Dr. Perante-Calina, an Icon of Change from the Development Academy of the Philippines

Icons of Change International Awards 2026
Dr. Lizan E. Perante-Calina
Senior Vice President and Dean
Graduate School of Public Management (GSPM)
Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP)
President of the Philippine Futures Thinking Society
Former President of the Philippine Society for Public Administration
Board Member of the Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA)
Board Member of the Asian Group for Public Administration (AGPA)
Two-time UP Diliman International Publication Awardee
SDG Focus: Goal 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Changemaker for Futures-Oriented Governance (Philippines)
Dr. Lizan E. Perante-Calina is a transformative academic leader, futurist, and governance reformer who has redefined public management education in the Philippines. Since her appointment in 2019 as Senior Vice President and Dean of the Graduate School of Public Management at the Development Academy of the Philippines, she has elevated GSPM into a nationally recognized center of excellence. Under her leadership, the school has expanded to more than 13 Master of Public Management programs and 37 executive and certificate courses, benefiting over 9,000 government professionals and students.
A pioneering advocate of anticipatory governance, Dr. Perante-Calina introduced the country’s first credit-bearing Certificate Course on Foresight and Futures Thinking. She has systematically embedded strategic foresight, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) localization, innovation ecosystems, and adaptive leadership across GSPM’s curriculum — preparing public servants to navigate volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) in the 21st century.
She currently serves as President of the Philippine Futures Thinking Society and previously led the Philippine Society for Public Administration. A two-time UP Diliman International Publication Awardee, she has co-authored numerous books and peer-reviewed journals on public administration, state reform, and governance innovation.
Dr. Perante-Calina’s global influence is reflected in her high-level international engagements, including presentations at the 23rd and 24th Sessions of the United Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration (UN CEPA, 2024–2025) in New York, the UNPOG Regional Symposium on Effective Governance and Digital Transformation (2021), and the International Congress on State and Public Administration Reform in Brazil (2024). She has taught at Universitas Indonesia and Washington College, and currently serves as Board Member of both the Asian Association for Public Administration (AAPA) and the Asian Group for Public Administration (AGPA).
Guided by her conviction that “the future will not wait for government to catch up,” Dr. Perante-Calina continues to champion anticipatory, agile, and citizen-centered governance models that build institutional resilience and public sector excellence.