daddy for Daddy Mundo, helping to bring fathers into the parenting community conversation. In this talk they are joined by Gary Villanueva, both of Creative Juice and Mommy Mundo, who along with his wife, Janice, has revolutionised parenting events in the country.
Finina Tugade-Castillo, Mabel Sunga, and Sheena Gonzales talk about making connections smarter and better while at home!
Finina is a mom of two and a “serial” entrepreneur. She is the founder and cofounder of startups in the fields of tech, education and travel, focusing on startups that have the same passion of cultivating the culture of creativity, collaboration and growth. She is joined by Mabel, a home-maker and soon-to-be mom of two! Mabel is a visual storyteller with a background in fashion and design. She created her own small business that is focused on sustainability and Filipino craftsmanship. Rounding up the panel is Sheena, a freelance designer and travel writer, writing for publications such as ABS-CBN and Travel Now Magazine. She is also an entrepreneur, co-owning “Bonjour Baby”, one of the most well-loved and trusted baby brands in the country.
Genevieve Puyat talks about keeping kids safe online.
Genevieve Puyat is the Product Marketing Manager of Google Philippines.
Jill Tan talks about how to make sure children have healthy social skills despite being in a pandemic quarantine.
Jill Tan, MA completed her MA in Developmental Psychology in Ateneo de Manila University. She also has a Graduate Diploma in Psychology from Murdoch University, Western Australia. She provides mental health services to children, adolescents, and families through individual psychotherapy, family therapy, and group therapy. She is also an Executive Functioning coach, focused on developing strategies and strengthening cognitive skills. In addition, Jill is also an early childhood interventionist trained in the Early Start Denver Model framework.
Abbie Yabot, Sitti Navarro-Ramirez, and Charlyze Solomon talk to us about The Extraordinary Bond of Breastfeeding
Abbie Yabot is a breastfeeding advocate, certified lactation counselor, and the founder of The Breastfeeding Club. Sitti Navarro-Ramirez is a multi platinum-selling recording artist, songwriter, theater actress, blogger, and just recently, small business owner. Charlyze Solomon is a comedienne, host, entrepreneur, and writer. Together, they form an exciting panel that is going to deep dive into breastfeeding and motherhood!
Omni & Bryce Larrosa will talk about Preserving Memories
Omni and Bryce’ are known for creating family content on Youtube, Instagram, Facebook and Tiktok. Together with their kids, they form #TheClingyFam, and share all sorts of meaningful content, covering marriage, parenting, homeschooling, and anything else that is relevant to families. They began their journey in 2017 with the mission of providing an example to young parents or would-be parents tips on how one can pursue having a happy family regardless of his past or present circumstances. People started giving special notice of their family when they started sharing their No Yaya Life highlighting Daddy Bryce’s life as a full-time daddy vlogger who still manages to handle household deliverables.
To learn more about each of the speakers, the talks, and ExpoMom itself, visit www.expomom.com, and stay tuned to our social media pages for more updates!
Make the most of your Expo Mom experience and watch special segments from 12:00pm-12:00pm and from 3:00pm to 3:30pm on both Days 1 and 2! These special segments made for flash selling during the event proper will help moms get the best deals for their mom and baby needs. Highlighted brands will be those of mompreneurs, as part of Mommy Mundo’s endeavour to support mompreneurs and mompreneurship. The Mommy Mundo Shop will also feature exclusive deals from August 14-20, 2021.
For over a decade, Mommy Mundo has been the leading resource for moms and dads all over the country, supporting them in every stage of parenthood through useful online content and a variety of events that seek to both teach and provide resources for both new and veteran parents. Expo Mom is Mommy Mundo’s flagship event. Now in its 13th year, it was originally hosted live in various spaces around the country, but has moved online since August 2020. Both online and offline, the event supports Mommy Mundo’s non-profit corporation, Momshare, in its outreach projects for underprivileged families.
Expo Mom Online 2021: Meaningful Connections is free to watch via Facebook Live.
Expo Mom Online 2021: Meaningful Connections is co-presented by Baby Dove, PLDT Home, and Sanofi Pasteur; sponsored by Photobook Philippines; with media partners InqPop, Inquirer.net, Manila Bulletin, Our Awesome Planet, When In Manila, and The Asian Parent; and community partners Camp Explore and Kindermusik Philippines.
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