Breakfast Roundtable - Solutions to Financing the Climate Transition (invitation only)

 

By invitation only, join us for an exclusive conversation about innovations in fintech and climate finance and the role that blended finance models can play in accelerating the transition to a more resilient and sustainable food system.

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About the session.

Registration and Networking 

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Welcome and Opening Remarks

 

Opening this year’s Grow Asia Investment Forum 2023, hear from Ministers and senior business leaders.

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H.E. Grace Fu, Minister for Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore

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Arif Rachmat, Executive Chairman of Triputra Agro Persada (TAP) Group, and Vice Chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KADIN)

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Adam Gerstenmier, Executive Director, Food Action Alliance; and Senior Advisor to the UAE COP28 Food Systems Unit

Transforming Food Systems through Partnership

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Learn more about Grow Asia’s public-private impact funds and how they are being deployed across five countries through the power of collaborative partnerships.

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Beverley Postma, Executive Director, Grow Asia

Shaping the Future of Sustainable Investment

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Moderator: Dr. Darian McBain, Chief Executive Officer, Outsourced Chief Sustainability Officer Asia

 

Dr. Kanchana Wanichkorn, Director of Sectoral Development, ASEAN Secretariat

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Ben Fargher, Environmental Markets Lead, APAC, Cargill

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Professor Boh Wai Fong, Deputy Dean, Nanyang Business School, NTU Singapore

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Erin Sweeney, Director, Programs, Grow Asia

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About the session.

Scaling Agri-Innovation & Digitalization

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Moderator: Joshua Soo, Chief Executive Officer, GROW

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Marie Cheong, Founding Partner, Wavemaker Impact

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Cherie Tan, Head of Public Affairs, Science and Sustainability, Asia Pacific, Bayer Crop Science

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Ho Ren Hua, Chief Executive Officer, Thai Wah Public Company Limited

 

Suresh Sundararajan, Co-Founder and CEO, Nupo Ventures

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About the session.

Networking Lunch

 

An opportunity to connect over lunch allowing for a deeper dive into this year’s Grow Asia Investment Forum themes at tables hosted by industry experts.

Investing in Women’s Economic Empowerment

 

Moderator: Helen Duce, CEO, INCLUDE Consulting

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Mei-Ing Cheok, Corporate Engagement, Food & Agriculture, Save the Children International

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Lukas Krattinger, Strategy and Innovation Lead, Syngenta

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Naina Batra, CEO, AVPN

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Anita Neville, Chief Sustainability & Communications Officer, Golden-Agri Resources

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About the session.

Financing the Transition to Net Zero

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Moderator: En Lee, Managing Director, Head of Sustainable and Impact Investments Asia, LGT

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Imelda Bacudo, Senior Advisor, Food Systems for COP28

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Patsian Low, Vice President, Inclusive Impact & Sustainability for Asia Pacific at Visa

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Lindsay Wallace, Senior Vice President, Strategy and Impact, MEDA

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Sanjiv Louis, Senior Advisor, Grow Asia

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About the session.

Networking Break

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Special Address on ASEAN Priorities

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H.E. Satvinder Singh, Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Economic Community

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About the session.

The Big Conversation: Converting Climate Commitments into Action

 

Moderator: Jenny Davis-Peccoud, Global Practice Head, Sustainability & Responsibility, Bain & Company

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Julie Greene, Chief Sustainability Officer, Olam Agri

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Adam Tomasek, Managing Director and Division Chief, Private Sector, USAID 

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Anuj Maheshwari, Managing Director of Agribusiness, Temasek

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About the session.

Reflections from the Floor

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Participants are invited to share impressions, thoughts, and insights from the Grow Asia Investment Forum 2023 as together we use the power of partnerships to shape the future of agriculture for Southeast Asia, and beyond.

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Erin Sweeney, Director, Programs, Grow Asia

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Amy Melissa Chua, Head, Partnerships, Grow Asia

Special Address and Call to Action

 

Dr. Gunhild A. Stordalen, Founder and Executive Chair of EAT

Closing Remarks

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Cocktail Reception

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