IIC-SIDC Corporate Governance Conference 2022

Pn Rohaya Mohammad Yusof, IIC Chairman

YBhg Dato’ Seri Dr Awang Adek Hussin, Executive Chairman, Securities Commission Malaysia

YB Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Finance Minister of Malaysia

by YB Senator Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, Finance Minister of Malaysia

Points of Interest:

• Stakeholder capitalism at the forefront in supporting ESG agenda
• Business regulatory impediment to stakeholder capitalism
• Board’s role on ESG oversight
• Managing and balancing the E, S and G – Short-term loss for long-term sustainable value?
• Women representation at Boards: The case of certain women?
• Innovation and tech – AI, Blockchain and ESG

Moderator:
Dato’ Wan Kamaruzaman Wan Ahmad, EPF Investment Panel

Panellists:

1. Tan Sri Shahril Ridza Ridzuan, Independent Chairman, Axiata Berhad
2. Datuk Zaiton Mohd Hassan, Senior Independent Non-Executive Director, Sime Darby Plantation Berhad
3. Dato’ Abdul Rauf Rashid, Managing Partner, Ernst & Young PLT
4. Teoh Su Yin, Senior Independent Director, CIMB Group Holdings Berhad

Points of Interest:

• What does Net Zero entail for institutional investors?
• ROI of decarbonisation – Are shareholders truly in the long game?
• What are the short and medium-term goals set to meet net zero by 2050?
• What are Incentives, opportunities, and implications on business growth?
• How do stranded assets managed in the race to net zero pledge?
• Will pressure and lack of oversight lead to the rise in greenwashing?

Moderator:
Munirah Khairuddin, Chief Executive Officer & Country Head, Malaysia, Principal Malaysia

Presenters:

1. Nik Amlizan Mohamed, Chief Executive Officer, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan)
2. Lim Chern Yuan, Group Chief Executive Officer, Yinson Holdings Berhad

Moderator:
Datuk Wira Ismitz Matthew De Alwis, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, Kenanga Investors Berhad

Presenter:

1. Jamie Allen, Secretary General, Asian Corporate Governance Association (Virtual)

Points of Interest:

• Flexible work arrangements – Profitable actions for people and planet
• Fair treatment of workforce
• Break the bias campaign and minority participation
• Fair and equitable remuneration – Minimum pay, living wage and Corporate Gini Index (CGI)
• Board’s experience in dealing with new demands post the “Great Resignation”

Moderator:
Tengku Zarina Tengku Chik, Chief Executive Officer, Securities Industry Development Corporation

Panellists:

1. Lim Cheong Guan, Managing Director, Top Glove Corporation Berhad
2. Imri Mokhtar, Managing Director/Group Chief Executive Officer, Telekom Malaysia Berhad
3. Dr Surina Ismail, Group Head of Sustainability, IOI Corporation Berhad

Points of Interest:

• Beyond compliance reporting – Substance over form
• Corporate greenwashing – Legal and ethical perspectives
• Sustainability reporting frameworks – A cherry picking exercise?
• Compliance, internal or external audit – Tools to assist the Boards
• Is social media the bane of stakeholder management?

Moderator:
Lya Rahman, Adviser, Institutional Investors Council Malaysia

Panellists:

1. Prof Mak Yuen Teen, National University of Singapore
2. Dato’ Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir, Managing Director, Khazanah Nasional Berhad
3. Nurul A’in Abdul Latif, Deputy Executive Chair, PwC Malaysia

Presenter:

1. Ahmad Zulqarnain Onn, President, Group Chief Executive Officer, Permodalan Nasional Berhad