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)