Sustainable Brands Conference Kuala Lumpur (SBKL) brings together thought leaders from some of the world’s largest brands, most influential NGOs, policymakers and social enterprises to share innovations, learnings and next practices with the community in Malaysia.

Speakers

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

PROGRAMME
SCHEDULE

21 June 2022

09:00 – 09:15


Opening Remarks

KoAnn Vikoran Skrzyniarz – Founder & CEO, Sustainable Brands Worldwide

Gerald Miranda – Chairman, Acacia Blue Sdn. Bhd.

09:15 – 10:00


Gigatrends and the Drive to Net Positive: How courageous companies thrive by giving more than they take

Andrew Winston – Author of Net Positive (How Courageous ​Companies Thrive By Giving More than They Take)​ & Founder, Winston Eco-Strategies

10:00 – 10:30


The Problem with Capitalism

Jeremy Lent – Author of “Web of Meaning” and the “Patterning Instinct”​
& Founder of The Liology Institute

10:30 – 11:00


The Values of Values & Technology

Daniel Aronson – Founder & CEO, Valutus

11:00 – 11:30


Morning Break

11:30 – 12:00


Sustainability as Your New Normal

Margie Ong – Founder & CEO, Thoughts In Gear

12:00 – 12:30


Planetary Health: Towards A New Development Paradigm

Tan Sri Jemilah Mahmood – Executive Director & Professor, Sunway Centre for Planetary Health

12:30 – 13:30


Lunch Break

13:30 – 14:00


Why We Need “Brands For Good”

Darren Beck – Vice President, Membership & International, Sustainable Brands Worldwide

14:00 – 14:30


Socio-Cultural Trend Tracker Research

Sharmini Nagulan – Managing Director, Acacia Blue Sdn. Bhd.

14:30 – 15:00


Designing Places For Life in Partnership

Jenny Anderson – CEO & Founder, Really Regenerative Centre CIC

15:00 – 15:30


Afternoon Break

15:30 – 16:30


The Role Of Brand and Communications In Cultivating More Sustainable Consumers

Panel:

  • Alleena Abdullah – Founder, Yellow Tree Malaysia & Co-Founder, Pathway
  • Abdul Sani Abdul Murad – Group Chief Marketing Officer, RHB Banking Group
  • Bharat Avalani – Founder & CEO, Connecting The Dots Marketing Consultancy

  • Michelle Nunis –  Co-Founder and Director, Viana Sdn. Bhd.

Moderator: Raj Kumar Paramanathan – Managing Partner, CnetG Asia

16:30 – 17:00


Building a purposeful, regenerative business

Martin Rich – Co-Founder & Executive Director, Future-Fit Foundation

17:00 – 17:05


Closing Remarks

22 June 2022

09:00 – 09:15


Recap of Day 1

Sharmini Nagulan – Managing Director, Acacia Blue Sdn. Bhd.

09:15 – 09:45


Trust

Kate Byrne – Chief Impact Officer, PopVenture

09:45 – 10:45


Purpose of Business

Panel:

  • Sasibai Kimis – Founder & Chief Innovation Officer, Earth Heir​ Partners Sdn. Bhd.
  • Dato’ Azmir Merican – Group Managing Director, Sime Darby Property
  • Ralph Dixon – Director of Environmental Investments, YTL Corporation Berhad
  • Geoff King – CEO, The Food Purveyor

Moderator: Kate Byrne – Chief Impact Officer, PopVenture

10:45 – 11:15


Morning Break

11:15 – 12:00


Ka mua, ka muri – walking backwards into the future – Te ao Māori as a model for systems intelligence

Simon Harvey – Executive Director​, Proxima Consulting New Zealand

Temuera Hall – Managing Director, TAHITO Limited New Zealand

12:00 – 12:30


The Earth Heir Journey – Why Social Responsibility Matters

Sasibai Kimis – Founder & Chief Innovation Officer, Earth Heir​ Partners Sdn. Bhd.

12:30 – 13:30


Lunch Break

13:30 – 14:00


Systemic Design: An Approach to Sustainable Innovation

Chris Oestereich – Founder, Linear to Circular

Jett Virangkabutra – Independent Design Educator/Innovation Consultant & Adjunct Lecturer, Mahidol University International College

14:00 – 14:30


Shifting tourism from depletive to regenerative: a realistic dream? A Malaysian SME’s journey in trying to put theory into practice

Cher Chua-Lassalvy – Co-Owner & Managing Director, Batu Batu Resort & Founder of Tengah Island Conservation

14:30 – 15:00


Chocolate For Change – The Sweet Line Between Purpose and Profit

Pavithra Ram – Impact Navigator, Tony’s Chocolonely

15:00 – 15:30


Afternoon Break

15:30 – 16:00


ESG – Organisation, Reinvention and Repentance

Dato’ Sri Mohammed Shazalli Ramly – Group Managing Director, Boustead Holdings Berhad

16:00 – 16:30


Business, Biodiversity, and Nature-based Insetting

Dr Cécile Girardin – Technical Director, Nature-based Solutions Initiative, University of Oxford

16:30 – 17:00


Growing Food in Harmony with Nature

Dorothy Shaver – Global Food Sustainability Director, Unilever

17:00 – 17:30


Building Effective Sustainability Communications

Firdaus Jonid – Managing Director, Invictus Blue

17:30 – 17:35


Closing Remarks

Gerald Miranda – Chairman, Acacia Blue Sdn. Bhd.

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