8.00 AM
Day 1 Programme
9.00 AM
Welcome Address by FCO
Dato’ William NgPresident, Enterprise Asia
9.10 AM
Opening Address
Congresswoman Gwendolyn GarciaDeputy Speaker of The House of Representatives of The Philippines, Advisor to Enterprise Asia
9.15 AM
Speech by Title Sponsor
Dr. Milagros O. HowPresident and CEO, Universal Harvester, Inc.
9.25 AM
Officiating Address by Guest Of Honour
Felicitas Agoncillo-ReyesAssistant Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry Philippines (Representing President Rodrigo Duterte)
What Asia Is Achieving and Building Towards 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
- The status and challenges in this journey to meet the goals of UNSDGs and Paris Agreement
- Ownership, commitment and frameworks
9.30 AM
SOCIAL EMPOWERMENT
Collaboration across countries and industries in empowering the socially and financially
disadvantaged communities
TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE
CEOs need to lead “Transformational Change” across industries Are small sustainable impacts enough? The rate global challenges are escalating, the planet and people are now at environmental risks, but gradually Asia will face economy uncertainties. Its confirmed the current level of limited progress is not enough to meet the UN Global Goals. A comprehensive transformation for long-term sustainable impact across the business and industry is required. It is pertinent for CEOs to step in to transform their business and drive sustainable innovation across the business and industry for long-term sustainable impact in the next 10 years.Cheryl Maley
President and Managing Director, Novartis
10.00 AM
CROSS INDUSTRY ECOSYSTEM
Creating long-term, transformational cross-industry collaborations This session will discuss the challenges and hurdles when implementing a collaborative strategy cross-industry, and the structure needed that coordinates all efforts. Distinguish partners that will assist your vision for large-scale change, turning competitors into collaborators, and engaging all parties including investors on the sustainable vision of your business, and through the same lens identify opportunity in addressing social issues.Laetitia Lienart
Vice-President of Corporate Citizenship, Credit Suisse
10.30 AM
Networking Tea Break
10.45 AM
Panel Discussion One
Reaching A Shared Future by Creating Long-Term Value
This session talks about social issues and other challenges companies always overlook that hindered reaching a sharedfuture. Businesses must step up their game in monitoring SDG progress such as identifying frameworks and initiatives, determining data-driven processes to achieve that. Here we also discuss scaling and quantifying social impacts through various channels such as industry-wide partnerships to further strategize CSR frameworks and track sustainability performance.Moderator: Datuk Seri Dr. Victor Wee. Former Chairman of Tourism Malaysia, Advisor to Enterprise Asia
Panelists:
- Senator Bam Aquino. Senator Of The Philippines, Advisor To Enterprise Asia
- Dr. Niven Huang. Regional Leader, KPMG Sustainability Services in Asia Pacific, Taiwan
- Reese Fernandez-Ruiz. President & Founding Partner, Rags2riches, 2010 Young Laureate
- Nisha Menezes. Regional Social Impact Manager, Grab
11.30 AM
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
The Role Of Women In The Rising Intensity Of Social ResponsibilityAchieving gender equality and women’s empowerment is goal 5 of the SDGs, as women’s economic empowerment is a pre-condition for the goal achievement. This session encourages and empowers women to present strength and vision while leading in a society where their values, ideals and dreams seemed to be underscored; and at the same time how to build effective networks and deal with organizational structures, and adopt it as a culture in the current society.
Maricel Aguilar
National Programme Analyst, UN WOMEN Philippines
12.00 PM
Success Story One
UHI’s Mission in Transforming Lives, Communities and National Heritage
Lt. General Jaime S Delos Santos 1st Force Commander, United Nations Peacekeeping Force In East Timor And Assistant Secretary General, Universal Harvester, Inc.12.10 PM
HEALTH PROMOTION
Encourage and promote initiatives aimed at raising
awareness and improving the health of their direct
and indirect stakeholders.
EMPLOYEE WELLNES
Breaking Barriers to Smoke-free Workplace – Sustaining A Safe and Healthy Environment in The WorkplaceCigarette smoking is still prevalent in many parts of the world today. Global statistics indicated a declined in percentages of users in some countries, however, the percentage is still small according to WHO’s mission. The fight against smoking is more than just forming legislation to restrict smoking in certain areas. It is about community coming together to work against the cause, such as corporations forming alliances. Corporation is about people. It is important to create a safe and healthy environment for its employees to work in.
Alfred Wong
Head of Certification, Global Wellness Council
12.30 PM
HUMAN RIGHTS
Business and Human Rights EcosystemThese days, businesses consider CSR and inclusive business as integral parts of their identity. It makes good business sense to ensure that no one is left behind, particularly the disabled, women, and indigenous peoples. Inclusiveness is everybody’s business, and the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights helps empower these vulnerable sectors to maximize their potential. It’s also pertinent to also identify if human rights are infringed upon across business activities such as supply chains.
H.E. Leo Herrera-Lim
Assistant Secretary, Office Of The Undersecretary For International Economic Affairs, Department Of Foreign Affairs, Philippines
1.00 PM
Success Story Two
Better Life for Our House Builders, Areeya Sustainable Happiness
Prof. Worawut RomratanapanPh.D., Corporate Consulting, Areeya Property Public Company Limited
1.10 PM
Networking Luncheon
2.10 PM
Success Story Three
True Story – A Green World
Wolfgang FriessCEO, TH Food Chain Joint Stock Company
2.20 PM
GREEN LEADERSHIP
Striving towards a climate resilient economy through building
partnerships for shared-goals
Panel Discussion Two
Creating A Climate Resilient Business: Where Will We End
Reaching a Shared Future: Where Will We EndWhile environmental challenges are escalating to whole new records, Asia is forecasted to plunge into greater depths of climate change. This session talks about being data-driven, leveraging on digital tools to realize SDGs as data plays an important role in monitoring SDG initiatives. To reach a climate resilient economy including achieving the 2-degree target, leaders need to frame vision and build partnerships that are designed for sustainability and implement for success. Here we also talk about the often times overlooked issues during collaboration.
Moderator: Lt. General Sudhir Sharma. Former Quartermaster General, Indian Army, Advisor to Enterprise Asia
Panelists:
- Dr. Naoki Adachi. Founder and CEO, Response Ability Inc. Executive Director, Japan Business Initiative for Biodiversity, Japan
- Alexandra Tracy. President, Hoi Ping Ventures HK, Hong Kong
- Mubina Asaf. Head Of Legal & External Affairs, British American Tobacco Bangladesh
- Bai Rohaniza Sumndad-Usman. Founding President & Executive Director, Teach Peace Build Peace Movement Inc
3.05 PM
EMERGING BUSINESS
Discovering growth opportunities while activating SDGs for future strategy and success Ever since UN-SDGs came into effect companies are pushed to deliver the goals and integrating SDGs into their core operations. This session encourages businesses to further establish firm commitment to deliver real solutions to align with SDGs, and while delivering value, companies can use SDGs to look out for emerging trends and examine new business development.Dr. Eugene Chien
Former Minister Of Foreign Affairs And Minister Of Environment, Taiwan, Advisor To Enterprise Asia
3.25 PM
SOCIAL INNOVATION
Companies As Catalysts Of Social Innovation For A Better Shared FutureThe private sector is increasingly recognized as a direct driver of social innovation through cross-sector collaborations, driven by new approaches to social responsibility, and the concept of shared-value models. Embedding focus on social innovation into core business strategies and operations and enabling growth opportunities to generate lasting inspiration with empathy, compassion and a global conscience, means the collective and lasting success of our communities. In today’s rapidly urbanizing world, the inspiration for growth and renewal means a better shared future for all.
Jun de Dios
President Director, Akzo Nobel Decorative Paints
3.50 PM
SDG FUTURE
Shared Future, Shared GoalsBuilding a shared future demands going beyond attaining a company’s CSR goals and working towards attaining shared goals. Shared goals means collaborations, with other like-minded businesses or organizations, is essential in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).
Titon Mitra
Country Director, United Nations Development Programme Of Philippines
4.10 PM
Summation and Closing Address
4.15 PM
Networking Tea
Day 2 Programme
9.00 AM – 4.00 PM
Masterclass – Impact Management Reporting
- Reporting Impact Management
- ESG Performance
- Shared Value for Products / Services
- Deliver Value to Stakeholders
- SDGs Reporting
- Deliver On The Goalsets of SDGs and Align to SDGs
- Practical Exercises Delivering Reports
Executive Director And Sustainability Consultant, Philippine Business For The Environment (Pbe)
Mr. Laureto engages with the private sectors to develop Corporate Sustainability Strategy and Sustainability Reports. He is a Certified Trainer of the Global Reporting Initiative on GRI Standards, and of the World Resource Institute (WRI) on GHG Protocol Corporate Standards.
As an Environmental Specialist, he provides disciplines such as Carbon Credit Mechanisms, Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), Marine Conservation, Watershed Management and Solid Waste Management, Forestry and Mining and Community-Driven Development to PWC, World Bank, JICA, UNEP, government agencies, LGUs and to name a few.
