Speakers

Explore our comprehensive line-up of internationally-renowned thought leaders, industry experts and game-changing speakers.

Programme Schedule

8.00am – 8.55am
Registration
9.00am – 9.25am
Gerald Miranda – Invictus Blue Group Chief Executive Officer: Welcome address
9.30am – 9.55am
Dr. Sally Uren – Forum for the Future, Chief Executive: Opening address
10.00am – 10.25am
Marie Perriard – Sustainable Brands US, Senior Director – Global Brand & Corporate Communications: Transforming brands in the 21st century: A glimpse into the Sustainable Brands community
10.30am – 10.55am
Coffee/Tea Break
11.00 am – 11.25am
Girish Deshpande – Procter & Gamble UK, Supply Chain Operations: P&G Ambition 2030, its new environmental sustainability vision and goals and P&G’s Palm Sustainability programme (Smallholders inclusion programme) in Malaysia
11.30am – 11.55am
Goh Eng Leong – BASF Malaysia, Managing Director, Head of Malaysia-Singapore Business Area: Chemistry for a sustainable future
12.00pm – 12.25pm
Dr. Adrian Choo – FSC Malaysia, Chairman: Forests – A renewable resource?
12.30pm – 12.55pm
Elaine Chan – PwC’s South East Asian Consulting Services, Sustainability & Operations lead: Sustainability Reporting
1.00pm – 1.55pm
Lunch
2.00pm – 2.15pm
Ann Dumaliang: National Geographic Young Explorer
2.20pm – 2.55pm
New collaboration models for a circular economy

Panel 1:

  1. Wong Xin Yi – H&M, Sustainability Manager – SEA
  2. CY Wee – Malaysian Plastic Manufacturers Association, Sustainability Chair
  3. Denise Westerhout – WWF Malaysia, Lead for Sustainable Markets Programme
  4. Rashvin Pal Singh – Biji-Biji Initiative, Co-Founder & CEO

Moderator:
Jessica Cheam – Eco-Business, Managing Director

3.00pm – 3.25pm
Marcus Luer – Total Sports Asia Founder & CEO: Empowering the consumer in Media and Broadcast industry through Blockchain
3.30pm – 3.55pm
Networking Break
4.00pm – 4.55pm
Evolution of consumption and its relationship with business models of tomorrow

Panel 2:

  1. Dr Anju Dave – TRY For Good | Coffeebean Media, Founder, Creative Director
  2. Helga Angelina – Burgreens Indonesia, Founder & Social Entrepreneur
  3. Rashvin Pal Singh – Biji-Biji Initiative, Co-Founder & CEO

Moderator:
Marie Perriard – Sustainable Brands US, Senior Director – Global Brand & Corporate Communications

5.00pm – 5.30pm
Closing Remarks – Dr. Sally Uren
9.10am – 9.25am
Dr. Sally Uren – Forum for the Future, Chief Executive: Opening Address
9.30am – 9.55am
Doug Woodring – Ocean Recovery Alliance, Founder & Managing Director: Plasticity: Our oceans and the future of plastic
10.00am – 10.25am
Ying Staton – Global Counsel, Head of Asia: Technology, politics and public policy in the battle against plastic pollution
10.30am – 10.55am
Coffee/Tea Break
11.00am – 11.25am
Rashvin Pal Singh – Biji-Biji Initiative, Founder & CEO: Innovative practices and collaborations in sustainable living
11.30am – 11.55am
Kian Seah – Heng Hiap Industries Sdn. Bhd.,Founder & Managing Director: A world with no plastics
12.00pm – 12.25pm
Ralph Dixon – YTL Corporation Berhad, Director of Environmental Investments
YTL-SV Carbon Sdn. Bhd. Chief Executive Officer: The Many Rs in YTL
12.30pm – 12.55pm
Ir Shah Nawaz – Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Head-International Relations, Group Corporate Communications: Energising Malaysia & Beyond – A utility’s role in sustainability
1.00pm – 1.55pm
Lunch
2.00pm – 2.40pm
Addressing plastic pollution through systems / design change and circularity

Panel 3:

  1. Ying Staton – Global Counsel, Head of Asia
  2. Kian Seah – Heng Hiap Industries Sdn. Bhd., Founder & Managing Director
  3. Doug Woodring – Ocean Recovery Alliance, Founder & Managing Director

Moderator:
Chris Oestereich – www.lineartocircular.com, Founder

2.45pm – 3.25pm
Dr. Sally Uren – Forum for the Future, Chief Executive: Introducing SB’s Brand Transformation Roadmap toolkit
3.30pm – 3.55pm
Networking break
4.00pm – 4.55pm
Defining and activating social purpose

Panel 4:

  1. Siân Wynn-Jones – The Purpose Business, Sustainability Advisor
  2. Marie Perriard – Sustainable Brands US, Senior Director – Global Brand & Corporate Communications
  3. Priya Sharma – Monash University Malaysia, Coordinator | Lecturer | PRME Ambassador – Department of Business, Law & Taxation

Moderator:
Cheryl Khor -Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar Risk Advisory Leader, Country Functional Leader, Risk Advisory, Operational Risk Leader, SEA Risk Advisory

5.00pm – 5.10pm
Closing Remarks – Dr. Sally Uren

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