Session 1 - Technological trends to mitigate climate change
Opening remarks: Huda Jaffer,Co-Chair Sustainability Startup20 Task Force (India)
Albert Oung,Founder & President World Green Organization (Singapore)
Moderator: Tiat Jin Ooi, ERIA Lead Consultant (Singapore)
Guest speakers:
Orchlon Enkhtsetseg, Founder & CEO, URECA (Mongolia)
Divya Hegde, Founder Baeru (India)
Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Director of Research Strategy and Innovations at ERIA: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (Indonesia)
Points discussed:
· Renewable energy technologies: Solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and bio power
· Electric vehicles and energy transmission & storage
· Carbon farming: technologies such as precision agriculture
Session 2 - Interconnected risks: Environmental dangers threaten economic growth and viability
Opening remarks: Nidhi (Chauhan) Nagabhatla Senior Official UN University (Belgium)
Moderator: Amelia Litania ERIA Program Officer (Indonesia)
Guest speakers:
Robert Brears Founder of our Future Water (New Zealand)
Elyssa Ludher Senior Fellow and Coordinator ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute (Singapore)
Dian Lutfiana ERIA Research Associate (Indonesia)
Points discussed :
· Migration
· Food Security
· Extreme weather events, climate change, and water crises
Session 3 - Environmental future in Asia: Opportunities & hope?
Opening remarks: Erik Solheim Former Minister of Climate and the Environment of Norway and Former Executive Director of UNEP (Norway)
Moderator: Ravindra Ngo Founder & CEO the Asian Network (Singapore)
Guest speakers:
Megan Argyriou Head of International Climate works Centre (Australia) Vannarith Chheang President of Asian Vision Institute (Cambodia) Katarina M.V. Galic CEO of X|ergy SusTech Powerhouse (Portugal) Points discussed :
· Adaptation
· Mitigation
· Decoupling Growth from Resource Use
Session 4 - Green financing & ESG Investments
Opening remarks: Gaya Herrington Vice President ESG Research Schneider’s Electric (USA)
Moderator: Tiat Jin Ooi, ERIA Lead Consultant (Singapore)
Guest speakers:
Syed Mubarak Chief Sustainability Officer, EVVO Labs (Singapore)
Anouj Mehta Country Director Thailand, Unit Head Green Innovative Finance-ASEAN ADB
Nirnita talukdar ,Regional Coordinator for Asia Pacific United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) (India)
Points discussed :
· How can business leaders adapt, drive profit and deliver on a sustainable future?
· Green finance and investment
· Clean energy transition
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