3rd Annual Sustainability Week Asia 2024 | The Economist Newspaper Limited | 10 March 2024 | The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok, 61 Witthayu Rd, Lumphini, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand

Combating climate change is urgent. By taking the lead, businesses can help protect the region from some of the worst impacts of the climate crisis. But how can they move faster? What action can be taken now?

In its third year, The event will connect sustainability changemakers, purpose-driven consumers and business leaders to gain the tools needed to transition to net-zero, faster. Join us in Bangkok for case studies, in-depth panels, private roundtable discussions and networking opportunities, that support your journey to rapid business transformation.

In 2023, 700 global leaders, policymakers and business executives joined 90 high-level speakers in Singapore for Economist Impact’s 2nd annual Sustainability Week Asia, focused on helping businesses become sustainable faster.

In 2024, Bangkok will play host to businesses from across Asia, alongside voices from government, civil society, youth groups and investors to help you achieve your sustainability goals. Join 800 attendees in-person for actionable insights from 150+ expert speakers, and 30+ informative case studies.

2024 Speakers

Harald Link
Chairman, Chief Executive and Owner B.Grimm

Bicky Bhangu
President, South East Asia, Pacific and South Korea, Rolls-Royce

Charlotte Wolff-Bye
Chief Sustainability Officer, Petronas

Graeme Beardsell
Chief Executive Officer, Fujitsu Asia Pacific

Arun Biswas
Managing Partner, Strategic Sales and Sustainability Consulting, Ibm, Asia-Pacific

Isao Sekiguchi
President, Nissan Asean

Jay Buckley
Senior Vice-President and Chief Legal Counsel, Asia-Pacific, Pepsico

Shrijeet Mishra
Group Chief Innovation Officer and Business Head, Aditya Birla Group

Deborah Priya Henry
Founder and Executive Director, Fugee.Org

Prasanna Ganesh
Executive Vice President, People and Business Transformation Group, Toyota Daihatsu Engineering & Manufacturing

Ronadol Numnonda
Deputy Governor, Bank of Thailand

Malaika Vaz
Chief Executive and Co Founder, Untamed Planet; Explorer, National Geographic

Rob Nicholls
General Manager of Projects and Programs, Musim Mas

Sherwin Pelayo
Executive Director, Analytics & Artificial Intelligence Association of The Philippines

Ruth A. Shapiro
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society

Kitty Bu
Vice-President Asia, Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (geapp)

Vivekanand Sistla
Beauty and Wellbeing R&d Head Sea, Unilever

Adelene Anthony
Head, Sustainability, Axiata

Alexander Bent
Managing Partner and Founder, Undivided Ventures

Daniel Ross
Chief Investment Officer; Head Sustainability, Investor Relations and Business Development, Bts Group Holdings

Umesh Madhavan
Research Director, the Circulate Initiative

Atul Jhavar
Head of Sustainable Capital Markets, Asia-Pacific, Barclays

Nanthakumaran Marimuthu
Vice President, Operations Engineering Manager, Asia, Fm Global

Djoann Fal
General Partner, Atlas Capital

Mike Lim
Partner, Trirec

Grace Chong
Head, Financial Regulatory, Gibson Dunn

Guillaume Lucci
President and Chief Executive, Prime Industrial Ventures

Joash Lee
Venture Partner, Vntr Capital

Ho Ren Hua
Chief Executive, Thai Wah

Jo Ann B. Eala
Vice President, Bank of Philippine Islands

Ku Kok Peng
Chief Sustainability Officer, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Berhad

Olympia Yarger
Chief Executive and Founder, Goterra

Piyachart (arm) Isarabhakdee
Chief Executive, Bran Di and Companies

Kang Jen Wee
Founder and Chief Executive, Redex

Rich Gilmore
Chief Executive, Carbon Growth Partners

Senthil Nathan
Chief Executive, Fairtrade Australia and New Zealand

Antony Crockett
Partner and Esg Asia Lead, Herbert Smith Freehills

Soraphol Tulayasathien
Senior Executive Vice-President-Head of Corporate Strategy Division and Head of Sustainable Market Development Division, the Stock Exchange of Thailand

Shah Yang Razalli
Chief Executive, Gentari Green Mobility

Panakorn Dejthumrongwat
Head of Investment Promotion, Invest Hk and Hketo

Lissy Smit
Chief Executive, Aqua Spark

Nadeem Khan
Founder and Chief Executive, Indus Delta Capital

Jacqueline Lam
Regional Director for Asia, Sustainable Energy for All

Satya Hangga Yudha Widya Putra
Co-Founder and Advisor, Indonesian Energy and Environmental Institute (ie2 I)

Victor Nian
Co-Founder and Ceo, Centre for Strategic Energy and Resources Limited

Winston Chow
Professor of Urban Climate; Pillar Lead, Smu Urban Infrastructure, Singapore Management University

Iris Lam
Director of Sustainability, Global Development, Mandarin Oriental

Hao Liang
Associate Professor of Finance; Co-Director, Singapore Green Finance Centre, Singapore Management University

Tanmay Pandya
Founder, Brisil

Nikki Kemp
Centre Director, Singapore Green Finance Centre

Jitender Khurana
Country Head and Managing Director Singapore, Apac Systems and Service Leader, Signify

Elina Jani
Chief Executive, Green Tech Ideaslab

Jason Chow
Director, Ecolab Southeast Asia, Ecolab

William Yu
Chief Executive, World Green Organisation

Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya
President, Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (tceb)

Chompan Kulnides
Chief Sustainability Officer, Minor International Pcl

Patti Chu
Head of Impact Investment, Silverstrand Capital

Janice Lao
Vice President, Global Esg, Helen of Troy

Matthew Potter
Director, Wilkinson Eyre

Nick Piggott
Co-Chief Executive, Nutrition Technologies; President, Asian Food & Feed Insects Association (affia)

Sarah Tiffin
Uk Ambassador to Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)

Sean Gabriel Villoria
Chief Executive, Ger Weiss Motors Corp

Vibhuti Garg
Director, South Asia, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

Vikalp Sabhlok
Director of Investment Origination, Ap Nature Vest

Andrew Staples
Editorial Director, Initiatives and Alliances, and Head of Policy and Insights (apac), Economist Impact

Sumana Rajarethnam
Director, Economist Intelligence Corporate Network South-East Asia

Gillian Parker
Principal, Sustainability, Economist Impact

Simon Cox
Senior Economics Writer, the Economist

Anjali Shukla
Manager, Policy and Insights, Asia-Pacific, Economist Impact

Ritu Bhandari
Manager, Policy and Insights, Economist Impact

Satvinderjit Kaur
Senior Analyst, Economist Impact

2024 Sponsor and Partners

DIAMOND SPONSOR
• Petronas

GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE PARTNER:
• BCG

STRATEGIC PARTNER:
• Brandi Good to Great

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Fujitsu

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Ecolab
• EY
• IBM
• Musim Mas

DESTINATION SPONSOR:
• Thailand Mice

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Redex
• Signify
• Sime Darby Plantation
• SMU

GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY PARTNER:
• United Nations Global Impact