RESORT WORLD CONVENTION CENTRE, SINGAPORE 24 June 2016, Friday

8.00 AM

Registration

8.45 AM

Welcome Address

Dato’ William Ng
President, Enterprise Asia

9.00 AM

Keynote Address – Institutionalising Sustainability

Mr. Joan Cabezas
APAC Region Director, Strategy Execution, The Palladium Group

10.00 AM

Morning Networking Break

10.30 AM

Panel Discussion One

Corporate Framework for Institutionalising Sustainability

The ultimate success of any sustainability initiative is found when sustainability based thinking, perspectives and behaviour are incorporated into the everyday operating procedures and culture of an organisation. The corporate vision, goals, systems, structures and strategies must be aligned and introduced to the people so they can follow and implement it to be able to achieve sustainability development statements within the organisation.This topic discusses the importance of corporations to develop framework to institutionalise sustainability. Learn from Panelists who will share their experiences on how they have successfully done it.

Moderator: Lt. General Sudhir Sharma. Advisor, Enterprise Asia / Former QuarterMaster General, Indian Army, India

Panelists:
  • Mr. Joan Cabezas. APAC Region Director, Strategy Execution, The Palladium Group
  • Dr. Victor Tay. Vice Chairman, Association for Persons with Special Needs and Chief Development Officer, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
  • Dr. Naoki Adachi. Founder and CEO, Response Ability Inc. and Executive Director, Japan Business Initiative for Biodiversity, Japan
  • Ms. Junice Yeo. Director (Southeast Asia), Corporate Citizenship

11.30 AM

Panel Discussion Two

Smart Partnership: The Role of The Public and Private Sectors in Institutionalising Sustainability

A holistic and integrated approach to economic, social and environmental issues is very much needed on an urgent basis to achieve sustainability. The private sector, as the primary driver of economic growth and dynamism has the potential to contribute to domestic revenues which in turn can help finance essential public goods and services, helping Governments to provide more and better public services, and creating a virtuous circle to promote sustainability. The ability of Governments to better leverage the strengths and resources of the private sector is the way forward to institutionalise sustainability. This topic discusses on how smart partnership of the public & private sectors can help to institutionalise sustainability. Panelists will discuss on ways and regulations that can and should be put into place as a means to institutionalise sustainability, which participants can then bring back to their organisations and governments to implement and execute on it.

Moderator: Datuk Seri Dr Victor Wee. Advisor, Enterprise Asia, Malaysia

Panelists:
  • Mr. Constant Van Aerschot. Executive Director, Business Council for Sustainable Development, Singapore
  • Dr. Milagros How. Executive Vice President, Universal Harvester Inc, Philippines
  • Mr. Eduardo Pedrosa. Secretary-General, Pacific Economic Cooperation Council, Singapore
  • Mr. Glenn G. Penaranda. Commercial Counselor, Philippine Trade and Investment Center, Embassy of the Philippines

12.30 PM

Best Practice Showcase One

Bangchak Healthy Communities Initiatives

Mr. Chaiwat Kovavisarach
President, The Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited, Thailand

12.45 PM

Networking Luncheon

1.45 PM

Performance

2.00 PM

Best Practice Showcase Two

Success and Responsibility Go Together

Mr. Shehzad Munim
Managing Director, British American Tobacco, Bangladesh

2.15 PM

Panel Discussion Three

Responsible Entrepreneurship – The ROI of Sustainability and CSR

Corporate responsibility can now be measured and tied to ROI, or return-on-investment. A business can be responsible while delivering both value and relevancy by integrating a connection between corporate social responsibility and sustainability and ROI. Integrating sustainability and corporate responsibility into business can drive growth and improve on cost efficiency. It is possible to make a profit without sacrificing or harming the environment or society. Long-term prosperity requires a careful balance between benefits reaped today and ensuring the well-being of our people and our planet tomorrow. This topic discusses on what is responsible entrepreneurship from the economic performance aspect to also include transparency and proper governance, environmental and social accountability towards achieving sustainability. How to measure and quantify that performance and tying-in to return on investment (ROI).

Moderator: Dr. Niven Huang. General Manager, KPMG Sustainability Consulting Co. Ltd., Taiwan

Panelists:
  • Ms. Alexandra Tracy. President, Hoi Ping Ventures, Hong Kong
  • Ms. Yumi Fujita. Sector Manager, Sustainalytics, Singapore
  • Mr. Thomas Milburn. Senior Consultant (Southeast Asia), Corporate Citizenship

3.15 PM

Best Practice Showcase Three

Let’s Take Action Together! Taiwan Youth Climate Coalition (TWYCC)

Mr. Wei-Lun Cheng
Director of Finance and Sponsorship, TWYCC, representing Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry (Cayman) Co. Ltd, Taiwan

3.30 PM

Summation and Closing

Datuk Seri Dr Victor Wee
Advisor, Enterprise Asia, Malaysia

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