Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Virtual Conference 2022

Speakers:
1. Tengku Zarina Tengku Chik, CEO, Securities Industry Development Corporation
2. Maya Karin, Environmental Advocate

• Outlook of sustainable finance across jurisdictions
• How do businesses embrace the ESG and climate change agendas
• Profitable solutions to problems of people and the planet
• Balancing long-term sustainability goals with short-term needs
• The capital market as a force for advancing sustainable development

Moderator:
Datuk Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin, Deputy Chief Executive, Securities Commission Malaysia

Panellists:
1. Dato Fad’l Mohamed, CEO, Maybank Investment Bank Berhad
2. Haji Asrul Hazli Salleh, Chief Treasurer and Capital Markets Officer, MBSB Bank Berhad
3. Rozani Osman, Senior Financial Sector Specialist, The World Bank (Malaysia)
4. Nik Amlizan Mohamed, CEO, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP)

• The cost of polluting the environment
• Implications and opportunities of COP26 to the capital market infrastructure
• Measuring carbon emissions and interpreting ESG ratings
• Scope 3 emissions – Tracking company’s footprint
• Carbon trading – Its future and benefits
• Alternative and renewable energies: Path to zero carbon future

Moderator:
Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift, CEO, Bursa Malaysia Berhad

Panellists:
1. Jigar Shah, CEO, MIB Securities India & Head, Sustainability Research, Maybank Investment Banking Group
2. Dr Ulf Henning Richter, Founder & CEO, CARBON10B X Limited (HK)
3. Eliza Ong Yin Suen, Managing Director / CEO, Head of RHB Group Asset Management

• Identifying climate-related risk: Variability and Vulnerability impacting businesses
• “Climate Risk is an Investment risk” – Pricing climate risk and reallocation of capital
• Portfolio alignment metrics challenges, regional differences, comparability and transparency
• From Greenwashing to Impact Washing – Scepticism surrounding investments and red flags

Moderator:
Mary Leung, Head Advocacy APAC, CFA Institute (HK)

Panellists:
1. Adam Ng, GFRI Asia Pacific Lead & Sustainable Finance Advisor (Malaysia), WWF
2. Luanne Sieh, Senior Managing Director, Head of Group Sustainability, CIMB Group
3. Maheen Arshad, TCFD and Climate Risk Consultant, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) (Switzerland)

• Factoring the environmental cost: Moving from linear to circular economy
• Preventing a climate breakdown: Will our efforts be successful?
• Enabling circularity through innovative methods
• Interlinkages between consumers and businesses

Moderator:
Ehon Chan, Partner, Retrospective Discovery LLP

Speaker:
Harith Ridzuan, Founder and CEO, The Green Factory

• Insights into Sustainable Finance Taxonomy landscape and recent developments
• Challenges and impact of Taxonomy for the capital market
• Taxonomy: Mitigating market fragmentation through environmental objectives
• Application of investment objectives according to Taxonomy-aligned activities: Where to start?
• The outlook: 2022 and beyond

Moderator:
Phang Oy Cheng, Head of Sustainability Advisory Services, KPMG

Panellists:
1. Andrew Lim Wei-Ann, Regional Head, Debt Capital Markets & Head, Sustainable Finance, Maybank Investment Banking Group
2. Daniel Bouzas, Regional Coordinator for Europe of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) (Belgium)
3. Xinying Tok, Head of South East Asia, The Carbon Trust (Singapore)

• Key investment themes shifting the global asset allocation and risk/return landscape over the next five years
• Thematic Indexes: Capturing the forces shaping our future through ESG indexes and ESG ETFs
• Shared principles of Sukuk and other green instruments
• Incorporating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) considerations into investment decision-making process
• Balancing between impact creation and returns

Moderator:
Salmah Bee Mohd Mydin, Executive Director, Market Development, Securities Commission Malaysia

Panellists:
1. Dato’ Ami Moris, CEO, Maybank Investment Banking Group
2. Danny Wong Teck Meng, Non-Independent Director, ED/CEO, Areca Capital
3. Ismitz Matthew De Alwis, CEO, Kenanga Investors Group
4. Munirah Khairuddin, Country Head and CEO, Principal Malaysia

• Role of innovation and technology towards net zero
• Climate tech investing – The state of the investment landscape, infrastructure and corporate demand
• Crowdfunding as conduit for socio-economic betterment
• Data and analysis on insider intelligence – Energy, transport, agriculture, manufacturing sector
• Key drivers, barriers, opportunities & challenges

Moderator:
Dalbir Singh, CISSP, Senior Director, APAC, Quantela Inc

Panellists:
1. Paul Ark (Polapat Arkkrapridi), Partner & Head of ESG, Gobi Partners (Thailand)
2. Reuben Durairatnam, Project Manager, Tropical Rainforest Conservation and Research Centre (TRCRC)
3. Clarence Barboza, Director, Public Sector Business | Asia-Pacific, Japan and China, Cisco (Singapore)

• Why the ‘S’ and ‘G’ goals are as material as the E in ESG
• The tipping point of climate change and sustainability
• Challenges faced in addressing Governance and Societal aspects for long-term impact
• Embedding responsible practices in improving S and G
• The future of ‘S’ and ‘G’ – Addressing financial sustainability whilst balancing the needs of businesses and investors

Moderator:
Tan Sri Andrew Sheng, Distinguished Fellow, Institute for Capital Market Research Malaysia (ICMR)

Panellists:
1. Tan Sri Shahril Ridza Ridzuan, Chairman, Axiata Group Berhad
2. Datuk Noripah Kamso, Board Member, Top Glove Corporation Berhad
3. Nurhisham Hussein, Chief Strategy Officer, Employees Provident Fund

• Creating the right ecosystem and mindset towards sustainable legacy
• Building purpose-driven leadership
• Translating ESG values to drive transformative change
• Envisioning and inspiring new business leaders for better tomorrow
• Mind the gaps – Nurturing talent with competencies fit for ESG purpose

Speaker:
Tunku Alizakri Alias, Chairman, Malaysia Venture Capital Management Berhad (MAVCAP)