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Gala Dinner Ticket to Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards which recognises outstanding CSR Programmes across Asia on the evening of Day 1 Summit
APAC Regional Director, Strategy Execution Consulting Palladium Group
Joan is the Regional Director of APAC for the Strategy Execution Consulting Business. He is a world recognized trainer and consultant on Strategy Design and Execution, Shared Value and Change Management. He has collaborated with hundreds of public and private organizations to help them achieve positive impact. He has led Palladium’s operations in Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Asia-Pacific. He has an in-depth understanding of many sectors and practice areas, with great focus in delivering complex solutions that require the alignment of Private Sector and Governments.
Chief Development Officer, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Vice Chairman, Association for Persons with Special Needs, Singapore
Victor champions Sustainability Development. He chaired the Singapore Sustainability Alliance, a national initiative supported by EDB comprising of business, research and government. He was the Vice Chairman of United Nations Global Compact for CSR. He established the Sustainability Development Business Group at Singapore Business Federation. He represented Singapore at the Copenhagen International Cleantech Network. He is a regular guest at Mediacorp business programmes like Money-mind, Focal Point, Hello Singapore, 938Live and 958Live interviews.
Founder and CEO, Response Ability, Inc. and Executive Director, Japan Business Initiative for Biodiversity, Japan
Dr Naoki Adachi is the founder and CEO of Response Ability, Inc., and Executive Director of Japan Business Initiative for Biodiversity (JBIB). He has been working as a consultant on environmental management and CSR since 2002 after working as a researcher at the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) and at FRIM (Forest Research Institute Malaysia). He has been involved in many projects for Japanese corporations and ministries to develop sustainability policies and implement them in their daily business.
Director (Southeast Asia), Corporate Citizenship
Junice is Director for Southeast Asia at Corporate Citizenship, the London-based business consultancy specialised in advising companies on sustainability matters. Junice manages the Asian client portfolio. She is also a certified GRI G4 specialist, and trains companies and individuals on Sustainability Reporting in Singapore. Junice spent a large part of her career in China - with Danone (Asia) responsible for the fresh dairy category, and later on with the large-scale government project Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City, where she played an active role in engaging with partners such as Siemens and General Motors in their green initiatives.
Executive Director, Business Council for Sustainable Development Singapore
Mr Van Aerschot set up the BCSD Singapore as a business platform for collaboration and advocacy in South East Asia. The aim is to improve the environmental, social and the environmental, social and economic sustainability of companies in the region. He initiated the recently launched report “Sustainable Agriculture in ASEAN - Private Sector Perspective for Policy Makers”. Constant is a guest faculty at INSEAD and Senior Advisor to several organisations. He is a green building expert. Previously, he was VP Sustainable Development & Public Affairs at LafargeHolcim and held corporate strategy responsibility at Alcatel-Lucent. He holds a Masters in Civil Engineering, MBA and a Diploma in Directorship from SMU.
Secretary General, Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC)
Eduardo is responsible for the management of PECC International Secretariat and represents PECC at international meetings. He joined PECC as a Director (Policy Program) in 2001 where he oversees and managed the Council’s research program including areas of trade policy; financial and monetary cooperation; and corporate governance. He was the coordinator of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung’s Southeast Asia cooperation program in Manila and also the co-editor of its journal on regional economics and politics, ‘Panorama’. He was a co-editor of the book “An APEC Trade Agenda: The Political Economy of a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific” and contributed to “The ASEAN Community: Unblocking the Roadblocks” and “ASEAN: Life after the Charter”.
Executive Vice President, Universal Harvester, Inc., Philippines
Dr Milagros O. How is the Executive Vice President of Universal Harvester, Incorporated, a leading exporter, manufacturer and distributor of organic and inorganic fertilizer in the Philippines. As a business woman, she has remarkable accomplishments in chemical, fertilizer, shipping, food and travel industries. She has initiated several notable Corporate Social Responsibility projects and advocacies on education and empowerment. She was named “Woman Entrepreneur of the Year” in 2013 and “Woman Starpreneur” in 2014. She is also a recipient of the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards in 2014, under the Outstanding Category.
Commercial Counselor, Philippine Trade and Investment Center, Embassy of the Philippines
CC Penaranda, is Commercial Counsellor of the Philippine Trade & Investment Center (PTIC) in the Embassy of the Philippines in Singapore. He represents the Philippine Department of Trade & Industry and leads the promotion of Philippine exports to and foreign investments from Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. He also acts as ASEAN Team Coordinator working with PTIC-Indonesia and PTIC-Thailand.
President, Hoi Ping Ventures
Alexandra Boakes Tracy is President of Hoi Ping Ventures in Hong Kong. Alexandra was previously Vice President - Strategy at First Eastern Investment Group. Since 2009, Alexandra has been non-executive Chairman of the Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia (ASrIA) and is Senior Advisor to the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change and an Active Private Sector Observer to the United Nations Green Climate Fund. Alexandra speaks and writes regularly on sustainable finance issues.
Sector Manager, Sustainalytics
Yumi oversees Sustainalytics’ ESG research of companies in the transportation and industrials sectors. She speaks at conferences / seminars in Singapore and in Japan on topics such as corporate ESG disclosure and how ESG information is used by investors. She contributes articles on ESG to a Japanese online platform, Governance Forum, which supports executives of listed Japanese companies on corporate governance issues. She formerly worked for Deloitte Singapore’s Financial Advisory Services team, and Citibank in Hong Kong and Tokyo. She holds an MBA, with focus on sustainability and impact investment, from University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and a bachelor’s degree in Law and International Politics from Hokkaido University, Japan.
Senior Consultant (Southeast Asia), Corporate Citizenship
Thomas has 6 years of sustainability experience advising and working with large global companies across industry sectors. He began his career at Business in the Community in UK, where he supported the delivery of CR Index, helping companies to benchmark and improve their sustainability performance. While at Corporate Citizenship, Thomas has worked with a range of global clients on projects which have included developing sustainability strategy, measuring the impact of sustainability and CSR programs and upporting companies to produce and evolve their sustainability reporting. He holds an MSc in Corporate Governance and Business Ethics from Birkbeck College, University of London.
President, The Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited, Thailand
Serving as the President of The Bangchak Petroleum Plc since 2015, Chaiwat has more than 25 years’ experience in engineering, investment banking and senior executive management. Chaiwat earned two Master’s degrees in Engineering from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) and Business Administration from Thammasat University and honors Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL). In 2002 Chaiwat founded TURNAROUND Company Ltd, a boutique financial advisory / investment banking company in Thailand. He has served as a Non-Executive Director of the Bangchak Petroleum Plc between 2012-2014. He is currently also a Director of the Board of the Government of Thailand’s Pension Fund.
Managing Director, British American Tobacco, Bangladesh
Shehzad Munim is the first ever Bangladeshi Managing Director of BAT Bangladesh of its 106 years’ history. He graduated from the reputed Institute of Business Administration of University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Then he joined British American Tobacco Bangladesh in 1997 and he performed exceptionally well in different challenging marketing roles within & outside the country as in New Zealand, Australia, Pakistan and became the Managing Director of BAT Bangladesh. Shehzad is also an integral member of BAT Bangladesh’s Board of Directors and Board CSR Committee.
Director of Finance and Sponsorship, Taiwan Youth Climate Coalition
Wei-Lun Cheng currently serves as the Director of Finance and Sponsorship at the Taiwan Youth Climate Coalition (TWYCC). He wants to help change the world, and improve the condition of under-privileged minority groups. He wants everyone to have an equal opportunity to strive for the best. One long-held notion that he has learned since he was little is that we should always think from other people’s point of view and learn to understand the values and behavior that they are accustomed to. He hopes that one day, he would be able to raise people’s awareness about climate change by connecting the different values that he has learnt.
Advisor, Enterprise Asia / former Quartermaster General, Indian Army, India
Lt. General Sharma retired from the Indian Army in 2008, after four decades of a career of selfless service to the nation. The General holds an M. Phil. in Defence and International Security and often lectures on leadership and national security at various forums. A strong votary of sustainable and responsible development he has developed expertise in areas of environment, renewable energy and ecology. Gen. Sharma now writes on national strategy and security issues and lectures business leaders on decision-making, motivation and positivity.
Advisor, Enterprise Asia, Malaysia
Datuk Seri Dr Victor Wee was the Chairman of Tourism Malaysia, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Tourism, the Programme Chairman of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, Advisor to the Ministry of Finance and Senior Director of Macroeconomics, Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department and he was also the Deputy Head of the National Economic Action Council Secretariat during the Asian Financial crisis where he was involved in the drafting of the National Economic Recovery Plan. As a member of the World Bank, he helped review the planning and implementation methodology of Saudi Arabia and assisted in a UNDP mission on the formulation of Saudi’s long-term economic strategy in 2004.
General Manager, KPMG Sustainability Consulting Co., Ltd, Taiwan
Dr Niven Huang is the General Manager of KPMG Sustainability Consulting Co., Ltd and was the Chairman of the Advisory Board of ASrIA. Dr Huang is a pioneer in Taiwan for promoting CSR, sustainability reporting, SRI, corporate sustainability strategy and carbon management. He was previously Secretary General of the BCSD-Taiwan for 16 years. He sits on the judging panels of several public and private Awards of CSR, Excellence in Environment, and Sustainability in Taiwan and Asia.
Sustainability Governance Center, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Shinji was a member in the international negotiations for developing the SDGs in the Rio 20 Preparatory Meeting, 2011 as an NGO member as well as a delegation from the Japanese government. He has served as a member of the SDGs Task Force of Global Compact Network Japan and a secretariat of SDGs Stakeholders’ Meeting hosted by the Ministry of the Environment Japan. His books and reports include “Mainstreaming the SDGs in Business” (coauthored 2019), “The Basics of the SDGs” (co-authored 2018), and “SDGs and Business for the Future” (co-authored 2018). At the same time, he is a researcher at Berlin Free University and Japan Center for Sustainable Environment and Society, as well as a part-time lecturer for different universities in Japan.
Regional Leader, KPMG Sustainability Services in Asia Pacific, KPMG Taiwan
Dr Niven Huang led KPMG Sustainability Consulting Taiwan since July of 2013. He is the Chairman of the Advisory Board of ASrIA (The Association of Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia) in Hong Kong. Dr. Huang is a pioneer in Taiwan for promoting CSR, sustainability reporting, SRI, corporate sustainability strategy and carbon management. Niven was also the Secretary General of the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Taiwan (BCSD-Taiwan) for 16 years during 1997 to 2013 and regularly presents on sustainability in Taiwan and internationally. He is also a part time associate professor of several universities in Taiwan, including the most leading advanced MBA and EMBA at National Cheng Chi University (since 2008), his has a specialized technical background in fluidisation combustion technology. He sits in the judge panels of several public and private Awards of CSR, Excellence in Environment, and Sustainability in Taiwan and Asia.
Executive Director, Japan Business Initiative for Diversity
The founder and CEO of Response Ability, Inc., a consultancy on corporate social responsibility (CSR) based in Tokyo, Executive Director of Japan Business Initiative for Biodiversity (JBIB), a group of committed corporations for biodiversity conservation. Born in 1965 in Japan, he received BSc from The University of Tokyo, MSc and PhD from Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo. After experience of working for National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) as a researcher and for FRIM (Forest Research Institute Malaysia) as a visiting researcher, he has been working as a consultant on environmental management and CSR since 2002. He has been involved in and led numbers of projects for Japanese corporations and ministries to develop sustainability policies and implement them in their daily business. With his strong expertise in biodiversity and supply chain management, he is now covering natural capital accounting and sustainable procurement for sustainable management.
Senior Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategic Planning and Sustainability Development Group, Bangchak Corporation PCL
Since the start of Bangchak Corporation PCL, Mr. Kiatchai Maitriwong has had a long successful career in the company working in different strategic areas from Refining, Bio-based Products to Sustainability Development. He is one of the pioneers leading the Company with the belief “Sustainable business development in harmony with society and the environment”. Together with Bangchak, Mr. Kiatchai is currently focusing on UN-SDGs, integrating UN-SDGs into the corporation’s medium and long-term corporate strategies to support both national and international development goals, and to reflect the commitment to ameliorate the quality of life for all stakeholders including its employees, local communities, national development, as well as social and environmental stewardship.
Director of Center for Green Economy, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research
Dr. Lih-Chyi Wen at the same time is the Deputy Director of Green Trade Project Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taiwan. Before assuming her present position, Dr. Wen, who joined Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research in 1996, was the Deputy Director of WTO Center and Research Fellow of International Division. As an expert in Environmental Economics, Dr. Wen was the 2008 Top 10 Rising Stars in Taiwan, awarded by the Central News Agency, in the area of Economics, Finance & Business Management. Her two great interests in life are teaching and research in environmental protection. She is also a professor at National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan. Environmental Economics, Law and Economics and Public Economics are her areas of expertise, and she has devoted a tremendous amount of effort to promote environmental policies, green products and services, not only in Taiwan, but also worldwide.
Director Of Corporate Communications, Sustainability & Public Affairs, L’Oréal Taiwan
Shalom has been with L'Oréal Taiwan for more than 13 years. Possessing over 20 years of experience in corporate communications, sustainability and public affairs, Shalom has engineered many milestones to build L'Oréal Taiwan’s CSR and corporate image. In addition to coordinating with the international team in pursuit of the global 2020 sustainability goals via the “Sharing Beauty with All” program, she has established local initiatives to deliver shared value in Taiwan. Shalom drives sustainability achievements across 4 key pillars: sustainable innovation, sustainable production, sustainable development and sustainable living and she leads L'Oréal Taiwan’s “SBWA Committee”. Shalom has contributed in the creation of the “Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science Award” - the first and only award in Taiwan that honors female scientists - following the spirit of L'Oréal-UNESCO’s “For Women in Science” worldwide program.
CEO & President, Hoi Ping Ventures Hong Kong
Alexandra Boakes Tracy is President of Hoi Ping Ventures in Hong Kong, which she established to provide research and consulting on investment, climate and sustainability issues. Based in Asia for over twenty years, Alexandra wasfor much of that time an investment banker, with Morgan Stanley, Citibank and ABN Amro Bank, advising on construction, acquisition and financing of major energy and infrastructure projects. Alexandra was for several years Vice President - Strategy at First Eastern Investment Group. Since 2009, Alexandra has been non-executive Chairmanof the Association for Sustainable & Responsible Investment in Asia, Hong Kong. She is also Senior Advisor to the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change and an Active Private Sector Observer to the United Nations Green Climate Fund. Alexandra speaks and writes regularly on sustainable finance issues, including as a columnist in “Investments & Pensions Asia” magazine. She has an MBA from the Harvard Business School and MA degrees from Yale University and Cambridge University.
Chairman, Taiwan Alliance For Sustainable Supply. Honorary Chairman, Supply Management Institute, Taiwan (SMIT)
Steve Lai has been in the industry of purchasing, supply management, marketing and sales for more than four decades. Steve graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. and holds the degree of Master of Business Administration. He is the Honorary Chairman of SMIT (Supply Management Institute, Taiwan), he was recognised for his contributions to this institute when he served as the Chairman from 2001 to 2006. He also served as the Executive Director for CPSS (Center for Purchasing and Supply Studies) - a research unit that was jointly established together with SMIT and being the nation’s leading business schools. He is also appointed as Board Member to IFPSM (International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management) by SMIT. His noted work includes proposed and organized a cross-industry alliance to promote the Value Network platform with the global semiconductor industry manufacturers and initiated and developed the Taiwan’s Purchasing and Supply Management certification programme as the C.P.P. - Certified Purchasing Professional.
Founder, CSRone Reporting. Co-Chair, European Chamber Of Commerce Taiwan (ECCT)
President of Veda International Corporation, a Taiwan-based professional PR consulting company servicing many Fortune 100 companies, Gennie also founded the CSRone Reporting Platform in 2013. The platform allows sustainability practitioners to understand more on corporate social responsibility through providing CSR news and specific reports and allows for businesses and their stakeholders to have more peer interactions. The platform has now become the most comprehensive Chinese website in the world and positioned as a CSR communication leader in Asia. As Gennie is deeply involved in the territory of CSR/sustainability in Taiwan and Asia, she is also the convener of the Center for Corporate Sustainability and is Co-Chair of the CSR Committee at the European Chamber of Commerce Taiwan.
Head Of Marketing, DHL Express Taiwan
Joanna is a highly regarded marketing expert with over 15 years’ experience in hi-tech /mobile start-ups and multinational organizations including Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong, eBay, Expedia and Survey Monkey in the United States. She specializes in online marketing, branding, customer retention, user engagement and media relations. Joanna decided to leave the hi-tech scene at Silicon Valley and returned to her hometown to do good for the community. She joined L plus H Fashion, an early-staged home-grown social enterprise in Hong Kong, as the Head of Marketing, Retail and Brand. Joanna successfully mobilised ground-breaking movement and brought manufacturing industry and craftsmanship back to Hong Kong and created 100+ job opportunities for fine craftsmen in Hong Kong (whom were jobless for over 20 years) while keeping the company financially sustainable. Since 2015, Joanna has been the Head of Marketing for DHL Express Taiwan.
Project Manager, Mt.stonegate Green Asset Management
As a Project Manager in Mt.Stonegate Green Asset Management. Rose is responsible for the end-to-end process planning of the project’s activities, from initial client consultation and cost estimation to business development and exit strategy. She has managed several significant renewable energy projects with Mt.Stonegate such as developing carbon projects under voluntary carbon standards and I-RECs Standard, constructing various renewable energy projects strategy from Solar, on-shore Wind, Hydro and Biomass energy, and trading EACs (Environmental Attribute Certificates) asset.
Chief Executive Officer, Group Synergy And Retail Planning Headquarters, Far Eastern Retail Group. Chairman Of The Board, Far Eastern Big City Shopping Mall
Philby Lee joined FEG in 1997, and ever since, she has played key executive roles in developing group synergy strategies and integrating group resources in B2C consumer sectors such as retail, banking, telecom, transportation, and hospitality. Philby has advocated priority in building warm and inclusive ties at many cultural levels between the mall and its surrounding community as well as in Taiwan at large.
Deputy Governor, Corporate Social Responsibility, Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA)
Experienced Deputy Governor and the Executive Director of PEA, he supervised and ensured the proficient electrical services in six provinces. He is also responsible for directing PEA’s Corporate Social Responsibility activities and executing the organization’s blueprint for sustainability based on SDGs. PEA commits to undertake CSR into a bigger scope of Creating Shared Value (CSV) that will be beneficial towards the society in the many years to come.
President & Group Managing Director, BE International
Ir Lee Suet Sen obtained the Status of Professional Engineer in 1998. He ventures into the MLM industry and soon achieved Highest Status in a leading MLM company in Malaysia and subsequently became a Strategy Advisory Board Member. In 2012, he was appointed as a Councilor in PJ city council, State of Selangor in Malaysia where he laid policies for Town Planning and Urban Transportation, soon after he established BE International Sdn Bhd.
Former Quarter Master Of General Indian Army. Advisor To Enterprise Asia
Lt. General Sharma retired from the Indian Army in 2008, after four decades of an illustrious and brilliant career of selfless service to the nation. During his career he has seen active service in India and other countries and has held very critical and challenging appointments in higher echelons of defense management, including a diplomatic assignment in London as the Defense Attaché of India. He commanded the largest operational force in the world and led the logistics and administration of the 1.3 million strong Indian Army in his last assignment before retirement. A strong votary of sustainable and responsible development he has developed expertise in areas of environment, renewable energy and ecology. Gen Sharma now writes on national strategy and security issues and lectures business leaders on decision making, motivation and positivity. He is deeply committed and passionate about entrepreneurship and has helped and guided many start up companies to realize their potential.
Former Chairman, Tourism Malaysia Advisor, Enterprise Asia
Datuk Seri Dr Victor Wee was the Chairman of Tourism Malaysia, the government agency charged to promote Malaysia’s tourism industry. He was previously the Secretary General of the Ministry of Tourism, Malaysia, the Program Chairman of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Advisor to the Ministry of Finance. He was also the Senior Director of Macroeconomics of the Economic Planning Unit, Prime Minister’s Department, where he was instrumental in formulating Malaysia’s macroeconomic policy framework. As a member of the World Bank, he helped review the planning and implementation methodology of Saudi Arabia in 2003 and assisted in a UNDP mission on the formulation of Saudi Arabia’s long-term economic strategy in 2004. During the Asian Financial crisis, he served as the Deputy Head of the National Economic Action Council (NEAC) Secretariat, where he was involved in the drafting of the National Economic Recovery Plan, which was used as the blueprint for Malaysia’s efforts to bring about recovery from the crisis.
Chairman, Enterprise Asia
Tan Sri Dr. Fong Chan Onn served as the Minister of Human Resources of Malaysia from December 1999 to March 2008. Prior to that, he was the Deputy Minister of Education. He is also the Deputy Chairman of University Tunku Abdul Rahman’s Council, Chairman of Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad and Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA Malaysia).
Deputy Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
Deputy minister Hsu received his PhD and master’s in political science from Columbia University, USA. He begins his journey as an associate professor and research fellow with Chinese Culture University, and Research Center of the Institute of International Relations within National Chengchi University. For 14 years, he was working in the Institute of Political Science for Academia Sinica, which at the same time he was working for the Master Program of China Studies for National Tsing-Hua University. He then took on the role of President for Taiwan Foundation for Democracy and effective July 2018, he became the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Taiwan.
Mayor Of New Taipei City, New Taipei City Government, R.O.C. (Taiwan)
Mayor Hou graduated from the Graduate School of Crime Prevention and Corrections, Central Police University and he began his law enforcement career ever since. He went on to become the commissioner of Taoyuan County Police Department, and consecutively the commissioner for Criminal Investigation Bureau, National Police Agency in the Ministry of the Interior which he subsequently became the Director-general. At the same time, he is the Principal for the Central Police University and is appointed as the Deputy Mayor for New Taipei City soon after. Effective 2018, he is appointed to the position of Mayor for New Taipei City.
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Keynotes & Panel Discussions
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Awards Presentation Ceremony
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Circular Economy Workshop
Gala Dinner Ticket to Asia Responsible Enterprise Awards which recognises outstanding CSR Programmes across Asia on the evening of Day 1 Summit
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