Climate Collaboration: Accelerating Net-Zero Solutions in Asia and the EU
Event Description
Featuring insightful presentations and a thought-provoking panel discussion, experts will delve into cross-sector collaborations, best practices for companies, and incentives needed to nurture decarbonisation efforts. Gain valuable insights into the outlook for 2024 and beyond, as well as actionable strategies for driving sustainable innovation.
Discussion Points:
Accelerating Climate Tech Development in Asia and the EU
- Highlighting key opportunities and strategies for accelerating net-zero solutions.
- Practices for Cross-Sector Collaboration
- Discussing successful case studies and lessons learned from companies and organisations.
Forging Stronger EU-Asia Clean Energy Bridges
- Financial Incentives: Highlighting the importance of financial incentives in incentivising businesses to invest in climate-friendly technologies and innovations.
- Knowledge Sharing and Capacity Building: Highlighting the importance of knowledge-sharing platforms, capacity-building programs and public-private partnerships in facilitating collaboration and knowledge exchange among stakeholders.
- Overcoming Challenges: Identifying common challenges and barriers to cross-sector collaboration and decarbonisation efforts in Asia and the EU. Discussing strategies for overcoming these challenges, including building trust among stakeholders, addressing regulatory barriers, and mobilising financial resources effectively.
Speakers
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Benjamin TanESG Business Development Manager, STACSBenjamin (Benji) Tan serves as the ESG Business Development Manager at STACS,
where he dedicates his efforts to collaborating with corporations and large organisations, providing invaluable support for their ESG initiatives and
comprehending their data requirements. Benji holds a certification in ISO14064-1
GHG Implementation and Reporting, showcasing his expertise in environmental
standards. Moreover, he has facilitated numerous sustainability workshops across
various industries, delivering tangible benefits to numerous corporate entities.
Benji’s journey in the sustainability sector commenced in the Agri-tech field, and he
has seamlessly transitioned into the ESG Tech space. With a forward-looking vision,
he aspires to digitally empower all corporations on their sustainability journey. -
Benjamin YapSenior Partner, RHTLaw Vietnam
Benjamin Yap is a Vietnam-registered foreign lawyer who is called to the Singapore and English Bar. Prior to joining RHTLaw Vietnam, Benjamin was the resident partner in Ho Chi Minh City for Singaporean law firm, Kelvin Chia Partnership. Benjamin’s areas of expertise are focused on corporate and commercial transactions in mergers and acquisitions, real estate, corporate compliance/governance and employment. Benjamin was the President of the Singapore Business Group from 2008 to 2012 and is currently the Honorary President by virtue of his position as the Immediate Past President.
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Dr David BroadstockSenior Research Fellow & Energy Transition Research Lead, SGFIN
Dr David Broadstock is Senior Research Fellow and Energy Transition Research Lead with Sustainable and Green Finance Institute (SGFIN) housed within the National University of Singapore (NUS). Through these roles David regularly interacts with financial institutions, government agencies, research foundations, policy makers and industry leaders to develop and implement impactful research into the successful deployment of transition finance to support sustainable economic development for Singapore.
David is an economist with around 15 years of experience, most of which in Asia. He has worked within academia, consulting and strategic policy research (thinktanks) and is specialized in the areas of energy and environmental economics, with recent research concentrating on areas of green and sustainable finance. David places a special emphasis in the emerging area of ‘transition finance’, seeking to better appreciate how trust and confidence behind net-zero commitments can be fostered and sustained so as to facilitate an organized, timely and scalable flow of capital to achieve national decarbonization ambitions without sacrificing on economic competitiveness.
Hourly Schedule
- 10:00 AM - 10:05 AM
- Opening Remarks
- 10:05 AM - 10:20 AM
- Accelerating Climate Tech Development in Asia
- 10:20 AM - 10:35 AM
- Accelerating Climate Tech Development in EU
- 10:35 - 11:00
- Panel Discussion: Forging Stronger EU-Asia Clean Energy Bridges