Dr Darian McBain is the Founder and CEO of Outsourced Chief Sustainability Officer Asia, and a Visiting Professor In Practice at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is the former Chief Sustainability Officer for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Global Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability for Thai Union, a global food producer. She has over 20 years experience in sustainability and ESG, working for corporates, government, the UN, academia, with startups and NGOs. She is highly awarded for her work, including being named one of Asia’s Top Sustainability Superwomen in 2019, one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business 2020, and a UN Sustainable Development Goal Pioneer in 2021.
Roundtable 2
Invite-Only
This roundtable seeks to understand key challenges faced by financial institutions in driving the net zero transition. Participants will seek to explore effective and sustainable adoption of AI technologies to drive this transition, including examining key barriers and identifying opportunities for industry-wide collaboration and practical next steps.
Hall 1, Singapore EXPO
Premium
Current global pledges point to a 2.4C - 2.6C temperature rise by the end of the century, well above the Paris Agreement's goal to limit global warming to well below 2C. Can tech help to shift the needle?
In this session, tech leaders seek to establish the role of tech infrastructure in ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices. They will assess the global leaders in tech infrastructure for ESG, shedding light on the latest trends and developments. The session will also explore the intersection of ESG, regulation and inclusion, discussing how these elements can be harmonised to create a sustainable and inclusive future.
Hall 5, Singapore EXPO
Open
In this session, global leaders will dive deeper into how public-private collaboration is the driving force behind real progress in ESG initiatives such as climate change, cost of living, and improving social justice.
Hall 5, Singapore EXPO
Open
How do we live and work sustainably in a city, and build resilient communities in the process? This panel follows the development of the co-working space, The Working Capitol, tracing some interesting facts about Singapore’s historic shophouses, shady activities from the past and the bright future seen through the eyes of The Working Capitol community as they jointly work towards a sustainable future.
Hall 5, Singapore EXPO
Open
The voluntary carbon markets have been coming under increasing scrutiny for their lack of effectiveness and transparency.
In this session, hear from sustainability leaders as they develop the proposition and opposition on the existing voluntary carbon markets. What could the future look like with the use of emerging tools like digital exchanges and CBDCs? How can we ensure trillions of dollars are delivered to communities for conservation and regenerative practices?
Judge for yourself who has presented the best case and cast your votes in this incendiary debate to determine how we can best ensure that the next trillion dollars committed will indeed be green.
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