National Climate Governance Summit 2024 - Day 1

Program
00:32:45: Opening Remarks by Datin Seri Sunita Rajakumar, Founder and Chairperson, Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM)
00:41:45: Welcoming Remarks by Datuk Nor Azimah Abdul Aziz, Chief Executive Officer, Companies Commission of Malaysia
00:49:31: Message from Pim Valdre, Head of Climate Ambition Initiatives of World Economic Forum (WEF)
00:53:10: Keynote by Datuk Jessica Chew, Deputy Governor, Bank Negara Malaysia
01:06:40: Fireside Chat with YB Nik Nazmi Bin Nik Ahmad, Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES), Malaysia
Moderated by Datin Seri Sunita Rajakumar, Founder and Chairperson, Climate Governance
Malaysia (CGM)
02:05:17: Intervention by Prof. Sanjay Sarma, President and CEO, Asia School of Business
02:21:01: Keynote by International Advisory Panel (IAP) member Prof. Thelma Krug, Chairperson, the Global Climate Observing System Steering Committee (GCOS)
02:36:22: Panel Discussion: Engaging Stakeholders to Achieve Biodiversity Conservation Targets
Datuk Dr. John Payne, CEO, Bringing Back Our Rare Animals (BORA)
Julian Hyde, CEO, Reef Check Malaysia
Rashyid Redza Anwarudin, Chief Sustainability Officer, SD Guthrie
Prof. Gopalasamy Reuben Clements, Sustainable Finance Specialist, Zoological Society London
Moderated by Dato’ Henry Barlow, Council Member, Climate Governance Malaysia
04:45:24 Keynote by IAP member Andrei Marcu, Founder and Executive Director, European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition
04:57:42 Keynote by IAP member Prof. Thakur S Powdyel, Former Minister of Education, Royal Government of Bhutan
05:15:02: Keynote by IAP member Ian Monroe, President and Chief Investment Officer, Etho Capital
05:39:56: Panel Discussion: Meaningful Sustainability Ambition
Karina Litvack, Ambassador and Founding Chairman, Climate Governance Initiative
Joseph D’Cruz, CEO, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)
moderated by Michele Kythe Lim, President & CEO, Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia
(ICDM)
06:14:55 Keynote H.E. BN Reddy, High Commissioner of India, High Commission of India
06:28:20 Keynote: Join Hands in Green Development, Make the Earth a Clean and Beautiful Home for All Zheng Xuefang, Minister for the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Malaysia
06:53:28 Keynote by IAP member Philippe Joubert, Founder and CEO, Earth on Board
07:13:05 Panel Discussion: Climate Ambitions and Expectations of Trading Partners
Manu Bhalla, Deputy Chief of Mission, United States to Malaysia
Timo Goosmann, Minister Counsellor - Head of Political Affairs, Press and Information, the Delegation of the European Union to Malaysia
Moderated by Rejina Rahim, Advisor, Institutional Investors Council (IIC)
07:46:20 Keynote: Institutions Which Are Fit For Purpose And The Climate Crisis
by CGM’s IAP member Prof. Dr. Jomo Kwame Sundaram, Research Advisor, Khazanah Research
Institute followed by
Fireside Chat: A New Narrative for Climate Resilience
moderated by Khoo Hsu Chuang, Managing Director, KHC Ventures Sdn Bhd
08:23:02 Closing Remarks by Dr. Gary Theseira, Director, Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM)