JUN 2023

Premier Delivered Keynote Address At The Shape The World Summit 2023


KUCHING, Thurs: Sarawak’s Premier, Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Haji Johari Tun Openg yesterday evening delivered a keynote address at the “Shape the World Summit” that was held at a leading hotel, here. 

The Summit is a creative thought-leadership event dedicated to featuring ideas from changemakers and companies who are part of a growing movement to shape a better world by featuring new visions, case examples and methods for change. 

This year's theme, "Future Resilience by Sustainability," explores the challenges facing individuals, communities, and businesses in their desire to shape sustainability in a more complex era of data and AI.

The summit was held in various cities in previous years and this was for the first time held here attracting hundreds of industry leaders from the State, Singapore and other parts of Asia.

The summit programme features an impressive lineup of speakers from government and enterprises and will be followed by a gala dinner in the evening where the guest-of-honour was the Premier.

The summit which that began at 2 pm will kicked off with an opening keynote address by Lawrence Chong, Group CEO of Consulus and Managing Director of DesignFutures Venture, followed by four tracks:

Track 1 - Cause: How to Rally Stakeholders to Come Together for Common Cause to Implement Sustainability?

Topics include:

● Sarawak's Strategy and Policy for Sustainability by YB. Dr. Haji Hazland bin Abang Hipni, Deputy Minister for Energy and Environmental Sustainability

● Sarawak’s Strategy to Unite Stakeholders for Sustainability by YBhg. Datu Muhammad Abdullah Haji Zaidel, Deputy State Secretary of Sarawak

● Panel Discussion: The State Government’s Perspective on Sarawak’s Resilience Through Sustainability. Panel members were: 

○ YB. Dr Haji Hazland bin Abang Hipni, Deputy Minister for Energy and Environmental Sustainability

○ YBhg. Datu Muhammad Abdullah Haji Zaidel Deputy State Secretary of Sarawak

○ Moderated by Lawrence Chong, Group CEO of Consulus and Managing Director of DesignFutures Venture

● Shaping the Future of Sarawak: The Purpose-driven Journey of TSG by Dato Chris Chung, Group CEO, TSG Group

● The Struggle to Build Movements for Sustainability by Ms Clara Kwan, Global Head for Sustainability and Impact Investment at Consulus

Track 2 - Creative Vision: What are the Different Visions for Sustainability in the Region?

Topics include:

● A Systemic Method to Shaping Unique Places of the Future Enhanced by AI and Data by Mr Kuan Chee Yung, Global Head, Place Innovation at Consulus

● A Vision for Blockchain in Sustainability by Mr Kisu Sung, Ex-founder Digifinex, COO of SDAX

● Panel Discussion: What are the Visions for Sustainability in the Region?

○ Datuk Philip Ting, Deputy President of Sarawak Business Federation (SBF)

○ Mr Kisu Sung, former COO of DigiFinance and SDAX Digital Exchange

○ Mr Kuan Chee Yung, Global Head, of Place Innovation at Consulus

○ Moderated by Ms Rebecca Teo, Head for Strategy at Consulus

Track 3 - Culture of Trust: How to Engage Community and Shape a Culture of Trust to Sustain Interests in Implementing Sustainability?

● How Can You Trust AI and Its Impact on Sustainability? by Mr James Ong, Founder and Managing Director Artificial Intelligence International Institute

● The Economic Significance of Trust on Shaping a Sustainable Economy by Dr Khalid Abdul Hamid, Head of Policy and Research Division at Institut Masa Depan Malaysia

Track 4 Competent Pivot: How to Evolve the Industry or Old Practices Towards Sustainability?

● Renewable Energy Certificates and Net Zero Data Centres by Mr Kang Jen Wee, Founder and CEO of Redex

● Data Centre Cooling System in Hot and Humid Countries by Dr Kong Kok Haw, Managing Director of Greatian Consulting

● Panel Discussion: Green Data Centres in the Age of AI

○ Mr Kang Jen Wee, Founder and CEO of Redex

○ Dr Kong Kok Haw, Managing Director of Greatian Consulting

○ Mr Ernest Ong, Engineering Director, Squire Mech Pte Ltd

○ Moderated by Mr Melvin Tan, Group Managing Director of Cyclect

The Shape the World Summit 2023 is organised by Consulus, co-hosted by TSG Group, and supported by the Sarawak State Government, the Sarawak Trade & Tourism Office Singapore, the Sarawak Business Federation, DesignFutures Venture and Nuova Global Foundation.

Sumber dari : Sarawakku