TECHNOLOGY WITH PURPOSE: INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR A BETTER FUTURE

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Can technology help sustainability?

Technology has the power to increase productivity, efficiency and cost savings, reduce product waste, chemicals and resources and measure, analyse and track progress, all of which can help tackle environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges.

Innovative solutions are essential to transform areas of high societal impact, including environmental protection, energy transition, decarbonization of industry and infrastructure, transport and mobility, agriculture and food, and healthcare.

In the coming decades the energy sector will undergo a complete metamorphosis. Energy efficiency needs to improve exponentially across all sectors including transport, buildings, and industry, in part driven by a rapid increase in electrification, smart grid technologies, and other emerging business models.

This webinar wishes to shed light on good practices and cutting-edge technologies that have been adopted in different industries, that can help attendees understand that innovative solutions are available, at reach, and will hopefully be conducive to the target of Vision 2050: a world where 9+ billion people can live well, within planetary boundaries, by mid-century.

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Agenda

December 8, 2021

Main Schedule

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM

Welcome and Introduction

Roberto Benetello (Executive Director of BCSD Malaysia)

3:05 PM - 3:10 PM

Opening Remarks

Opening remarks by Prof Dato’ Ir Dr A Bakar Jaafar - Director and Honorary Treasurer, BCSD Malaysia, Chairman of Malaysian Green Technology & Climate Change Centre (MGTC)

Prof. Dato' Ir Dr A. Bakar Jaafar (Director and Honorary Treasurer of BCSD Malaysia, Chairman of Malaysian Green Technology & Climate Change Centre (MGTC))

3:10 PM - 3:25 PM

Leading transformations to foster a sustainable world today and tomorrow

Technology is key to drive transformations towards a better tomorrow, providing solutions that can help address the main environmental challenges such as climate change, environment degradation and biodiversity loss. By leveraging the convergence of digitalization and sustainability, there is ample opportunity to address many of the sustainable development goals and leave a lasting impact on society.

This keynote focuses on the technology created and championed by Siemens that provides innovative solutions in areas of high societal impact, including environmental protection, energy transition, decarbonization of industry and infrastructure, sustainable mobility, health and safety and others.

Jenny Bofinger-Schuster (Senior Vice President at Siemens Sustainability and Operational Excellence)

3:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Case Study: Sustainable Ports with Digital Technologies

Innovative systems and new technology radically changes the requirements for port infrastructure and increase the degree of specialization, raising the financial stakes of port investments and the need for a highly specialized workforce. PTP is sharing the strategies focusing on the present smart technology and creating a new future by being more proactive in prospering the environment for a better and smarter future.

Nilesh Timbadia (Head of Information Technology Division at Port of Tanjung Pelepas)

3:40 PM - 3:55 PM

Case Study: The power of industry coalitions to transform Urban Mobility: The case of WBCSD REmobility in India

India is home to 22 of the world’s 30 most polluted cities and vehicular emissions are a primary contributor to increasing urban pollution. Being the world’s fourth largest automobile market, India is India is yet to procure much of its vehicle fleet in this decade. If the transition to EVs is not fast enough, it would mean tens of millions of additional ICE vehicles on the Indian roads for the next 10-15 years.

REmobility is a business coalition in India of 50+ businesses from the EV ecosystem in India, representing an annual mobility demand of ~10 billion kms, with an objective to accelerate business led EV adoption. Started in 2018, REmobility has become the leading business voice on EV adoption in India. This case study session showcases the work of the coalition and how it has been able to influence the national EV industry landscape.

Appurva Appan (Senior Associate - Mobility at Wbcsd)

3:55 PM - 4:00 PM

Q&A

Moderated by Roberto Benetello.

4:00 PM - 4:20 PM

Fireside Chat: Digitainability and SustainTech

Technology and digitalisation are essential enablers of transformation, and they need to be carefully driven to maximise their benefits. They are not a blessing in themselves, as they can exacerbate social divides, compound environmental risks
and destabilise societies. On the other hand, technology advancements can hugely impact the energy transition and decarbonization in terms of creating new opportunities to deliver efficiencies, new and more efficient renewable energy sources and ways of extracting GHG emissions from power generation and from the atmosphere.

Digitalization can fast-track the green economy by connecting people
around the world and encouraging a culture of global cooperation. Digitalization is also key to create the availability, transparency and accuracy of data essential for ESG purposes.

Adam Yee (President & CEO of Siemens Malaysia Sdn Bhd)

4:20 PM - 5:15 PM

Panel Discussion: Sustainable Mobility as the Key to Transformation for Low-Carbon Cities

One of the greatest environmental challenges we face today lies in mobility. We need a seemingly infinite network of transportation systems for societies and economy to function efficiently. However, transportation is a huge contributor to the global CO2 emissions. Creating sustainable transportation solutions is one of the greatest challenges facing cities today but also a great opportunity for the low-carbon development of cities.

The panel discusses about carbon-neutral, energy-efficient transportation options which are sustainable on both environmental and business level.

TPr. Chau Loon Wai (Co-director of UTM-Low Carbon Asia Research Centre)

Huzaimi Nor Omar (Senior Director - Mobility, Innovation & New Energy of Malaysian Green Technology & Climate Change Centre (MGTC))

Arjun Raju (Regional Sales & Business Development Manager (ASEAN & ANZ) at E-Mobility, Siemens)

Speakers

Prof. Dato' Ir Dr A. Bakar Jaafar

Director and Honorary Treasurer of BCSD Malaysia, Chairman of Malaysian Green Technology & Climate Change Centre (MGTC)

Jenny Bofinger-Schuster

Senior Vice President at Siemens Sustainability and Operational Excellence

Nilesh Timbadia

Head of Information Technology Division at Port of Tanjung Pelepas

Appurva Appan

Senior Associate - Mobility at Wbcsd

Adam Yee

President & CEO of Siemens Malaysia Sdn Bhd

Roberto Benetello

Executive Director of BCSD Malaysia

TPr. Chau Loon Wai

Co-director of UTM-Low Carbon Asia Research Centre

Huzaimi Nor Omar

Senior Director - Mobility, Innovation & New Energy of Malaysian Green Technology & Climate Change Centre (MGTC)

Arjun Raju

Regional Sales & Business Development Manager (ASEAN & ANZ) at E-Mobility, Siemens

Prof Dato’ Ir Dr A. Bakar Jaafar, PEng, FIEM, FASc, a Malaysian, is a Professor at UTM Perdana Centre, Razak Faculty of Technology & Informatics. He is also a research fellow of the UTM Ocean Thermal Energy Centre. On 4th October 2019, he was appointed as Chairman of the Board of Malaysian Green Technology & Climate Change Centre (MGTC).

He has served the Government of Malaysia in various capacity since 1973, and his career included stints as Factories and Machinery Inspector (1973-74), Staff Engineer of the US EPA Industrial Environmental Research Laboratory (1975-76), Principal Assistant Director (Water Quality), Environment Division, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (1976-84), Economic Planning Unit in the Prime Minister’s Department (1984-85), DOE Director of Operations (1985-86), DOE Deputy Director-General (Planning) (1987-1989), and as the Director-General of the Department of Environment Malaysia (DOE) (1990-1995). After his optional retirement, he continued to serve the Government of Malaysia as the Elected- Member of UNCLOS Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (1997-2002) (2002- 2007) (207-2012), UN Headquarters, New York.

In the private sector, he is on the Board of Directors of public-listed and private companies, including Land & General Berhad, Enviro-LIFT Services Sdn Bhd, Novaviro Technology Sdn Bhd, AGV Environment Sdn Bhd, TUSB Sdn Bhd, and PAIP Berhad.

He holds a Bachelor’s Degree (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia, 1973, a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science from Miami University, Ohio, USA, 1976; and PhD in (Marine) Geography from the University of Hawaii, Manoa, 1984.

As Senior VP for Sustainability and Operational Excellence, Jenny Bofinger-Schuster leads this Corporate Department, which drives and shapes crucial activities in the new chapter of Siemens AG.

Especially in the long term view the two responsibilities of the department will be more and more connected to guarantee a future-proof development of the company.

Her responsibility covers the company’s global sustainability program and its implementation. Jenny’s professional focus encompasses resource and energy efficiency, sustainability management and Siemens’ Business to Society approach, addressing the challenges caused by urbanization, climate change and globalization.

Additionally, since 2021 she drives critical Cross-Business activities with focus on Operational Excellence. This includes Sales Excellence, Service Business Excellence and Product Lifecycle Management. She focuses on the sustainable development of related Siemens processes, tools and
approaches to make these functions future ready.

With more than 12 years experience in management consultancy within and outside of Siemens, Jenny Bofinger-Schuster was made a Partner of Siemens Management Consulting. Within that role, Jenny developed trendsetting strategies in areas ranging from mobility to healthcare, around the globe.

Nilesh Timbadia joined PTP as Head of Information Technology Division on 4th May 2020.

In the last 15 months in PTP, his team has successfully rolled out a complete suite of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that covers Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering and Human Resources modules. There has also been major upgrade to Terminal Operating System (TOS) and implementation of additional systems to look at productivity, process, operations and analytics.

The focus in the coming years would be on various digital accelerators for PTP to continue to be Malaysia's Most Advanced Container Terminal. This will include in the areas of Data Analytics, Mobility Applications, Smart Technology and Internet of Things (IoT).

Nilesh holds a Master’s Degree in Information Technology (IT) from University of Sunderland, United Kingdom and Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Communication from University of Wisconsin, USA.

Prior to joining PTP, he has more than 30 years of experience in IT, serving various industries ranging from the energy sector in Shell and Petronas; manufacturing and supply chain sector in Texas Instruments, British American Tobacco, DHL, Minolta, and Sanden as well as the Government sector in Royal Customs, Sabah Land & Survey Department and Malaysian Airports.

Appurva Appan is a Senior Associate (Mobility) at WBCSD, which is a global, CEO-led organization of world’s 200 leading businesses, working to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world. His role is to facilitate a multi-stakeholder group (called REmobility) of 50+ organizations from the India EV ecosystem, aimed at accelerating business led adoption of EVs in India.

Prior to joining WBCSD in 2019, he has had stints with PwC and ICF International in electric vehicles, energy efficiency and power market consulting and business development roles for Indian and North American markets. During his 6 years of work experience, he has rendered advisory and strategic management services to various businesses, government and multi-lateral organizations. He is a post-graduate (M.Tech) in Energy Systems from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, with an electrical engineering background. He is also the co-author of India’s Energy Efficiency national strategy document – UNNATEE, released by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).

Mr. Adam Yee is the President & CEO of Siemens Malaysia, an appointment that he took up since Nov 1, 2019. He is concurrently the Head of Digital Industries in Malaysia, overseeing market strategy and business development and implementing various frameworks to improve the company’s sales and market approach.

As the country head for Siemens Malaysia, Adam ensures the company play a prominent role in supporting nation-building projects, especially in the industry and infrastructure sectors. He is spearheading the launch of two new siemens competency centers in 2021 -the Siemens Customer Experience Center in Penang that helps industry and SMEs to embrace Industry 4.0 technologies, as well as provide technical support inin automation and digitalization; and the Siemens Innovation and Resource Training Center (SIRTC) in Petaling Jaya that equips education (graduates) and industry (existing workforce) sectors with Industry 4.0 training.

Under his leadership, the Digital Industries business was awarded the titles of Best Profits in Operation and Best Performance in Order Intake by Siemens headquarter within two years of his then appointment as Senior Vice President & Division Lead. It also won the World’s Highest Turnover Increase in Co-Sales Countries in Training Business and the Courage and Innovation in Developing New Training Business awards for its Siemens Industry Training (SITRAIN) product here in Malaysia.

In 2021, Adam was conferred the Top 50 Impact Lifetime Achievement Awards Business Excellence by KSI Strategic Institute for Asia Pacific. The award was presented T.Y.T Tun Seri Setia Dr Haji Mohd Ali bin Mohd Rustam, Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Melaka.

Roberto is the Executive Director of the Business Council for Sustainable Development Malaysia, a Global Network partner of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). Roberto strives is to assist businesses accelerate the transition to a sustainable world by offering tools, methodologies and training to support the embedment of sustainability into corporate
strategy and operations.

With over twenty years’ experience, Roberto’s career includes several senior general management positions with both fortune-500 companies and start-ups, in countries such as Italy, UK, Spain. His main skills include international relations and business facilitation, strategic business planning, general management, marketing and business development.

Roberto holds an MBA from SDA Bocconi in Italy and an MA in Marketing from Lincoln University, UK. Roberto is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Malaya, Asia Europe Institute Malaysia working on a research project on business sustainability.

Chau Loon Wai is Senior Lecturer of Urban Design and Co-Director of the UTM-Low Carbon Asia Research Centre,UniversitiTeknologi Malaysia. He is also a Registered Town Planner with the Board of Town Planners Malaysia.

Loon Wai has taught, researched and practised town planning for over 20 years. He specialises in urban design and land use planning, with deep passions for promoting and delivering low carbon, sustainable and liveable cities. He sees the city as being in a constantly evolving and emerging state, a non-static outcome of complex, two-way “society-to-space” interactions. He therefore believes in the “people first” principle and works with communities in designing sustainable and liveable cities and places.

Over the past 10 years under the UTM-Low Carbon Asia Research Centre, Loon Wai has actively worked with and helped 14 Malaysian cities and regions develop and implement low carbon policies and climate action plans using the “science to action” or S2A approach, including major cities such as Iskandar Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. He has shared widely the experiences and knowledge gained in various national and international events, including the annual UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (since COP 18), the World Urban Forum (WUF9), the Asia-Pacific Urban Forum (APUF7) and many more.

More recently, Loon Wai has been engaged as expert, consultant and think tank member by international agencies including the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), the International Urban Cooperation (IUC) Asia and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) to work on city-level climate action planning in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.

Huzaimi Nor Omar received his Bachelor Degree in Engineering from the Vanderbilt University, USA. He is currently the Senior Director of Low Carbon Mobility, a group under Malaysian Green Technology Corporation, an organization mandated to champion green economy in Malaysia responsible to establish, maintain, execute and enhance policies, processes and procedures related to Low Carbon Mobility.

He has more than 14 and 8 years of experience in the fields of Automotive and Electric Vehicle. In 2016, he was assigned to expand charging station infrastructure. The installation of public-access EV charging station under the project Driving Efficient Electricity Demand Growth through Electric Mobility funded by Malaysian Electricity Supply Industry Trust Account (MESITA) to improve energy efficiency through increasing demand of electricity from EV charging. Under this fund, 235 public charging station were successfully installed.

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