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Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development 2015
2015 will be a historic year for the world with a new treaty to be agreed in Paris that will limit greenhouse gas emissions and prevent global warming beyond two degrees, and the launch of new post-2015 sustainable development goals to ensure prosperity and environmental protection for future generations. Innovation and mindset shifts are critical for the systemic change we need to achieve these goals. While there may have been a gradual move from business-as-usual to change-as-usual, some organisations have embraced transformational changes such as new closed-loop and circular business models. At the same time, banks and asset managers are increasing their focus on sustainable finance. Are we at the tipping point for meaningful change? The 4th Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development will gather more than 600 business leaders, investors, NGOs and policy-makers from around the world to share innovations and agree on practical solutions for climate action and delivering the sustainable development goals.
Monday, 2 November 2015
Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, Singapore
Open to all delegates (Limited seating only)
|1000 – 1530
Green Freight Asia Annual Forum
|1730 – 1830
Welcome and networking reception – BY INVITATION ONLY
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, Singapore
|0800 – 0900
|0900 – 0905
Facilitator: Tony Boatman, Director of Innovation, Global Initiatives
Short film on climate change
|0905 – 0915
Opening plenary address
Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Singapore
Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Programme Office
|0915 – 1015
Opening discussion panel
Delivering climate impact: solutions for global growth and prosperity
Dialogue on Climate Change
Chair: Nick Rowley, Lead Consultant – Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Robertsbridge
Howard Bamsey, Professor, Regulatory Institutions Network, Australian National University
Thet Thet Zin, Deputy Minister for Environmental Conservation and Forestry, Myanmar
Shyam Saran, Former Foreign Secretary & Chief Negotiator on Climate Change, India
Rachmat Witoelar, President's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Indonesia
Nereus Acosta, Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection, Philippines
|1015 – 1110
Discussion panel
Natural capital and climate change
Chair: Richard Mattison, Chief Executive Officer, Trucost
Mark Gough, Executive Director, Natural Capital Coalition
Satya Tripathi, Director & Executive Head, UN Office for REDD+ and Coordination, Indonesia
Ashok Khosla, Founder & Chairman, Development Alternatives Group
Aditya Bayunanda, GFTN & Pulp and Paper Manager, WWF Indonesia
|1110 – 1120
Jake Layes, Global Director, Cleantech & Entrepreneur Impact, Autodesk
|1120 – 1130
Liz Courtney, Producer and Director, The Tipping Points / Co-founder, Youth4Planet
|1130 – 1150
Networking coffee break
|1150 – 1250
Climate action parallel sessions I
Tea & coffee served
1. Moving towards zero emissions in transport and logistics – Begonia JR 3011 & 3012
Chair: Stephan Schablinski, Director, Sustainable Supply Chain Solutions, DHL
Sophie Punte, Executive Director, Smart Freight Centre
Rachid Yazami, Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, NTU
Justin Gadbois, Head of Sustainability APAC, Maersk Line
Mark Cameron, Regional Director, South Malaysia and Singapore, Scania
Oliver Risse, Managing Partner, OneNorth Ventures, Floatility
2. Climate action through waste & recycling – Begonia JR 3111 & 3112
Chair: Isabelle Louis, Deputy Regional Director, UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Heinrich Jessen, Chairman, Jebsen & Jessen (SEA)
Seah Kian Peng, Chief Executive Officer, NTUC FairPrice
Jeannie Ong, Chief Strategic Partnership Officer, StarHub
Edwin Khew, Chairman, Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore
Thomas Wu, Chief Executive Officer, GLEX AG
3. Reducing emissions through sustainable forestry and agriculture - Cassia JR 3211 & 3212
Chair: Jeanne Stampe, Asia Finance & Commodities Specialist, WWF International
Andrew Voysey, Director, Finance Sector Platforms, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Goh Lin Piao, Managing Director, APRIL Group
Ranjit Barthakur, Advisor, Tata Consultancy Services
Gotz Martin, Head of Sustainability Implementation, Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food
Lucky Dissanayake, Founder, Biomass Group
|1250 – 1415
Young Leaders in Responsible Business
|1415 – 1515
Climate action parallel sessions II
1. Smart, sustainable cities and climate change solutions – Begonia JR 3011 & 3012
Chair: Andrew WK Chan, Sustainability & Climate Change Leader, South East Asian Consulting Services, PWC
Catherine Bremner, Head of Sustainable Finance Solutions, ANZ
Janice Lao, Sustainability Manager, MTR
Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, CDL
Ang Kian Seng, Group Director, Technology Group, Building Construction Authority, Singapore
2. Creating real change through innovation, technology, and global consumer networks - Begonia JR 3111 & 3112
Chair: Sally Uren, Chief Executive Officer, Forum for the Future
Ann Lavin, Director, Public Policy and Government Affairs, Asia Pacific, Google
Jake Layes, Global Director, Cleantech & Entrepreneur Impact, Autodesk
Holy Ranaivozanany, Head, Corporate Social Responsibility, Huawei Technologies
Michael Murphy, CEO, Digicel Asia Pacific
3. Opportunities in sustainable finance: how the financial community is driving sustainable development – Cassia JR 3211 & 3212
Chair: Calvin Quek, Head of Sustainable Finance Program, Greenpeace East Asia
Abigail Herron, Head of Responsible Investment Engagement, Aviva Investors
Loic Dujardin, Director of Research Products, Sustainalytics
Herry Cho, VP Capital Structuring and Advisory & Sustainability Lead, ING Asia
Calvin Lee Kwan, General Manager, Sustainability, Link Asset Management Limited
|1515 – 1540
Networking coffee break
|1540 – 1550
Business Leadership Perspective
Roelof Westerbeek, Executive Vice President, DSM
|1550 – 1640
Discussion panel with audience Q&A
Carbon pricing and what this means for business
Chair: Mathew Nelson, Asia Pacific Managing Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY
Roelof Westerbeek, Executive Vice President, DSM
Renat Heuberger, Chief Executive Officer, South Pole Group
Vinod Kesava, Co-founder, MD/CEO, Climate Resources Exchange
Dave Carlson, Senior Business Development Director, Power and Gas, SGX
|1640 – 1740
Plenary discussion panel
Moving towards a circular and restorative economy
Chair: Ynse de Boer, Managing Director, Strategy & Sustainability, Accenture
Rob Coombs, President & Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific, Interface
Raj Thampuran, Managing Director, A*STAR
Hamid Mughal, Director of Global Manufacturing, Rolls Royce
Leonie Schreve, Global Head, Sustainable Finance, ING Bank
|1740 – 1745
Closing remarks - Delivering climate action: Beyond Paris
Tony Boatman, Director of Innovation, Global Initiatives
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
Flower Fields Hall, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
|0800 – 0900
|0900 – 0905
Tony Boatman, Director of Innovation, Global Initiatives
|0905 – 0915
Opening message
|0915 – 1000
Dignity - Panel followed by audience Q&A
Chair: Mark Ingram, Chief Executive Officer, Business for Development
Jeannette Gurung, Executive Director, Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
Pia Bruce, Executive Director, UN Women Singapore Committee
Rafael Lopa, Executive Director, Philippine Business for Social Progress
David Kiu, VP Global Communications, Unilever
|1000 – 1045
Prosperity - Panel followed by audience Q&A
Chair: Jeanne Finestone, Senior Communications, Marketing & Advocacy Lead, BCtA
Abigail Herron, Head of Responsible Investment Engagement, Aviva Investors
Ashok Khosla, Founder & Chairman, Development Alternatives Group
Josefina Patricia Magpale-Asirit, Commissioner, Energy Regulatory Commission, Philippines
William Kwende, Chairman, Agritech Group
|1045 – 1100
Presentation – Sea Orbiter: Future climate research from the oceans
Ariel Fuchs, Executive Director, Sea Orbiter
|1100 – 1130
Networking coffee break
|1130 – 1215
Planet - Panel followed by audience Q&A
Chair: Johan Kuylenstierna, Policy Director, Stockholm Environment Institute
Inge Wallage, Communications and Engagement Director, International Water Association
Agus Purnomo, Managing Director, Sustainability and Strategic Stakeholder Engagement, Golden Agri Resources
Fredrik Henriksson, Head of Sustainability and Communications, INDISKA
|1215 – 1300
Partnership - Panel followed by audience Q&A
Strengthening implementation and revitalising global partnerships for sustainable development
Chair: Brendan May, Chairman & Founder, Robertsbridge
Jayanth Bhuvaraghan, Chief Corporate Mission Officer, Essilor International
Samantha Lee, President, Conjunct Consulting
Jeremy Goon, Chief Sustainability Officer, Wilmar
Harvey Glick, Asia Regional Director, Regulatory Policy & Scientific Affairs, Monsanto
|1300 – 1400
Networking lunch
|1400 – 1445
Justice - Panel followed by audience Q&A
Promoting peaceful and inclusive societies, providing access to justice for all, and building effective, accountable and inclusive institutions
Chair: Simon Tay, Executive Director, Singapore Institute of International Affairs
Cynthia Morel, Expert Adviser, Asian Business & Rule of Law Initiative, Singapore Management University
Simon Lord, Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Sime Darby
Assaad Razzouk, Chairman, Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia
Max Everest-Phillips, Director, UNDP Global Center for Public Service Excellence
|1445 – 1540
People – Panel followed by audience Q&A
Chair: Tim Bishop, Regional Private Sector Specialist, Asia Pacific, Care International
Tony Wenas, Managing Director, APRIL Indonesia Operations & President Director, PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper
Michael Fuerst, Senior Manager CR Strategy & Innovation, Novartis
Hartini Zainudin, Chief Executive, Yayasan Siti Sapura Husin & Member, National Advisory Council on the Welfare and Protection of Children, Malaysia
Vikram Damodaran, General Manager, Affordable Healthcare Platforms, GE Healthcare
Manuel Baigorri, Senior Director Global Sustainability, Levi Strauss & Co
|1540 – 1600
Networking coffee break
|1600 – 1615
Discussion – The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Compass
Tony Boatman, Director of Innovation, Global Initiatives
Constant van Aerschot, Executive Director, BCSD
|1615 – 1640
Feedback and questions from the audience
Tony Boatman, Director of Innovation, Global Initiatives
|1640 – 1700
Closing remarks – Summary and the way forward
Tony Boatman, Director of Innovation, Global Initiatives
Ashok Khosla, Founder & Chairman, Development Alternatives Group
Elaine Tan, Chief Executive Officer, WWF Singapore
Mathew Nelson, Asia Pacific Managing Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, EY
Waterview Room, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
|1700 – 1800
Non-profit organisation and Business Matching and Networking Reception
Note: This draft agenda is indicative of speakers both confirmed and invited and is subject to change.
Abigail Herron Head of Responsible Investment Engagement, Aviva Investors
Abigail HerronHead of Responsible Investment Engagement,
Aviva Investors
Abigail leads responsible investment and corporate governance engagement across all asset classes and markets at Aviva Investors. She compliments this work with public policy advocacy in the UK, EU and UN on issues from sustainable capital markets through to green bonds. Abigail is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) and a chartered company secretary. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Securities, a graduate of Sheffield University's Management School and holds the UK Green Build Council's certificate in sustainability.
Aditya Bayunanda Global Forest Trade Network & Pulp and Paper Manager, WWF Indonesia
Aditya BayunandaGlobal Forest Trade Network & Pulp and Paper Manager,
WWF Indonesia
Agus Purnomo Managing Director, Sustainability and Strategic Stakeholder Engagement, Golden Agri Resources
Agus PurnomoManaging Director, Sustainability and Strategic Stakeholder Engagement,
Golden Agri Resources
Andrew Voysey Director, Finance Sector Platforms, University of Cambridge Institute
Andrew VoyseyDirector, Finance Sector Platforms,
University of Cambridge Institute
Andrew leads the CISL team that convenes 50 international insurance companies, banks and institutional investors to collaborate in ways that develop a financial system which actively deploys capital in support of a sustainable economy. He is also an Academic Visitor at the Bank of England. Andrew has worked with leaders from across the financial system on financial regulation, short-termism, climate change risk and their role in the transformation of global food and energy systems. Andrew holds a Master's in Leadership for Sustainable Development and a Bachelors in Geography from the University of Oxford.
Andrew WK Chan Sustainability & Climate Change Leader, South East Asian Consulting Services, PWC
Andrew WK ChanSustainability & Climate Change Leader, South East Asian Consulting Services,
Ang Kian Seng Group Director, Technology Group, Building Construction Authority, Singapore
Ang Kian SengGroup Director, Technology Group, Building Construction Authority,
Ann Lavin Director, Public Policy and Government Affairs. Google
Ann LavinDirector, Public Policy and Government Affairs.
As Google's Director, Public Policy and Government Affairs in Asia Pacific, Ann Lavin's responsibilities include Greater China, Southeast Asia and Asia's aspiring economies. Working to create the conditions for economic growth and opportunity through the Internet she focuses on a range of issues including economic empowerment, content regulation, geopolitics, privacy, and general technology policy. Before joining Google, Lavin was a Senior Advisor with McLarty Associates, a US-based strategic advisory firm, and Vice President of the US-ASEAN Business Council, the principal US business organization in Southeast Asia.
Ariel Fuchs Executive Director, Sea Orbiter
Ariel FuchsExecutive Director,
Sea Orbiter
30 years of in-the-field experience as a marine expert, Ariel Fuchs has collaborated with the most prestigious oceanographic and scientific institutions and space agencies. His various encounters with Jacques-Yves Cousteau have strengthened his vision of a need for education about the ocean and the underwater environment. As a consultant in communication and marine sciences, Ariel Fuchs has worked, as Project Leader on ambitious international endeavors such as, more recently, the International oceanic station SeaOrbiter for which he acts as Executive Director. An engineer in Environmental sciences, he also holds a master degree in Oceanography and a PhD in marine biology.
Ashok Khosla Founder & Chairman, Development Alternatives Group
Ashok KhoslaFounder & Chairman,
Development Alternatives Group
Ashok Khosla chairs the Board of the thirty-year-old Development Alternatives Group. Headquartered in New Delhi, the DA Group was among the first civil society organizations set up to address the issues of sustainable development as a whole. It also pioneered the concept of social enterprise, creating business-like approaches for eradicating poverty and conserving the natural resource base. Concurrently, he has been Co-Chair of the UN's International Resource Panel, since 2008; and a member of the China Council for International Environment and Development. He was President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), 2008-12; and Co-President of the Club of Rome, 2005-12.
Assaad Razzouk Group CEO, Sindicatum Sustainable Resources
Assaad RazzoukGroup CEO,
Sindicatum Sustainable Resources
Assaad W. Razzouk is a Lebanese-British clean energy entrepreneur, investor and commentator. He is Group Chief Executive and Co-Founder of Sindicatum Sustainable Resources, a global clean energy company headquartered in Singapore; the Chairman of the Board of the Association for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA); a Board member of the Climate Markets & Investment Association (CMIA); and a commentator on climate change, natural capital and clean energy.
Brendan May Chairman & Founder, Robertsbridge
Brendan MayChairman & Founder,
Brendan May is the Chairman of Robertsbridge, the sustainability consultancy he founded six years ago, bringing together together six people with outstanding experience in business and the environment as co-‐founders. Robertsbridge now advises businesses all over the world, through its global network Transition500. Collectively the group deploys some of the best known and best connected commenters and advisors in the sustainability space, some from campaigning and certification NGO backgrounds, some from major corporates, some with an entrepreneurial background and some from the public policy area.
Calvin Lee Kwan General Manager, Sustainability, Link Asset Management Limited
Calvin Lee KwanGeneral Manager, Sustainability,
Link Asset Management Limited
Dr. Kwan is currently the General Manager – Sustainability at Link Asset Management Limited. In this capacity, he spearheads and coordinates the integration of all initiatives, both internally and externally, related to Link's corporate sustainability. This responsibility includes corporate reporting, supply chain management, business operations and advocating corporate sustainability.
He has over 10 years of experience in emerging environmental risk management, energy efficiency, sustainability reporting, and developing sustainability culture and awareness through stakeholder engagement. Before coming to Hong Kong, he worked on business energy and environmental risk management at several major companies including Toyota Motors Engineering and Manufacturing, North America and Shell Oil Products, U.S..
Calvin Quek Head of Sustainable Finance Program, Greenpeace East Asia
Calvin QuekHead of Sustainable Finance Program,
Greenpeace East Asia
Calvin Quek is head of Greenpeace East Asia's Sustainable Finance Program and leads its engagement of the financial community. Calvin serves on the Board of the China Carbon Forum, and was the first Executive Director of the Beijing Energy Network. Prior to joining Greenpeace, he was with Citigroup for close to a decade, with the investment research team in Singapore, and led Citigroup Singapore's CSR & Volunteerism committee in 2008. Calvin has an MBA from Peking University, and an MSc in Wealth Management from Singapore Management University.
Catherine Bremner Head of Sustainable Finance Solutions, ANZ
Catherine BremnerHead of Sustainable Finance Solutions,
Catherine has more than 15 years of experience in clean energy, environmental finance and engineering. As Head of SFS Catherine provides advice to clients in developing opportunities for environmental finance solutions and applying her specialist banking expertise relevant to clean energy/environmental sector. Catherine led development of ANZ's first Environmental Upgrade Agreement financing, Green Bond, distributed energy financing and energy efficiency advisory roles. Prior to joining ANZ, Catherine was the Chief Operating Officer at Low Carbon Australia, leading the deal teams providing finance for energy efficiency and renewable projects to Westpac, NAB, Macquarie Bank, CBA, Flexi-rent and Australian corporates.
Constant van Aerschot Executive Director, BCSD Singapore
Constant van AerschotExecutive Director,
BCSD Singapore
Cynthia Morel Expert Adviser, Asian Business & Rule of Law Initiaitve Singapore Management University
Cynthia MorelExpert Adviser, Asian Business & Rule of Law Initiaitve
Singapore Management University
Cynthia Morel has over a decade of experience in litigating on behalf of minorities, indigenous peoples and stateless persons before the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, the European Court of Human Rights (Grand Chamber) and the UN Treaty Bodies. Since moving to Singapore in 2010, she has been actively involved in supporting the mandate of the UN Working Group onBusiness and Human Rights through the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles in National Action Plans. She is the co-editor of Business and Human Rights in Southeast Asia:Risk and the Regulatory Turn (Routledge: 2014).
Dave Carlson Senior Business Development Director, Power and Gas SGX
Dave CarlsonSenior Business Development Director, Power and Gas
Dave Carlson joined SGX in September 2015 to help develop the Exchange's commodity business in electricity, gas and LNG. Prior to that he served for 9 years as the Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Market Company (EMC), the operator of Singapore's national electricity market. EMC became a wholly owned subsidiary of SGX from October 2014. Before moving to Singapore in 2004 Dave was involved in energy market liberalization in New Zealand, Australia, Asia and Africa, including advising policy makers on renewable energy options and setting up Australia's first green electricity market and national renewable certification programme.
David Kiu VP Global Communications, Unilever
David KiuVP Global Communications,
Edwin Khew Chairman, Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore
Edwin KhewChairman,
Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore
Elaine Tan Chief Executive Officer, WWF Singapore
Elaine TanChief Executive Officer,
WWF Singapore
Esther An Chief Sustainability Officer, CDL
Esther AnChief Sustainability Officer,
Fredrik Henriksson Head of Sustainability and Communications, INDISKA
Fredrik HenrikssonHead of Sustainability and Communications,
Fredrik Henriksson is the Head of Sustainability and the Communications Director at INDISKA. He has 10 years background in Communications and a strong passion for sustainability issues. The story of family-owned lifestyle brand INDISKA began in Stockholm in 1901. Ever since then responsible trading is the company's way to show its love to the world and the people in it. The company's focus on the environment, health, fair trade, water, education and collaboration is called WE FIGHT FOR CHANGE www.wefightforchange.com. INDISKA was awarded the 2015 Most Sustainable Retail Store Chain in Swedish Retail Awards.
Ganesh Satyagraha Pamugar Indonesia Country Lead Monsanto
Ganesh Satyagraha PamugarIndonesia Country Lead
Ganesh Pamugar Satyagraha was born In Jakarta on 28 Oct. 1977. He spent most of his childhood moving between Jakarta and Bandung. He has been married for 12 years and has 3 children. Ganesh holds a Bachelors Degree in Economics from Padjajaran University with a full scholarship from Djarum Super, a MSc in Economics and International Development from Indonesia University with full scholarship from Sampoerna Foundation. He is currently enrolled in an MBA program at IPMI International Business School. Ganesh has over 15 years of experience in General Management, Sales, Marketing, Trade Marketing, Finance and Operations, in well established multinational organizations within Indonesia, and has been collaborating within Monsanto for the last year and a half.
Goh Lin Piao Managing Director, APRIL Group
Goh Lin PiaoManaging Director,
APRIL Group
Goh Lin Piao is Managing Director of APRIL Group, where he is primarily responsible for Sustainability and External Relations. A seasoned business leader with over 25 years of experience helping companies enhance their operations, services, and overall performance, he has held senior corporate functions across the RGE group of companies, ensuring that the group operates at a high level of integrity around ecological, social and economic considerations. Prior to joining RGE, Lin Piao was a partner at Accenture. He graduated from the University of New South Wales with a degree in Computer Science and top honours in Mechanical Engineering.
Gotz Martin Head of Sustainability Implementation, Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food
Gotz MartinHead of Sustainability Implementation,
Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food
Götz heads the Sustainability Division within Golden Agri Resources (GAR). Before joining GAR in July 2015, Gotz held positions as a consultant at McKinsey & Company and Poyry Management Consulting. Having an educational background in Forestry, Götz has focused the majority of his career on sustainability and land-use related matters in Southeast Asia. Götz also co-led the development of Indonesia's 1st Greenhouse Gas Abatement Cost Curve in 2010. In more recent times, Götz shifted his attention to green growth, especially the use of waste biomass for energy.
Hamid Mughal Director of Global Manufacturing, Rolls Royce
Hamid MughalDirector of Global Manufacturing,
Rolls Royce
Hamid is an internationally acclaimed Manufacturing Leader with over 30 years of experience in the Automotive and Aerospace Industries. During this period he has held senior positions in a variety of disciplines ranging from Product Engineering to Operations and Supply Chain Management. He joined Rolls-Royce in 2001 from BMW Group where he was Director of New Product Programmes. In his current role as Director of Manufacturing, Rolls-Royce plc, Hamid is responsible for leading the Manufacturing activities & strategies across the company's manufacturing bases. This includes the development and deployment of Manufacturing methods, standards, technologies, systems and Lean practices to achieve Best in Class performance.
Hartini Zainudin Chief Executive, Yayasan Siti Sapura Husin
Hartini ZainudinChief Executive,
Yayasan Siti Sapura Husin
Dr. Hartini Zainudin is currently the CEO of Yayasan Siti Sapura Husin, a not for profit foundation that works with the poor and marginalized, focusing on the needs of children, the elderly and the blind. She is the founder of Yayasan Chow Kit (formerly known as NurSalam) and served as the Head of Advocacy and Funding as well as the Outreach program in Chow Kit. She is the Vice President of Voice of the Children, a local NGO that does advocacy work, law and policy reforms and training on children's issues.
Harvey L. Glick Senior Director, Asia Regulatory Policy & Scientific Affairs, Monsanto
Harvey L. GlickSenior Director, Asia Regulatory Policy & Scientific Affairs,
Dr. Glick has been actively involved in agricultural research and development for over 35 years. He studied agronomy at McGill University in Montreal where he received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture. He obtained his Masters degree in plant physiology at the University of Manitoba and received his Ph D at the University of Manitoba on full scholarship in plant physiology and biology. He has also completed an executive business management program at the University of Western Ontario.
After completing his formal education he joined the Canadian Wheat Board in 1981, an organization involved in international grain marketing. In 1984, he joined Monsanto as it was beginning to research and develop innovative crop biotechnology programs.
Over the past 30 years at Monsanto, Harvey has lived and worked in Canada, Belgium and the US and currently is based in Singapore. He has held a variety of positions in the technology, commercial development and marketing organizations. He has been fortunate to visit and work in agricultural production systems in many different regions of the world with the objective of bringing innovative new agricultural technology to producers. He helped introduce the first biotech crop to Canadian farmers in 1995 and has been involved in the development of biotech crops for Europe, Asia and the Americas. Currently he leads Regulatory Policy and Scientific Affairs for Asia and is directly involved in bringing the next generation of innovative new products to farmers in Asia. He is a frequent speaker at conferences focused on agricultural biotechnology, food security and sustainable food production systems. He serves on the Board of Directors for the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) in Asia and the Asia Food Information Council (AFIC).
Heinrich Jessen Chairman, Jebsen & Jessen (SEA)
Heinrich JessenChairman,
Jebsen & Jessen (SEA)
Heinrich is Chairman of Jebsen & Jessen SEA, a diversified ASEAN industrial group. Heinrich started his career as a tropical biologist before joining Jebsen & Jessen SEA in 1995. He has worked as Director – Environment, Health & Safety, General Manager of Jebsen & Jessen Packaging Johor and Regional Managing Director of MHE-Demag. He has been Chairman of Jebsen & Jessen's executive board since 2010. Heinrich serves as council member in the Singapore National Employers Federation, Air Liquide International (Eastern Asia), Yale University's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, MIT Press' Journal of Industrial Ecology and the United World College South East Asia Foundation.
Herry Cho Vice President, ING Bank
Herry ChoVice President,
ING Bank
Ms. Herry Cho provides cross-product finance solutions for clients in event-driven and non-event driven situations in Asia, in the context of mergers & acquisitions, balance sheet optimization, restructuring and refinancing. She also leads sustainability efforts (in particular water-related) for ING Bank Asia, promoting and generating finance strategies and partnerships to support our clients in being sustainable, and integrating sustainability into ING's existing business. She recently authored a white paper titled, "Water: Asia's Number One Struggle of the 21st Century".
Holy Ranaivozanany Head, Corporate Social Responsibility, Huawei Technologies
Holy RanaivozananyHead, Corporate Social Responsibility,
Huawei Technologies
Holy Ranaivozanany is the Head of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for Huawei. She is responsible for community-focused initiatives supported and implemented by Huawei in more than 170 countries, including the strategy, communication, profile-raising events and stakeholders 'engagement. Prior to joining Huawei in 2011, she was in charge of CSR in Africa, Middle-East and Asia for Orange, a French telecommunications operator. She held several positions at Orange, including as a Culture Change and Human Resources project manager and as a Marketing Analyst for Orange UK. Holy Ranaivozanany holds a Master's Degree in Marketing Management from EDHEC Business School in France.
Howard Bamsey Professor, Regulatory Institutions Network, Australian National University
Howard BamseyProfessor, Regulatory Institutions Network,
Australian National University
Howard Bamsey is Adjunct Professor in the Regulatory Institutions Network at the Australian National University. He was Director General of the Global Green Growth Institute in 2013/2014. He has served as Special Adviser on Sustainable Development to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Special Adviser on Green Growth to AusAID. Earlier he was Australia's Special Envoy on Climate Change, a Deputy Secretary in the Australian Public Service and CEO of the Australian Greenhouse Office. He held several appointments at ambassadorial level during over twenty five years in the Australian foreign service.
Inge Wallage Director, Communications and Engagement, International Water Association
Inge WallageDirector, Communications and Engagement,
International Water Association
Inge Wallage is a senior communications executive, who forged a career in the private sector before making the leap from the oil industry to environmental campaigning. Her 20+ years of professional experience encompass international management and leadership, change and issue management, and communication strategy. Using communications to bridge the gap between science and practice in the water sector, her work at the IWA seeks to deliver sustainable and equitable water management for all. Prior to this she was Communications Director at Greenpeace International. Authenticity is central to Inge's professional (and personal) desire to seek meaningful change through communications and the power of connectivity.
Isabelle Louis Deputy Regional Director, UNEP
Isabelle LouisDeputy Regional Director,
Isabelle is the Deputy Regional Director at the United National Environment Programmes, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (UNEP ROAP) since September 2014. She coordinates UNEP's Programme of Work (PoW) in the Asia Pacific region as part of UNEP's mandate to support the UN's Member States in the region on issues related to the Environment. UNEP's PoW includes issues relevant to Climate Change, Environmental Governance, Ecosystems Management, Resource Efficiency, Chemicals and Waste Management, Air Quality and Environment Under Review. She also coordinates UNEP's partnerships in the region for support and collaboration, including intergovernmental agencies, private and public sector and financial institutions.
Jake Layes Global Director, Cleantech and Entrepreneur Impact, Autodesk
Jake LayesGlobal Director,
Cleantech and Entrepreneur Impact, Autodesk
Janice Lao Sustainability Manager, MTR
Janice LaoSustainability Manager,
Janice Lao is sustainability manager at MTR Corporation, catalyzing and coordinating sustainability initiatives – environment, workplace, customer and supply chain – and encompassing its different businesses from rail operations, property, construction and international/other businesses. She has received international recognition for her work and leadership in this field including the 2014 FWN Global Most Influential Women of the Year – Emerging Leader; 2015 Global Sustainable Leadership Award; shortlisted in the 2015 Edie Sustainability Leaders Award (Sustainability Professionals Award) and a fellow of the Pioneers for Change Fellowship Programme in the United Kingdom.
Jayanth Bhuvaraghan Chief Corporate Mission Officer, Essilor International
Jayanth BhuvaraghanChief Corporate Mission Officer,
Essilor International
Jayanth Bhuvaraghan is Chief Corporate Mission Officer of Essilor International, the world leader in ophthalmic optics. He is responsible for raising global awareness of the importance of healthy vision and leading innovative initiatives to create sustainable vision care for all. Jayanth joined Essilor in India in 1998, where he was responsible for successfully launching and developing operations. He went on to hold several managerial positions for Essilor's AMERA (Asia-Pacific, Middle-East, Russia and Africa) region and has served as a member of the Essilor International executive committee since January 2010.
Jeanne Finestone Senior Communications, Marketing & Advocacy Lead, BCtA
Jeanne FinestoneSenior Communications,
Marketing & Advocacy Lead, BCtA
Jeanne Stampe Asia Finance & Commodities Specialist, WWF
Jeanne StampeAsia Finance & Commodities Specialist,
Jeanne Stampe joined WWF International in 2011 as the Asia Finance and Commodities Specialist. She has over 8 years of private equity investing in Europe and SE Asia with Apax Partners and Affinity Equity Partners. Prior to this, she spent 5 years at Goldman Sachs London and Credit Suisse New York on structured finance deals. In 2014, she was the editor of the WWF ESG Integration Guide for Banks. She was the co-author of the 2015 report on Sustainable Finance in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. She graduated with an honours degree in Economics from Cambridge University.
Jeannette Gurung Executive Director, Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
Jeannette GurungExecutive Director,
Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management
Jeannie Ong Chief Strategic Partnership Officer, StarHub
Jeannie OngChief Strategic Partnership Officer,
Jeannie was appointed as Chief Strategic Partnership Officer (CSPO) on 8 July 2015. As CSPO, Jeannie leads StarHub's efforts in establishing and maintaining strong strategic relationships with government agencies, content partners, key strategic partners and other complementary companies. She is also responsible for building StarHub's corporate reputation in the areas of Corporate Communications, Investor Relations (IR) and Corporate Sustainability. Prior to her current role, Jeannie was Chief Marketing Officer. Jeannie and her teams have won multiple awards, including The Green Award at the Asia Communications Awards (2015 and 2014), in recognition of StarHub's significant progress in environmental policies and programmes.
Jeremy Goon Chief Sustainability Officer, Wilmar
Jeremy GoonChief Sustainability Officer,
Jeremy Goon is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Wilmar International, where he is responsible for aligning the Group's activities to global best practices in environmental, social and economic sustainability. Jeremy is also responsible for driving the implementation of Wilmar's No Deforestation, No New Peat Development and No Exploitation Policy. Prior to this appointment, Jeremy was Head of European Operations for Kuok Oils & Grains (now merged into Wilmar International), based in Germany and the Netherlands. His responsibilities included overseeing the Group's Edible Oil Refining and Trading activities in Europe. Prior to that, he also served as Head of Brand Management and Marketing for the Group's operations in Vietnam.
Johan Kuylenstierna Policy Director, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
Johan KuylenstiernaPolicy Director,
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
Dr Johan C.I. Kuylenstierna is the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Policy Director and coordinates activities to better enable SEI to support policy and decision making. His research has been concerned with various atmospheric issues including air pollution and climate change and in particular, work related to Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs). He coordinated an international assessment on SLCPS, the findings of which facilitated the development of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), where Johan is a member of the Scientific Advisory Panel and he leads initiatives on national planning and regional SLCP assessments. His research has also encompassed sustainable consumption and production and urban strategies to address climate change.
Josefina Patricia Magpale-Asirit Commissioner, Energy Regulatory Commission, Philippines
Josefina Patricia Magpale-AsiritCommissioner, Energy Regulatory Commission,
Justin Gadbois Head of Sustainability APAC, Maersk Line
Justin GadboisHead of Sustainability APAC,
Maersk Line
Leonie Schreve Global Head, Sustainable Finance ING Bank
Leonie SchreveGlobal Head, Sustainable Finance
ING Bank
Leonie Schreve (Global Head Sustainable Finance) is responsible to drive, promote and generate Sustainable Business opportunities ING. While initially focussed on Lending the mandate has been expanded to all CB areas. Before joining the commercial side of the bank Leonie Headed the Environmental Social Risk Management team and introduced the new topic of sustainability risk management. Leonie represents ING in the board of the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP FI Banking Commission) and has acted as Chair of the Equator Principles Steering Committee till 2013.
Liz Courtney Producer and Director, Co-founder, The Tipping Points ,Youth4Planet
Liz CourtneyProducer and Director, Co-founder,
The Tipping Points ,Youth4Planet
Liz Courtney: Film Maker and Winner of 100 Influential Women in Australia 2015
Liz Courtney is an international film maker who directed the ground breaking series The Tipping Points of Climate Change, aimed at educating and mobilizing millions of people around the globe on Climate Change. Her work has taken her around the planet, off the beaten track in search of the fact and the scientists that are recording changes in the climate system that are of great concern to the destabilisation of the climate system. Liz shares some of her adventures, and the passion that has ignited her latest program Youth4Planet, which is about hope, solutions and empowering the next generation to find their voice and to be active in the development of sustainable solutions.
Tenacious, dedicated, and visionary, Liz has worked with multiple country cultures, crossed language and social fences to build the respect of NASA, NOAA, the IPCC scientists, and many others during her recent global program The Tipping Points. Nominated for Telstra Business Women of the Year, Liz has won numerous marketing communications awards, plus the SPAA Holding Redlich award in the Australian Film Industry.
Loic Dujardin Director of Research Products, Sustainalytics
Loic DujardinDirector of Research Products,
Lucky Disssanayake Founder, Biomass Group
Lucky DisssanayakeFounder,
Biomass Group
Lucky is a serial entrepreneur. She holds an MBA from Ashridge & a BSc (Hons) from Nottingham University. Her corporate career was in the media – in TV, newspaper & magazines. Lucky also set up & ran a London based book publishing company; her interest in renewable energy was as a result of publishing the critically acclaimed – Global Warning; the Last Chance for Change in 2004. In 2010 Lucky set up the Biomass Group – a vertically integrated renewable energy company that develops biomass energy resources for pellets & for power generation.
Manuel Baigorri Senior Director, Global Sustainability Levi Strauss & Co
Manuel BaigorriSenior Director, Global Sustainability
Levi Strauss & Co
Manuel Baigorri is Senior Director of Global Sustainability based in Hong Kong. He is an active contributor to the development of global strategies and the implementation of the different Labor rights, Environmental and Health & Safety policies and programs across all the brands at Levi Strauss & Co. Manuel has 18 years of experience in the field of sustainability and corporate social responsibility, integrating sustainability into core corporate functions with the outcomes of reducing and eliminating impacts while advancing responsible commercial success. Prior joining Levi Strauss & Co. in 1999, Manuel served in various Environmental and Health and Safety roles in the textile chemical and food industries.
Mark Cameron Regional Director, South Malaysia and Singapore, Scania
Mark CameronRegional Director, South Malaysia and Singapore,
Mark Gough Executive Director, Natural Capital Coalition
Mark GoughExecutive Director,
Natural Capital Coalition
Mark Ingram Chief Executive Officer, Business for Millennium Development
Mark IngramChief Executive Officer,
Business for Millennium Development
Mark Ingram is the founding CEO of Business for Millennium Development (B4MD). Under his leadership, B4MD has become both a leading practitioner and voice of inclusive business in the region. His tenure with the organisation has seen him engage directly with a breadth of key stakeholders including CEOs and regional heads of some of the world's largest companies, government ministers all the way through to some of the poorest communities in the region. Prior to being appointed CEO of B4MD, Mark served as the New Zealand Consul General to Victoria and Trade Commissioner for Biotechnology from 2003 – 2007.
Mark Ingram Chief Executive Officer, Business for Development
Mark IngramChief Executive Officer,
Business for Development
Mark Ingram is the founding CEO of Business for Development. Under his leadership, Business for Development has become both a leading practitioner and voice of inclusive business in the region. His tenure with the organisation has seen him engage directly with a breadth of key stakeholders including CEOs and regional heads of some of the world's largest companies, government ministers all the way through to some of the poorest communities in the region. Prior to being appointed CEO of Business for Development, Mark served as the New Zealand Consul General to Victoria and Trade Commissioner for Biotechnology from 2003 – 2007.
Mathew Nelson Asia Pacific Managing Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services. EY
Mathew NelsonAsia Pacific Managing Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services.
Mathew is the Asia Pacific Managing Partner of EY's Climate Change and Sustainability Services and is well known within the industry as a market leader in the provision of sustainability and carbon consulting. He has extensive experience in carbon strategy/ finance/markets (including green bonds), as well as assisting government in developing carbon policies. Mathew is a Board member of Australia's Carbon Market Institute and sits on its Policy Working Group who regularly consult with government on carbon policy design features. Mathew spent 18 months at EY Global where he was tasked with investigating global developments in the carbon space.
Michael Fuerst Senior Manager CR Strategy & Innovation, Novartis
Michael FuerstSenior Manager CR Strategy & Innovation,
Michael has +15 years of experience in CR and Integrity & Compliance in business as well as in academia. Since 2005, he is working for Novartis where he had responsibilities for the development and management of a behavioral-based integrity management program, one of the first of its kind. In his current position, Michael works at the intersection of material societal and business challenges with the aim to develop inclusive business solutions that are scalable in nature, have a positive business impact and pursue the ultimate objective to increase access to healthcare for underserved patients.
Michael Murphy CEO, Digicel Asia Pacific
Michael MurphyCEO,
Digicel Asia Pacific
Nereus Acosta Presidential Adviser for Environmental Protection, Philippines
Nereus AcostaPresidential Adviser for Environmental Protection,
Nick Rowley Lead Consultant, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Robertsbridge
Nick RowleyLead Consultant,
Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Robertsbridge
For the past two years Nick Rowley has been the lead consultant working with Robertsbridge in Australia and New Zealand. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Sydney and is a frequent commentator on climate change and wider sustainability in the Australian and international media. For three years prior to the last major international meeting on climate change in Copenhagen in 2009, Nick was Strategic Director of the Copenhagen Climate Council: an affiliation of leading business chief executives, scientists and policy practitioners from China, Europe, the US and Australasia focused on the need for a more effective response to the climate problem.
Oliver Risse Managing Partner, OneNorth Ventures, Floatility
Oliver RisseManaging Partner, OneNorth Ventures,
Pia Bruce Executive Director, UN Women Singapore Committee
Pia BruceExecutive Director,
UN Women Singapore Committee
Rachid Yazami Professor, School of Materials Science and Engineering, NTU
Rachid YazamiProfessor, School of Materials Science and Engineering,
Professor Yazami, the inventor of lithium ion batteries an winner of the 2012 IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies & the Drapers Prize, will tell us about a groundbreaking technology that results in safer and long-lasting batteries for the benefit of mankind. He will also share his view on what to expect in the years ahead in terms of energy production and storage.
Rachmat Witoelar President's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Indonesia
Rachmat WitoelarPresident's Special Envoy on Climate Change,
Rachmat Witoelar, a former Indonesian Minister of Environment (2004–2009) is currently the President's Special Envoy for Climate Change. He was the President of the COP 13 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (2007–08) in Bali and the Governing Council UNEP (2005–07). He also had a long tenure as a member of The Indonesia Parliament (1971–93). During this period Mr. Witoelar chaired the Commission V (1976/77) and VI (1977/78) of The Parliament. He received Honorary Professorship in Environmental Management from Griffith University, Australia on 20 March 2008.
Rafael Lopa Executive Director, Philippine Business for Social Progress
Rafael LopaExecutive Director,
Philippine Business for Social Progress
Raj Thampuran Managing Director, A*STAR
Raj ThampuranManaging Director,
Prof Raj. Thampuran studied in Singapore, UK and the USA, and is a Mechanical Engineer by training with a PhD in Materials Science. He did his postdoctoral work in modelling and simulation and attended the Advanced Management Programme in INSEAD (Fontainebleau). He was a recipient of the National Academic Award in 1998 and the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) in 2007. He has been appointed as an Adjunct Professor by the Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) in April 2013, and an Adjunct Professor in the Dean's Office, Faculty of Engineering at the National University of Singapore since December 2013.
Ranjit Barthakur Advisor, Tata Consultancy Services
Ranjit BarthakurAdvisor,
Tata Consultancy Services
Mr. Ranjit Barthakur, serves as an advisor to several Government and Private Enterprises in pursuit of health care services, environmental issues, tourism and social transformation.
Ranjit serves as the Chairman of Global Managed Service India (GMS), the Chief Architect of the thought process of developing the theme of Naturenomics, co-founder of several initiatives, promoting agriculture and Nature First and River Journeys and Bungalows of India.
Ranjit has been a Non Executive Independent Director of Mount Everest Mineral Water Ltd. since September 30, 2008. Mr. Barthakur is an entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in managing and leading companies in a wide range of industries, including FMCG, Telecommunications, Tourism, Technology, outsourcing, and health care. He serves as a Director of Net Decisions India, Agilisys Managed Services India, Agilisys Holdings, Globally Managed Services and River Journeys and Bungalows of India. Ranjit is representing as Director on the Board of various joint ventures in different countries.
Ranjit strongly believes in 'Social Entrepreneurship towards Betterment of Human Health and Education' and is consistently driving these initiatives and projects. Ranjit has initiated growth projects for public interest, social development, and innovation in social business, environmental conservation (Balipara Foundtaion) and market consolidation. He is hoping that his emphasis on promoting environmental preservation coupled with his openness to transfer his knowledge and innovative ideas will help this sector on a long term basis.
Renat Heuberger CEO, South Pole Group
Renat HeubergerCEO,
South Pole Group
Renat is a pioneer and social entrepreneur in the field of sustainability, climate change and renewable energies, where he is engaged since 1999. As a founding partner and CEO of the South Pole Group, he coordinated the set-up of the company's global sustainability solutions business. Before founding South Pole, Renat was co-founder and CEO of the myclimate foundation, one of the world's first players on the voluntary carbon markets. Renat has been elected "Social Entrepreneur of Switzerland" by the World Economic Forum's Schwab foundation, and he serves as a member of the Global Agenda Council on Climate Change of the WEF.
Richard Mattison Chief Executive Officer, Trucost
Richard MattisonChief Executive Officer,
Rob Coombs President & Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific Interface
Rob CoombsPresident & Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific
Rob is the president and chief executive of Interface Asia Pacific, the world's largest manufacturer of carpet tiles. Joining Interface in 1988, Rob has been with the company for more than 20 years and over this period worked closely with Ray Anderson, the late founder of Interface. Sharing Ray's passion for sustainability, Rob ensures the APAC business continues to be a leading proponent of sustainable business development via its Mission Zero® commitment. As a long serving member of the Board of the Green Building Council of Australia, Rob contributed a manufacturer perspective on the need to create a built environment in harmony with nature.
Roelof Westerbeek Executive Vice President, DSM
Roelof WesterbeekExecutive Vice President,
Roelof Westerbeek became the President of the DSM Engineering Plastics business group in 2008. DSM Engineering Plastics is one of the world's leading suppliers of engineering thermoplastics offering a broad portfolio of high performance products for the Automotive, Flexible food Packaging, Electrical and Electronics, and Consumer Goods Industries. Mr. Westerbeek joined DSM in 1989 and has held several positions in the company including General Product Manager and Marketing & Sales Director before taking on the position of President of the Business Unit Asia Pacific of DSM Engineering Plastics in 1998. Mr. Westerbeek holds masters in Aeronautical Engineering from the Technology University in the Netherlands.
Sally Uren Chief Executive Officer, Forum for the Future
Sally UrenChief Executive Officer,
Forum for the Future
Sally has overall responsibility for delivering Forum's mission to create a sustainable future and is closely involved in projects such as Tea2030, Retail Horizons and Net Positive – a concept which she helped get off the ground. She serves on advisory boards for Kingfisher, Kimberly Clark and the C+A Foundation amongst others, and chairs Forum's US Advisory Board. She is a regular speaker at international conferences, and contributes to everything from Management Today to the Huffington Post and is also a judge for the Observer Ethical Awards and the Queens Award for Sustainable Development.
Samantha Lee President, Conjunct Consulting
Samantha LeePresident,
Conjunct Consulting
Satya Tripathi Director & Executive Head, UN Office for REDD+ and Coordination, Indonesia
Satya TripathiDirector & Executive Head,
UN Office for REDD+ and Coordination, Indonesia
Satya S. Tripathi heads UNORCID, a UN System Office established by the UNSG Ban Ki-moon in 2011 to support the pioneering efforts of Indonesia in climate change mitigation and adaption through conservation of forests and preservation of peat-land and bio-diversity. A lawyer and development economist by training, Mr. Tripathi has served with the UN since 1998 in leadership positions in Europe, Asia and Africa spanning a broad range of tasks pertaining to Climate Change, Disaster Recovery, Human Rights, Economic Governance and Legal Affairs. He concurrently serves on the WEF Global Advisory Council of Forests, and on the Advisory Councils of the Global REDD+ Academy and the Natural Capital Declaration.
Seah Kian Peng Chief Executive Officer, NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd
Seah Kian PengChief Executive Officer,
NTUC Fairprice Co-operative Ltd
Mr Seah Kian Peng is the Chief Executive Officer (Singapore) of NTUC Fairprice Co-operative.
Mr Seah has been with NTUC FairPrice since January 2001. During this period, he has worked with the team to transform NTUC FairPrice into a multi format retailer, and increased its market share and social impact whilst strengthening NTUC FairPrice's brand equity. FairPrice group has a chain of over 290 stores, employs over 10,000 staff and an annual turnover of over S$3.2 billion. Fairpice was recently rated by Interbrand as the most valuable retail brand in South-East Asia and the 6th top retail brand in Asia Pacific.
Mr Seah is also the Deputy Speaker of Parliament and a Member of Parliament. First elected in May 2006, he was re-elected in May 2011 and again in September 2015.
Mr Seah did his undergraduate studies in Australia under the Colombo Plan Scholarship. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and also a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Directors. He is the Chairman of the Harvard Business School Club of Singapore.
Mr Seah is also active on the community front. He is Chairman of the Marine Parade Leadership Foundation, Vice Chairman of the South East Community Development Council and a Director of Singapore Centre for Social Enterprises and Centre for Fathering. He is also on the Board of the Singapore Olympic Foundation, National Parks Board and International Co-operatives Alliance [ICA], the global board of the co-operatives movement.
Shyam Saran Former Foreign Secretary & Chief Negotiator on Climate Change, India
Shyam SaranFormer Foreign Secretary & Chief Negotiator on Climate Change,
Simon Lord Executive Vice President – Group Sustainability & Quality Management, Sime Darby
Simon LordExecutive Vice President – Group Sustainability & Quality Management,
Sime Darby
Dr Simon Lord was appointed as the Executive Vice President – Group Sustainability & Quality Management on 1 April 2015. He has over 30 years of management experience in the agricultural and oil palm sector. Dr Lord holds a Doctorate in Environmental Effects of Pesticides from the University of Bath, United Kingdom and a Degree in Applied Biology from Lanchester (Coventry) Polytechnic (now Coventry University). He is also a Qualified RSPO and ISO 14001 lead auditor. Dr Lord is also an accredited AgSafe practitioner and has additional qualifications in Occupational Health and Safety and agricultural chemical handling.
Simon Tay Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs
Simon TayChairman,
Singapore Institute of International Affairs
Sophie Punte Executive Director, Smart Freight Centre
Sophie PunteExecutive Director,
Smart Freight Centre
Sophie is the Executive Director of Smart Freight Centre promoting a more efficient and environmentally sustainable global freight sector. Sophie works with industry and other stakeholders to remove market barriers, leverage existing initiatives and thus accelerate the uptake of practical solutions throughout industry. Previously, as Executive Director of Clean Air Asia, she helped establish the China Green Freight Initiative and Green Freight Asia. She also is a Steering Group member of the CCAC Global Green Freight Action Plan. Sophie also worked at the United Nations and KPMG on environmental management and corporate sustainability.
Stephan Schablinski Director Sustainable Supply Chains Solutions, DHL
Stephan SchablinskiDirector
Sustainable Supply Chains Solutions, DHL
Stephan Schablinski is Director Sustainable Supply Chain Solutions at DHL Supply Chain Singapore Pte. Ltd. and Chief Executive Office of Green Freight Asia Network Limited. In his DHL role, Stephan is leading a collaboration between DHL and the Singapore Management University, called the Green Transformation Lab, which focuses on the creation of innovative solutions to help organizations transform their businesses towards sustainable green growth and drive change in supply chains. Since its incorporation in 2013, Stephan has served as the CEO of the Green Freight Asia Network, as an industry-led network that focuses on driving sustainable road freight in Asia Pacific.
Thet Thet Zin Deputy Minister for Environmental Conservation and Forestry, Myanmar
Thet Thet ZinDeputy Minister for Environmental Conservation and Forestry,
Twenty years experiences in the field of Primary Health Care Services. Sixteen years in Department of Health, Ministry of Health as a Public Health Specialist. Conducted many researches as principle and co-investigator in the fields of Health and Women Issues. Participated in National, Regional, International and Global meetings, seminars, conferences and workshops. Serve as National Consultant in WHO, UNFPA. Part-time Lecturer for under and post-graduate Medical Students in the field of Public Health. Supervisor/external examiner for thesis of MPH students. Nominated as President of Myanmar Women's Affairs Federation from 2008 to 2011 a leading Women's Organization of Myanmar.
Thomas Wu Group Chief Executive Officer, GLEX AG
Thomas WuGroup Chief Executive Officer,
Thomas Wu is the Group CEO of GLEX AG and was previously a Partner with Global Board Room Advisors. Mr. Wu maintains an extensive personal network that includes top executives and decision makers in China, Europe, the U.S., the Middle East, and South America. He is a frequent speaker at multinational events and conferences, as well as guest author in economic publications. He is a pioneer in the Chinese business arena, with almost unmatched experiences and a proven track record in the consulting international consulting industry. He is a Senator of the German Senate of Economy, maintains advisory relationships with the Governments of China, Germany, Dubai, and the African Export & Import Bank.
Tim Bishop Regional Private Sector Specialist, Asia Pacific, Care International
Tim BishopRegional Private Sector Specialist, Asia Pacific,
Care International
Tony Wenas Managing Director, APRIL Indonesia Operations & President Director, PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper.
Tony WenasManaging Director,
APRIL Indonesia Operations & President Director, PT Riau Andalan Pulp & Paper.
Vikram Damodaran General Manager, Affordable Healthcare Platforms, GE Healthcare
Vikram DamodaranGeneral Manager, Affordable Healthcare Platforms,
GE Healthcare
Vinod Kesava Co-founder, MD/CEO, Climate Resources Exchange
Vinod KesavaCo-founder, MD/CEO,
Climate Resources Exchange
Vinod has just set up the new CRX CarbonBank® platform app as of Sep 2015. He believes that the new carbon markets will lead a whole new dimension in the way organizations and individuals will grow and develop in this space since it is directly related to the way we all live in our daily lives. CRX CarbonBank® will give the entire world new opportunities in mitigating and adapting to climate change concerns due to human activities. The platform will allow "environmental bankability" to be simplified for all stakeholders.
Vivian Balakrishnan Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Programme Office. Singapore
Vivian BalakrishnanMinister for Foreign Affairs, Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Programme Office.
William Kwende Chairman, Agritech Group
William KwendeChairman,
Agritech Group
William Kwende, is an African entrepreneur and developer. Educated in Dakar, Paris and Washington DC where he graduated with a degree in computer engineering at George Washington University and a DEFL from Georgetown University. William is a former UN Official with the IOM agency. He was first posted in Dakar Senegal covering West and Central Africa then in Manila, Philippines for 8 years where he covered several countries of south-east Asia.His experience in development work has helped him formalised AGRITECH¹s initial concept featuring a mix of profit making and sustainable development notions.
Ynse de Boer Managing Director, Strategy & Sustainability, Accenture
Ynse de BoerManaging Director, Strategy & Sustainability,
The 4th Responsible Business Forum on Sustainable Development will gather more than 600 business leaders, investors, NGOs and policy-makers from around the world to share innovations and agree on practical solutions for climate action and delivering the sustainable development goals. Register today.
- Press Release: Global Business Leaders Make Bold Sustainability Commitments at the Responsible Business Forum, Singapore (05/11/2015)
- Press Release: Record number of companies take part in Singapore Sustainable Business Awards (05/11/2015)
- Press Release: Global Leaders To Agree On Climate And Sustainability Action At The Responsible Business Forum, Singapore (22/10/2015)
- Live Stream RBF on Periscope: Download our guide (16/10/2015)
Responsible Business Forum Singapore 2015. As it happened.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan opens #RBFSingapore with a strong message. Read the full story here
This year, RBF Singapore will take place at two separate venues, both of them prominent features in the Singapore skyline and with a strong focus on sustainability.
We hope that you find the below information helpful.
Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, Level 3
Tuesday 3 November 2015 – RBF Day 1
Please arrive by 8 a.m. to allow time for registration and networking.
Gardens by the Bay Flower Fields Hall
Wednesday 4 November 2015 – RBF Day 2
Please arrive by 8 a.m. to allow time for registration and networking.
A map of the venue and directions on how to get there are available here (Gardens by the Bay) and here (Flower Fields Hall).
Thank you and see you at the event.


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New House-Large Garage-5 1/2 Acres! Garden spot is ready...come see this new low maintenance home with 3 bedrooms/2 full baths, eat-in kitchen, spacious living room, large master bedroom and bath, ample closet space, covered front porch and back deck. 24 X 40 detached garage with workshop area, concrete floor, water and electricity. Did I mention 5 1/2 acres!
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GREAT BRICK HOME IN THE COUNTRY. This charmer has everything you have been asking for including 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, ch/a, full unfinished basement with double garage plus double carport. There is an awesome fireplace. Shade trees and fruit trees adorn the yard also has a enough from for a garden. You will love the beautiful roses and flowers and will have plenty of muscadines, blueberries and grapes. Call today for your appointment to view this home.
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Fantastic home available in Pisgah, Alabama! 3 Bedroom 2 Bath Manufactured home with permanent foundation sitting on .72 acres with great yard, concrete drive and outbuilding. 1,792 Sq. Ft., large kitchen with lots of cabinets, large living room with wood-burning fireplace, New HVAC, New Carpet, and lots more to love! Call today!!!!
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Fantastic piece of property. 20 acres with stocked pond. Two bedroom, one bath mobile home with covered rear porch and covered front porch which overlooks the pond. Detached building with metal roof and an open bay on each side. Lockbox on gate.
104 Maple Street Pisgah, AL 35765
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AMAZING PRICE ON THIS BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY HOME PLUS 2 STORY APARTMENT ON 3 ACRES! Live in the main house and let rent from the apartment help pay your mortgage payments! Main house has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, large living room, eat-in kitchen, finished attic room could be a possible 4th bedroom, and covered back porch with huge shade trees. 2 Story apartment includes 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, kitchen, living area, and huge unfinished storage room. Also 40x60 barn with concrete floor, green house, tool shed, and plenty of room for a huge garden! Only 3.5 miles from Sylvania high school!
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The layout is a split level, vaulted ceilings in LR, high ceilings throughout, fp for gas logs, island, kitchen glass area cabinets, all appliances stay, huge master bedroom with door leading to the back deck, bonus room, master bath with 2 vanities whirlpool tub with separate shower, bedrooms 1&2 have their own bathroom & carpet, transom windows for natural lighting plus lots of windows in the breakfast room. Hardwood floors, oversized 2 car garage with extra storage room, stairs inside for finished bonus room over garage with heating/cooling, office with french glass doors, kitchen has formal dining and breakfast room on each side.
106 Laurel Street Pisgah, AL 35765
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Gorham's Bluff - Like new with rustic & traditional style. From the living and dining room you'll enjoy the rock masonry built fp (gas log insert) natural lighting & a vaulted ceiling open to upstairs. The kitchen has all stainless appliances, island & office nook. The MBR is on the main level with door opening to deck. Second level is a large open room with space for beds & a fireplace with sitting area balcony. Pine hardwood floors, walls sheetrock & spruce wood. Ceiling smooth/Spruce wood, wood crown molding throughout, stair rails handcrafted in NC, tile showers & custom vanities in baths. Town lodge for dining, swimming pool on adjoining lot, playground, pond, post office & more.
606 Main Street Pisgah, AL 35765
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This custom built New Orleans style home has Hardie Plank siding, hurricane shutters, open floor plan, recessed lighting, crown molding, concrete counter tops in kitchen & MBA & natural lighting throughout. Cozy FP in living area & 10â ceilings & hardwood on main level. A gourmet kitchen includes a 12â island with a veg sink, gas cooktop & sitting area. All appliances are included. The second level has carpet in the BR's & a balcony from each room. The MBR has french doors going to the full balcony, the MBA has a vanity with stainless steal sinks with a separate shower & jacuzzi tub. Framed on top is the âœsignature cupolaâ for a sitting area/office with windows on all sides.
1025 County Road 22 Pisgah, AL 35765
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SPACIOUS 5-BEDROOM, 3-BATH HOME ON 4 ACRES m/l. This 2-story with basement offers an open living/dining, Huge family room, Kitchen with oak cabinetry and island workspace. Large utility and walk-in pantry. Master Suite with balcony overlooks the tree shaded yard. Outdoors is an entertainers delight with expansive decking that wraps the house & an AG swimming pool on 4-acres m/l of mature plantings, shade tress, and a LARGE DETACHED WORKSHOP. 4-car attached garage. REDUCED TO JUST 144,000
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This 5 bedroom, 3 bath double-wide mobile home sits on a one acre lot with unobstructed views of the horizon from east and west! New metal roof, this home needs some TLC but is offered at a great "as is, where is" price! Huge kitchen, all appliances are included, and a washer and dryer. Central unit for heat and air with 2 gas wall heaters for supplemental or emergency heat during power outage. Living room and separate family room with gas log fireplace. Split bedroom design has the master bedroom and bath on one end of the home, the other 4 bedrooms and baths are on the other end.
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I wonder if anyone can share my worry or give some advice? I completed Loch Ness Marathon 2011 successfully and was getting really in to my running therefore got places in the manchester 2012 marathon and the wilmslow half.
Both of which I had to cancel.
I was gutted to have to cancel but I simply didn't put the groundwork in. Nearly a year on - I have piled on weight, am eating and drinking whatever I want and feel rubbish.
I am the kind of person who needs a goal. I have (again) got a place for the manchester marathon 2013. I have been out for a few steady runs and have really struggled.
I guess what I am trying to ask the more experienced runners out there is whether I am out of my league to be able to get back my previous ability by april 2013?? And if so - how do I get back into it?!?!?
Indeed, it's up to you really...but if it's daunting, forget the mara, forget long runs, just trot around the block, just enough to feel the buzz and liven yourself up and anticipate the next run with pleasure.
Let's face it, the prospect of 10,15,20 mile runs at this time of year can be a bit off-putting, so just run for fun , don't look too far ahead, build don't stretch and you may find that you get your appetite back.
Hi Duncan I find the best way to keep motivated is to run with others. Once you start improving you will soon get the bug again good luck.
Duncan I have done the same as you and have an entry for Manchester . no one can do it for me so I guess I need to get my bum out the door, put in some miles and lose the weight . I will make it to the start line and hopefully that finish line too .
Echo what Ben says about going with how you feel. I've only started running seriously in the past few months and Manchester will be my first marathon so really looking forward to it. Up to 10 milers now and need to pick it up.


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Filters, Random Fields and Maximum Entropy (FRAME): Towards a Unified Theory for Texture Modeling
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This article presents a statistical theory for texture modeling. This theory combines filtering theory and Markov random field modeling through the maximum entropy principle, and interprets and clarifies many previous concepts and methods for texture analysis and synthesis from a unified point of view. Our theory characterizes the ensemble of images I with the same texture appearance by a probability distribution f(I) on a random field, and the objective of texture modeling is to make inference about f(I), given a set of observed texture examples.In our theory, texture modeling consists of two steps. (1) A set of filters is selected from a general filter bank to capture features of the texture, these filters are applied to observed texture images, and the histograms of the filtered images are extracted. These histograms are estimates of the marginal distributions of f( I). This step is called feature extraction. (2) The maximum entropy principle is employed to derive a distribution p(I), which is restricted to have the same marginal distributions as those in (1). This p(I) is considered as an estimate of f( I). This step is called feature fusion. A stepwise algorithm is proposed to choose filters from a general filter bank. The resulting model, called FRAME (Filters, Random fields And Maximum Entropy), is a Markov random field (MRF) model, but with a much enriched vocabulary and hence much stronger descriptive ability than the previous MRF models used for texture modeling. Gibbs sampler is adopted to synthesize texture images by drawing typical samples from p(I), thus the model is verified by seeing whether the synthesized texture images have similar visual appearances to the texture images being modeled. Experiments on a variety of 1D and 2D textures are described to illustrate our theory and to show the performance of our algorithms. These experiments demonstrate that many textures which are previously considered as from different categories can be modeled and synthesized in a common framework.


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White Bird x1
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Go Green, Get Lucky 1-12 is the twelfth level of the episode, Go Green, Get Lucky in Angry Birds Seasons.
Launch the Yellow Bird towards the wooden block at the bottom of the first structure, causing it to topple. Then use a Blue Bird to penetrate through the glass cascade at the center structure. Finally use the White Bird to bomb the center structure and ricochet through the rightmost structure.