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Overview

An increased awareness to achieve environmental sustainability is beginning to profoundly change how organisations develop their business strategies. Besides contributing to the greater good of our community, this growing trend also helps facilitate cost-savings in the operations of a business. How do you effectively incorporate socially responsible practices in your company? What are the green financing options and incentives available for SMEs that implement green practices?

Listen to Business leaders, Government agencies and Green Tech consultants discuss some of the important issues that SMEs will need to understand when adopting green business practices. Find out more at the AmBank BizCONFERENCE “Building A Green Business” on Friday, 20 September 2019 at Aloft Hotel, Kuala Lumpur Sentral.

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Panelists & Speakers

Dato' Sulaiman Mohd Tahir

Group Chief Executive Officer, AMMB Holdings

Dato’ Sulaiman is the Group Chief Executive Officer of AMMB Holdings Berhad (“AMMB”) and Chief Executive Officer of AmBank (M) Berhad (“AmBank”), the commercial banking arm of AmBank Group, positions he has held since November 2015.

He holds a Bachelor of Business in Accountancy from RMIT University in Australia. He has a wealth of experience backed by 30 years of managing and spearheading growth in consumer banking, as well as in commercial and corporate banking in Malaysia.

Prior to joining AmBank Group, he has held many prominent positions at one of the largest banks in Malaysia before his appointment as Chief Executive Officer/ Executive Director of the Bank.

He currently sits on the Board of several other subsidiaries of AMMB, namely AmGeneral Holdings Berhad, AmMetLife Insurance Berhad, AmMetLife Takaful Berhad and AMAB Holdings Sdn Bhd.

Kamaradzaman Mohd Bakri

Head of Division, Green Tech Catalyst, Green Tech Malaysia

Kamaradzaman graduated in Accounting and Economics. Upon graduation in 1993, he joined Pinehill Pacific Berhad (then known as Benta Plantations Berhad) as a research executive and subsequently joined banking sector for 20 years. In his recent years before departure from banking sector, he specialisedin project financing of independent power plant, renewable energy and waste to energy project, particularly exposed to Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam, apart from completed numerous cross-border financing projects involving foreign/local government and private entities in various sectors including construction, transportation, hotel and manufacturing. He has also completed various research papers on industries and countries related to Middle East and Africa.

Prior to joining GreenTech Malaysia in 2015, he was attached to Asia Equity Research Ltd and provides corporate finance consultancy services to Malaysian and Indonesian clients who invested in renewable energy sectors. Currently, he is the Head of Division, Green Catalyst of GreenTech Malaysia, oversees among others the green financing and tax initiatives, MyHIJAU mark recognition program, green purchasing initiative, promotion of green investment and various trainings offered in relation to energy and energy efficiency sector.

Saiful Adib Abdul Munaff

Director, Low Carbon Cities, GreenTech Malaysia

Saiful Adib bin Abdul Munaff is the Director of Low Carbon Cities at the Malaysian Green Technology Corporation (GreenTech Malaysia). He works closely with States and Local Governments and assists them to transform their cities into low carbon cities. After spending nearly a decade working in sustainable development across various industries, Saiful has developed an appreciation of the complexities of sustainable development and the challenges in truly making our cities low carbon. At the core of it, he believes that it is about how well we connect with the people we are trying to help and communicate our understanding back to them.

Saiful is a certified Green Building Facilitator, Energy Manager, BIM Professional and a Certified Trainer.

Saiful holds a Masters Degree in Sustainable Development from the University of New South Wales and a BSc in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from the University of Technology, PETRONAS.

Albern Murty

Chief Executive Officer, Digi Telecommunications

Albern was appointed Chief Executive Officer on 1 April 2015. Prior to that, he was the Chief Operating Officer of Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd. Since joining Digi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd in 2002, he has held roles in Project Planning and Controls, Product Management and Product Development, and as Head of Strategy and New Business, Acting Co-Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Marketing Officer. 

Before Digi, his previous experience includes business and commercial management roles in Lucent Technologies across the Asian region. Albern holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Advertising Management from Portland State University, Oregon, USA. 

Ko Chuan Zhen

Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, Plus Solar Systems

Ko Chuan Zhen followed the path of many who desired a stable, well-paying career – by going into engineering, but felt unfulfilled by what the field had to offer. Like many, he weathered through the university course to the final year. This changed when he took a job as an engineering intern in a Taiwanese university renewable energy lab which specializing in solar technology. There, he met his passion.

With a passion for clean energy, Ko pursued the mission of equipping every rooftop in Malaysia with a solar PV system. In 2012, together with fellow co-founders, Plus Solar Systems, a total clean energy solutions company, was formed to drive the world towards clean and sustainable energy for a better future. From then on through Plus Solar, Ko continues to drive the company towards delivering the best services with sustainable energy source for establishing a greener community through clean energy solutions. To date, Plus Solar managed under the leadership of Ko and his fellow co-founders, has completed more than 125MWp of grid-connected and large-scale systems throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Ko has had the pleasure of working with industry leaders in clean energy such as Dato’ Lee Ngai Mun from Proguard Technologies (M) Sdn Bhd, Dato’ Michael Tio from PKT Logistics Group Sdn Bhd and more. 

Ko and his fellow co-founders continue to build Plus Solar into what it is today; a team of creative, innovative and dedicated individuals to bring clean energy impact to the community. Plus Solar continues to gain media recognition and win awards, namely second place in the Ambank BizRACE 2018 challenge, ahead of nearly 1,000 SMEs in a competitive elimination process.

Kuan Eu Jin

Chief Marketing Officer, PKT Logistics Group Sdn Bhd

Eu Jin is the Chief Marketing Officer for PKT Every24 Logistics. He has more than 20 years of work experience in the fields of Business Development, Logistics Operations, Fleet Maintenance and Corporate Planning.  

He obtained his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne in Australia. After serving companies such as Park May, FedEx, Northern Corridor Implementation Authority and DHL, he joined PKT in June 2015 and is tasked with leading PKT’s diversification plans.

Moderator

Eqhwan Mokhzanee

Chief Executive Officer, AmBank Islamic

Eqhwan has more than 20 years of corporate and financial services experience. He started his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers in London before joining the corporate advisory practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Kuala Lumpur.

Prior to joining AmBank Islamic, Eqhwan worked with local and foreign banks, and in the corporate sector, where he gained experience in inter alia business development, debt capital markets, corporate finance, corporate banking, financial advisory, real estate investment and international business. He has developed award-winning and innovative Islamic financial structures, and authored research papers on Islamic finance.

Eqhwan has Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Economics from the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accounts in England and Wales (ICAEW), Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA), Chartered Banker with the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB) and Chartered Professional in Islamic Finance with the Chartered Institute of Islamic Finance (CIIF).

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