is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Asia School

of Business (ASB), serves as Chairman of the Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM) Council, and was recently appointed to the Sustainability Committee of the Malaysian Ratings Corporation (MARC)

Solutions. He also serves on the REDD Plus Forestry Fund Advisory Committee (RFFAC) of the Malaysia Forest Fund (MFF), sits on the board of the Centre for Environment, Technology and Development

Malaysia (CETDEM), and is an advisor to the Malaysian Green Technology and Climate Change

Corporation (MGTC).

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He is an accomplished communicator on the science of climate change, climate impacts, the history of the international climate governance frameworks, and the implementation of no- regrets initiatives in the context of a global just transition to a low-emissions economy. He lectures on Corporate Sustainability, ESG compliance and the SDGs, and facilitates a Global Association of Risk Professionals Certification Course on Climate Risk Management. He is also

sought as a speaker for corporate boards and senior executives, government institutions and agencies, academia, students, civil society, and the media.

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Following his tenure at the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM), where he conducted forest carbon quantification, supported the National Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) programme, and led the development of the biodiversity clearing house mechanism, he was seconded to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) as Deputy Undersecretary for Climate Change and negotiated for Malaysia at fourteen UN Climate Conferences (COPs). In 2012, the G-77 and China appointed him to coordinate negotiations leading to the 2015 Paris Agreement, and in 2018, he was appointed by the Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change as Special Functions Officer on Environment and Climate Change.

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He currently assists the Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) on the development of the National Climate Data Catalogue and serves on the National Climate Change Advisory Panel and the Selangor State Action Council on Climate Change (IKLIM) as a subject matter expert.

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Dr Theseira has B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Agriculture from Southern Illinois University, received

his Ph.D. in Agronomy from Mississippi State University, and conducted Post-Doctoral Research

on the effects of elevated atmospheric CO2 at the University of Minnesota.

former executive Chairman of PwC Malaysia, is currently a director at the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia, and an independent director and Audit Committee Chairman at Sime Darby Property Berhad.

Experienced communications professional with strong leadership and relationship building skills. Over 30 years of experience in a leading multinational corporation, raising through the ranks from local to global role, requiring the highest level of integrity, professionalism, management and engagement skills. Expertise in all aspects of corporate reputation management, strategic communications and stakeholder engagement with proven track- record.  People oriented with strong history of leading high-performance teams to meet or exceed objectives. Broad industry experience in the food, beverage and nutrition business. Passionate about sustainable management, an advocate for ESG (Environment, Social & Governance) and DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion).

Recently retired and currently serving as Independent Non-Executive Director on the Board of Directors of MISC Berhad, SP Setia Berhad and Westports Holdings Berhad.

Also serving as Council Member of the Climate Governance Malaysia (CGM), Founding Member of the Circular Economy Club (CEC) Kuala Lumpur and Committee Member of The Lost Food Project (TLFP)

Jenifer has over 30 years of international C-suite experience in the consumer packaged goods industry and had the opportunity to work and live in several countries across Asia as well as the US throughout her career.  This includes 25 years with Mars Incorporated, where she last served as the Global Chief Procurement Officer.  She has successfully led complex business transformation and sustainability programs through her deep understanding of supply chains and what it takes to drive change.

Currently Jenifer is an Independent Non-Executive Director of UEM Edgenta Berhad and Jadestone Energy plc; as well as serves on the Advisory Board of Lucta S.A.

Jenifer is a passionate advocate of diversity, equity and inclusion having played a pivotal role in championing women in STEM within Mars Inc. and continues to do so through contributing in organizations such as LeadWomen Malaysia and the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. 

Datin Seri Sunita Rajakumar is a professional independent director and a strong advocate of the importance of governance in general and risk management in particular. 

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She is Chairman of Bursa-listed Dutch Lady Milk Industries Bhd, independent non-executive director of Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd, HSBC Bank Malaysia Berhad, MCIS Insurance Berhad (a member of the Sanlam group) and Zurich General Insurance Malaysia Berhad, as well as a trustee of 6 charitable foundations. 

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As a volunteer, she is the Founder, Non-Independent Director and Council Member of Climate Governance Malaysia [the country chapter of the World Economic Forum's Climate Governance Initiative], Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia, member of the Global Advisory Board of Nottingham University's School of Business, the Advisory Panel of the UN Global Compact Malaysia's Sustainability Centre of Excellence and the External Advisory Committee for Sunway University's Master in Sustainable Development Management and the workstream lead for government policy for the CEO Action Network, an industry-led initiative to increase sustainability and climate resilience. 

Rizal Ishak is currently a Director at private equity firm RRJ Capital, managing assets under management (AUM) of USD 13 billion, and Hopu Capital, with an AUM of USD 2.4 billion, a role he has held since 2008. A dedicated private equity practitioner, he is a steadfast advocate for sustainable and impact investing. He has served on the boards of Berger International, a Singapore-listed company operating across ten countries, and chaired the audit committees of two Malaysian-listed companies.

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Rizal has also been a Senior Advisor to Malaysia’s government ICT agency, MIMOS, and contributed to panels and roundtables hosted by ISIS and the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC).

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A Boston University graduate with a B.Sc. in Computer Science, Rizal began his career in strategy and change management consulting at Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting). He later transitioned to equities research and investment banking at CLSA, specializing in the energy/power, TMT, and banking/resources sectors across Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia.

Ar. (Dr.) Serina Hijjas is one of the leading and earliest proponent on sustainable design in Malaysia. The principal creative director at HIJJAS architects & planners and is known for changing the building landscape of architecture through buildings that are responsive, energy conscious + bold. Her formative years exposed her to energy efficiency and sustainable design and have culminated in projects like the Heriot Watt University ‘green campus’, Celcom Tower ‘interconnective offices’ and EPIC waste training center and sustainable Data Center in Cyberjaya.

Through a series of energy and sustainable award winning projects & buildings, the approach to design is holistic, responsive of placemaking + context with a view in generating new environmental sustainable specific strategies for every project.

Serina Hijjas worked Malaysia Pavilion at Dubai EXPO designed by HIJJAS architects & planners and is the first Net Zero Carbon Pavilion at EXPO envisioned as a Pavilion in synergy with Nature inspired by the Rainforest and Malaysian traditional architecture of building on stilts. Touching the ground lightly, the Malaysia Pavilion hopes to inspire its nation on the importance of sustainable development in every aspect from embodied, operational carbon.

HIJJAS supported BIG architects on BioDiverCity masterplan, envisioning 12 strong sustainable principles where cultural, ecological and economic growth can co-exist.

Serina Hijjas is the Chairman of Green Building Index Accreditation Panel and President of Malaysia Green Building Council working on the release of CarbonScore as part of Advancing Net Zero in Malaysia and supporting our countries ESG transition.